Bloodlines would have been perfect without the random bugs that littered the game.
Well, irritating bugs aside, Vampire - Bloodlines is one of the most sexiest, seediest and raunchiest games in the RPG genre comparing to Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Deus Ex and the Fallout series. Here, blatant visual displays of sex industry icons like street prostitutes, strip clubs, caged dolls and lap dances are more than suggestive in a video game, so throw in a bunch of vampires and everything seems legit.
Putting the glorious graphics and animated characters aside, Bloodlines offers a lot of interesting side quests and informative ideologies, in a style similar to Deus Ex. Combat is very well organised, with a very good blend of sneaking, melee and ranged. Then, about half of the quests involve non-combat objectives that range from detective work to persuasive negotiations to computer hacking to heist, effectively utilising most of the skills available, which in turn makes character building engaging and fun. Through these quests, Bloodlines discusses about the vampire society much like how Deus Ex discusses government conspiracies, thereby bridging their similarities. So, if you're a Deus Ex fan, you'd definitely love Vampire - Bloodlines despite the patching issues.
With the latest patches, you'd notice the great voice work as well as nice character animations. The sound design is a little lackluster safe for some good weapon sounds, but most of the music is great, if you're into cyber punk and gothic rock. To conclude, I would say Vampire - Bloodlines rocks my world, but most importantly, with the latest patching.
KingLim