Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

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The brightness controls do not work in this game, so the first dungeon is too dark to progress. The movement in this game is very poor, requiring clicking on precise areas, so without being able to see, it is impossible to progress.

I really dislike this game, above all for Masquerade setting adaptation. For an example, during game you will meet a Toreador woman (clan of art-loving, gentle vampires) and she'll join your party. Are you looking forward to some dialogues and stuff? You can forget about that, just don't forget to buy her a shotgun ammo, because she will be eager to help you kill some enemy bastards! I mean it - take an interesting and very attractive setting, strip down whole RPG idea to some combat skills, replace dialogues by boring and never-ending dungeons, add bad controls and you get Redemption. And comparison with Bloodlines - are you kidding me?

I can't review the game because the silver mines(beginning) are completely black and I can see nothing. This is after turning the brightness up. No options, nothing in inventory or disciplines, so no light source. Since I have yet to even become a vampire I must recommend not buying this game due to not having any playable content.

This game held a lot of promise, and I really looked forward to playing. BUT the first, the very first dungeon is a combination of dull and incredibly frustrating as you literally can't see where you're going, even with a torch in your hand. I banged into walls, shuffled along ledges (I think), and generally walked around in circles for an hour before ditching the game. Unfortunately, because of this huge stumbling block I wasn't prepared to drag myself over, I can't speak to the rest of the game. What on earth were the writers thinking? Unless you can endure a couple of hours of sheer frustration to complete the first quest, don't waste your time and money like I did.