Someone once said that VTMB is a testament to how good writing can hard carry a game.

@tvbuu

3 жыл бұрын

honestly tho

@aquanaridllcl970

3 жыл бұрын

Pyre is another recent example of it

@mr.battle20

3 жыл бұрын

@Yousef Ghaneemah LOL no. Bloodlines is a janky as hell game. Even when it was released it was a mess. That said, it's still one of my favorite games, and it's all due to the writing.

@MisterAAnderson

3 жыл бұрын

@Shurryy Namegenerator Agreed. The more I play the game recently, the more I like the firearms skill, the stealth kills and the disciplines. These are the only things that keep the combat going honestly. But melee combat itself is rubbish. They might have as well made it turn based and it would not be worse by not one bit. IMHO, the problem is that the game never figures out if it wants to be an FPS or a third person game. It constantly forces you either into third person with melee combat, feeding NPC's or to first person when going in an elevator, climbing stairs, talking to someone in dialogue. That is really weird and inappropriate. I think it kind of kills not only the atmosphere but also the gameplay. But maybe that's just me. Technically Deus Ex Human Revolution also had cinematic takedowns. But it still seems more consistent than Bloodlines in this respect.

@jonmakack1905

3 жыл бұрын

It's far from just good writing. The atmosphere, level design and attention to detail is at a masterful level. The game is great on most fronts really, with combat being the exception.

“Something polished enough to put many recently released rpg’s to shame” - That aged like fine wine

@benl2140

2 жыл бұрын

"And soon, after many years of waiting, this RPG classic will finally have a sequel." And that aged like milk.

The best thing about Malkavian is when you meet another vamp for the first time, and they realize what you are, and they're just like "oh shit you're a Malkavian"

The malkavian is a unique experience because going through it fresh you sound like you are off your rocker, and going through it once you know what you are heading into makes your realize you are foreshadowing EVERYTHING so hard you might as well be wielding a lamp as a weapon....

@DeadGivaway

3 жыл бұрын

@Ghost in the Shell That's priceless gameplay! I wonder if the new game is as bold as the original

@rebellyanmagic6409

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. A certain character even says to you at one point that if you had half a clue on just *how much* you actually know, they'd have to kill you on the spot.

@andrewsilva9721

3 жыл бұрын

My first playthrough, as a malkavian, was one of my favorite gaming experiences. If you pay attention, you can actually pick up on the foreshadowing, but it's really subtle. I had a great time trying to find the meaning in my own babbling. The nicknames you call people by can be good hints. For example, you call Jeanette the white daughter of Janus and Therese the black one (iirc), and Janus is a two headed Roman god. I don't think there's anything like it, and I'm not sure they can replicate it in a sequel.

@IshtarNike

3 жыл бұрын

Malk was my first play through and it's so much fun. I barely feel it necessary to try other Clans except for the disciplines.

@JustAMagicDuck

3 жыл бұрын

My first play through was Malkavian and it was so bizarre in the best ways. I constantly felt this odd separation, like I was never on the same page as the other characters. Sometimes I was several pages ahead, sometimes I was in a totally different book. But I LOVE the foreshadowing.

[ REINSTALLING INTENSIFIES ]

@JC-kl3uc

3 жыл бұрын

Why delete it in the first place?

@moliomotiejus6412

3 жыл бұрын

@@JC-kl3uc Desperate, your turn....

@Mak10z

3 жыл бұрын

You cant re-install if it never leaves your Hard Drive 😉👈

@FlameofEons

3 жыл бұрын

You know it

@latinelover24

3 жыл бұрын

yup...been playing this since this pandemic.

With me it wasn't toilets that appeared, it was random Chinatown ornaments, but I was role-playing as a pretty batshit insane childe of Malkav, so I wrote it off as that, and a bug basically increased my immersion.

@thurielangel3239

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought when he mentioned the toilets.

I'm honestly scared for bloodlines 2. As a huge fan of the original, i want the 2nd to be similar. Problem is, todays games aren't like that anymore. It's so much more about combat and rpg-ELEMENTS.

@Atrahasis7

3 жыл бұрын

I was seriously going to post something incredible scary similar to that post. Its the power of blood. It has Cara Ellison on board nuff said its fucking dead.

@temudzjin

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry folks but unless you love feminazi and sjw bullcrap then well...... prepare for disappoinment something horrible fierce.

