Another Vampire: Bloodlines Preview & Videos

GameSpot has put together a preview of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, based upon a recent build brought to them by Troika’s Leonard Boyarsky. An excerpt:

The two key concepts behind a vampire’s powers are disciplines and blood buffs. Disciplines are basically special abilities that cover all the things that vampires do in movies and novels. For instance, there’s blood healing, which, as the name suggests, heals your wounds. Then there’s auspex, which boosts a vampire’s perception. Not only does auspex allow you to see better in the dark, but you can also see the auras generated around people. At higher levels, you can even see auras through walls, which is a handy ability that lets you map out where people are scattered throughout a building. At high levels, auras will also be color-coded according to the person’s disposition; neutral characters will have white auras, while hostile characters will have red auras, allowing you to quickly determine who’s a threat. There are quite a number of other disciplines, including presence, which covers a vampire’s supernatural charisma. If you have a strong presence, your friends will love you, and your enemies will fear you even more.

In addition to the preview, GameSpot also has several new videos for the game, one of which features an interview with Leonard Boyarsky.