So the whole point of calling this Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 should be that it has something to do with the first game. Now, to me, it's not essential that Beckett, Jeanette or other characters from VtM:B1 show up in this one. Here is what I would expect:
1. Character Creation: Ideally you'd have the option to do a questionnaire or select your clan and initial stats to create your character. You should have access to all the same clans as in the 1st one (and maybe some that weren't available in that one too). I'd love it if they implemented some of the cut content character background ideas Troika intended for the original.
2. Different clans should have different playthrough experiences, different player homes and different options to proceed. Nosferatu can't be seen, Malkavians have trouble with communication, etc.
3. You'd select stats and build your character based on your play style, whether seductive con-artist, vampire ninja, or brutal tank.
4. Multiple possible endings (and playthroughs besides just the ending) based on who you ally with and the choices you make in the game.
5. Side quests that net you interesting perks, like that blood draining artifact you get for questing for the nice lady who lives in the hospital basement in the first one.
6. Even the low level quests should be interesting. Like the Gimble quest from the first one.
What do I actually expect? It's kind of a loop, as I try to keep my expectations down in the gutter, but then I think, "How can it be even worse?" and wonder if there is some other, dirtier gutter I haven't yet considered.
