Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption Horror Games Review

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Title: Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption
Format: CD-ROM
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Platform: Windows 98
Publisher: Activision
Hits: 52

Review of Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption

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Comments for Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption

• Posted on 2009-05-30
  VTM - Redemption - Superior to Bloodlines
  
  Played both, as far as "adult" games go; Redemption is far superior for it's storyline, characters, and - despite being earlier in graphics development - it has much more interesting settings. As an addict to VTM games, I was very happy to see Bloodlines released; nonetheless, turning it into a clone of every other "war game", adding a few vulgar terms, then severely limiting character development and disciplines did not work. The "godlike" werewolf was not interesting for any vampire fan, and humans - even ghouls - running backwards in the dark, faster than any vampire can move, while firing weapons (And hitting the target) gets too silly. Flaws in middle english grammar, and the concept of "average" medieval europeans being able to read or write is not as silly as much that is in Bloodlines. As an adult game, both are too censored, but Bloodlines has no excuse.
  
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• Posted on 2009-02-16
  Replayable
  
  Great game, depending on what kinda vampire your going to be or what line you follow. Tough in some parts, scary even!
  
  Wish they would come out with the next series!
  
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• Posted on 2007-11-05
  severly lacking, even considering its old age
  
  this game is old, ill give it that, but its still no where near as entertaining as its followup game, bloodlines, which is actually very fun and has a decent replay factor. This game engine, along with dynamics and over all suckage makes for a waste of money. even for a walking down video game memory lane.
  
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• Posted on 2007-10-28
  Take off the Goth fanboy goggles
  
  I'm not terribly sure what drives people ga-ga over the gameplay in Vampire: The Maquerade Redemption. I assume the game's popularity has more to do with atmosphere and subject matter than anything. I didn't enjoy the actual play very much.
  
  The box art and cutscenes might mislead unsuspecting players into thinking Vampire is an epic RPG or even a first-person adventure. It's neither. While the story, conversations, and character development are engaging, the game itself is an old-style isometric hack and slash. Which is fine, when that particular system is implemented competently. Here it only occasionally works. Too much of Vampire's environments consist of narrow hallways and blind corridors where enemies and allies alike jam themselves into environmental wedges, run headlong into adversaries, and generally act in manners directly against common sense. Level design is pretty, well detailed, and enhances the mood of the game, but it is amateurish in terms of interactivity. This would be a minor flaw if, again, the meat of the game weren't the combat itself. Yes, there are many RPG elements like character leveling and the often fun experiments with trinkets and baubles picked up at the local shops, but the fun bits devolve into frustration whenever a member of your crew runs headfirst into a gaggle of bloodsuckers, despite your commands.
  
  The story nearly makes the gameplay endurable. I didn't know much about Vampire's universe, and was intrigued by the "vampire mafioso" storyline. Rather than preying on innocent damsels in distress, Vampire's protagonists are a human-sympathetic clan at war with other more sinister vampire families. The story unfolds through fairly taut and convincing (for a video game) dialogue, and the occasional cutscene. I was never bored with the story progression, and my curiosity about the next winding turn kept me playing for a good while. Eventually the infuriatingly clumsy and often poorly balanced gameplay soured the experience for me though.
  
  If you're a huge fan of this game's particular universe, and simply MUST know how the story goes, then Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption may be worth the effort. Just be prepared for the headaches.
  
  
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• Posted on 2007-04-01
  vtm:r
  
  well the game its self is good but old
  the gameplay is restricting wich gives it a chalange the ai is not very smart but it is old and over all its worth playing for the story line and multiple endings
  
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