The character creation suffered as a result of the rushed development of Bloodlines and customization is limited.Įach of the seven playable vampire clans has only 1 female and 1 male player model. Jack will let you in on some of the secrets of vampire society, and set you on your way, whether that’s on your own, with the help of The Anarchs (vampires who reject the status quo of modern vampire society), or in service to The Camarilla (a worldwide ruling organisation attempting to protect and represent all vampires through enforcement of its rules, The Masquerade). I constantly expected this vampire to say,“bite my shiny metal ass.”. For me personally, hearing such a familiar voice was equal parts endearing and confusing. Thankfully you’ll be assisted in the beginning from one ‘Smiling Jack’, and I hope you like Bender from Futurama, as he is voiced by John DiMaggio. This would be a startling affair by itself, but not long after awakening to your new undeath you are kidnapped and thrown into the cutthroat world of vampire politics, turf warfare, hunters, werewolves, and the upcoming end of the world. You are a simple human, turned against your will into a fledgling vampire by your sire. An attempt at a believably terrified scream sounds.
Has this series of unfortunate events prevented the game from being enjoyable? Or does the game still have enough hidden charm to make the experience worthwhile? In UndeathĪfter character creation (which we’ll get into shortly), you’ll abruptly be thrust into the opening cutscene in a grungy apartment with underwear strewn about. When they finally hung up their hats, the torch was picked up by a dedicated number of fans who continue to put out ‘Unofficial Patches’ to this day, restoring and finishing the game’s content. Initially, a few dedicated souls of Troika Games’ remnants pushed out patches and updates when they could, without pay, just to fix the game for its players. Activison pushed release of the game in an incomplete state alongside Half-Life 2 with little to no promotion, effectively killing ‘Bloodlines’, and ultimately ‘Troika Games’ demise.
A game, built from the lore of White Wolf Publishing’s “World of Darkness” universe, and board game of the same name.īoth games used Valve’s Source engine however, this locked Bloodlines into a contract that meant it could not be released before Half-Life 2.Īlthough Troika then intended to release their game in spring of 2005 to avoid directly competing with HL2 and the holiday period, their publisher, Activision, in their infinite wisdom, had other plans.
The immensely popular Half-Life 2, and the game forced to be released ahead of schedule to compete against it, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Two great games were released on the 16th of November, 2004.
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