Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Walkthrough – Intro And To Taste A Foreign Body

After a lot of anticipation and hype, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 has finally been released. While its predecessor didn’t attract a large player base at launch, it received a highly positive reception from the fandom over time. That said, the reception for the sequel isn’t very positive at the moment, as critics have pointed out that the game has some major issues.

Still, it’s a solid game and might be a must-play for fans of the franchise. It is an ARPG developed by The Chinese Room and published by Paradox Interactive, where your decisions truly matter. The choices you make and the relationships you build will impact the gameplay.

Here, I will provide you with a complete walkthrough to help you through the intro and Chapter One, To Taste a Foreign Body, of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. On a side note, if you wish to learn more about the game, head over to its Steam page.

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Intro

Once you awaken your hero, a cutscene will begin. When it ends, a security guard will be inspecting you because you’re on the ground. The game will then prompt you to feed. Press L2 and R2 (or LT and RT on Xbox) together to drink the security guard’s blood.

After feeding, head straight and go up the stairs to your west. Open the door and continue forward. Another security guard will appear. As soon as the guard approaches to attack, press R1 (or RB) to perform a normal attack.

Next, open the door to your left, jump across to the other side, and proceed right to enter the room ahead. Continue toward the east side, and you’ll see some wooden boxes in front of you.

You can perform a double jump to get on top of them. Do that, then double jump again to reach the platform above. After that, take a U-turn and follow the path. There will be a large hole in the ground, so make sure to jump over it. Exit the area and take a left. A short cutscene will start, and you will be given some dialogue options.

Speak With Fabien

This will be your first conversation with the voice inside your head. As mentioned in the introduction, choices affect gameplay. The responses you choose in conversations will change how characters react to you.

You can select any of the first dialogue options, but take note: the mysterious figure will react if you choose “What are you?”. After that, both “Gather yourself. Then speak.” and “Seems we are both in the dark.” will prompt a positive response from the unknown voice, and they will appreciate your composure. Next, choose “Torpor. I slept for years.” When the next set of dialogue options appears, you can choose any of them freely.

Finally, you will be presented with two options:

• “How do we get you out?”
• “Who would dare mark me?”

Neither of these options will trigger a strong reaction, but choosing both will unlock a new option:

• “Questions, but no answers…”

That said, if you choose “Let us move on.”, this will end the conversation and complete this part of the sequence. With this, the intro will be completed, and your first main quest will start.

To Taste A Foreign Body Walkthrough

Now that you have a bit of an idea of who the voice in your head is, it’s time to find more answers. Your first main objective is to get outside. When the quest starts, simply take a left, and just ahead, you will hear some police officers. Go through the gap, and you will get a pop-up explaining how to use Heightened Senses.

Press R3 on your controller to activate the ability, and you will see some police officers to your north on the other side. Interact with the door ahead, but you won’t be able to open it. However, doing so will unlock the next objective.

Get To The Roof, Avoiding Police

Now you need to avoid the police, so go right, and you will discover a new mechanic. Reactive Crosshair is a feature that helps you find hidden secrets. Whenever you are near something important, the crosshair will grow larger. However, you must activate Heightened Senses for this mechanic to work.

Keep moving to the right, and you’ll notice the crosshair begin to expand. If you stay in Heightened Senses mode, you will see a blue light in the second elevator shaft. Some wooden planks are blocking the way, but you can approach and use a new power to remove them.

Once you get close to the blue light, a pop-up will appear explaining what to do. Press R2 or RT on your controller to activate Telekinesis. Your character will then use Telekinesis to destroy the planks blocking the way in the left elevator shaft.

After that, quickly enter the shaft and double jump to your right. Once you reach the top, climb the ladder and continue upward. You can now deactivate Heightened Senses.

Head to the right and crouch to follow the path forward. When you reach the wooden platform, you’ll see some police officers below. Ignore them, go to the left, and then follow the path to the right.

Enter the next room, move forward, and jump across the table to your left. Continue ahead, and you will notice a police officer on the left side.

How To Distract The Police Officer

You can’t start a fight here, so distracting the police officer is necessary. In the room just ahead, there is some junk you can throw using the Telekinesis ability.

Go past the stove and press R1 or RB to pick up the glass bottle just in front of you. Then, throw it at the painting next to the dartboard by pressing R2 or RT. Once you do that, the police officer will be distracted. Quickly enter the room through the door to your right and head east. Then go into the next room on your right and follow the path to your left.

