It’s not just politics where Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 takes a progressive approach. In terms of the main conflict what is interesting is it’s one of those truly balanced issues.”
But it’s definitely taking some political stances on what we think are right and wrong. It’s easy to say this is good and this is bad. I don’t believe you can look at both sides of a political argument without understanding both sides. “It is a political game but I think it’s one of those few opportunities that gives us the chance to let people make their own political statement in a way that’s not cheap. The world has to move forward, right?” says Clooney. “One of the reasons why that particular conflict attracted us so much was because it’s an inherently political conversation but it’s one of the few ones where it’s hard to… there are valid approaches.
While the demo of the early stages of the game I saw hinted at conflict and the politics of warring clans, Clooney says it’s central to Bloodlines 2 that the writers (who include Brian Mitsoda, narrative designer on the original game) are actively taking a political stance in this sequel, with its themes of art versus commerce and technological advances versus tradition.
