World of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 from Hardsuit Labs

[Space Nugget]

I was thinking... Paradox was smart in doing all this ARG thing, and bear with me, because they menaged to:

1. draw attention from the general public
2. build the hype with the fanbase
3. reward engaged players and fans with invitations to their exclusive reveal event

 

[Azalin]

Is Seattle a Camarilla or Sabbat town?

Seattle wasn't really a big thing in VtM,all I can remember about it is that Petrodon the Nosferatu Justicar lived there until he was killed of course so it was a Camarilla city.If they are using Seattle then it will probably be because it will be mostly a blank slate

 

[fantadomat]

Infinitron ,now i know that vampire is one of your favourite games. Slowly i learn things about you without reading the archives,in time i will have enough of information to blackmail you in to giving me ultimate codexian power!

 

[Latro]

Infinitron ,now i know that vampire is one of your favourite games. Slowly i learn things about you without reading the archives,in time i will have enough of information to blackmail you in to giving me ultimate codexian power!

it's the last game he played, he hasn't played anything else in about 15 years

 

[Latro]

A Seattle homeless camp (or a hipster neighbourhood, not sure).

those aren't homeless, they're all caitiff

 

[Lacrymas]

Inb4 we are playing as Caitiff as an allusion to the oppressed minority, fighting the patriarchy Camarilla.

 

[theLorry]

Is Seattle a Camarilla or Sabbat town?

Seattle wasn't really a big thing in VtM,all I can remember about it is that Petrodon the Nosferatu Justicar lived there until he was killed of course so it was a Camarilla city.If they are using Seattle then it will probably be because it will be mostly a blank slate

Seattle seems like a strange choice to me. Why would they want a blank slate in this context? Wouldn’t the entire point of buying an IP like WoD be to use the extensive and tried-and-tested setting so they don’t have to create everything on their own, from scratch? I mean, what is Seattle famous for? Rain, grunge, hipsters, tech companies, and...Shadowrun? It might, in fact, be the least “gothic” place on the planet.

I would much prefer San Francisco as the game’s backdrop, being more iconic and richer in history. Yes, the town is full of degenerates and subversives, but to me that’s actually fitting for a VtM game. It’s not like Paradox would have a problem with ramming their politics down the player’s throat in any setting, and in SF it might actually feel slightly less forced.

 

[JBro]

Final boss is vampire Donald Trump for the fate of vampire Mexicans.

 

[fantadomat]

Do you people really expect a decent game to come from all this?

 

[Space Nugget]

Do you people really expect a decent game to come from all this?

One way or the other it's going to be entertaining, for sure.

 

[JBro]

Do you people really expect a decent game to come from all this?

God no.

But imagine.

 

[Space Nugget]

Art by Aleksanda Lenart, a Character Artist at Hardsuit Labs (a new hire from December of last year):

Spoiler

Spoiler

She's pretty good, don't you think?

 

[fantadomat]

She's pretty good, don't you think?

For a nose fetishists!

 

[Space Nugget]

She's pretty good, don't you think?

For a nose fetishists!

It's based on an illustration by Jakub Javora, that's how he likes it:

 

[fantadomat]

She's pretty good, don't you think?

For a nose fetishists!

It's based on an illustration by Jakub Javora, that's how he likes it:

I google it and prefer this one:

 

[eric__s]

Is Seattle a Camarilla or Sabbat town?

Seattle wasn't really a big thing in VtM,all I can remember about it is that Petrodon the Nosferatu Justicar lived there until he was killed of course so it was a Camarilla city.If they are using Seattle then it will probably be because it will be mostly a blank slate

Seattle seems like a strange choice to me. Why would they want a blank slate in this context? Wouldn’t the entire point of buying an IP like WoD be to use the extensive and tried-and-tested setting so they don’t have to create everything on their own, from scratch? I mean, what is Seattle famous for? Rain, grunge, hipsters, tech companies, and...Shadowrun? It might, in fact, be the least “gothic” place on the planet.

I would much prefer San Francisco as the game’s backdrop, being more iconic and richer in history. Yes, the town is full of degenerates and subversives, but to me that’s actually fitting for a VtM game. It’s not like Paradox would have a problem with ramming their politics down the player’s throat in any setting, and in SF it might actually feel slightly less forced.

They want a blank slate so that you, the player, can be the deciding factor in whether it becomes a Camarilla or Sabbat city... or some other faction!

 

[Space Nugget]

Best storytellers in the industry? (ResetEra)

KaaiCluney (aka Martin Ka'ai Cluney, the Creative Director at Hardsuit Labs):

I've always been a big fan of Brian Mitsoda (Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines) -- specifically his characters and dialogue.

 

[Wunderbar]

(ResetEra)

 

[Cael]

Art by Aleksanda Lenart, a Character Artist at Hardsuit Labs (a new hire from December of last year):

Spoiler

Spoiler

She's pretty good, don't you think?

That dress is very Dragon Age Origins...

 

[Vincente]

Reminds me of Dishonored, actually. Especially her face.

 

[Turisas]

Precognition
The psychic can gain glimpses of the most probable turn of event and at times even see the future.
The psychic can see the most probable future at the moment.

I sense that this is going to be shit.

 

[Cael]

Precognition
The psychic can gain glimpses of the most probable turn of event and at times even see the future.
The psychic can see the most probable future at the moment.

I sense that this is going to be shit.

Adding stuff that never existed in the PnP is generally a good sign that the CRPG version is going to be

 

[Wesp5]

Best storytellers in the industry? (ResetEra)

KaaiCluney (aka Martin Ka'ai Cluney, the Creative Director at Hardsuit Labs):

I've always been a big fan of Brian Mitsoda (Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines) -- specifically his characters and dialogue.

LOL! If that's not a hint...

 

[FreeKaner]

It's a studio that only did multiplayer FPS with no writing whatsoever. How can someone expect them to do something good? Now all the new hires they have for this might accidentally and surprisingly sprout into creative burst and make something good, but that's a far fetched idea. Not that VTMB story was complicated, it's garden variety MacGuffin chase but the moment to moment dialogue and the characterisation must be good and flow with the setting, expecting that from inexperienced writers is borderline delusional. Even if fresh talent they hire is really good, enthusiastic and nuanced and they won't get it right on their first game.

This is not going to be good, it might be witcher 2 quality at best but a lot more baggage most likely.

 

[ArchAngel]

It's a studio that only did multiplayer FPS with no writing whatsoever. How can someone expect them to do something good? Now all the new hires they have for this might accidentally and surprisingly sprout into creative burst and make something good, but that's a far fetched idea. Not that VTMB story was complicated, it's garden variety MacGuffin chase but the moment to moment dialogue and the characterisation must be good and flow with the setting, expecting that from inexperienced writers is borderline delusional. Even if fresh talent they hire is really good, enthusiastic and nuanced and they won't get it right on their first game.

This is not going to be good, it might be witcher 2 quality at best but a lot more baggage most likely.

Anyone expecting any new vampire game to be as good as Bloodlines (or better) is setting themselves up for disappointment. Games like Bloodlines (or Fallout) are not planned, they happen.
When Cain was asked how he was able to make Fallout such a good game with cult following he said: "We had no idea what we were doing."