In my younger days, I was a DIEHARD fan of White Wolf's World of Darkness. I owned (and read repeatedly) easily 30 or so books (the novels are stellar.) In fact just today I finished rereading the Book of Nod. That said, despite it's technical flaws, and truly they're nothing that can't be overcome, this game is indeed a fine example of what WoD in it's prime could be as a game (other than the tabletop version.) The writing is such that White Wolf made much of it official canon. That should say something. Gameplay is fair, better than I expected for so ambitious a project. Combat is a little clunky, but fun and depending on how you play can be quite harrowing juggling the fighting with the use of disciplines. It can be easy or hard depending again entirely on you. The story is immersive, the atmosphere is expertly painted despite the graphics being a bit dated (like many kindred, this game is old.) Any game with an online community devout enough to STILL be modding it is worth a second thought. And there are quite a few VERY in depth ones at that. Think about it. Wait for it to be on sale if you wish. Give it a shot. You might like it, you might not. But remember kindred, it is the blood of Caine that makes your fate.
