World of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 from Hardsuit Labs

[CyberModuled]

Just woke up and this news basically made my day. The only thing that could make it better is if we start getting leaks from an ex-Hardsuit staff member who might've been just a bit less woke than the rest and discussed the dumb shit they planned to put in the game (and given 2020, no way they wouldn't have crammed something that would've been outdated by 2021).

Which of these has experience with Unreal Engine development? Maybe Harebrained, since they're also from Seattle and could maybe absorb some of the people that worked on it for "experience"?

This looks like a logical choice to me. Can somebody check LinkedIn for names that might have moved there ? I never played a game from them though, so I wouldn't know if they could manage it...

Nah, Harebrained have only used Unity for both Shadowrun and Battletech so unless they've been training their staff with it recently, I doubt they'll take the reins. Also BL2 was considered "AAA" to Paradox so that alone makes me somewhat doubt they'll be taking over (because giving it to a studio who did UE3 shovelware and some F2P shooter was clearly the AAA path to go in the first place...)

 

[Larianshill]

You people should cool it with mocking comments, think of every poor consumer who preordered this game for the stop sign and Jeanette's miniskirt. What do you think they are going through now?

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[Justicar]

DEAD GAME

 

[Enkidu]

Well. It can't decline if its not released

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Lord almighty, did they hire Duke Nukem Forever developers to make this?

 

[Lovely Feather Pillow]

 

[fantadomat]

Hmmm spiders will be a good march studio the game.

For Action RPG there is.. Spider? The team has experience of getting game out with limited budget but with decent enough result.

I like Spiders' games but their main strength is coming up with random weird worlds, however the stories they tell in these worlds aren't that great and a VtMB already has an established world while it'd need some good story. It'd be a bad fit for them.

Though TBH i can't think of any studio that could make a VtMB-style game, it isn't like games like it are common in the first place.

Well actually their writing is pretty decent,not amazing but still above anything kwan could produce. Their main problem...if we could say that,is the lack of resources aka small budged. Their visual environment is pretty good. The strength of bloodlines were the setting and not the writing or the combat. The important part is the world/level design and the exploration for a good bloodline game. Also a bit of creepy gory shit like the snuff film part and the haunted hotel. I think that spider could do a good bloodlines set in night paris,running around killing marocans and shit.

 

[Delterius]

In fact, my hopes for the World of Darkness mmo have risen 3000%.

 

[fantadomat]

Nobody will entertain it but they know.

It is gonna be BioWare.

Nah they have their slimy hands full with mass erect and Tranny age.

 

[Storyfag]

In fact, my hopes for the World of Darkness mmo have risen 3000%.

A grand strategy would be more fitting. And completely within Paradox's capabilities.

 

[Ghulgothas]

Oh man, thank you all for a great thread on this begotten version of the game's rise and fall. No matter what form this frankenstein ends up taking under new development, there needs to be some marker immortalizing what it once was.

 

[sser]

Hmmm spiders will be a good march studio the game.

For Action RPG there is.. Spider? The team has experience of getting game out with limited budget but with decent enough result.

I like Spiders' games but their main strength is coming up with random weird worlds, however the stories they tell in these worlds aren't that great and a VtMB already has an established world while it'd need some good story. It'd be a bad fit for them.

Though TBH i can't think of any studio that could make a VtMB-style game, it isn't like games like it are common in the first place.

Well actually their writing is pretty decent,not amazing but still above anything kwan could produce. Their main problem...if we could say that,is the lack of resources aka small budged. Their visual environment is pretty good. The strength of bloodlines were the setting and not the writing or the combat. The important part is the world/level design and the exploration for a good bloodline game. Also a bit of creepy gory shit like the snuff film part and the haunted hotel. I think that spider could do a good bloodlines set in night paris,running around killing marocans and shit.

I think Spiders/Cyanide have top tier writers, they're just operating within the constraints of what little resources they have. I'd love to see them get a shot at a huge title like this (though I imagine they'll just hand it to Harebrained).

 

[Delterius]

You guys know the last time you started listing rational choices for studios we ended up with Hardsuit Labs, right?

Every time someone says 'they'll probably give this to the shadowrun bunnies studio' the chances of a little estonian company increases tenfold.

 

[fantadomat]

Hmmm spiders will be a good march studio the game.

For Action RPG there is.. Spider? The team has experience of getting game out with limited budget but with decent enough result.

I like Spiders' games but their main strength is coming up with random weird worlds, however the stories they tell in these worlds aren't that great and a VtMB already has an established world while it'd need some good story. It'd be a bad fit for them.

Though TBH i can't think of any studio that could make a VtMB-style game, it isn't like games like it are common in the first place.

