Released in 1998, Vampire - The Masquerade: Redemption is a mythology based RPG set in the same Universe as Whitewolf pen and paper RPG Vampire - The Masquerade.
The games has a third-person perspective view throughout, and the player controls a coterie of vampires, their portraits displayed ... Read review
Based on the bestselling role-playing game of the same name, the game starts in the 12th ... more
Century. You play Christof, a French crusader, already fallen from grace for loving a nun. He encounters and kills one vampire, and is then enslaved by a rival cla...
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Advantages: great plot, mythology, innovative combat engine, diverse spells and weaponry, much personality, fu Disadvantages: modern weapons dont work so well, character interaction isnt that important, linear.
Released in 1998, Vampire - The Masquerade: Redemption is a mythology based RPG set in the same Universe as Whitewolf pen and paper RPG Vampire - The Masquerade.
The games has a third-person perspective view throughout, and the player controls a coterie of vampires, their portraits displayed below the screen. As well as in-game combat being diverse and with a great deal of originality, using blood and mana to cast spells whilst employing ... ...human Crusader embraced by a vampire clan and forced to toil over his lost love, Anezka. One brilliant device the game uses is that it takes place over the course of a thousand years, set in 1031 and 1999. Sadly, some of the modern weapons, particularly the guns, are not particularly effective, despite looking cool, and do not feel in the least bit visceral. You scarcely feel like you're tearing through the diverse enemies in 1999, as you did in ... more
Released in 1998, Vampire - The Masquerade: Redemption is a mythology based RPG set in the same Universe as Whitewolf pen and paper RPG Vampire - The Masquerade.
The games has a third-person perspective view throughout, and the player controls a coterie of vampires, their portraits displayed below the screen. As well as in-game combat being diverse and with a great deal of originality, using blood and mana to cast spells whilst employing myriad weaponry, both short and long-range, Micromanagement also plays an important role, the characters all have specific traits, spells and abilities depending on their age and race, but also level up depending upon their actions, these level points can be used to meticulously upgrade traits such as strength, appearance, dexterity, perception,wisdom etc.
Also, spell scrolls, vials of blood and mana, armour and weaponry can all be equipped. Each character has a totally customizable inventory, and all appear differently in-game when equipped. Simple and easy to follow as it is, there's a lot of room for messing about here which can be lots of fun, and items can be bought, sold and bartered.
The game has an epic and brilliantly original plot, following the main character, Christof Romuald, a human Crusader embraced by a vampire clan and forced to toil over his lost love, Anezka. One brilliant device the game uses is that it takes place over the course of a thousand years, set in 1031 and 1999. Sadly, some of the modern weapons, particularly the guns, are not particularly effective, despite looking cool, and do not feel in the least bit visceral. You scarcely feel like you're tearing through the diverse enemies in 1999, as you did in the past.
The level design is great, and hugely plot-relevant. The player is forced to battle through catacombs, underwater networks, ancient castles, steelworks, brothels and science complexes.
Graphics and animation are great, particularly when depicting a very nice touch, in which the player can feed on civilians and other vampires, grabbing their helpless bodies by the neck and sucking indefinitely on their blood, killing them if they so wish.
There's an awful lot to this game, and it is brilliantly immersive and impressive, surprising at every turn. It also has some great multiplayer, in which one player plays the role of a "storyteller" and creates levels and adds creatures and items and such whilst the other players battle through them, to complete the challenge.
Overall, plot development only really pretends to be non-linear. Choices made through character interaction do in fact have very little effect on gameplay, and all the levels are the same each time you play through it. RPG elements are based mostly through skill development, the people you play are oozing with personality and there are a great deal of entertaining one-liners and quips that are very memorable.
This game is a must-play for fans of both RPGs and Vampiric folklore and dogma. It is based on genuine mythology and sticks strictly to it. Learning the ways of the various vampires and their specific clans and traits is both enlightening and entertaining and, although the combat can get a little repetitive, and it is only necessary to use the mouse throughout the whole game, this is a truly outstanding and original gameplay experience.
Summary: A brilliant RPG with a great deal of charm, longevity and personality. Play it!
