I for one think it looks really good.
>>719589907>>719590579This shit couldn't possibly look more janky even if it tried.
>>719589767>i for one
>>719589767Must be a troon or Stevie Wonder...
>>719589767the game or the paycheck attached to it?
>>719590579Needs>5% more viewbob.>Waaay darker darks.As in, occluding light propagation more. Like how they did in, wait for it, Bloodlines 1. No one knows how to make fun realistic lighting because it's demanding.>The UI looks like goyslop.The diamonds could work but there are too many of them and the health bar needed to be more stylized. Probably red at all times and have it be slightly animated and wispy. Devs need to start designing around pc layout where the sneak symbol and directions at the top left and the health bar aren't so fucking big, throwing in an option for tv plebs.>Why is the screen glowing green when feeding? It's too happy and positive. No edge.I have seen about 1 to 2 minutes of footage for this game because it looks like woke shit. This vertical slice right here I just saw does not look like a death sentence, but I doubt the narrative will be able to be not-shit enough for me to want to get it.
>>719589767Have they released new footage?
>>719594098Depends what you mean by new. There's hours of gameplay footage online.
>>719594007>As in, occluding light propagation more.But... the streets are meant to be bright and glowing. It's like the entire point of the art direction that there is a stark contrast between the alleyways and the streets.>Why is the screen glowing green when feeding?Because it's calm social feeding instead of violent combat feeding.
>>719594007i think the screen's glowing green due to the pharmacist light in the background
>>719590812What looks jank about it? The guy playing seems terrible at first person combat. I was reading an interview with the devs and they mentioned how they wanted to make a game where enemies attacked you at once instead of waiting their turn. I think some people are used to those games where enemies stand out waiting until other enemies finish their attacks.
>>719594451oh no, the devs are actually retarded
>>719594530I specifically remember people on /v/ complaining about the old warehouse footage where enemies stood around attacking the player one-by-one. End of the day, you have to have a vision and stick to it because the truth is that first person combat is one of those things that people don't "get" until they actually play it. Look at the upset people had over Doom Eternal and its glory kills.
>>719594673shill please, just stop. you're getting more desperate defending this game and not even i am enjoying shitting on you anymore because of how fucking retarded your posts have become.
>>719594892Who are you talking to?
>>719594892the games so good you have nothing bad to say about it but just call me shill repeatedly, shame on you
>>719594098https://youtu.be/UKvWJc5v4Ts?si=t6pxDSXqa4d1bKuvhttps://youtu.be/3hP7dCvHpKo?si=nDGdtCI9GExL62AVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFnNp0_Tx9wA bunch of footage released the past week. The Paradox stream is interesting because they show what happens when you just wander around town before you're meant to. Long story short, VTMB2 looks absolutely incredible. Some people are still coping about it because they're mad that the studio made the game they wanted to make instead of the game Bloodlines fans wanted or expected.Expect a Metacritic score in the mid-to-upper 80s. The Chinese Room are going to become the new untouchable darlings like Bloober Team before them.
>>719589767I was mildly interested, but then Parajews thought they could cut out 33% of the game and sell it on day 1 sp now there is no fucking way in hell I'm buying this for less than 70% offI can wait years for it to happen, no sweat off my back
>>719595360They didn't cut "33%". They developed two additional playable clans as DLC. What they actually did, if you scratch the surface was take the planned Malkavian standalone DLC and put it into the base game. Originally there was a multi-hour-long DLC planned for after release where you would play a Malkavian detective. Halfway through development, they realized Fabien wasn't working, and came up with the idea to merge Fabien and the Malkavian detective into one character. So they added hours of content into the base game, in the form of the playable flashback sequences.
>Expect a Metacritic score in the mid-to-upper 80sThee shill is back
>>719595689>2 blood points have been deposited in your account
>>719595872Mid-80s seems very reasonable. It's going to be praised for the story, writing, atmosphere, choices that matter, as well as the creativity of the combat. But it's gonna be docked some points for the obvious cut corners around the open world and the promised 25 hour length not quite living up to expectations.
>>719589907>>719590579>>719593890This looks really bad.The combat in the original is not good but at least it's fast.Also, those animations are somehow worse and the UI belong in an iPad.There's definitely room for improvement but I'm not seeing it here.
>>719595962The post is correct, though. Anyone with sense wondered where the fuck these "you play half the game as a Malkavian" sequences came from. Turns out, they came from the planned DLC. The game was pushed back a year to rewrite the story around the new structure and to complete the content. This created a problem because they no longer had a story DLC for the Premium Edition like they'd planned.
>>719595983Sure I bet Paradox will buy the scores
>>719595990>This looks really bad.You haven't specified anything that looks bad. Numerous previews have praised the combat. The only ones that didn't were people like Eurogamer who admit in the review they they didn't want to play a game with combat and had been hoping to bypass it.>Also, those animations are somehow worseThe animations are good, though. They're snappy and responsive. (You can blame/credit Spiderverse for this newfound fixation on having characters move like that.)
>>719596168Of course. The same way Activision bought good scores for Bloodlines 1 despite it being a broken, unfinished mess.