Well actually their writing is pretty decent,not amazing but still above anything kwan could produce. Their main problem...if we could say that,is the lack of resources aka small budged. Their visual environment is pretty good. The strength of bloodlines were the setting and not the writing or the combat. The important part is the world/level design and the exploration for a good bloodline game. Also a bit of creepy gory shit like the snuff film part and the haunted hotel. I think that spider could do a good bloodlines set in night paris,running around killing marocans and shit.

I think Spiders/Cyanide have top tier writers, they're just operating within the constraints of what little resources they have. I'd love to see them get a shot at a huge title like this (though I imagine they'll just hand it to Harebrained).

Oh yeah,they will give it to those sjws for sure. Which is really stupid because they won't be able to do a third person open world rpg for sure. Their forte is making top down TB rpgs with trannies in them. It will be a huge mess if they give it to harebraindead.

 

[fantadomat]

You guys know the last time you started listing rational choices for studios we ended up with Hardsuit Labs, right?

Every time someone says 'they'll probably give this to the shadowrun bunnies studio' the chances of a little estonian company increases tenfold.

Come one mate,we do it to entertain ourself. We all know that it will be a hot mess.

 

[Delterius]

You guys know the last time you started listing rational choices for studios we ended up with Hardsuit Labs, right?

Every time someone says 'they'll probably give this to the shadowrun bunnies studio' the chances of a little estonian company increases tenfold.

Come one mate,we do it to entertain ourself. We all know that it will be a hot mess.

Point is we can tempt fate the other way. Case in point:

I'm pretty sure Bloodlines 2 is gonna be developed by koreans. Please look forward to rolling gacha machines for the super rare 2003 version of Damsel.

See? Now we might get [good company that shall not be named] instead.

 

[Ol' Willy]

Who should develop Bloodlines 2 in 2021? No one. Not in this year, not in such environment. Leave it. Forget it. Maybe in future...

 

[fantadomat]

You guys know the last time you started listing rational choices for studios we ended up with Hardsuit Labs, right?

Every time someone says 'they'll probably give this to the shadowrun bunnies studio' the chances of a little estonian company increases tenfold.

Come one mate,we do it to entertain ourself. We all know that it will be a hot mess.

Point is we can tempt fate the other way. Case in point:

I'm pretty sure Bloodlines 2 is gonna be developed by koreans. Please look forward to rolling gacha machines for the super rare 2003 version of Damsel.

See? Now we might get [good company that shall not be named] instead.

But where is the fun in that? We all know that it ill suck as much as duke forever,if not more. At leasts lets enjoy the thread for the circus that it is lol.

 

[Justicar]

+ =

 

[Delterius]

You guys know the last time you started listing rational choices for studios we ended up with Hardsuit Labs, right?

Every time someone says 'they'll probably give this to the shadowrun bunnies studio' the chances of a little estonian company increases tenfold.

Come one mate,we do it to entertain ourself. We all know that it will be a hot mess.

Point is we can tempt fate the other way. Case in point:

I'm pretty sure Bloodlines 2 is gonna be developed by koreans. Please look forward to rolling gacha machines for the super rare 2003 version of Damsel.

See? Now we might get [good company that shall not be named] instead.

But where is the fun in that? We all know that it ill suck as much as duke forever,if not more. At leasts lets enjoy the thread for the circus that it is lol.

Every time someone says duke nukem forever the betting markets invert. STOP!!1

 

[fantadomat]

You guys know the last time you started listing rational choices for studios we ended up with Hardsuit Labs, right?

Every time someone says 'they'll probably give this to the shadowrun bunnies studio' the chances of a little estonian company increases tenfold.

Come one mate,we do it to entertain ourself. We all know that it will be a hot mess.

Point is we can tempt fate the other way. Case in point:

I'm pretty sure Bloodlines 2 is gonna be developed by koreans. Please look forward to rolling gacha machines for the super rare 2003 version of Damsel.

See? Now we might get [good company that shall not be named] instead.

But where is the fun in that? We all know that it ill suck as much as duke forever,if not more. At leasts lets enjoy the thread for the circus that it is lol.

Every time someone says duke nukem forever the betting markets invert. STOP!!1

I never said that,but you just did.

 

[Ninjerk]

Can't wait for Larian reimagines the game in a brave new, original direction of isometric turn based game with destructible environments.

It's going to be a mobile exclusive.

 

[Delterius]

There is only one man who can save this doomed project. In fact, that's his specialty.

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[Q]

How about ZA/UM or Iron Tower?

 

[Vincente]

There is only one man who can save this doomed project. In fact, that's his specialty.

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So he can spend the next 5 years apologizing for non-consenting kindred?