It's well known that Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 had a messy development. Publisher Paradox removed original developer Hardsuit Labs from the project in 2021, replacing it with The Chinese Room. However, the complete restart led to a messy finished product, and the game was roundly disliked on launch, including by our own die-hard VTM fan and news editor, Lauren Bergin, who gave it a middling 5/10 in her Bloodlines 2 review. However, modder Werner 'Wesp5' Spahl has uncovered gameplay and assets of the original concept, and it lowkey looks better than the final game.
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