@kopicat2429

3 жыл бұрын

@@temudzjin And with how absorbed many game companies are now about being *politically correct*(putting it nicely), i doubt they can truly capture the feel of the original. They certainly weren't pulling punches in the dialogue

@temudzjin

3 жыл бұрын

@@kopicat2429 i also hope it will be decent at least. As we said in the infantry hope for the best but expect the worst. Maybe a bleak philosophy but it never let me down.

@Anacronian

3 жыл бұрын

There is absolutely no way the sequel is going to be good.

I still own the DVD I originally bought. And for me, that DVD sums up this game: When you look at it, it's just a mess. It shouldn't possibly work. But somehow, 16 years later it still does!

@DarthRadical

3 жыл бұрын

Same. In my CD/DVD case right next to the original Deus Ex and my POD CDs. :P

@artur6912

3 жыл бұрын

@MR.C&A Video911Game The fans have made a good job fixing the game.

@fosty.

3 жыл бұрын

What the heck? I don't remember fighting a sharkman.

@horseradishpower9947

2 жыл бұрын

@@fosty. Yeah, in Chinatown... Unless you never found the question that has him in...

3:32 The toilets are an issue with Bloodlines, but not specifically the Plus Patch. There's a memory leak bug when you've been playing a long time, which can crop up anywhere, but most often manifests in the Skyeline Apartments. A random object will start replacing other objects: in this case, it was toilets. I've had doorknobs, TVs, and in one particularly striking case, the entire giant LUCKEE STAR MOTEL sign replaced the doorknob to Tawny Sessions' apartment. We've been unable to fix it in the Unofficial Patch, so the best solution is to save, quit the game, relaunch, and come back. It should clear the memory and get everything back where it's supposed to be.

@Li_Tobler

3 жыл бұрын

LMFAOOO honestly I even love this bug, it's something like - "What am I gonna get here next?", you know? 😂 I remember this one time it changed the doorknobs in Skyline apts to a... Lying body of a woman from the 5th floor (the one that is suffering from the plague)! I swear to God I almost shat myself 😂 And as if that wasn't enough, she followed my every movement with her eyes!! Gee, what a perfect addition to a Malkavian gameplay, with the STOP signs and everything 🤣

@mr.battle20

3 жыл бұрын

Odd. I've been playing this game for years and never had this problem.

@GordanVrbanec

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.battle20 It only happens when you play the game for long periods of time. And only in Skyline Apartments and Luckee Star Motel. To get rid of the bug, just save in the hub, quit the game, then play again. This will empty the memory and temporarily fix the memory leak.

@novembercrust

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best glitch. It made the Skyeline Apartments unnervingly haunted and spooky.

@SquareHeadSlacker

3 жыл бұрын

i had a giant severed leg appear in the sky above hollywood. and many smaller severed legs lining the streets. freaked me the fuck out.

My first playthrough was as a Malkavian. It was one of the most unique, entertaining and mesmerising experiences in gaming for me and the thing that made Bloodlines an instant favourite.

@H41030v3rki110ny0u

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I've only every played as a Malkavian from then on lol... such fun!

@rage9715

3 жыл бұрын

I did Nos first no regrets wish I could forget and replay as Nos again this is one of those games that gets a-lot right only other game that comes close is portal.

@beltionbambie1239

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Me too! Glad someone shares this first time experience

@jomckellan

2 жыл бұрын

I did the questionnaire and popped Nosferatu for my first playthrough. No regrets.

@connorcarbon

Жыл бұрын

I'm just now playing it on GOG since yesterday and despite the in-game character quiz designating me to be a Temere or whatever it's called, I started over and read the descriptions of each Clan and found Malkavian to seem better. It's so cool seeing that it's so unique and ideal for the gameplay experience. I have been looking for "Morrowind but a different game" and I think this game + picking a Malkavian has made that as close to possible as possible!

*Plays Malkavian: tOiLeTs aPpEaReD EvErYwHeRe* *Me the intellectual:* Did they talk tho ?

@Azazreal

3 жыл бұрын

They do but they only talk shit to you

@XXXXX8

3 жыл бұрын

Boo! Not funny

@XXXXX8

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Martinez That's not what irony is

@XXXXX8

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Martinez You should leave your house and go help the less fortunate. Maybe then your ego would deflate and you wouldn't be so offended by offhand KZread comments

@XXXXX8

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Martinez k

Also, the soundtrack is amazing. The ending was also extremely satisfying for me and “Swamped” by Lacuna Coil fading in for the end credits just nailed it.

@JnEricsonx

3 жыл бұрын

I always liked Smaller God.

