Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Introduces Voiced and Customizable Protagonist, Phyre, Draws Narrative Inspiration from Baldur's Gate 3

The game's narrative designer, Arone Le Bray, details plans for a complex, branching narrative that adapts to player choices, while main character Phyre offers more customization options including choice of clan and gender, amid turbulent development history.

The protagonist of the upcoming game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, named Phyre, will be voiced and customizable, offering players more options to personalize their gaming experience and have their choices impact the unfolding story.
The Chinese Room (TCR), the new developer of the game, aims to take inspiration from the successful narrative design of Baldur's Gate 3 and the original Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game, seeking to create a dynamic and evolving storyline that responds to the player's agency and choices.
The narrative designer Arone Le Bray highlighted the importance of not misleading players with their choices, and ensuring that each decision made by the player feels rewarding and consequential to the development of the narrative and character relationships.
Despite its troubled development history, including a change in studios, Bloodlines 2 is still heavily anticipated for its promised improvements over the original game, such as a more intricate narrative and a greater variety of customization options for the protagonist.
In contrast to the silent protagonist of the original game, Phyre will be voiced in order to provide deeper immersion into the narrative and character development, making it a significant departure from the franchise's traditional storytelling approach.