Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

If you came here looking for the other Vampires : The Masquarade game (Which is amazing and you should totally play), you're at the wrong place. Tefemption is a completely different game with a completely different story and gameplay, that came out several year earlier and its only connection with Bloodlines is the setting. I'm not going to dive into the story part of the game (Other reviews will tell you more, I'm just saying that it's good and does a great job at driving the game forward), as I'd rather talk about the gameplay. It's obvious from the start that Nihilistic was aiming for a game in the style of Diablo, although it ends up playing more like a Real-Time Baldur's Gate. If that doesn't ring a bell, think Dragon Age Origins without pause or The Witcher 1 with multiple characters, and you'll see what I mean : You need to control up to 4 characters at once (!) in a game which was obviously designed with multiplayer in mind, and the very simple AI just doesn't hold up to the complex task of replacing a human player, let alone 3. You'll need to micro-manage them constantly to make sure they don't run out of blood and potions every time you encounter a mob of rats, run into ranged enemies with a sword instead of luring them, attempt to shoot through walls (especially corners) or completely disregard area hazards like toxic gases or sun rays. These all appear to be oversights to designing the game to be played in multiplayer first and attempting to polish the engine over the content. The big issue with this is that what ends up being the main draw of the the game, the story, is only avilable in simgle player, and you need a mod to play it in multiplayer. One can certainly enjoy the game in SP (I know I have), but you'll run into each of those issues all the time, and it can wear you down after a while. I highly reccomand you mod the game with Age of Redemption to fet the MP campaign, if you plan to get this game.

Political intrigue and blood feuds among modern-day vampire mafia-like families. Memorable characters (ah, the Twins) and places (ah, the Manor), great writing and plot (albeit weaker in the second half). Also, works very nicely with Wine, for all of us non-Windows users. Just don't forget to install the latest unofficial patch by Wesp, which fixes loooots of bugs that the developers didn't have the opportunity to fix when the company went down.

don't know what the other reviewers were talking about but this one is still has a cult following; for its time it still delivers great graphics and a very very deep rich and Gothic story. just also know there is a mod called VTMB as a companion mod that takes this game to a whole new level.(lol as if the game needs content but it is a fantastic mod) check out Youtube to see it in action. ive played this game many times over and there is always something new its just that deep. for you all vampyre lovers out there, this is it and for RPG fans in general?? lol you wont find too many games that are this well made... enjoy the darkness:)))

I can't say there aren't things I'd change if I could. The graphics and AI have not aged well, and there were some bits that made it to production unfinished. Nevertheless, if I were told that I could only ever play one game again in my life, this would be my first choice. I'm not even sure I'd call it an RPG in the classic sense-- it's more like an interactive story, but one so intense and evocative that it sucked me in in a way no other video game ever has. It wraps itself around your heart and mind until you're almost there. Wandering the silver mines and the tower of London honestly scared me, and had me jumping at every sound. I hated Count Orsi with a passion I've never before or since experienced in a game. My heart broke when a friend died, and I yelled with glee when another friend returned. And at the end, I literally stood up and cheered. It's an epic story of good vs evil, love and loss, friend and foe, and the conquering power of an honest heart.

One of my favorites games. Great history, great characters, i've played this game a lot of times. Great Game !!!