>>719595990>The combat in the original is not good but at least it's fast.PC Gamer compared 2's combat it to a turn based game played in fast forward. When you hold right mouse button, time slows down. So you have time to plan out what you're going to do. Combat is thus a kind of speed ramping stop and start.
>>719596253>You haven't specified anything that looks bad.You are right, allow me to elaborate.I think it's because the animations look like the canned stuff you can import from Mixamo as a placeholder and everything looks very stiff and generic as a result.You can also see in the first video that enemies can't be interrupted while in the middle of an animation which leads credence to my theory about the canned animations because this would require custom animation trees.Also, enemies are sponges and that feed animation is just painfully bad compared to the one in the first game.The screen is also absolutely cluttered with visual effects and particles and it looks really bad.As for the UI, I don't think I need to explain it. It looks just like any other game released since 2020 and it sucks for all the same reasons. >>719596550Well, it looks like shit, and rtwp is already worse than straight up turn based.
>>719596370Again mr. shill shitting on the first game does not endear fans. When will you learn.
I think it looks decent as its own thing (a vampire game)but as a sequel to Bloodlines 1? nah. they should've ditched the title. not like it's doing the game any favors after how long it's been in dev hellalso not sure it'll be worth full price regardless
>>719596736>Also, enemies are spongesBecause they block attacks if you keep punching them. You have to mix disciplines and feeding and so on.> and that feed animation is just painfully bad compared to the one in the first game.The one in the first game was utterly terrible, though, and didn't even make contact.>You can also see in the first video that enemies can't be interrupted while in the middle of an animationCan you point to a specific timestamp? I'm not seeing it at all.
>>719596780Are you seriously in denial that Activision was... while not necessarily bribing reviewers, encouraging them to give their undercooked games a free pass on certain things?>>719596990>but as a sequel to Bloodlines 1? nah. they should've ditched the title. not like it's doing the game any favors after how long it's been in dev hellThe problem is that the game is too egregiously similar to Bloodlines 1. It deliberately mimics numerous plot beats and archetypes from Bet of the Night to the pawn shop to DON'T OPEN IT. There is not way to mistake the game for anything other than Bloodlines 2. It's like watching Terminator 2 and trying to pretend the film isn't obviously rehashing the first movie in an action framework.
Reminder this faggot has been at this for weeks.
>>719597149You just won't learn! >>719597250More like months. I remember when he used to glaze Dan Pinchblah before he quit the studio.
>>719597250Reminder that this conspiratorial fag has been whining for even longer, accusing every poster who disagrees with him of being the same person.
>>719597346Are you saying Activision weren't greasing palms? Answer the question.
>>719597347Notice how he says conspiracy and not conspiracy theorist. It’s slips like that that really let you know the kind of retard he is. Also you still have yet to refute anything that has been said or shown. There are literally links to two archived threads of you sperging out and talking to yourself.
>>719597539I don't give a shit about Activison, No TCR employee your game will be hated.
>>719597346People care too much about writers. Brian Mitsoda was never a good writer. People freaked out about him being fired, but his ideas always sucked. Just hire some randoms and they'll write a better game for you. Or they'll write a trash fire. On those outcomes.
>>719597609>>719597609>Notice how he says conspiracy and not conspiracy theorist.Who said conspiracy? The post says "conspiratorial fag", which is what someone who can read and write would say.
>>719597662You keep on thinking that.>>719597609Speaking of conspiracy theorists, what does it say about the changing cultural climate that we're allowed to have a character like Fabien who believes in chemtrails and other conspiracy theories?
>>719597793>replies twiceAlready fucking fuming >which is what someone who can read and write would sayA very odd thing to say and bring up out of the blue. Like you couldn’t get any more insecure if you wanted to, spic. Also you just ignored the whole post just to seethe about that.
>>719589907>10 exp for a single encounter against mookswut
>>719597859You could shill on reddit. People won't call you slurs :)
>>719597859Already samefagging, looks like we’re off to a good start.
>>719597931You're a delusional fuckwit that needs to go take a walk. Also half these threads exist just to bait you.
>>719597859We've basically circled around to the late 2000s again.
>>719598056>n-no you’re crazy which is why I’m going apeshit over a shit WHO IS DEFINITELY NOT ME! existing and spamming threads for this shit>a-also it’s baitlol, you really are a fucking idiot. Nothing you do make any sense.
>>719589767i think it will be a decent vamp game, anons desperate for another tortanic will be disappointed
>>719597979But I want to call people slurs.
>>719598158No, I mean I'm a completely different person to the other guy(s) and I'm doing this because I find your agitated responses entertaining. I've been doing it for weeks.
>>719598220>i-its just baitMan these shills really are desperate. I mean imagine being so utterly unable to defend a shit game like this that you have to pretend your baiting just to cope.
>>719595226>>719589767shill. probably brown.
Damn, why did they have to make the sequel so grimdark and edgy? The original game was lighthearted and fun, like Buffy. 2 completely misunderstands the audience.
>>719598435>Damn, why did they have to make the sequel so grimdark and edgyThe way you can tell it’s the same retard is because he repeats the same canned retardation. He made a whole thread saying this before.
