Vampire bloodhunt9/1/2023 ![]() ![]() And of course, with the more action side of things – that’s already a part of the IP and the lore. “We’re very aware of that, and we wanted to make something that is new to the genre. You can have writers, and other people who are paid, but it’s the fans who decide if it’s good or not. “As you know with all big IPs like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, everything is owned by the fans. “We want to be respectful towards the fans, that has always been the number one issue,” says Cortes. With the game’s early access period now over, and with the full release on the horizon for later this year, we sat down with art director Rodrigo Cortes and lead technical artist Danial Rashidi, to find out how Sharkmob are bringing Vampire: The Masquerade to the triple-A battle royale space. But the team at Sharkmob are very aware of the IP’s legacy, and remain committed to that delicate balance of respecting what came before it, while also taking the franchise in a new direction. It’s certainly a new twist on the franchise – bringing new life to an early 2000’s classic. If that doesn’t satisfy you, Sharkmob has something with a lot more triple-A shine coming your way later this year – Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt.īloodhunt is a free-to-play battle royale title, developed and published by Sharkmob. While the direct sequel might be further along the horizon than initially thought, the franchise has risen from the grave with a number of smaller indie titles. ![]() Thankfully, the franchise isn’t quite as cursed as its history might make it seem. The game has seemingly survived cancellation, but it’s fair to assume that fans will have to wait a little while longer. The game’s publisher, Paradox Interactive, cut ties with its original developer Hardsuit Labs in February 2021. (We won’t dwell on CCP Games’ unproductive stewardship.) Until, in 2019, the franchise was reborn with a number of new entries, including the long-awaited sequel to Bloodlines.īloodlines 2’s troubled development has meant that fans have even longer to wait for a direct followup to the 2004 classic. That was seemingly the end for the series’ video game efforts. Fans who, following the demise of Troika Games, kept the game alive through patches and re-adding cut content found in the final release. While there have been various attempts at vampiric video games, arguably none have quite the reputation and devoted fans as Bloodlines. Troika Games later closed its doors in 2005.ĭespite this, the game has attracted a cult following in the years since. A fight that it… did not win, with Bloodlines ultimately performing poorly financially. Adding onto that, Bloodlines released in competition with Half Life 2. Upon release the game was riddled with bugs – even today, fresh installs of the game require an unofficial patch to address many of the game’s issues. However, it arguably didn’t make its true impact on gaming history until 2004, with Troika Games’ troubled masterpiece RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.ĭespite being one of the best vampire video games to hit the market, Bloodlines was for a long time the final entry to the series. Masquerade made its first foray into video games with the release of Nihilistic Software’s V ampire: The Masquerade – Redemption. The series was born in 1991 as a tabletop RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade, as part of Mark Rein-Hagen’s World of Darkness series. ![]() The Vampire: The Masquerade franchise has had something of a long and difficult journey over the years. ![]()
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