World of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong - narrative RPG from The Council devs - now on Steam

[V_K]

Coteries of New York is just a visual novel, I think.

Yeah, but pretty much the same thing, only without full-body exploration.

Play The Council and see the difference for yourself. Hint: it has proper puzzles and resource management.

 

[Roguey]

Coteries of New York is just a visual novel, I think.

Yeah, but pretty much the same thing, only without full-body exploration.

Play The Council and see the difference for yourself. Hint: it has proper puzzles and resource management.

So do some VNs...?

 

[V_K]

Coteries of New York is just a visual novel, I think.

Yeah, but pretty much the same thing, only without full-body exploration.

Play The Council and see the difference for yourself. Hint: it has proper puzzles and resource management.

So do some VNs...?

Receipts?

 

[Roguey]

Receipts?

Dating and high school sims are all about figuring out how to get what you want while managing your stats.

 

[V_K]

Receipts?

Dating and high school sims are all about figuring out how to get what you want while managing your stats.

Adventures are the same as dating sims. You read it first on the Codex!

 

[Rahdulan]

2021? Bitch, who knows where I'll be in two years.

 

[LESS T_T]

Swansong is not the swan song:

 

[Roguey]

Yeah, that's an incredibly autistic reading of the subtitle.

 

[Bester]

Roguey you're overusing the word. Everything is "autistic" with you lately. Get some new words.

 

[V_K]

Especially when "anal" has largely the same meaning, but is oh so much better.

 

[Roguey]

Roguey you're overusing the word. Everything is "autistic" with you lately. Get some new words.

This is textbook literal-minded autism. Like that time Brennecke said "We're opening our doors to you" in a Project Eternity kickstarter update, so some literal-minded autist literally drove to Obsidian Entertainment thinking he'd get a tour of the studio (they sent him away but invited him back as a gesture of goodwill after he complained online).

 

[Neanderthal]

Roguey you're overusing the word. Everything is "autistic" with you lately. Get some new words.

This is textbook literal-minded autism. Like that time Brennecke said "We're opening our doors to you" in a Project Eternity kickstarter update, so some literal-minded autist literally drove to Obsidian Entertainment thinking he'd get a tour of the studio (they sent him away but invited him back as a gesture of goodwill after he complained online).

Then Feargus borrowed Threefiddy off him and sent him home with a genuine "Chris Avellone - Director" door name plate.

 

[Abu Antar]

This is currently live on Nacon Connect, but no actual gameplay yet. You play as three separate characters, Camarilla focused.

Pick locks, persuasion, hacking and so on. Multiple endings.

Trying to give lots of choices.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Infinitron]

Details:

 

[vortex]

It seems it has some kind of combat using the shotty and daggers.

 

[Abu Antar]

I'm guessing that this will be similar to The Council?

 

[Infinitron]

It seems it has some kind of combat using the shotty and daggers.

No, I think that's just in the cinematic. He very pointedly doesn't mention combat abilities when talking about character creation, just persuasion and lockpicking/hacking.

 

[Infinitron]

Website: https://vampire-swansong.com/

Son of a bitch, looks like this is Epic-exclusive too.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong/home

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF DARKNESS
What if vampires were real? What if these bloodthirsty predators lived hidden among us, meticulously and skilfully hatching ancient conspiracies? And what if you became one of them?
In Vampire: The Masquerade, you play as these alluring monsters in a sophisticated world where the lines between the real and supernatural are always blurred.

A HEART-POUNDING THRILLER
Hazel Iversen, the Swan, is the new Prince of the Boston Camarilla. An iron hand in a velvet glove, she intends to assert her power and respect the Masquerade, the vampiric law designed to ensure humans never learn of the existence of these creatures of the night. But nothing works as planned. With rumours of plots, murders and power struggles, you must work in the shadows to protect your Sect in a frantic investigation that plunges Boston into chaos.

PLAY AS 3 ORIGINAL VAMPIRES
Play as 3 vampires who are over a hundred years old. Progress through the game through their intertwined destinies, deal with their different points of view and use their character sheets to try to separate the truth from the lies. Each character has their own abilities and vampiric disciplines that you can upgrade individually to suit your preferred approach.

Will you choose intimidation, seduction or stealth? It's your decision, as long as you can sate your Hunger for blood.

GAMEPLAY WITH CONSEQUENCES
With its unique approach to gameplay, Swansong puts emphasis on the consequences of your actions in both the investigation and your social interactions with characters. Analyse each situation carefully because your decisions can have huge consequences on your heroes' lives and the fate of the Boston Camarilla.

 

[V_K]

Should have been expected - it's Bigben after all. Let's just hope it won't go the way of Paranoia.

 

[vortex]

Should have showed how does it play differently having intimidation, seduction or stealth class.

Will the game be episodic?

 

[Longes]

Trash clans - no Tremere, qUiRkY Malkavian.

 

[Infinitron]

Ah yes, you can see their clans. Malkavian, Toreador, Ventrue.

 

[ChildInTime]

Looks pretty good actually. At least it's about Camarilla and not smelly anarchs.

Ventrue is the best clan, as always.

 

[V_K]

InB4 the butthurt train when the Malkavian char turns out non-binary.