Advantages: Fabulously presented game, almost flawless to the White Wolf books Disadvantages: Team management is a nightmare, luck over skill required.
...your nemesis, Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.
As with all Role Playing Games, you earn experience as you complete quests, kill enemies or solve puzzles in order to advance in level and develop your disciplines (the term used for the powers that vampires have access to). Instead of health, blood is lost when damage is taken or disciplines are used. This must be replenished by finding blood containers, be they glass, friend or foe, for if your ... ...you will break out in a frenzy that threatens your very humanity.
Although the game itself is nicely presented, some parts can be rather difficult, with sheer luck getting you through an area rather than skill. The other player characters are a nightmare and cannot be ignored without suffering the consequence of them running off to do their own thing that inevitably leaves them dead and you in a certain creak without a paddle.
The AI for the nasties ...
PitSweat 10.01.2003
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...your way through roughly 75 vampire kindred, their leader is bemused and only slightly impressed at your accomplishment. He mocks you and forgives you despite your genocidal tendencies. The gameplay basically amounts to combat and then more combat, with the reward of getting to engage in more combat after that. This would be fine if the combat didn't consist of clicking your left mouse button to attack, right button to cast spells, and micromanaging ... ...things easier to deal with, Vampire is unwieldy since it's in third person. The AI of the bad guys is only fair. The monsters charge and attack, use spells well, and they tend to go for the lead (read: most powerful) character, but they are at the mercy of very small zones of activation. Enter their zone; they react. Pepper them with missiles from afar; they stand there and eventually die. They ignore the death of their friends, and worst of all, ...
MDFK_uk 08.12.2000
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Advantages: graphics, sound Disadvantages: linearity, save ability
...game here we see the Vampire myth in its most popular (at the moment) interpretation - that of the White Wolf storyteller roleplay series. Does it measure up to expectations.
First of all, let me say that I have played Vampire in the past and have been a roleplayer (both analogue and digital) for many years - take that informtaion as notcie that my review may be slanted towards people who are used to roleplaying or Vampire roleplay purists.
Graphically, ... ...in this game.
Basically, Vampire suffers from one major problem as far as I am concerned - it is NOT a roleplay game! It is a 3rd person hack & slash em up with some character development added in and the odd bit of story line work. After talking to people for a while (the path of which is very linear and leaves little room for sideplots or exploration) you will inevitably be sent into a dungeon to hack your way through a few levels of creatures ...
Darke 26.07.2000
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Advantages: Original idea, good graphics, close to the original RPG Disadvantages: No save anywhere feature, Cloyingly sweet story
...where you are usually the Vampire slayer... here (after a short stint of running round as a o-so-holy knight) you can finally join the dark side, suck blood in alleys and be engaged in a hidden fight for power among vampire factions.
The game is based on a very nice 3D-engine, allowing you to zoom round the characters in breathtaking sequences (and especially in the beginning, trying to find a perspective where you can finally see whats happening), ... ...game is easy (even beginners can figure out the Click-left - click-right actions in nearly no time at all). The athmosphere is downright gloomy (I recommend playing in a darkened room with a monitor tuned down to display only a little bit more than shadows) and with enough imagination you *are* stalking the streets yourself. Combine that with a nice complicated magic system ("Disciplines") and tons of statistics to tune and you got a fine adventure.
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HolyAvenger 12.07.2000
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Advantages: Great graphics, sound and storyline Disadvantages: Quite difficult
...after the origninal release date, Vampire finally made it onto the shelves, but was it worth the wait? In a word, yes! Vampire is one the most amazing games i have ever seen. The graphics truly are amazing, which unfortunately means a top spec PC is needed to view it in its full glory, but if your computer can handle them, it is one of the most stunning gaming worlds i have seen. This enough might persuade you to buy it, but wait, there's more. The ... ...effects and, (and this is really something to shout about!), good acting by the main characters! Ok, so the games presentation is excellent, what, I hear you ask, is the gameplay like? Well essentially a hack 'n' slash RPG, the game does play very well, as each of the levels is really well designed, however there are only around 4 different types of enemy to every level, so the gameplay can get a tad repetitive. However the amazing graphics and gripping ...
Steviee 16.07.2000
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