To be brutally honest, Bloodhunt sticks out among VTM's recent and upcoming video game line-up, which otherwise consists of narrative RPGs and visual novels from developers including Draw Distance, Choice of Games, and Big Bad Wolf.ĭespite featuring different gameplay styles, every other Vampire The Masquerade video game to date has been in a genre that allows for rich storytelling - fitting when the source material is a tabletop RPG which often favours slow-burning intrigue over fast-paced combat. However, members of the "vamily" were able to take comfort in the fact that it wasn't the only game being worked on using the IP. Fan enthusiasm for the project is now, understandably, far more cautious than it once was.
Most recently, after multiple delays, the planned release date was pushed out of 2021 altogether and developer Hardsuit Labs was pulled from the project, with publisher Paradox Interactive still to name their successor four months on. A full decade and a half after 2004's Bloodlines became a cult hit - popular due to the sheer depth of its world, story, and characters, and in spite of its many technical flaws - we learned that we were getting the sequel most had stopped daring to hope for.Īs most people are now well aware, development on Bloodlines 2 has become mired in difficulties. Vampire The Masquerade fans have been on a singular emotional rollercoaster over the past couple of years. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. First announced last November, Sharkmob's Vampire The Masquerade battle royale now has a title - Bloodhunt - and a closed alpha beginning on July 2nd.
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