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 FUN Game.. BAD Glitches!, 2008-03-03
This is a very entertaining game but it's filled with all sorts of annoying glitches. It got to the point where I just stopped caring to play because I knew from reading a few articles that once I got to a certain point in the game, I wouldn't be able to continue because of a really bad glitch. There are patches you can download online to fix some of the glitches but it doesn't help them all. It's sad because this game has potential and it's predecessor was very entertaining but I just can't get past all the issues with the glitches.
 A Uniquely Mature, Smart and Entertaining Game, 2008-01-18
While you pretty much HAVE TO download the patch (1.02) on their website to play without too much trouble, this game is well worth the time and financial investments because there is simply no other game that offer an experience quite like this one. If you have read any modern vampire novels (such as those written by Ann Rice) and appreciate the imaginative possibility that vampires can be more than mindless bloodsuckers or the possibility of sophisticated vampire societies, then you would LOVE this game.
Don't let the art style fool you. This game is much more witty and colorful than an emo-boy's escape from reality. The dialogue writing and voice acting are great, and the richness of details in the environment is fantastic. You will get to explore the nightlife in downtown LA and Hollywood (just to name a few) like never before. What're you waiting for? Get it before this game is finally sold out.
One of the best games I have played, 2008-01-15
Graphics are ok. But the depth of the game completely makes up for it. This is a FUN game!
Engaging, Intelligent, and FUN, 2008-01-07
Without delving into the specifics of the game's plot or technical controls, I can safely say that this is one of the most well thought-out and executed "non-D&D" RPGs I've ever played. Here are some bulletpoints...
1) This game has some of the best voice acting I've ever heard in a video game, hands down. The voices match the characters' physical manifestations without exception. Inflection and emotion are spot-on. All I have to say is Smiling Jack. You'll know what I mean when you play.
2) While the plotline is decidedly quite linear, this game contains some of the coolest sub-quests I've encountered in an RPG. This adds lots of extra fun.
3) The music and graphics blend together seamlessly to create atmospheres ranging from downright melancholy and spooky to high-strung and intense.
4) Replayability is nice and high thanks to the many different Vampire Clans you have at your disposal, each with their own set of unique powers and subquests. Don't miss out on clans Tremere and Malkavian!
5) BIG NOTE HERE! While the packaged release of this game is indeed riddled with minor bugs, all of that can be simply and easily fixed by implementing Tessmage's TRUE patch (no longer available on his site, but still findable for those who are resourceful - you can Google it). Not only will the gameplay be enhanced, but much of the present but unimplemented content will be "awakened" to enhance gameplay without ruining balance.
 Decent game, 2007-12-08
Becoming a vampire, isn't that everybody's dream? Superhuman strength, heighten senses, and immortality are just some of the perks of embracing the vampire life. Unfortunately, not all of us have a vampire friend who can convert us, so we have to settle with role playing with Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines by Troika.
Bloodlines is set in Los Angeles where vampires live in secret under the rules of the Masquerade, which are a set of hard rules vampires follow to keep their existence a secret from all the humans. For example, the Masquerade dictates that if you want to feed, you better do it in a dark alley with no witnesses. In game, the Masquerade operates under a five strikes and you're out mentality, so you can't go around using your vampiric powers or drinking blood indiscriminately.
The game plays a bit like a first person Fallout where you are free to roam pockets of LA completing a variety of quests for a reward. At the outset, you choose from seven different races of vampires each with their own subset of vampire powers and abilities. The races are fairly standard fair, some specializing in vampire magic, others in combat and others in persuasion or sex appeal. Some of the races do stand out though; for example, the Nosferatu are so physically deformed that even being spotted by a human result in a Masquerade violation, so they must specialize in stealth and stick mainly to traveling through the sewers.
The quests have very good variety and are made even more interesting by the lore of the Masquerade and the politics that these vampires are steeped in. For example, *minor spoiler alert* you will be running through a haunted house avoiding flying furniture to retrieve an object for someone, or trying to clear out a strip joint so you can single out and kill a stripper who turns out to be a vampire hunter. The unfortunate side of this is that the game is built around a poorly executed combat system.
Combat in Bloodlines is tiring. First of all, the game strips away two of the most important reasons players enjoy combat: loot and experience. There isn't a rich economy of weapons in Bloodlines. There are a handful of guns to choose from and even less melee weapons. The only thing enemies drop, except for specific quest related enemies, are the weapons they are holding, so if you are running around shooting up security guards you will at best be breaking even with the bullets you put in them and the bullets that they are dropping. The big slight is the lack of experience gained from enemy encounters. This may be a slight boon to players who enjoy playing RPGs diplomatically; this sucks for the average player.
Another issue with the combat is the enemy AI. They are idiots and they are too similar. Either they are shooting at you, in which case you are ducking behind something and shooting them back, or they are lunging at you, where you back pedal and shoot them in the face. Either case, they are idiots. If you get two goons who are shooting at you and you line them up in a straight line, the one in the back will shoot the one in the front in the back. This is made even more irritating that they all are amazing shots.
Bloodlines takes advantage of the Source engine so the game feels a very Half Life like (more towards part one than part two) and also benefits from the Source engine's amazing ability to create life-like NPCs. All of the characters are very expressive and are treated with some amazing voice acting which helps suck you into the game's narrative. It is truly a shame that the game's combat drags the whole thing down and makes it feel like a chore to get to the juicy story.
Overall playing the game was a positive experience. At first, the game was very immersive, but as you become more aware of the game's shortcomings, the experience did tend to drag at the end. It was bad enough at the end that I decided to forgo playing the game again as another race and Goozexed it.
7/10
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