Bloodlines is a rich rpg experience, with thrilling dialogue and an amazing story. Albeit buggy, this rpg is really deep
User Rating: 8.5 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines PC
You may have decided not to buy VTMB because you heard it was buggy. Well, it's true..but everything else is amazing. Vampire:Bloodlines has an amazing story that can end up in 5 different ways, pumping up the replay value. The characters and the dialogue are memorable too. And the gameplay by itself is very fun and addictive too. One of the things that I can reproach to this game is the bad cinematics. Let's be honest, the first one is a really mess. Starting with ugly textures and characters slipping on the floor..the cinematics are not very good. Performance issues are also frequent, even on powerful systems. As you all know, this game is powered by the Source Engine, but don't expect something anywhere near HL2 beautifulness. The characters and water effects are similar, bringing Vampire a crank up it's predecessors. But the textures and overall look are quite normal nothing special. And the engine isn't as well optimized. One of Bloodlines' aspects that I prefered is the dialogue. All voice-acted for sure. The voice acting is excellent. The tremendous hours of dialogue are always interesting, plus the characters' animations and lip-sync are very good. After the first cinematic, you'll get to know this game better. The quests are there in ton and are all pretty interesting. Bloodlines is not an RPG like Dungeon Siege or KOTOR. It's more like Morrowind. The hubs aren't as huge but you get to travel between them and do other stuff than the main quest. In itself, the main quest is really interesting and are the most fun quests. Another good thing about Vampire:BL, the combat is real-time, unlike KOTOR. You'll use either your fists ( Brawl ), melee weapons ranging from fire axes to katanas and guns like uzis, brokk and flamethrowers. All fight good and you'll find the combat to be one of bloodlines' main interest even if can be choppy. As you must remember, V:B, is a vampire game set in the World of Darkness so you'll get to choose your clans, skills, and spells. The clans featured in the game are the Nosferatu,Ventrue,Gangrel,Tremere,Brujah,Toreador and the Malkavian. All clans have specials powers (spells) that'll probably make you want to play the game a few other times. You'll be able to use your powers by drawing the necessary energy from your blood pool. If you run out of blood, you'll have to drink from a mortal but not to kill him, as your humanity will decrease if you do. If you're low on humanity you may tend to frenzy, killing everyone in the vicinity and attracting the police into a hunt. All of that mixed together creates a very fun, addictive and deep RPG that all of you should buy. Don't worry about the bugs, they dont make up for it. 
