Thinkin' about getting Vamp: Masq Bloodlines

Been hearing a lot about that even though it is a bit old now. I've heard it is great in terms of rpg and everything and that if the combat was just better it would be a near perfect game.

Having said that... I do love RPGs specially with great storylines where you want to play not just to get new moves/weaps/etc but because you want to know what happens next. The one game I can think about which gave me that feeling was KOTOR1. So having said THAT... should I get it?

Thank Yuuuu in advance.

IMO it sucked ass...CrazyFox_444

I didn't care for it either...not sure why I couldn't get into the game. It was either the clunky combat or the vampire theme. I don't know why but I just can't get into the whole vampire world...same thing happened when I read The Vampire Lestat. Funny thing is I actually enjoyed Interview With a Vampire (movie)...wierd.

Anyways, from reading these forums the game is very highly regarded and if you don't have the same biases as me, you would probably enjoy the game a lot.

[QUOTE="CrazyFox_444"]IMO it sucked ass...dnuggs40

I didn't care for it either...not sure why I couldn't get into the game. It was either the clunky combat or the vampire theme. I don't know why but I just can't get into the whole vampire world...same thing happened when I read The Vampire Lestat. Funny thing is I actually enjoyed Interview With a Vampire (movie)...wierd.

you're a scientologist, aren't you?!

IMO it sucked ass...CrazyFox_444

YOU SUCK ASS!

It was buggy as hell and the combat was really badly implemented into the game. It was even badly supported after release and was patched by fans of the game. The engine was really badly utilised too.

I actually installed it last night to try it again with the fan made patches but I had to uninstall it again because it kept setting the refresh rate to something completely absurd and out of range.

Yeah, it was really buggy, so make sure to get the fan-made patches. Kind of hard to patch your game when the company folds right after release. I bought it off of Steam, and had no problems with it, though.

If you're worried about the Vampire setting, you might be surprised. I held off on buying it because I typically hate Vampire fiction. Altogether too whiny for my tastes. VtMB isn't anything like that, though. It plays up the internal politics of Vampire Society, the seedy underworld of LA, and some horror elements, while avoiding the whining about eternal suffering and goth vibe that Vampire stuff usually falls into. Dialogue is top-notch, too.

allow me to break it down fer ya, mate.

story -- if this is the thing you're most concerned about, then you won't be disappointed. V:tMB has a deeply engrossing storyline, through which you get to experience some of the most unique characters and places in the genre. granted, when you look at it hard enough it's still the basic power struggle plot, and it is indeed quite linear to be honest, but it's still easily one of the best. unless for some reason you find the whole vampire theme revolting.

roleplaying -- coming from Troika, you can rest assured that there's open and deep roleplaying to be found in this game. depending on your character skills, you are allowed to tackle most situations in various ways. dialogues play a CRUCIAL part throughout the game, and good news, they are superbly written and voiced. i would go as far as saying that the game has the best voice acting in the genre.

combat -- the weakest link in an otherwise perfect game. ranged combat is quite useless, while the melee combat is so over-powered there's no reason not to go that way. indeed, if you resort to brute force throughout the game, V:tMB would be a very easy, and somewhat dissatisfying, experience. each bloodline ( ie race ) has its own set of traits, and there's no way to branch out -- while this contributes to the roleplaying element, it does feel kinda limiting.

stability -- patch it up to v5.5 and the game would be silky smooth. i'm not saying there would be zero problem, since situation varies from rig to rig, but i think with the latest unofficial patch chances are good that you won't be having any problem. oh, the unofficial patches ( 2.3 and above, i think ) also recovered the History system that was dropped in the final release version.

so, yea, get it, mate. it's a great game that every serious rpg lover has no reason to miss. :)