Vampire®: The Masquerade - Bloodlines™

Bought this game at a discount bin in a game store years ago. It was so easy to engulf yourself fully into the atmosphere it created. It was a little buggy back then but I'm hoping this new updated version has sorted that out. I already pre-purchased the new Bloodlines coming out maybe this year so playing this older game should help me get back in shape.

It was a very good game when it first came out (but with a lot of bugs). Now it's a great game, after years of updates. This 20 year old game is better then a lot of todays trash.

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.

Excellent game

Pro: - voice acting is great - atmosphere of some levels are fantastic - game does not punish you immediately - interesting quests Con: - even with community patches has still bugs, sometimes the game crashes when you start to press any movement key - backtracking is a bit of a hassle - close combat mechanics are weird - feeding fails sometimes for no reason - some areas are pitchblack, nightvision would have been a nice feature - amount of loot is lackluster compared to the prices of some items