Chinese Room is clearly a bad fit for Bloodlines. They have zero experience with RPG games.

They make good walking-sim style gaming experiences with strong atmosphere and world-building, but they've never made any RPGs.

Their gameplay also tends to a bit subpar. The original Bloodlines had some flaws with gameplay (combat), but you still had a lot of different gameplay options and approaches.

And why shouldn't people have expectations for a strong roleplaying experience and player freedom for a Bloodlines game?