Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
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You're turned into a vampire and thrown into the bloody politics of night-time Los Angeles. Buggy at launch, it's now a cult classic for its writing, its clan choices and the replay value of playing a madman Malkavian.
Kit's verdict · 8.3/10
It's a cracked gem with some of the best writing and atmosphere in PC gaming.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Superb dialogue and characters
- Clans play very differently
- Ocean House Hotel is all-time great horror
Not so much
- Combat-heavy final stretch
- Unplayably buggy without the fan patch
Play it if fans of dark, adult storytelling who don't mind rough edges.
Skip it if players who need polished combat and stability.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Install the community Unofficial Patch before you play; it fixes hundreds of bugs and restores cut content.
- Persuasion and Seduction open the best dialogue routes, so put early points into them.
- Breaking the Masquerade five times is game over, so don't use powers in front of humans.
- Nosferatu can't walk in public without causing a Masquerade breach, so expect to travel by sewer.
- Ventrue are picky drinkers and can't feed on rats or the homeless.
- Buy blood packs early; they're the safest way to heal in combat-heavy areas.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- It was one of the first games on Valve's Source engine and launched the same day as Half-Life 2.
- Troika Games closed months after release.
- A fan-made Unofficial Patch has been updated for nearly twenty years.
- Brian Mitsoda wrote much of its dialogue.
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