Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™

I don't know what took me so long to pick up this game. One of the best games I've played in a long time. If you like exploration games with good writing I recommend it. It's story driven, but still manages to be surprisingly open world. I'm about 9 hours in and still haven't come close to finding all the content. The main thing I dislike is the combat which is a bit clunky, but usually still manageable to get through. The patch seems to have gotten most of the bugs out, although there's still one in there that seems to sometimes make certain elevator buttons impossible to press locking you out of a few areas.

This game... this game is like the embodiment of when publishers screw with devs too much. I played this game without the patch initially and haven't completed my patched playthrough yet but don't see it changing my opinion significantly. I feel like the races are a bit eh... Like, after playthrough one who is going to play anything other than Malkavian or Nosferatu? Those are the only interesting ones. I tried playing a bit as Brujah and Ventrue and they literally had the same dialogue as my initial playthrough as Toreador except with Ventrue, they *spoiler* throw up when you feed on poor people. So yeah, there are only really two fun races to play as. Gameplay wise the game is fine, I enjoy it. It doesn't have any real lock-on system and spamming bloodbuff is all you need to do to win any fight but whatever, it's fun enough. That horror segment, HOLY S**T that was the scariest shit my first time through, oh my god I am terrified of it, it gets me every time honestly. But yeah, it's a good game, and as for people giving one stars complaining about price, wait for a sale dude.

Note: game is not for young kids. This game is not a favorite of mine because it has Vampires. I like it because it has personality. So, the naysayers who were on Mars or not born when Vampire The Masquerade came out must realize it was unwisely rushed out the door with barely enough time to fix bugs and have a meaningful ending. But the devs tried their hardest. Modders thankfully kept fixing the game to where it is playable and looks good for it's age. I am not sure why people don't have a game that looks good. You can play it at 4k with the resolution patch. If you're not happy with the base game then mod it. You'll enjoy it one way or another. Enjoy.

While I was dissapointed by the main story, I think it's an overall fantastic RPG-shooter with great dialogues (I actually did play a Malkavian in my first playthrough and I don't regret it), fantastic atmosphere and awesome music

... I'd love a remake were you can't get stuck. The feel of the game is great. The voice acting is superb. But after reaching China Town i couldn't complete any quests anymore, which is a pity for such a cool game. Since there are so many remakes and such these days, this would be a prime candidate.