Hopes and Concerns for Bloodlines 2?

This is probably the only thing Bloodlines 2 has in common with the original game.   

From my part, everytime I see new info about B2, I sorely realize it's not a game for me (the old fans). 

I see no ties with original Bloodlines. Hope it will be a good game though. 

Phantom Liberty is great and overall to me CP2077 had a lot of Bloodlines feeling. I just recently learned that there are huge unused areas hidden in the game, but modding doesn't seem up to date at the moment to do the things we did to restore Bloodlines content. Maybe this will become better once CDPR stops patching it which regularily breaks the fan-made modding tools!

In all honesty, I don't mind having the protagonist be an elder vamp this time. There's an actual explanation for why you're able to level up your skills and disciplines in a short amount of time, as opposed to the first game where your Mary Sue fledgling could just max out multiple disciplines and become a one-man army while they're still fresh off the boat.

However, there are still many areas that I'm not exactly optimistic about. Having the protag be voiced isn't really a bad thing on it's own, but I worry that it could severely limit roleplaying. From what I saw and heard from the recent Narrative and RPG Stream video, Phyre will have a preset personality and backstory. Granted, it seems like they're gonna try and make Phyre ambiguous enough that players can insert themselves into the character [kinda like JC Denton], so I do hope they can get that right. Some of the ideas mentioned in the video sound really interesting [such as how different outfits will result in different reactions from NPCs], but it's not guaranteed that those ideas will be executed well.

All in all, I'm cautiously optimistic. Maybe it'll turn out well, maybe it won't. I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's a gem, but I won't be badly shaken and sobbing if it sucks. Either way, I'll let time take care of the rest.

Hmm, I think first ever Bloodlines 2 trailer was back in 2019. It pulled me back here which isn't a bad thing by far.

We are now 2024.

I think it's time for them to stfu and nut the fuck up.

Am I wrong?