I don't think there's anything to say that hasn't already been said. When I first played this game ~16 years ago, it was a buggy nightmare that I couldn't pull myself away from. The combat is clunky, some of the mechanics suck royally, but man the story. This is absolutely the best Vampire media I've ever consumed. I was always a fan of vampire stories, but there was never anything that made you feel like you *knew* what it was like to be a vampire. This changed that. This was my Jedi Academy: Jedi Outcast. That game was the first game that really, really made me feel like I knew what it was like to wield the power of the Force. This game made me feel like I really got into the role. Absolutely impeccable. I leave this review 16 years later in anticipation of the new one (please, please, please, please Paradox, don't **** it up), and I think back to the good times I spent playing this. I love this game so much, but I've tried replaying it a few times in recent years, and it's just so clunky that it's hard to get into. Keep that in mind if you're wanting to pick this up fresh. In my mind, it's not held up as well as titles like KOTOR from a mechanics and gameplay perspective. If you're good at ignoring little quirks like bad graphics, wonky animations, and sometimes bad gameplay mechanics, please pick this up. If I reviewed this when I first played it, it's an easy 5 stars all day every day. Now, since it's definitely showing its age, I'll give it a 4.
I just left a review for Shadowrun Hong Kong 3 years after I played it. To be honest, I forgot how good these games were till I went and left that review. I'm probably going to replay them all now just because I'm craving a good RPG. I can't say much more than what I said in my Hong Kong review, except: This one is better. If you go read my review there, take everything I said, apply here, and assume that this is better. If I could give this 6 stars, I would
I think this is my favorite RPG from the last 10 years. I just left a review saying that I constantly look for something that'll fill the gap that KOTOR and Jade Empire left. This isn't quite that, but I'll be damned if it's not a whole hell of a lot of turn based fun. This game is the game that made me fall in love with tactical, turn-based games. The story is fantastic. The setting is fantastic. I don't really know what else to say. This is cyberpunk fantasy. If you like cyberpunk or fantasy, buy this. If you don't like cyberpunk or fantasy, buy this. Seriously, please play this