@ignacioleon4560

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was going to comment that he failed to mention the soundtrack, it's really great n adds to the atmosphere soooo much. Love that Isolated track too ;)

@Anzellla

3 жыл бұрын

i checked out the album the song is from and now i’m a fan of the band ✌🏻❤️

VTMB + 2000s emo/goth/electronic songs = perfection

18:56 Tseng is a treasure. How dare you insult him! He is definitely now an American citizen. GOD BLESS THE ALLEGIANCE FLAG!

@edwardzignot2681

3 жыл бұрын

I actually kinda love the goofy Chinatown section. Then again, I love every second of this game. I even found effective ways to take down The Sheriff and the asian squid lady who's name escapes me atm.

@Robin1996ify

3 жыл бұрын

@@edwardzignot2681 lol the Asian squid lady. Her name is Ming Xiao.

@pnutz_2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Robin1996ify almost as generic a name as cho chang in harry potter.

@knavenformed9436

3 жыл бұрын

What I fear for VTMB2 is a bit why I love Arcanum from Troika. It's EXTREMELY racist and unnerving sometimes too comical and sometimes too realistic. But these topics need to be discussed. And I don't think Paradox devs want to play around racism and only create Brujah into a social justice caricature, when your race is a huge part of VTMB. Was chinatown tasteless at times? Yes. Could it be improved? Yes. Will Paradox do so? No, they will completely shrug it under a rug.

@JustNatax3

3 жыл бұрын

@@edwardzignot2681 I did too. I just kinda cringed at Yukie first. She just seemed like a weeb presenting as a Japanese girl. And then the Hentai references and self awareness saved the whole thing lol

Good review of one of my favorite games, but while you mentioned Bloodlines' great atmosphere, you gave short shrift to one of biggest factors in that: the music. Bloodlines is one of the few games that managed to use licensed music to great effect in setting a mood. As did the incredibly memorable original soundtrack by Rik Schaffer, who is also doing the soundtrack for the sequel.

@spbkoon3385

3 жыл бұрын

Have been listening to it on repeat for the last month now!

@JH-zs6vh

3 жыл бұрын

I hope they put how Drumpf is literally Hitler in the new game and make an anti-police zone since it takes place in Seattle

@bevvvy1374

3 жыл бұрын

J H Hey I know you wanna preach about how the devs are "le SJW trash" but can you at least do it on a comment that's somewhat appropriate for it?

@JH-zs6vh

3 жыл бұрын

Bevvvy All in all this game will be an utter failure perhaps worse than Last of Us 2, any game that tries to insert modern politics into a videogame has not worked. No matter how many nostalgia attempts like rehiring old composers, it won’t ever live up to the original (As the uploader states) it is not only an impossible task to replicate the quality of the original in a modern rpg, but they’ve set themselves up for failure by inserting their own political bias where it will rot the game to the core. I’m excited to see what kind of dumpster fire this game will turn out to be, but I have more hope for Cyberpunk as the developers have refused to insert modern politics into a videogame and thrown out advice saying they should to be on “right side of history”

@saintsebastian3624

3 жыл бұрын

J H But CD Projekt have given in for the woke crowd though? Have you not seen that you can customize your junk on each gender? Oh I forgot, you don’t choose genders but „appearances“.

You forgot to mention how GOOD THE SOUNDTRACK IS! The story behind the making of the soundtrack is also really worth mentioning.

What I like about this game is that you started as a no one and doesn't become the Chosen one. It makes everything more, natural and realistic.

I love how we could see your thought process when you saw the toilet apartment. You went to check if there was a proper toilet in the bathroom itself.

@lolablake9196

3 жыл бұрын

that apartment is really bugged luckily for most of my issues reloading helped expect with the elevator buttons which I had major issues with on my first playthrough. On my second playthrough part of the computer disappeared so I could not interact with it and I also had a similar problem to the toilets but it looked like there were rocks everywhere instead of toilets. I saw someone else had this exact issue when researching it.

@lavapanther

3 жыл бұрын

Very clever, high inspection skill :)

This has always been one of those games you can just pick up at anytime and get lost in the world no matter how many times you've played it. The endless charm and atmosphere really helps with that. I've got no clue if Bloodlines 2 will be good or not, but if they at least try to recreate that dark and engaging yet zany world the first had, it'll hopefully at least be fun. Good vid.

Everyone should take the time to thank Wesp5 and their associates for their undying and singlehanded bugfixing crusade. Without them, we would be stuck in the never ending ground glitches and CTDs.

oh god yes.

