Playing it on PS5. I waited so long to get those Xbox-exclusive DLC's like Frostcrag Spire or Deepscorn Hollow. I enjoyed the two new quests. Those were fun.

I bought the Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite. I'm still not sure about getting the Switch 2 just yet.

Just played game number 34343 of Windows Chess

I’ll be getting a Switch 2 at some point. Maybe after I get some Christmas money!



Sweet palindrome, Crowbro.

I've been juggling here and there. Every week I'll play a different game. Between Oblivion Remastered and Skyrim, and the new Bloodlines 2, and Fortnite.

How are you liking that? Care to share some impressions?

Oh, dear mother....

Well…. I was very excited for it. I don’t play as often as I imagined. And I’m certainly losing a bit of interest in it. The story is interesting as a concept, sure, but for a Bloodlines sequel? I think the first version of the game from Hardsuit Labs was more in spirit of Bloodlines, and looking at older story elements and gameplay, well, I can see why some of the harsher reviews came to place here. Bloodlines was always a story about you, the player, being a vampire fledgling climbing up in vampire society. The previous version was more of the same: you were a victim of a mass embrace that was unlawful and now you have to navigate through this dangerous dark new reality. This game you’re a nerfed elder, and it seems strange that even though there’s a story reason why the elder isn’t as powerful, it feels odd that it’s an established character in a way( although you choose their history, etc), but you’re out there doing errands like delivering packages….

Eh.

Combat can be janky, you can’t really use melee weapons or guns unless you’re using The Force to through it at enemies shoot bullets. It can get repetitive.

And the upcoming DLC makes no sense. Don’t even get me started on that.

That’s the reaction I expected!

Well, I've seen some general footage and some gameplay and I could never have guessed it was a Bloodlines sequel if I didn't already know it. It could have been just a standalone vampire game not connected to VtM:B and then I would have said nothing. But when it announces itself to be a sequel to Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, a game generally considered a masterpiece even with all its flaws, then I have something to say. Deus Ex did the same thing imho with Invisible War although perhaps not as bad.

Contrary, Bioshock 2 did everything right (again, imho). It's set in Rapture, just like the first game. You play as a Big Daddy, an iconic presence in said Rapture. It has Little Sisters and even expands by having Big Sisters. It has all the hallmarks of something you could call a proper sequel. And the story was engaging and completely made sense which gave me motivation to follow through. I go as far as to say I loved Bioshock 2 way more than Bioshock one, but I know I wouldn't be able to say the same about Bloodlines 2.


But as always; to each his own

Thank you for the info. If we take away the Bloodlines baggage, is it even an interesting vampire game?

I agree. I was a bit disappointed.