Double jump to reach the upper floor from the right side and go straight ahead. You’ll find a photo you can inspect. After examining it, go right and continue forward. Just ahead, you’ll see a radio. You can activate it to listen to a discussion about a recent storm, though this is optional.

Perform A Glide To Go Over To The Other Side

Pass the radio, turn left, and enter the room on your right. Perform another double jump from the right side to reach the next upper floor. Follow the path ahead, and a new pop-up will appear introducing the Glide mechanic. To glide, hold X after jumping. Jump across to the platform ahead, then, while pushing your joystick forward, hold X to glide to the other side.

After that, go right and follow the pathway. Keep going until you reach a bathroom. There will be a large hole in the ground. Drop down through it, then follow the path to your left. Continue forward, and you’ll hear two more police officers talking. Wait for them to walk to the left, then look to your north for a small space you can crawl through. Crouch and move forward carefully.

Eventually, you’ll reach a dead end. When that happens, go left, fall down to the lower level, go left again, and enter the last room on your right. Next, go up the stairs and enter the elevator shaft just ahead. It will be lit with red lights. On the north side, you’ll find a ladder. Climb it to reach the top.

At the top, crouch to go through the small space. Continue crouching, go through the narrow path on your right, and just ahead, you will encounter a ghoul.

Kill The Ghoul Without Alerting Anyone

Keep crouching and approach the ghoul from behind. When you get close enough, a prompt will appear. You can either perform a straight takedown or use Feed. Both options are viable in this situation, as either one will take care of the enemy; so choose whichever you prefer.

After dealing with the ghoul, move forward. You’ll notice that the stairs leading up to the roof are destroyed. Run and double jump to reach the upper level. Once there, open the door on your left. Just ahead, you’ll find a hole in the floor. As you approach it, a pop-up will appear, teaching you how to strike from above.

There are two ghouls below. You can take one of them down by pressing Square or X. Your character will leap down and instantly eliminate the targeted ghoul. However, the second one will notice and swing a steel bat at you. Press L1 or LB to dash and dodge the attack. Then, press R1 or RB to strike back. After landing a few hits, the ghoul will become stunned.

Finish it using any method. After that, look to your northeast. You’ll see some wooden planks blocking the path above. Use Telekinesis to destroy the planks, then double jump to reach the next level. Move forward and open the door. Inside, you will encounter more ghouls that you will need to defeat.

Defeat The Ghouls And Continue Making Your Way To The Roof

Approach the ghoul in a crouching position to take it down. Then, move forward and approach another ghoul ahead while still crouching to defeat it as well. After that, hide behind cover, as the remaining ghouls will become suspicious. If you’re able to perform a stealth kill on another one, the last ghoul will be much easier to handle.

However, if you are discovered, immediately focus on attacking one ghoul until it is stunned. Once stunned, finish it off, then repeat the same process with the other one. Fighting them both at once can be a bit difficult, but even just mashing the attack button should lead to victory if you’re quick enough.

After that, move ahead and perform a double jump. Then crouch, and you’ll come across a staircase. Go down the stairs and interact with the painting or photo to update your Codex. Once that’s done, go back up the stairs and interact with the lock to destroy it. Destroying the lock will trigger a cutscene that reveals the outside world.

When the cutscene ends, you will wake up and have a conversation with Fabien. You can choose “Unusual, to wake to a kind word.” as the first dialogue option. Fabien will respond positively to this.

In the next choices, you can pick freely, but here are the ones I selected:

• They still remember me?
• I am a warrior.
• Defending my homeland.

After this, you’ll have the chance to ask Fabien a series of questions. There will be many available, and eventually, you will get to ask which clan he is part of.

Which Clan Should You Join In Bloodlines 2

There are six clans in the game, and you will need to choose one of them. This can be a challenging decision, especially with numerous options. Each clan has its own unique playstyle and a feature called Mastery Rating. The Mastery Rating indicates how challenging it will be to play as that particular clan.

The six clans are the following:

• Venture – Easy
• Brujah – Normal Difficulty
• Tremere – Normal Difficulty
• Toreador – Normal Difficulty
• Banu Haqim – Hard Difficulty
• Lasombra – Hard Difficulty

Do yourself a favor and read the description of every clan in Bloodlines 2 before making your choice. By reading the descriptions, you will get a clear idea of what to expect from each clan. If you feel that a certain clan suits you, especially based on how it influences gameplay, then that is the one you should choose.

