When Paradox Interactive announced that two of the clans available in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, Lasombra and Toreador, would be locked behind a day-one DLC, Shadows and Silk (or the purchase of the Premium Edition), it was not hard at all to imagine a community uproar.
That is indeed exactly what happened. After a few days of mulling, it seems like Paradox is willing to make some fixes to that, as reported by Community Manager DebbieElla on the official Discord channel.
We are listening to your feedback about the Lasombra and Toreador clan access, and we're making adjustments ahead of Launch to reflect this.
We will share more information about what this means as soon as possible. In the meantime, please join us tomorrow on Twitch at 17:00 CEST, where we'll be showing off more of the game!
We'll have to wait some more time to learn exactly what Paradox plans to do to allow Bloodlines 2 players to select Lasombra or Toreador as Phyre's vampire clan without having to get the $21.99 Shadows and Silk DLC.
I recently got my hands on a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 demo before Gamescom 2025, but there's more content coming from Gamescom itself, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, here's a quote that sums up my first impressions of the game:
There was much cause to worry about Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, especially after such a highly anticipated RPG sequel was given to a developer with no prior experience crafting roleplaying games. From the little taste I played, though, I think the folks at The Chinese Room have done well in most regards. It may not turn out to be a spectacular masterpiece like The Witcher 3 or Elden Ring, but I reckon it is likely to be a solid and fun action RPG with a great neo-noir story, at least based on the intriguing premise seen in this demo.
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