vampire: bloodlines

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:38 am

no thread for this amazing game? got into it last week and i'm completely immersed in it; not since fallout have i played a game with every waking opportunity i have. while it's ultralinear (in a grand theft auto sort of way) and the beginning is horrendous dogshit, the dialogue and quest design both very good, all cinematic-like -- something truly rare. the midgame gives a warm fuzzy feeling of anticipation that a great climax is coming, hopefully it won't be let down by a typically shitty videogame dÃ©nouement

does anyone else like this game at all, or have my standards just been lowered over the years?

also any advice concerning mods, bueno strategies, etc. would be appreciated, as i will probably replay it soon.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:54 am

i dont think its very popular within the dac communtiy, but i really enjoyed it. i particularly liked how xp was only received as a quest reward, never through combat. also the dialogue was very well done. i dont remember what their name is, but if you play as the incurably insane breed of vampire you get all sorts of wacky dialogue options with inanimate objects like televisions and streetlights

the ending is pretty alright. the final boss fights arent that great, but the ending sequences are lots of fun to watch. i felt like they were perfectly fitting. the way the ending unfolds is particularly good, because its not your standard go-here-kill-him, there are some big choices to make as well as some great moments that flow like a good movie climax, which i will cite when youve finished the game

cazsim83 · Post by **cazsim83** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:37 am

google "gamespot vampire bloodlines" they usually have decent reviews and good player input like walkthroughs, hints, etc

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:55 am

An amusing if inconsistent experience, over all. A tad irritating that last quarter degeneration into hackanhackanhack, despite the decent execution thereof and regardless of plot reasoning.

If you can stomach the cloying linearity, a replay with Malkavian and Nosferatu characters is highly recommended. In that order, probably. Both are quite entertaining, despite less favourable comparisons that could be drawn from the sauce. Oh well, perfection is nothing.

And if you haven't experienced blood boil at least once, Tremere (or just hack in the thaumaturgy to another clan). But that would be puerile, albeit giggly.

I'd recommend Wesp's unofficial patch, possibly the basic version if you're the sort who might find alterations rather than bug fixes egregious, unfounded and frivolous. I would also endorse Offkorn's (?) Pen and Paper modification (though for the game rule reworking rather than the option of playing Tzimisce) with the accompanying combat addition/tweak, though that may not be tea to you. Winningly, the unofficial patch and the modification are easily compatible.

An SDK was cobbled together quite recently, if I recall. Blank to how populous or tasty the fruit might be, though.

The remaining modifications and their ilk are mainly cosmetic.

Persuasion is king.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:59 am

Yea I liked it. The ends ranging from sub-par to acceptable, but overall I thought the game was pretty good. The very end is VERY linear though, despite you being able to choose who to side with, so be prepared Atoga.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:07 am

I loved it. The last 3/4 of the game was shit though.

TNP · Post by **TNP** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:08 am

I liked it allot at first, than it got too actiony.

Splatterpope · Post by **Splatterpope** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:38 am

The last half of the game was rushed, yay for publishers.

If they'd had the time to finish the game at their own pace, it'd be amazing. It probably also wouldn't be out.. But it'd be amazing..

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:50 am

cazsim83 wrote:google "gamespot vampire bloodlines" they usually have decent reviews and good player input like walkthroughs, hints, etc

You make my cranial juices leak through my ears

cazsim83 · Post by **cazsim83** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:49 am

Koki wrote:
cazsim83 wrote:google "gamespot vampire bloodlines" they usually have decent reviews and good player input like walkthroughs, hints, etc
You make my cranial juices leak through my ears

That's right, nigga. I'm Kermit Washington and you're Rudy Tomjanovich. Remember that shiite.

TNP · Post by **TNP** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:57 am

You can't say the "N" word out of the wasteland under strict orders of flower puff cream-pie rainbow boy.

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:08 pm

i can only mod in GD, so say whatever you want here, sweetie. mad max might not like it, though, but he's hardly ever here anymore, is he?

anyways: i loved everything about bloodlines, even the combat. awesome game.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:27 pm

atoga wrote:no thread for this amazing game?

I think the Bloodlines discussion was scattered over several threads.

It's like PS:T, but in 3d. The first half of the game is one of the most rich and immersive RPGs I've ever played. Some of the quests are simply brilliant. After playing Bloodlines, you can't help but to laugh at the quest design in every other CRPG. Patchwise, I recommend what Blargh just wrote, except I haven't tried the PnP mod, whatever it is.

TNP · Post by **TNP** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:53 pm

swell guy is Mad Max's favorite word.

http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewt ... sc&start=0

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:57 pm

looks like you're in the clear, then. have fun.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:51 pm

I liked Bloodlines quite a bit. Perhaps they could use more (varied) char models and make bigger environemnts to lessen the 'fake world' feel I had, but meh - it's a very good game regardless. Oh and I agree with Blarggy on the "A tad irritating that last quarter degeneration into hackanhackanhack" part.

VasikkA wrote:
atoga wrote:no thread for this amazing game?
I think the Bloodlines discussion was scattered over several threads.

yeah something like that. We discussed it fo sho

but it's good to have a separate thread for this.

Caleb · Post by **Caleb** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:41 pm

Malkavian fucking rocked. and RIP masquerade...the new requiem thing or whatever sucks.

Bloodlines on a whole was very enjoyable, again until the end. I felt the boss fights were alright, but that they kind of rushed the end, and at times the lack of options and severe linear fights were disappointing.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:54 pm

I wassnt to big a fan of the story, but the characters and setting was ok. Malkavian did indeed rock.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:27 pm

Theres lots of unofficial patches that get released for the game like every month that are probably recommended.

Basically I agree with what everyone already said, good until the last quarter. I might replay it sometime soon since you got my juices flowing.

DaC-Sniper · Post by **DaC-Sniper** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:37 pm

the women, this blonde one, in the puff, was kinda nice on the screenshots, too bad my graphic card is and was too lame to render all of her polygons in real time.

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