Vampire Games, Vampire Gameplay, and Bloodlines

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Published on April 17, 2024 4:15:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCWeYsGA8g

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (2020)

Duration: 1:46:58

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Desc:
This video is about exploring the idea of “Vampire Gameplay” by looking at games ranging from Blood Omen and Castlevania to Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines. “Being a Vampire” is a sort of play that goes beyond aesthetics into expected and, indeed, typified conventions. That, to me, is more or less a genre.

Thanks goes to Len for script help, her stuff can be found here:
Twitter: @TilFolkvang
Three Moves Ahead: https://www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/
Bluesky: @len.bsky.social

​⁠@FreddaYT is A Norwegian and was in this video.

Kiki of ​⁠@Transparencyboo did the art for Kain and Alucard, which gave me the strength to carry on with the massive task that was editing near two hours of video together.

Also, not mentioned in the end, but sincerely, thank you to UESP– The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, an independent wiki that has helped me stay sane for at this point about a decade of Elder Scrolls game playing and lore-reading.
Please, please, check them out instead of using the disparate, poorly kept, and sometimes duplicate fandom wikis for Elder Scrolls games. https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page
I regret that I couldn’t find a non-Fandom wiki for Bloodlines, and so as penance, I’m giving UESP an endorsement here.
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Creator Videos mentioned:

What is a Man in Japanese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVLqfj6_AOw
​⁠@MandaloreGaming Kain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_psRi91SgU
​⁠@RedQueenEffect video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_fJnSgnOTs
​⁠@ErrantSignal and Player Character:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKY1ORCSICY


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For tabletop source books I used Chicago By Night 2023 and VtM Corebook 2022

For articles and Bloodlines 2 things:

- B1 designer diary on social aspects etc
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-designer-diary-2/1100-6083943/
- B1 diary on source engine:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-designer-diary-3/1100-6085643/
–B1 combat interview:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/09/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-combat-interview?page=1

Boyarsky interview:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/leonard-boyarsky-new-obsidian-game-vampire-making-of-diablo-3-story
B2 dev diaries:
-Diary 1, Welcome to The Chinese Room
https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/welcome-to-the-chinese-room
-Diary 2, Narrative and Theme
https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/narrative-atmosphere-and-themes
-Diary 3, on Combat
https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/visceral-immersive-combat
-Diary 8, on Setting
https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/explore-the-world-of-darkness

Gameplay Reveal video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwhvfH-Ij8Q

Podcast with Brian Mitsoda and Cara Ellison interview:
https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-re-bind-io-podcast/the-re-bind-podcast-episode-22-cara-ellison-brian-/
( 57 minutes in lgbt rep stuff mentioned)

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:49 Explaining Vampire Play
14:52 The Elder Scrolls for some reason
35:02 Vampire Themes
40:34 Vampyr the Masquerade
47:58 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodsquerade
1:03:40 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
1:22:50 Looking to the Future
1:32:59 A Paradoxical Position
1:44:48 Outro
1:46:25 secret

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