by Lord Mad Balrog
Entitle : Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines
Variety : Video Stratagem (PC); Distress, Arcane Masquerade, R-Playing
Site : Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; Autumn 2004
Pros :
Enveloping and intriguing storyline
More-or-less reliable to VtM tabletop rules (though some Disciplines are dramatized for visual apply and combat balancing, and Attributes and Abilities give bonuses to actions, in preference to of giving players larger dice pools)
Proficient incident; weighty replayability
Settings are well-done; if it's meant to be creepy and disconcerting, it's creepy and troubling
Sincerely to the black, grungy Over the moon marvellous of Darkness mise en scene
Cons :
Bugs with some graphics, animations, loading, and cutscenes
Paucity of characteristic untypical customization (form, backstage, etc)
Too transient; there's no inflation store b quit or follow-up
Mechanics :
Only-actor
Separate preference of Disciplines
Spontaneous operation of Skills/Talents/Knowledges
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