VTMB2 is a mere 24 days from release. The "Month of Darkness" begins October 1, and you can expect a slate of WoD game announcements to ride the wave.
I just want a wod game where you play as a mage
>>721799102why did they make Safi so perfect and then tell us there is no romance or anything like that in the game? pure fucking evil. also>vampire media >no romance what's the point then? vampires only exist as a safehorny rape fetish for women.
>>721799292fantasy*, rather
Safia is the most beautiful woman in the franchise. Her cute little fangs are so kawaii.
>>721799102It's gonna be great
Sex with Phyre
>>721799292Didn't they say the opposite? There is romance.
>>721799102>and you can expect a slate of WoD game announcements to ride the wave.hell yeah i can't for more AMAZING wod games like earthblood, blood hunt, and another 200 visual novels.
>>721799102you know what fuck it I'll buy it since I'm a sucker for WoD>>721799292What did the devs make that announcement?
>>721799345>>721799292Reminder that apparently this Safia is a fake. The real Safia is mummified somewhere. That gentle smile and shy awkwardness is all a calculated act to keep you off guard while she works her evil scheme. She's the final boss battle. I hope you can side with her regardless. Fuck the Camarilla.
>>721799292>>721799567>>721799752It has "romantic feeding" and questlines where certain characters open up to you, but the game's writers seem to feel that vampires don't have friends the way humans do. So their relationships are not conventionally romantic.But flirting with Safia will evidently lead somewhere.
>>721799604It's possible Paradox have gotten their act together and we'll get some genuinely good reveals.
>>721799102I'll be having a blast playing VtMB2, a REAL return to form!
>>721800182>It's possible Paradox have gotten their act together
>>721800182Mate, Paradox is DONE with World of Darkness.
>>721799423Woman with hooded eyes visibly disinterested in me make me horny.
>>721800480They're announcing new games soon, have hired TCR to make two story DLCs for Bloodlines 2, and have re-established White Wolf.So no.
ugly old women
>>721799423That's one of the Lasombra outfits right? Seems by far the most sexual costume so far. It's transparent cloth with a lot of straps.
>>721799946source?
what's so great about it?
>>721800727they need to give tcr a chance at vtmb 3.
She reeks of old romantic comedy "pull her hair down and now she looks hot" makeover.
>>721801182https://www.reddit.com/r/vtmb/comments/1mxyu3u/comment/na9fv6h/?context=3
>>721801182I hate how bad the magics are in VTMB. Theres no point in putting points into them instead of weapons
>>721800727>have hired TCR to make two story DLCs for Bloodlines 2Because the original Hardsuit version that went up for pre-order also let you pre-order the DLC they were planning on making. In civilized parts of the world, not making the DLC that you charged people for gets you sued.
>>721801968I think it's a subversion. When she finally lets her hair down she's a nightmare.
>>721802628They had story DLC. But they turned it into Fabien's sequences. So a few weeks ago TCR pitched two new story DLCs that will release in 2026.
I have the sinking feeling they're going to play the tsundere power-bottom card with the benny/Max relationship.This is all so tiresome, and all that...
You might as well tell us the price and link directly to sources to buy it at this level of shilling
>No DenuvoI will pirate this garbage to make some quality shitposts.
>>721801889TCR need money. If 2 does well enough TCR returning is very likely.
This game won't break a million copies. I don't know a single person that gives a shit about it
>>721804386Damn how can I enjoy it now that other people arent playing it..
>>721803479i thank you for your sacrifice
>>721804386Does that really matter? Bloodlines 1 sold utter dogwater numbers, but word of mouth carried it. All this game has to do is have really good critic and audience reviews.
>>721805014>All this game has to do is have really good critic and audience reviews.so it's fucked. also, nobody gives a shit about critic opinions anymore
>>721799102>The "Month of Darkness" begins October 1Would be nice to get roleplaying streaming with ST once again
>>721805186You know that's not true. If Bloodlines 2 reviews badly, a lot of people will absolutely use it as evidence that The Chinese Room made a bad game. The thing is, based on everything we know about Bloodlines 2, it's probably going to land somewhere in the low to mid 80s on Metacritic with much higher audience reviews. I think it's safe to assume that unless the second half of the game fucks up somehow it's gonna be universally acclaimed by fans as the best VTM game ever made.