Toreador

This clan is a unique one, as it allows you to lure enemies and even turn them into temporary allies. The clan gives you a passive that increases your movement speed after feeding.

One of the standout abilities is Entrancing Kiss, which charms an enemy and makes them fight on your side for a short period. Another ability you can use is Beckon, which puts an individual into a docile trance. The affected person will then move to the location where they last saw you, allowing for creative stealth tactics or setting up ambushes.

The perk of this clan allows relocate-type abilities to recharge over time.

Banu Haqim

If you are someone who likes to play stealthily but also wants some action, then Banu Haqim is the way to go. This clan in Bloodlines 2 gives you a passive ability that makes all of your actions completely silent after feeding.

They also have a Mute ability, which silences both enemies and civilians, making it easier to move through areas unnoticed. However, if you want to play more ruthlessly while staying in the same clan, there’s also an ability called Bladed Hand, which allows you to behead opponents in front of you.

Additionally, you can both crouch and sprint, giving you more flexibility in how you approach combat and stealth situations.

Burjah

If you are a fan of knocking people out and brute-forcing your way through everything, the Brujah may be the right clan for you. This clan gives you a passive ability that grants temporary increased strength after feeding.

Brujah also features a Taunt ability that enrages enemies, causing them to take more damage when attacked. Another powerful skill is Charge, which lets you pick up one enemy and use them as a battering ram, knocking down others in your path.

This clan also has a perk that allows you to activate the passive without feeding, but the condition is that you must defeat an enemy to trigger it.

Lasombra

This is one of my favorite clans because its abilities are super cool. It allows you to control shadows, which adds a unique and stylish touch to your gameplay. The Lasombra clan in Bloodlines 2 provides you with a passive where, after feeding, you are cast in shadow, making you harder to see for a short period of time.

You can also use Arms of Ahriman to trap an opponent in place. However, once you hit them, they will be freed. Another ability is Shadow Step, and this might be my personal favorite. When used, you step into your own shadow and emerge from your target’s shadow.

You also have access to Glimpse of Oblivion, which inflicts fear on an enemy, causing them to run away. Additionally, there is a perk that prevents mortals from attacking you while you’re feeding.

Venture

Another clan I like in Bloodlines 2 is Ventrue. This is the clan for those who absolutely want to use brute strength to push their way forward. The clan’s passive ability allows you to harden your skin after feeding, making you highly resistant to damage.

It features an ability called Cloud Memory, which causes an enemy to forget who you are, helping you reset combat or escape detection. Another ability, Possession, is one of my favorites. It lets you possess an enemy and use their vision to attack others for a limited time.

One more ability that truly shows the dominance of this clan is Mass Manipulation. It subdues all enemies within your vision, preventing them from attacking you. If you use any Dominate ability while Mass Manipulation is active, it will affect all subdued enemies at once.

Tremere

This particular clan in Bloodlines 2 offers a playstyle that rewards fighting enemies from a distance. Its passive ability, Corrosive Touch, causes the bodies of enemies you’ve fed on to dissolve after activation, helping you stay undetected. One of the core abilities is Cauldron of Blood, which lets you torture your enemies by boiling their blood from the inside.

This clan also gives you a very interesting ability called Recall. When used for the first time, it marks your position. Using it a second time will deconstruct your character and reconstruct it explosively at the new target location. Any enemies caught in the blast at that spot will be obliterated.

Another ability, Blood Curse, allows you to curse a victim. After being cursed, the next time they take damage, they will explode, dealing area damage to anyone nearby.

My favorite clans among them all in Bloodlines 2 are Lasombra and Ventrue. The former has a hard mastery level, while the latter is easier to play. Both are pretty good in my opinion, but you should choose the one that best suits your playstyle.

That said, you can still unlock abilities from other clans later in the game. Choosing a clan mainly determines which abilities are easier to unlock early on. So, don’t overthink it; just pick the one you prefer.

After choosing your clan, Fabien will make a comment, and you will receive 2,000 XP. With that, Chapter One, To Taste a Foreign Body quest walkthrough in Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 comes to an end. an end.

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