“We can’t make Bloodlines 2; there’s not enough time, there’s not enough money” – The Chinese Room reflects on inheriting a troubled Vampire: The Masquerade project

One of the biggest challenges The Chinese Room faced when taking on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was, simply, the name, and the expectations that came with it. If the game was called Bloodlines 2, players would expect a sequel to the scruffy but ambitious – and fondly remembered – Troika role-playing game from 2004. But The Chinese Room, which inherited the troubled project from Hardsuit Labs, knew immediately it wouldn’t be able to make that.

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