>>721799102why are you doing this
>>721805497Counting down the days to the most anticipated game of the decade, you mean? A legendary sequel two decades in the waiting?
>>721799102took 2 week wacation to play it. Still waiting for Toreador clan video.
>>721799153how do you make it when mages are reality bending autists with scale of power from 'do cool shit' to destroy universes and being so powerful world rejects you and kicks out?Mage cant be balanced and their magic isnt "casting firebolts", but unique to each reality bending.
banu haqim seems fun. Follow the rules and make others follow them. The trick however is - you make up the rules.Become a serial killer murdering every person who jaywalks or or who wears green jacket.Lasombra however seems to be the most canon clan to play for Phyre.
>>721804386So? No one gave a shit about original Bloodlines and it bankrupted the developer studio. Still one of best games ever along with Arcanum which they also made and also became flop.
>>721805475>If Bloodlines 2 reviews badly, a lot of people will absolutely use it as evidence that The Chinese Room made a bad game.because they're part of the marketing apparatus, they will always lie in favor of a game, only against it if they have some political vendetta against it>acclaimed by fans as the best VTM game ever made.shill-kun, stfu. you know that's not true
>>721805536It’s times like these that make me glad this entire board is shitposting retards trying to bait each other, because the idea that anybody could actually believe this game isn’t going to be a steaming pile of dogshit is depressing.
>>721805967your faith in humanity is grossly misplaced
>>721805921I am VTMB fan. You are shitposter. From what i seen VTMB2 indeed shapes to be the best World of Darness and Masquarade game to date and great successor to Bloodlines.
>>721805921>they will always lie in favor of a game, only against it if they have some political vendetta against itExplain why VTM Swansong has 66 and Shadows of New York has 64 on Metacritic, then.
>>721805967You are mentally ill, has anyone told you?
>>721806148because they are a bad game and a VN
Please be courteous and stream your suicide.
>>721806216But you said critics would always lie in favor of a game.
>>721806295it's bold to assume paradox would allow good entertainment to come out of this IP on their paycheck>>721806320lies can only carry you so far, swansong is closer to a 4 then a 6
>>721799423I find it really funny how they suddenly started trying to give her longer hair and tons of make-up, instead of going with the ugly androgynous freak they had at the start.
>>721805921Okay, then, predict the metascore. I think it'll be something like 83. There will be criticism of the cut corners, some of the lack of freedom during quests, and dozens of reviews saying that "It's basically the same game as the original, and I'm YMMV on whether that's a good thing".
>>72180647170 flatEssentially, steaming turd tier
>>721799345Cute fangs, and as anon said, she really does seem like a prime villain material - she's too sweet, reminds me of Helena masquerading as a neonate.
>>721806429Imbecile, they are showcasing different clans. Each clan has own aesthetics. Ventrue doesnt look like Bruhah, Termeres have nothing in common with Bank Haqim.
> some of the lack of freedom during questI still cannot call bait or mental retardation with this one. If he's a shill, he's an absolute psychopath.
>>721806471assuming the game actually works critic scores are probably hover around a 7 to 8, user scores are gonna be around 4 to 5
>>721806429It was quite some time ago. The newer Phyre design(s) began showing up in August 2024.
>>721806589>>7218064719/10Just becasuse currently critics are back to raiting every single game as best game ever. Might remove some points for too little divercity and white mans voice in MC head.
>>721806638You mean 4-5/5 for audience scores? That is likely. It's going to be VERY well received overall, but people will have complaints.
>>721806638What users?Vtmb fans will play the game. Hence, unless having gamebreaking bugs like original, it`ll be rated good. You shitposters and haters wont buy it.
>>721806717Fabien is played by a black man, though.
Anons, do you never learn? How many hype trains have you witnessed that resulted in shitty games. Remember Skyrim? Or if you're underaged, remember Dragon's Dogma 2 and Starfield? There is absolutely zero reason to believe that this game is going to be good, and numerous reasons to believe the opposite. Don't hype yourselves up for nothing.
>>721806835Skyrim was good, thoughbeit
>>721806638>>721806794User scores are gonna rely on writing quality. Having okay gameplay won't save an RPG. Now the writing and voice acting in the demo in the trailers is good, but there could be an avalanche of cringe hiding in the wings, waiting to be uncovered.
