This is the first game about vampires that really made me feel like I was controlling a powerful hunter of the night. Still, for as powerful as you are among mere mortals, you meet your equal when it comes to the other Kindred that populate this immersive World of Darkness. Also, the scene with the Werewolf was a truly pulse-pounding, on the edge-of-my-seat moment.
This is without doubt the best game I have ever played, and most likely the best I will ever play. It has everything: action, rpg, puzzles, blood & gore, intrigue, and even a bit of romance.
Sure it's without question the most bugged game ever developed, but the brilliance of the storyline, the believability of the concept, and the skill of (most) the voice actors more than make up fo... read more
Description:You wake up one morning and discover that you are dead. Well, not exactly dead, but turned into a vampire - "sired", as the vampires themselves call it. Before you are able to reflect upon your new existence, you are taken to a court room, where you get acquainted with Camarilla - an organization that maintains order among vYou wake up one morning and discover that you are dead. Well, not exactly dead, but turned into a vampire - "sired", as the vampires themselves call it. Before you are able to reflect upon your new existence, you are taken to a court room, where you get acquainted with Camarilla - an organization that maintains order among vampires. Apparently, your sire turned you into a vampire without permission, so Prince LaCroix, the head of Los Angeles Camarilla branch, decides to execute both of you. Your short vampire life would have come to an abrupt end, if a mysterious person hadn't stepped in and convinced the Prince to spare it. The Prince takes responsibility for you from now on, and decides to test your abilities, sending you to Santa Monica. Before long you become involved in a net of intrigues between powerful organizations and vampire clans, and have to choose your own place in this terrifying new world.
The game is based on the pen-and-paper RPG Vampire: The Masquerade. In the beginning, you create your character, choosing between vampire clans, each one with its own unique abilities. You receive many quests during your adventure, and gain experience points for completing them. Those experience points can be spent to raise parameters of your characters, as well as various vampire feats. You can make your character stronger in combat, proficient in computer hacking or stealth, more powerful in vampire disciplines, more attractive, more intimidating, and so on.
Many quests can be completed in different ways, and it will also be possible to choose with whom you want to side during the game. The combat is action-based. You can fight unarmed, use melee weapons, or guns. Melee combat is viewed from third-person perspective, but you switch to first-person if you are using a gun. Blood is used to activate your vampire disciplines. You can feed on humans; but there are two things you should watch for. First, if you do it openly, you violate the rules of Masquerade, which dictates all vampires to conceal their true nature. Five Masquerade violations lead to instant Game Over. And second, if you kill an innocent human in process, you'll not only be chased by policemen, but also lose a point of your humanity, which will raise your chances of becoming an uncontrolled beast.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Activision Release date : 18 November 2004 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 5030917023309
“This is without doubt the best game I have ever played, and most likely the best I will ever play. It has everything: action, rpg, puzzles, blood & gore, intrigue, and even a bit of romance.
Sure it's without question the most bugged game ever developed, but the brilliance of the storyline, the believability of the concept, and the skill of (most) the voice actors more than make up for it.
Also, its one of the few games with unique dialogue based on your gender; you can play this game over and over.
A shame that while the game gets top ratings, the marketing of it sucked big time; had the company spent a few more months perfecting the game, and then made sure that people actually knew it existed, they could've made a fortune...” read more
"This is the first game about vampires that really made me feel like I was controlling a powerful hunter of the night. Still, for as powerful as you are among mere mortals, you meet your equal when it comes to the other Kindred that populate this immersive World of Darkness. Also, the scene with the Werewolf is a terrifying, pulse-pounding, on the edge-of-my-seat encounter.
There's some kind of slick quality to this game that's hard to describe. It's obvious that a lot of TLC went into making"
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"I can't undersell how awesome Bloodlines makes being a vampyre, and how realistically it portrays it taking place underneath everyone's noses. Expansive levels, intricately designed with plenty of secrets and alcoves really solidifies this game as an immersive masterpiece."
“This is the first game about vampires that really made me feel like I was controlling a powerful hunter of the night. Still, for as powerful as you are among mere mortals, you meet your equal when it comes to the other Kindred that populate this immersive World of Darkness. Also, the scene with the Werewolf was a truly pulse-pounding, on the edge-of-my-seat moment.” read more
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