Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
by Activision
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Video Game Reviews of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Customer Review: Over $34 for a game that's almost 4 yrs. old?!
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't ordinarily write a review like this but the price being charged for this game right now (May 2008) is absurd. Four months ago, it was $9.99 here at Amazon.
The game was a lot of fun and looked great for its time, and it offered better gameplay than many of the "whack-and-slash" melee games we've seen so many of over the years. And $34 would have been a fair price for it, say, 3 1/2 years ago.
But if you still want to buy this game, go to the bargain racks where software is sold and you can buy it easily for five bucks. It is certainly worth that, and, if Amazon still had it available for $9.99, it would be worth that, too, in new condition.
Customer Review: fun game that turns boringly tedious
Summary: 3 Stars
first off, yes, this game is the buggiest game I have ever played. it crashed about once an hour usually. SAVE OFTEN!
secondly. this game starts off incredibly. the first 3/4s of Bloodlines is addictive and ingenious. it made me nostalgic for 1995 when I first started playing Vampire: The Masquerade. the music and mood is perfect. the gameplay (while buggy as hell) is incredibly responsive and fun.
but the last part of the game is absolutely tedious and irritating. instead of coming up with creative, fun ways to solve quests like they did for most of the game, they decided that to make the end "hard" that they should just throw millions and millions of badguys at you. endlessly respawning, never-ending hordes of baddies. and if you didn't make a combat character, you're dead as fried chicken. there are no longer any ways to solve quests by talking them through or using different approaches. everyone has to deal with it the same way. combat. endless, intensive combat. which in my eyes did the entire game an utter disservice, as it was designed for multiple approaches to problem solving.
Vampire: Bloodlines was an excellent game with a potential for greatness. if only they hadn't taken the easy way out at the end.
B-
Customer Review: Would be excellent if only they had tested for bugs
Summary: 3 Stars
I have the same thing to say about this game as I do for all games by Troika: The creators demonstrate vision, style, originality, an in-depth understanding of what makes a game fun and satisfying, and so many bugs that it's nearly unplayable. In terms of bugs, this game is even worse than Arcanum, one of Troika's earlier efforts in the oh-so-fun yet oh-so-buggy department. By the time I had finished the game, I may have encountered upwards of fifty bugs.
Bugs aside, as soon as you start the game, it is clear that the folks at Troika understand exactly what the Vampire the Masquerade world was about. The style and mood is captured perfectly and I could not imagine a better adaptation of the roleplay into a video game. It is also the perfect execution of an action RPG.
The replay value is high, as your character can be one of many different types of vampires, each of which have different strengths and weaknesses, and different "disciplines" (special skills) to develop. Many obstacles can be overcome in a variety of different ways, depending on if you have concentrated on developing skills with brawl, guns, knives, persuasion, intimidation, hacking, lock-picking, stealth, etc. It's a very flexible game.
The graphics are nothing to write home about, in case you're the type to worry about that sort of thing. The music is a very entertaining mix which enhances the mood perfectly. There are also many fantastic comedic moments sprinkled throughout. The women of the game are all in ridiculously skimpy outfits, which is irritating enough, but I'm sure any gamer is used to that by now.
My overall verdict is that I must recommend it. Just be prepared for the onslaught of bugs.
Customer Review: Love this game
Summary: 5 Stars
Any Vampire lover and lover of third person/first person action games with puzzles will love Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. This game combines puzzles with enemy slaughter. The best weapon is a severed arm. The graphics aren't the greatest, but the game runs smoothly (though sometimes the words don't keep up, maybe it is my sound card, who knows). I love this game. There are so many plot lines and quests to accomplish to make yourself in the world of the Camarilla.Customer Review: GREAT GAME
Summary: 5 Stars
i loved this game. it was amazing. i play this whenever i have a free moment. i'am a junior in high school and free time doesn't come to easily, but when i have a moment i'll play, there is something satisfying about being evil and a vampire. i always loved vampires so a game that you can play as one and is also tons of fun, is AMAZING!!!!!