Cities like Seattle are ripe for the taking, leaving the possibility for even a newly turned vampire to establish some power over a city. With many cities around the world now missing Primogens and Princes, their dominions are left open to rivals from opposing factions. In the new Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition roleplaying book, elder leaders of the Camarilla have disappeared, most having been called away by something called the Beckoning.

But if things are that chaotic in Bloodlines 2, it seems like the Camarilla doesn't have the power it once had.

The Camarilla was once the faction to keep things like that in-check, to punish vampires for breaking the Masquerade. If you get caught, it usually means the final death for both the sire and their childe. It's a huge no-no to even turn one human into a vampire without permission from a city's Primogen (clan leader) or Prince (ruler of a city). At the start of Bloodlines 2, your character is caught up in the middle of a mass embrace-a group of vampires kidnapping and forcibly turning humans into vampires. Here, the vampire community has been fragmented, and several factions are vying for power all at once. We move on from the city of lost angels to the Pacific northwest-Seattle. The announcement trailer suggests a much darker Bloodlines than the original You can spot some vampire powers and regular old guns at play in between. The extended gameplay trailer from 2019 gives a look at a mission to track down a thinblood named Slug hiding in the Seattle underground along with a choice at the end on how to deal with him. If you prefer, here's the version without commentary. The commentary from the two developers is also helpful for understanding what's going on at this point in the story. It gives a good sense for what it's like to roam around open Seattle and approach missions the way you want. Here's a 30 minute gameplay demo from Gamescom 2019. It is fun though, set to Wayne Newton's Danke Schoen. Near the end you can spot some jumping across rooftops, a bit of telekinetic combat, and that bat swarm ability that you can find below in the Chiropterans skills. This teaser video from Xbox 20/20 in May 2020 is a cinematic trailer with only a smidge of gameplay and not much new to see.

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