Posted on: October 23, 2025

Serhii_himself

Games: 487 Reviews: 33

NOT DRM FREE

REQUIRES Paradox launcher

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Posted on: October 23, 2025

Mufca

Games: 47 Reviews: 3

Another game of wasted potential

Graphics - Okay. Characters look nice but repetitive, the customization pool for the nomad is pretty limited, and there are occasional small glitches. Story - The plot itself is good, even very good, but it has been stripped of choice (read: extremely linear – most kinetic visual novels offer more player agency). Some things are also just missing – the player has to figure them out on their own, and theyre actually important. The ending I was expecting (and I wasnt asking for the moon)? Impossible! Combat - A disaster! If you bought the game, set the difficulty to the lowest possible, or at most 'easy'. Your character will go flying into walls, every enemy will push you around with half their attacks, stagger you, knock you up, etc. Most of the nomads skills are purely cosmetic, so you end up just spamming the basic attack anyway. Can you avoid combat? Impossible. Can you have different combat styles? Impossible. Can you carry a weapon with you? Impossible. And the boss design, especially the final one, is an utter tragedy. Seriously, I cant remember such bad design in ages - and Ive been gaming for at least 15 years. The combat mightve been tolerable if you could actually carry a weapon (even via telekinesis or whatever) and if your character didnt get constantly tossed around. UI - Another disaster. The codex entries dont match what you see on screen, and theres tons of meaningless collectibles, usually in the form of bureaucratic documents, lists, and other useless junk. Want to save the game at a specific moment? Impossible – it only saves at checkpoints, and you cant go back a couple of quests. Whats worse, the save system itself is a mess: it mixes your character state, quest progress, and map position into some kind of monster hybrid. You might load a checkpoint where your character state is from a minute ago, quest progress from ten minutes ago, and your map position from fifteen. Good luck figuring out what you actually need to redo. Side quests - Around a 5/10? Pretty weak, but I have seen worse. Atmosphere - Not bad, all things considered. Personally, I preferred the vibe of the first game, but its not terrible. World - The map feels smaller than in the 'predecessor', or at least thats my impression. Skill unlock system - Decent idea, but rough around the edges. NPCs can run through walls, disappear, or just get stuck entirely. Overall score: 2/5 - Not worth the wait, but fans of the World of Darkness or those who dont mind bad combat might still find it interesting.

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Posted on: October 23, 2025

Rayxcer

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Games: 818 Reviews: 2

You can start it without the Launcher!

Go to the the games folder (it's called Bloodlines 2), delete the folder called "Launcher" and then you can start the game via ether the Bloodlines2.exe inside the main folder. Or with the executable inside sub-folder Bloodlines2/Binaries/ Win64. If you are afraid that Paradox will change this, download the offline install files via GoG Galaxy or the GoG website and you can install the current version any time you want. I will add my thoughts on the game itself game later. So far I dislike the Launcher situation, the enabled by default telemetry collection (although you can turn it off in the games settings) and the menu design which was clearly made with controller first in mind (which is fine on console but not on PC and reminds me of PC ports in the 2010s and not in a good way).

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Posted on: October 23, 2025

Howlrunner

Games: 445 Reviews: 4

Not bad, not great.

As a middle aged gamer, I have no interest in the latest flashy games, or stuff that doesn't pique my interest. This game did, as I have been a WoD fan since inception, and adored the first game. This game is NOT however, a Bloodlines Game. It is a mediocre action gamewith a decent story set in modern WoD. It is NOT a continuation of the original story. It is NOT an RPG. It has limited choices, and you are worth ignoring any and all side missions as they are frankly pointless. If you love WoD, then by all means purchase (although I would wait for a sale, not Full Price, like me) If you love Bloodlines? Then avoid like the plague, it will just annoy you.

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Posted on: October 23, 2025

GoatSage

Games: 70 Reviews: 3

Civilian NPC's vanish

All civilian NPC's vanished half-way through the game. Why? Don't know. Now my game is completely screwed as I can no longer gain EXP to get new abilities and literally nothing seems to make them return despite my efforts. Don't buy this game. It's broken beyond belief.

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