>>721806835Everthing shown about game so far looks amazing. Theres litterally zero reason to belive it`ll be bad.
>>721806668the marketing for this game has been a joke>TCR reveales something embaricingly out of touch and generally retarded>gets mocked and bullied for it by the entire internet>replace their bullshit with something generic>repeat at next major reveal>>721806634absolutely baiting
>>721805845>No one gave a shit about original BloodlinesReleasing it the same day as half-life 2 would probably do that to anyone
>>721806994buying bugged piece of code was not of a reason
>>721806897>>721806906You're a lost cause, I see. Oh well, I tried.
>>721805684choose your own adventure style game
>>721799345>turtleneck sweater If there can be a fetish for this I guess I have it.
>>721806634What are you confused by? It tends to push player choice into dialogue. It's not a "take the door, take the window, take the skylight" kind of game.
>>721799423Company that helped in the making of all these terrible fashion disasters that Phyre™ wears recently went bankrupt, lol
>>721807365Anywhere but this thread
>>721807054Anon is right. The gameplay footage, the trailers, they all add up to what seems to be a good game.
>>721805780>Lasombra however seems to be the most canon clan to play for Phyre.if you think playing lasombra is going to lend itself to being a unique playthrough then you're sorely mistaken about the scope of this game
>>721807698Her "new" version is better
>>721807851It's basically the same as 1. Clan choice is more about how other characters perceive you.
>>721805780>>721807851Lasombra are indeed the best clan of them all, no doubt about it, but there won't be much difference besides a few lines of dialogue thrown here and there. Also can't make femphyre dress like Lucita, shame.
>>721807851Phyre's earliest footage had her wearing a Tremere outfit. Honestly, the earliest footage seemed to have a better/more realistic hair shader than the final game.
>hot women show up>game gains traction and hypeWhat a predictable parade of losers this board is.
I’m trying to play Nosferstu in VTMB but I’m having a difficult time getting into it because IRL people resonate with my natural magnetism. Having NPCs call me ugly and women not wanting to slobber my ballsack is really breaking my immersion.
>>721808162>her>>721808308Whole world runs on hot women being a thing
>>721808621Funny thing, is the original version called Phyre "her" in dialogue. Willem said "She's still under". The final version never refers to Phyre's gender. The pragmatic reason for this is to slash the number of unique lines to cut voice acting costs, but it's also a tiny bit woke on their part. (It's not an accident that the game only has English voice acting. They don't want to spend money on other languages.)
>>721808826>The final version never refers to Phyre's genderWell, instead they switched to the vomit inducing they/them pronouns. I guess male phyre was not a thing at the start, so they decided to cut corners and also get some woke points. I honestly can't play games that do it, especially when they refer to the MC as such. Hogwarts was another high profile offender, couldn't play it in english at all.
>>721808434Then don't play Nosferatu, the clan known mostly for being ugly and repulsive?
>>721806924They ONLY scored some points after making paid DLC free part of the game for everyone.
>>721809289they undid huge negative points. they didn't gain any.
>>721809228But… but how am I supposed to complete the game as every clan unless I play Nosferatu…?
>>721809414Adding story DLC was a win. But anyway, people had become hyperfocused on the DLC situation because after the Gamescom gameplay footage a lot of criticisms had kind of died down because the gameplay footage looked really solid.
>>721809056I'm not a fan of gender neutral writing. It is jarring and clunky. Dead Island 2 did the same thing, and that game had explicitly gendered characters.
>>721808826>>721809056It makes me think the idea was to either have her be female-only or androgynous so. Fact they waited so long to reveal male Phyre doesn't help their case.
>>721809865Exactly, it's really grating, no one speaks like that and it ruins any immersion you might've had otherwise
>>721810113To be fair, Bloodlines 2 does actually seem to try to avoid using "they" probably because they know it's weird and clunky. It mainly jarringly shows up in text. All the costume describes are they "They are fearsome, they are dangerous", and the like.
>>721807883Depends. She looks good in some lighting and in other shots it looks like she's wearing clown levels of makeup
>>721808139>>721807851VotmB2 ALREADY shown more nuance and influence of a clan and overall dialogue than original ever had. It seems there is at least some clan specific questlines, though no idea how big.
