Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York for PS4 launches March 25

The PlayStation 4 version of narrative adventure game Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York will launch via the PlayStation Store on March 25, developer Draw Distance announced.

The Switch version was previously dated for March 24. While the Xbox One version has yet to receive a release date, it was initially coupled with the PlayStation 4 version as coming “very soon.”

The console versions of Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York will contain additional graphic assets such as new character portraits and location backgrounds, improved audio design, and numerous fixes. The PC version, which first launched on December 4, 2019, will receive an update containing the extra content day and date with the console release.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions – the Camarilla and the Anarchs—bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York presents the conflict between two vampiric factions: the traditionalist Camarilla and the fiercely independent Anarchs among the landmarks and night lights of the Big Apple. It’s a unique, atmospheric, single-player narrative experience, set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.

Key Features

• Choose one of three pre-defined characters and play as a Ventrue, Toreador or Brujah.
• Each playable character offers a selection of powers (Disciplines), different ethical approaches to certain issues, and unique dialogue lines
• Character-oriented quests allow you to meet four unique non-playable characters: a Tremere sorcerer, a Nosferatu detective, a Gangrel of conflicted loyalties, and a Malkavian multifoliate online personality with their own agendas. Win their hearts and minds and up to two of them will assist you in the finale.
• Depending on your choice of the Clan you will be able to see the events from a distinct perspective. One playthrough is not enough to see all the game has to offer!
• Different paths leading to a grand finale that will leave you surprised and eager to see more.
• Suitable for both Vampire: The Masquerade veterans, and fans of mature narrative-driven games who are newcomers to the setting.

The game does justice to the mature themes of the World of Darkness, and takes advantage of the excellent atmosphere of the source material.

What is Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York?

Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York aims to translate the complex and fascinating world of vampires, their nightly struggles for power and attempts to hold on to their humanity.

How do you play Coteries of New York?

You act as a newly-fledged vampire in New York. You have to learn what it means to be one of the Kindred in a huge, vibrant, contemporary metropolis. On your way you’ll meet different NPCs—other vampires, thin-bloods, ghouls, humans… and more. You will perform tasks that will put test your humanity and take part in a complex and often brutal struggle for power between the Camarilla and the Anarchs. You’ll interact with key NPCs – form unique bonds and relations and learn your undead companions’ deepest secrets… or see them abandon you. You’ll feast on the living and will ask yourself about the very nature of humanity. You will have to keep track of your Hunger or the Beast inside you will take over. You will make choices for the character, including which storylines to pursue and how to approach the different situations presented. You will take part in a narrative experience with branching dialogue choices, memorable characters—all among iconic locales of the Big Apple. You will be able to use Disciplines that will help you in combat and conversations, but be aware that every use of a Discipline may increase the level of your Hunger. Left unchecked, your Hunger will force you to give control over to the Beast: a dark side of your nature which wishes only to feed… no matter the cost.

If it’s called Vampire: The Masquerade, does that mean you have something in common with World of Darkness, Bloodlines 2, the cult tabletop RPG system, or…?

Yes, exactly! Coteries of New York is set in the same universe as Bloodlines 2, but our game offers different experiences and stories.

Do you plan to expand the universe of Coteries of New York?

As for post-launch support, we’ll keep you updated. We would love to expand Coteries’ stories, but it depends on many factors and we do not want to over promise anything.

Which platforms will Coteries of New York be available on?

Coteries of New York is available on PC (Windows, Mac OS, and Linux). The game will launch on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in Q1 2020.

Does the game support controllers?

Yes! You’re able to play the PC version both with mouse and keyboard, as well as with a controller.