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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines PC
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80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 216 Ratings

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  • Summary: Presenting Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, a visually stunning first-person role-playing adventure that combines intense first-person action with an open, non-linear world, rich character development and an immersive storyline. Built using Valve Source Technology - the same game engine technology used to power Half-Life 2, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is based on White Wolf's pen-and-paper RPG series, and developed by renowned RPG developer - Troika Games. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern day L.A. as a creature of the night, interacting with and battling mortals and other creatures of darkness with an incredible array of vampire powers, skills and traits. [Activision]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. GamingTrend
    94
    The use of the Source engine gave Troika the ability to use their talents on fleshing out the incredible storyline and remarkable atmosphere.
  2. Game Chronicles
    93
    With a comprehensive RPG structure, exciting action elements, and an engrossing story rich with gothic flavor, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is one of the best PC games of 2004. You're going to love the original characters and the quality dialogue and how it all comes together in one of the best narratives of our time.
  3. Games Radar
    74
    But if it's so splendid, what's wrong with it? The main problem is that V:TBM is completely ridden with bugs. From minor things (graphic glitches) to mid-range stuff (regular frame-rate problems) to absolutely shocking ones (bugs that stops your progress, crash-bugs), it's infested. [GamesMaster]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 96
  3. Negative: 4 out of 96
  1. DanT.
    10
    This game is awesome! I recommend it to anyone who likes Vampire, RPGs, and the Source engine.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Imachuemanch
    5
    It's THE cRPG. One of not so many out there. One of the most skillwise and choices&consequences productions out there. The story seemed very good to me. The art design is genius, quests are interesting. The voice-acting is very good and beats, e.g. the crappy work of Skyrim voice actors. Why 5/10 though? A sh**load of bugs, crappy fight mechanics, non-existing AI and sh***y level-design. Bugs are serious, often game-breaking and forcing us to load the game, the level design is terrible and collisions are broken - often we get stuck because of a chair or something like that, unable to defend ourselves. The only exception of that was the haunted hotel - one of the scariest levels in the history of games. I played about 10 hours of it, but it was too tiring to struggle with bad coders' work, fighting uninteresting and stiffy enemies through a badly designed levels, just to see a good writers' work. It could be one of the best games, but in reality it's mediocre.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. CatherineP.
    2
    This is the kind of game that seems very impressive the first few times playing. but after a few hours its many faults begin to show. i believe this is the reason for the high ratings its been getting. the bugs make the game too fustrating to be enjoyable.… Expand
    • 2 of 14 users said yes

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