An appropriate Halloween surprise, Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have just unveiled the player character, Phyre, in the upcomingVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.
The announcement came in a special video featuring Ian Thomas, the game’s creative director, and Sean Greaney, representing World of Darkness at Paradox Interactive. They unveiled a look at Phyre in a scene set after waking up in Seattle. One of the things that makes this protagonist different is that Phyre is an Elder Kindred. After being asleep for the past century, now Phyre is awake in a modern Seattle. This doesn’t go unnoticed in Kindred society.
Starting from a place where your protagonist has a ton of experience, as a hunter and as a stalker and within various elements of the lore instead of a new vampire who needs to learn the ropes and start from scratch, Essentially you are beginning from the middle of the journey in order to regain full power and figure out how to navigate society as well.
Phyre has someone else trapped inside –a Thin-Blood vampire named Fabien. Since this is the newer, closer to human vampire, their relationship will have its clashes and differences, but essentially you also have a bit of a guide with someone who is from this modern era. And this voice can only be heard by Phyre.
The devs insist that player choices are meaningful, and there will be many of those. This begins when you customize your version of Phyre, including her background, gender, how she presents herself and reputation. In Vampire: The Masquerade ’s clans and society, And your presentation will affect how others respond to you. There's also something called Resonance, which they called “the emotional state of dinner” or how your
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