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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will offer complex social relationships for the player to navigate and question, as they interact with the shady characters populating Seattle in the sequel (via PCGamesN).
At Gamescom, publisher Paradox Interactive’s product manager Florian Schwarzer revealed a little more on how social interactions will play out in the new game. ‘This is a very interesting and difficult subject for us to talk about,’ he said, ‘Because one of the central ideas of the game is to be a vampire, and to make this whole ‘you’re a predator, you’re a creature that has one number-one priority, and that’s blood’ tangible in all parts of the game.’
It’s not so do-or-die, though: ‘There are definitely people who in the end would call you a friend, and there’s definitely the possibility to flirt, there’s definitely something in that direction as well.’ But, Schwarzer emphasised that romantic relationships shouldn’t be viewed through rose-tinted glasses. ‘The question you’ll have to answer for yourself is, “how much of the people who call you friend, and how many of the people – particularly the vampires who are flirting with you – are doing that out of genuine care, or as a means to an end?”’
It seems that characters may have ulterior motives for their alliances or dalliances with the player protagonist, which I’m sure will be water under the bridge to the various powerful vampire clans congregating in the coastal city. Due to their exceptionally long lives, vampires are very forgiving creatures, and aren’t begrudging in the slightest.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is coming to PC and consoles in Q1 2020.
