Poll: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines

[bobknowsall]

For those of you who haven't heard about it, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines is a freeform action RPG in the mould of Deus Ex, based on the popular World of Darkness RPG series. It was released at the same time as Half-Life 2 (and its rushed release resulted in a lot of bugs and glitches), and was quickly overshadowed by the bigger-budget game. I'd quite like to hear your thoughts on it. (Comments would be appreciated)

 

[Shoto Koto]

I've never actually played it, but if it didn't go down well, was overshadowed and buggy. Perhaps there's a reason I haven't?

 

[bobknowsall]

Well, the reason it was overshadowed was due to its unfortunate release date and lack of proper advertising (especially compared to Half-Life 2's fanfare), and most of the bugs have been dealt with in patches. It's a good game, if a bit underrated.

 

[Tigurus]

Yes, I remembered that game very well. I can't play it anymore though

I really loved the story back then and all the characters, the action and all. I was so young, however, that I never had any sight of those Glitches and Bugs and I enjoyed days playing that little game.

Wonderfull...I got play it again if I could...

 

[JaredXE]

It was fun, but VtM:Redemption still is far superior.

Admittedly, in that game you can't make it with smexy vampire "Twins" like you can in Bloodlines.

 

[bobknowsall]

Yes, I remembered that game very well. I can't play it anymore though

I really loved the story back then and all the characters, the action and all. I was so young, however, that I never had any sight of those Glitches and Bugs and I enjoyed days playing that little game.

Wonderfull...I got play it again if I could...

It's pretty easy to get on Steam these days.

 

[Tigurus]

It's pretty easy to get on Steam these days.

Yeah, I know but I don't want to pay for it. ^_^
I got the original CD here. I only need to get it working on 64-Bit >.<
Somehow it gives an error. Well, That is a matter for another day.

 

[APPCRASH]

It's pretty easy to get on Steam these days.

Yeah, I know but I don't want to pay for it. ^_^
I got the original CD here. I only need to get it working on 64-Bit >.<
Somehow it gives an error. Well, That is a matter for another day.

I think you can register games on Steam with your cd key. This way you can download it, without paying or installing through a cd.

 

[Tigurus]

Really? That would be pretty neat. Maybe It will work on 64-Bit then. Though I don't like Steam very much but maybe this is worth it. ^_^

 

[Undeleted]

I love it. It's the best successor to Deus Ex we're gonna get. Eurogamer did a retrospective [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/retrospective-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines] on it a while back that should bring back memories and maybe draw some new people in.

edit: ah yes I remember this

 

[countrysteaksauce]

There should be an option, Great game, but buggy.

You can download the unofficial fan patches and they fix a good bit of stuff.

 

[Maze1125]

I just recently started playing this on Steam, I've found it pretty good so far, with only a few bugs.

 

[Undeleted]

The only thing I don't like about the game is how combat-heavy things get around the last few missions. I wanted to do a low-kills run but the later levels make it pretty much impossible. I guess that's what happens when it's release month and there's no time to create stealth opportunities or interesting dialogue. Things really start going downhill with the Warrens. I just noclip/notarget through them every time.

 

[bobknowsall]

The only thing I don't like about the game is how combat-heavy things get around the last few missions. I wanted to do a low-kills run but the later levels make it pretty much impossible. I guess that's what happens when it's release month and there's no time to create stealth opportunities or interesting dialogue. Things really start going downhill with the Warrens. I just noclip/notarget through them every time.

Yeah, the gameplay really does go down the toilet at that point. It's a real pity. But the gameplay beforehand is still something I consider a landmark in FPS-RPG games.

 

[Zacharine]

Glory to the malkavian goodies and bits scattered around. They really ent the extra mile on some parts, while, to my disappointment, lacking in others.

 

[Sigel]

I never got into it because I actually used to play the real live game at the time. It did not seem necessary to play a video game about something I was already doing in real life.

Hey, hey, don't judge. We have all done things we are not proud of in our youth. Bad roleplaying is one of mine.

 

[bobknowsall]

Glory to the malkavian goodies and bits scattered around. They really ent the extra mile on some parts, while, to my disappointment, lacking in others.

I'm currently doing a Malkavian playthrough, and the stuff I've come across is unreal. Having a conversation with a stop sign is still probably my favourite Malk moment.

 

[Undeleted]

Malkavians are pretty fun but the best clans are Brujah and Tremere, anyone who disagrees should be staked to an East-facing wall


edit: beaten to the stop sign

 

[bobknowsall]

Too true, too true...

Such a damn funny video... "You've made a powerful enemy today, sign..."

 

[Markgraf]

Malkavians are pretty fun but the best clans are Brujah and Tremere, anyone who disagrees should be staked to an East-facing wall


edit: beaten to the stop sign

I disagree, Tremeres and their blood magic are pretty much the most important clan in the Camarilla (aside from those bureaucratic Ventrues who have little to no way of enforcing their power).