Vampire: Bloodlines Reviews

Three new reviews for Troika’s Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines hit the web over the past couple of days. The first is at ComputerAndVideoGames.com with an overall score of 86/100:

The LA streets aren’t quite up to the same standards, though. Citizens generally mill around aimlessly, often standing around in alleyways waiting for you to suck their blood (which feeds your powers and bolsters your health), while police don’t even flinch when you walk up to them with a shotgun and call them crackling. But get caught committing a Masquerade Violation (the code followed by vampires so that humans don’t realise they’re sharing the streets with the undead), or commit a crime, and they’ll hunt you down, scouring the streets and back alleys en masse as you desperately hide in the shadows. In fact, the AI is generally pretty passable, though it never rivals the quality of Half-Life 2.

The second is at Gamehelper with an overall score of 7.3/10:

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is an engaging title that will test your savvy as one of the most revered of all undead. First and foremost it is an RPG, those who (like myself once) thought it was a first-person shooter would be better off getting their trigger finger jollies somewhere else. I second the recommendation that if you’ve ever played the tabletop or even the previous PC game before, then getting your fangs on Bloodlines would be the next best step for you. Perhaps in a sequel or a third attempt we may be able to see the Masquerade name be used to its fullest potential, but until then Bloodlines has what it takes to satisfy your blood thirst, at least temporarily.

And the third is at eToyChest with an overall score of 85%:

This is a top-notch title that suffers from minor issues inherent to the gameplay, as well as more major issues that prevent it from reaching its arguably greater potential. Issues not withstanding, I still recommend Vampire to anyone with a machine capable of running it. It more than makes up for the mediocrity of the first Vampire PC game, and will satisfy even the most diehard bloodsucker.