Bloodlines 2’s Valentine’s patch provides additional customisation choices and lootable blood luggage, as a result of nothing says ‘I really like you’ just like the vampire equal of a prepared meal

Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 might not have been the success Paradox Interactive hoped, however the writer has dedicated to standing by the troubled sequel, and developer The Chinese language Room has been doling out updates for the sport since launch. December introduced a vaguely holiday-themed replace that added customized issue settings and a Santa-ish pores and skin to allow you to get your Jolly Saint (Artery) Nick on, festively delivering tooth into the necks of snowbound Seattle’s citizenry.

Now, The Chinese language Room has launched one other replace that’s notionally associated to Valentine’s Day. The first function of the patch is enemy loot, letting rooftop-dwelling vampires and ghouls carry helpful gadgets similar to restorative elixirs and newly launched blood luggage. These can both be pickpocketed from unwitting foes or scavenged from their corpse after you’ve got overwhelmed them to a pulp and lapped up all of the juice.

In a Steam submit, Paradox/The Chinese language Room say the change has been added to “make rooftop encounters extra rewarding” which is wise sufficient. It would not *scream* Valentine’s Day although, does it? Even when we acknowledge the gifting limitations of being an undead creature of the evening, turning as much as your lover’s coffin with a filched blood bag is a bit ‘wilting bouquet of flowers from the petrol station’.

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On the plus facet, at the very least you may look your greatest whereas disappointing your un-life companion with the vampire equal of a prepared meal (severely dude, make some effort and kidnap a virgin or two—she’s value it). The replace additionally provides a number of further character customisation choices.

This contains the all-new addition of facial hair for Phyre, alongside seven new equipment similar to a beret and an eyepatch, eight extra make-up selections, seven further hairstyles, and 4 further eye colors. Apparently, Bloodlines 2’s customisation choices now quantity to 151 gadgets and 24 outfits, which suggests you may actually hone your search for wandering round Seattle wishing there have been some attention-grabbing side-quests to pursue.

Luckily, some meatier optionally available adventures can be coming to Bloodlines 2 quickly, although you’ll have to pay for them. Paradox plans two DLCs for later in 2026. The primary of those will allow you to play as Benny, the deeply disagreeable vampire Sherriff you encounter early within the recreation. The second centres round Ysabella, the glamorous Toreador who owns the Atrium nightclub.

Is any of this prone to tempt me again into Bloodlines 2? Actually, I doubt it. The sport definitely has its deserves, as Fraser Brown defined in his Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 Assessment. However most of these deserves revolve round protagonist Phyre and their relationship with Fabien, the Malkavian detective who lives of their mind. What I actually need is extra stuff to do on the earth with them, not a bunch of side-adventures with the B-team. Nonetheless, kudos to Paradox for standing by the sport.