Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™

Для 2004 года - это шедевральная игра. Если сейчас выпустить ремастер с современной графикой, анимациями и исправлениями, то эта игра будет одной из лучших, что есть на рынке. В 2021 году она конечно немного туговато играется) Но атмосфера тут намного лучше чем в большинстве современных игр. Чего только стоит уровень с призраком в отеле)

This game has many positive things: graphics, story, music and gameplay are really good. If you are a Vampire: The Masquerade fan, you will love the atmosphere and recreation of the world. BUT the game is flawed. Why? Because for the first paet of the fame you resolve situations in different way: stealth, charisma, violence, wisdom... But when the story is near the end you'll need fight, fight and fight. In some ways it is like if you have two different game philosophies in the same game.

At this point, you've probably heard plenty about this game. So, allow me to go over some pointers for the modern gamer: AGED WELL: There are games that have aged fantastically, and remain thoroughly enjoyable (Max Payne 1); and, there are games that have not (Morrowind). This is one of the former. While the combat could certainly use just one single thing to improve it - BLOCKING - the majority of the gameplay has the well-aged trademarks of most Source games: From the stealth, to the skills, to the dialogue, most of the game plays like a dream. And, most importantly: Playing this game in 2022, it seems as if all the bugs have been fixed!!! MANY FACETS: A great deal of the game is spent using passive abilities outside of combat, and as such, your non-combat skills are seriously useful. The line between action and calm is blurred enough that you won't feel like you're jumping back and forth between segments of each. Not only that, but the overall balance and the non-linear structure give you all the agency you could want. GOOD WORDS: It's easy to see a widening decline in the writing of video games, many of which have now become a contrived, derivative, or hyper-aware mess that lack style or concept. Even more so than other classic games, Bloodlines takes characterization to heart. With a cast of thoroughly entertaining and well-voiced weirdos, there is a serious allure to exploring dialogue and quests that you'll find will drive you to explore all those hidden nooks. So, that's V:M-B. If you're thinking about getting this game, you should get it. If you've got it in your library, you should play it. If you haven't tried it yet, you'll love it. For bonus points, once you've played a bit and got the hang of things, try a no-reload run (One save file, no reloading unless you die). Escewing the consequences of your actions is a great way to miss a lot of this game, and add that sense of caution and tension that is core to the Vampire: Masquearade experience.

So Activition-Blizzard in their wild strike of great decission released the game at the same day as HL2 this throw entire studio under the bus and force Authors of 3 great games to outright look for another job Cruelty and incompetence of this company must stop and this game Deserved a lot better However 20 years later with Unofficial Patch Plus game is finally fun to play and decently finished Facial animations looks better in this junk than in some of the modern games (not boomer take, i m honest) Gameplay is kind of fun, game is very hard at the beginning and very easy once you get good how do you get good? SPAM F near every human enemy Sneaking works only at very high levels Guns works only in lategame Intimidation and Seduction are weak, unless you play as lady Inspection is insulting and outright unfair - spend points to collect things easier... Every skill have its place and use in the world Game is very similar to mass effect in a way that you chose one of the pre-existing pathes and enjoy the ride This game is possibly best adaptation of Table Top Vampires in the game EVER MADE YOUR MONEY WILL LAND IN BLIZZARD POCKETS Buy on sale or after they pay for their crimes!

I went on this journey (because it really is quite a journey!) already very famliliar with Vampire: the Masquerade and White Wolf's World of Darkness RPG world. I'm not really a computer gamer, however, and I was looking for an immersive story rather than a technical gaming challenge. This game offers both. World of Darkness is a very rich game setting, and this game captures it rather well. The intrigue, the manipulation, the deception and the moral ambiguity are all there, and despite the fact that this feels like an FPS a lot of the time, your decisions carry weight, not least when dialogue is concerned. On the down side this is a somewhat buggy and glitchy game. When this, and the "technical" shooter/fighting challenge felt rather too much, I still couldn't stop as the narrative was really engaging. I used a few walkthroughs and cheated my way out of a few situations just to experience the story. For fans of World of Darkness I can't recommend this game highly enough!