Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 returned to show itself during Gamescom 2019 with a long demo that plunged us into the oppressive atmosphere of the Seattle of the World of Darkness.
During the demo we were therefore able to understand what kind of gameplay, character customization and, in general, feeling will be waiting for us in this highly anticipated sequel, which has finally come (almost) to completion many years after its illustrious and appreciated predecessor by Hardsuit Labs e Paradox Interactive.
The Seattle that we will be called to explore is made by faithfully following the topography and appearance of the real American city, a feature that gives even more realism to the whole. Obviously, looking at the city through the veil of the World of Darkness will highlight small and large details, of exquisite and decadent workmanship, essential to make the most of the atmospheres and sensations that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 wants to convey.
In the game we will play a young vampire without a clan, a Thinblood, who will have to make his way through the complex society of blood suckers, between clans, feuds, alliances and betrayals, relying solely on his own strength. And on their powers, of course. As we were also able to see in the demo, the initial choice of a certain category of vampiric powers, which can be summarized between chirotterization, mentalism and nebulization powers, heavily influences the style of play that we will keep later.
The demo viewed, for example, was focused on the mentalistic powers of our young protagonist, thus giving the gameplay a more reasoned imprint based on charisma and dialectics, thus taking away some space for action and brute force, elements that in any case they were not lacking.
The gameplay has therefore proved to be able to adapt very well to the approach taken by the player, as well as the possibility of making one's creature of the night grow and progress in many different ways, thus making each game an experience in its own right with a thousand different facets.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is scheduled to launch in March 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
► Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is an Adventure-RPG type game developed by Hardsuit Labs and published by Paradox Interactive for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, will be released in 2021
