<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Coteries	I-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Draw	O
Distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
fledgling	O
vampires	B-Application
of	O
different	O
vampire	B-Application
clans	O
with	O
different	O
vampiric	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
their	O
coteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Coteries	I-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
visual	O
novel	O
with	O
mainly	O
text-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
making	O
dialogue	O
and	O
story	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
needs	O
to	O
balance	O
their	O
blood	O
thirst	O
with	O
their	O
humanity	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
ensuring	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
reveal	O
themselves	O
as	O
vampiric	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
Masquerade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
belong	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
vampire	B-Application
clans	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
ethics	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
coterie	O
react	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
struggles	O
between	O
two	O
vampire	B-Application
factions	O
–	O
the	O
traditionalist	O
Camarilla	O
and	O
the	O
rebellious	O
Anarchs	O
–	O
and	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
fledgling	O
vampires	B-Application
belonging	O
to	O
Camarilla	O
clans	O
:	O
a	O
passionate	O
man	O
of	O
clan	O
Brujah	O
,	O
an	O
artistic	O
man	O
of	O
clan	O
Toreador	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
controlling	O
businesswoman	O
of	O
clan	O
Ventrue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unsuspecting	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
Embraced	O
and	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
fledgling	O
vampire	B-Application
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
stranger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panhard	O
sentences	O
the	O
fledgling	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
Traditions	O
,	O
but	O
Sophie	O
Langley	O
,	O
a	O
patron	O
at	O
the	O
court	O
,	O
intervenes	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
take	O
them	O
under	O
her	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Langley	O
provides	O
lodging	O
for	O
the	O
fledgling	O
,	O
teaches	O
them	O
how	O
to	O
hunt	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
vampire-related	O
knowledge	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
them	O
to	O
prominent	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
court	O
,	O
including	O
Thomas	O
Arturo	O
and	O
Robert	O
Larson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Polish	O
studio	O
Draw	O
Distance	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Krzysztof	O
Zięba	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Modiphius	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
tabletop	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
it	O
adhered	O
to	O
the	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
canon	O
and	O
lore	O
;	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
in	O
turn	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
however	O
also	O
designed	O
with	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
introducing	O
basic	O
concepts	O
and	O
different	O
vampire	B-Application
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negotiating	O
the	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
for	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
structure	O
and	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
long	O
process	O
,	O
starting	O
at	O
the	O
Nordic	O
Game	O
conference	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
not	O
initially	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
visual	O
novel-like	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
moving	O
towards	O
that	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
format	O
for	O
a	O
dialogue-driven	O
game	O
given	O
the	O
available	O
development	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
one-week	O
delay	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
bug-fixing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
followed	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
by	O
DMM	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
with	O
an	O
independent	O
story	O
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
from	O
clan	O
Lasombra	O
while	O
investigating	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
Anarch	O
Movement	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
"	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
"	O
that	O
includes	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
,	O
an	O
artbook	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vinyl	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q1/Q2	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
a	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
critical	O
response	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
but	O
won	O
the	O
2020	O
Central	O
&	O
Eastern	O
European	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
best	O
narrative	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
by	O
Dengeki	O
Online	O
in	O
their	O
serial	O
about	O
recommended	O
downloadable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
recouped	O
development	O
and	O
marketing	O
costs	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
on	O
Famitsu	O
weekly	O
top	O
30	O
chart	O
of	O
physical	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
it	O
sold	O
less	O
than	O
2,900	O
retail	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
