vampire the masquerade bloodlines romero

From Twilight to the Vampire Diaries, the modern vampire has fallen victim to the pressures of the selfie generation, ditching the confines of the nightmarish creature found in slavic folklore, in favour of sparkling in direct sunlight like the love child of a suit worn by Elton John and a disco ball.

While zombies have become a caricature of their own making due to over-saturation, most modern-day depictions of vampires are the stuff of one’s nightmares (not the fun kind) and are enough to make Bram Stoker turn in his grave several times over. With Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 on the horizon (if we ever get a confirmed release date) I decided to go back and take an in-depth look at the classic RPG and find out what made it tick, the lore behind the game, the unfortunate events that took place surrounding it’s development and why the title was ahead of its time when it released in 2004 stick around folks, this will be one to sink your teeth into!

Despite its technical shortcomings however, the game went on to gain a colossal cult following with both fans of the original tabletop RPG and it’s video game equivalents alike, receiving community support in the form of unofficial patches (which are still being updated to this day) for many of the game’s issues, as well as adding cut-content back into the title. While the game was praised for the scope of its writing and the degree of choice afforded to the player, the game’s plethora of bugs lead to poor sales in the months following release, which was the beginning of the end for Troika Games, forcing them to lay off staff and eventually close their doors for good in February 2005. Like the Three Stooges with chainsaws.” – Smiling Jackīeing the swan song of Troika Games when it released in 2004, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines was met with a somewhat mixed critical reception, being dubbed by many as a ‘flawed masterpiece’.

Vampire the masquerade bloodlines romero