This new Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 developer diary showcases exciting gameplay footage, focusing on the vampire hunter's mechanics. The game faithfully incorporates the Masquerade, a core element of the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, where vampires must conceal their true nature from humans.
A Masquerade meter dynamically tracks the player's actions, visually represented by an eye icon at the screen's top. This meter displays three levels of transgression:
- Green: Minor breaches; simply hiding will suffice.
- Yellow: Multiple infractions, such as feeding or using aggressive powers, require handling witnesses or evading police attention.
- Red: The Masquerade is shattered, resulting in a police pursuit. The best course of action is to escape and conceal oneself, as the Camarilla will intervene once the meter is full (as demonstrated in the provided video clip).
To mitigate the consequences of their actions (reducing "infamy"), players can employ several strategies: making witnesses forget, eliminating them, or, in the case of police involvement, seeking refuge and waiting for the situation to de-escalate.
The developers emphasize that the risk of exposure will steadily escalate throughout the game, demanding swift and calculated actions from players to maintain the Masquerade.
