One night I installed this, booted it up and was greeted by the most bad ass, mood setting menu song that I've heard in a long, long time. It fit perfectly with the light of the moon and stars that was just outside my window. And so my adventure began. I wasn't really sure what to expect from a visual novel, but I guess it's just what the category says. You will spend the whole game reading what's happening from the perspective of Julia. A newly turned Vampire, part of the Lasombra clan. Not only that but after a few nights into the game you will also be converted into a detective who has to solve - or at least try to solve - a Vampire murder. As you go further into the story you will be given options to choose how to spend part of the nights between your main investigation - go out clubbing, take a walk in the park, sink your teeth into innocent bystanders and other Vampire activities. All of the side-missions had a nice twist to them and while reading what's happening I didn't feel like I was getting a lesser quality version of the game. They just helped out with fleshing out the world, which is what all great side-missions should do. I finished my journey with Julia in about 4-5 hours and I felt satisfied with what I got. I saw some Vampire dilemas, got to know more of the Masquarade world, took part of investigating a murder and was given the option to do some bad ass shit on several ocasions. But the best part was the atmosphere. The music, the art, the depressing undertone, the characters -all of that really made this more worthwhile than it should have been. If you ask me the best way to play this is late at night after work, or working out or just when you need to relax a little with a beverage or a smoke and you can let your mind drift into Julia's reality. This game is sorta like a Vampire. The more time you spend with it the more intrigued will you become.
