Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™

this game is bad and frustating quest log is two vague how could just have a map with a waypoint on where you need to go instead of wadering around aimlessly combat is mid at best

Even with the Unofficial Patch, this game feels like an amateur early alpha. I know it's from another time, but this isn't worth it unless you have some sort of nostalgia or a retro-gaming fetish.

It was amazing in every single way as long as it lasted but then missions started to bug and I can't turn them in. So long... I know people love this game and I can already see why, but when a game breaks like that it annoys me more than it pleases me so for me it has to be rated bellow average as it is.

This it.

Back in the days, I loved the original tabletop game. And when Redemption came out? MAN, I was instantly in love with it. The dark streets of old Prague, “modern” London and, as the main dish, the ability to drink blood. Sure, it wasn't the first game to do that (everybody should remember at least Blood Omen), but with all that fancy 3D and atmosphere-oriented gameplay, it was just way too special. Obviously I've waited for Bloodlines. One of my biggest complains about the Redemption was the fact that player never actually had a choice. He was forced to join Brujah clan, while yours truly always had a soft place for Toreador guys. Anyway, Bloodlines came out and... I hated it. With passion. Sure, character creation was there and it wasn't that bad. The problem is – the game itself was unbearable. And not because it was REALLY buggy, but because the game felt lacking and level design was absolutely horrible. See, Bloodlines is a small game. Don't expect it to offer huge levels to you. But at the same time it can confuse the heck out of you so you can spend a lot of time just wandering between some annoying pipes, trying to figure out how they work. The game also doesn't have enough optional stuff. Sure, Redemption didn't have optional quests at all, but see, there's a big difference between the games with no proper character customization and the games with full character customization. Bloodlines feels like there's just not enough room to use your powers. And it sure isn't Planescape: Torment. Which means that nobody cares that you're a good talker. You'll still need to shoot. A LOT. And that's my biggest problem. The game doesn't really bring FPS element to RPG genre. It brings RPG element to FPS and ruins it. At the end, Bloodlines feels a lot like a bad FPS with many uncomfortable details that don't even feel at home here. Mix it with lack of optional quests, small maps and horrible level design, and you'll get it why I've never ever liked this game.