hendrix

i understand only three episodes are out right now, but with seven episodes, i wish the first three made a bigger effort to reaffirm that louis isn’t just “the ex” as his poster says. is louis not his husband? is louis not the father of his daughter? have they not both killed eachother? do they not share an unspeakable grief for claudia only they can understand?

i think geralt and yennefer are good examples of a required romance done right, they’re very natural and established, built across books for decades. the player isn’t blindsided by this. yeah, blindsided is definitely the word i was looking for. back to vampyr; i have mixed yet ultimately positive feelings about the story and i think the story is generally the main driving point (as many games that are lackluster in combat but rich in story are). vampire the masquerade bloodlines 2 has fun and unique combat, but the transportation is a huge bummer to me, because a lot of the game is simply playing messanger and running back and forth to three different areas.

i LOVE vampires games, and these are two vampire games that actually focus on being a vampire, i became very disillusioned with vampyr’s combat after playing for a couple hours, and vampire the masquerade bloodlines 2 with travel, so the games end up resting entirely on the storytelling. i know i sound super harsh but i DO like these games, but i desperately need more as a video game lover and a vampire lover. i’m looking forward to the blood of the dawnwalker this fall, i don’t know about the romance situation (if there’s a romance system i pray you can be bisexual, whats the point of a straight vampire) it looks interesting gameplay and storywise either way though.

louis and lestat get to grieve and hug, for a moment atleast. louis and armand get to smile at eachother at the auction. lestat’s not talking to louis because of the book yet the man who published the book without louis’s consent is “dan”. and i guess lestat’s also chill with sam barclay, the man who wrote the baby lulu plays, the minstrel shows that killed her passion for performing, who also wrote the script for the trial next to santiago.