@EldenRingStreams

3 жыл бұрын

^^

Has anyone else noticed how on point the Troika Games logo always was? Look what the arrow is pointing at. Like, their coding was always terrible, the art was subpar but the DESIGN was what Troika truly excelled at. Amazing how they knew what their games were gonna be like from the very start, right?

All these people reinstalling the game. I'm over here having NEVER uninstalled it. It's always one of the first things I install whenever I get a new computer.

@spbkoon3385

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, it's from 2004. Since your computer already can launch the KZread, I'm pretty sure it will be able to launch VtM:B

@Vain737

3 жыл бұрын

@@spbkoon3385 ... I never said it WOULDN'T be able to?

@spbkoon3385

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vain737 Oh, right, got you wrong.

By the love of Caine, research is the most valuable skill! Can you imagine missing out on all those occult items and skill books? At the bare minimum you get 12 skill points for having your research high enough.

@chriswhinery925

9 ай бұрын

Plus it gives you unique dialogue options with Beckett, clearly the best character in the game.

5:16 Malkavians breaking the metaphor completely is totally in character for them

I got it, already setting the installation... No regrets

@TheKingOfJordan1

3 жыл бұрын

Remember to get the mod you can find linked in the steam forums, VTMB is pretty temperamental on modern systems

@aoneko6813

3 жыл бұрын

What clan did you play? Tell us about your character!

@kikicoot

2 ай бұрын

No regerts

I never had a problem with the endings, in fact I love them, for me they fit the setting. My favorite ending is the solo ending, where you finally decide to stop being used by everyone around you, kill every major player in the town and then flip off the Nines, while you walk away as the most powerful and bad-ass wild card in the whole power struggle.

VTMB mixes seriousness and comedy well. I think saying it’s mostly comedy is ignoring the serious moments. It has both, and does both well.

@sleepyburr

3 жыл бұрын

I've always said that it's "pulpy, but in a good way". It doesn't take itself so seriously as to come off melodramatic, but it's also not so silly that it loses impact.

Another thing you didn't mention that I loved was the Deb of Night. I thought she added so much flavor and atmosphere to the game with all those late night weirdos calling. You really get a sense of all the crazies roaming the streets of L.A. and I hope the sequel has someone similar or she makes some sort of cameo appearance as I really enjoyed listening to her voice.

@petrusjnaude7279

2 жыл бұрын

Out of all the games that have this kind of radio DJ element (mostly the recent Fallout games) she is my absolute favourite.

You hit something that many developers miss these days. Whether it comes to quest or dialogue options in an RPG, quality/depth of choices is more important than sheer quantity of choices. Always happy to see your videos brother, keep up the good work :)

I don't know if it's just me, but the level with the 'Mandarin', and his tests reminded me of the first two _Blade_ movies.

When i did my first playthrough as a Malkavian i was contantly like wtf. When i did my second playthrough i was like Oh now it all makes sense. Absolutely brilliant.

Toilets everywhere and I see you are playing a Malkavian female. Are you sure that is a a bug, because it sounds like a feature? :)

@stormstory9765

3 жыл бұрын

It's a bug, but at least it could be explained away like that. I was playing Toreador and it did a similar thing where it would randomly place assets everywhere in the apartments.

@johnturtle6649

3 жыл бұрын

Its a known bug, unfortunately. It's a memory leak from the programming. It is solved by turning the game on and off, and will happen after playing for a certain length of time, regardless of clan.

@roberthansson8222

3 жыл бұрын

That building is bugged like hell. It is like a severly haunted house. In one of the playthroughs I had, instead of toilets it was sofa's. Couldn't even get through doors.

@aubreyh1930

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Hansson I heard of it happening with guitars too

@mr.battle20

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnturtle6649 It's really bizarre, but I've played for years and NEVER had this problem. I've heard so many people complain about the bug, but it never ever happened to me. Maybe I'm just lucky.

Bruh, the Ming Xiao was a nightmare for me on my first playthrough, i played a gangrel that used brawl, protean, and fortitude and 99% of the fights were a cake walk...but that tentacle biatch was so hard to put down. I aint even ashamed to admit that i had to console in more blood packs just to beat her because of how little damage i was doing with my strongest attacks, then after that fight i curb stomped the actually final boss. TLDR if you fight Ming with brawl or melee you are gonna have a bad time.

@chillhour6155

3 жыл бұрын

Kill it with fire, always

@Luemm3l

3 жыл бұрын

It is possible... I started with tremere, so basically battle mage. I unloaded all my weapons I had at the time into her and didn't even make it half through the health bar. Then I just focused on melee with blood buff and blood spike and killed her off pretty easy. It always depends on abilities and situations. I found the ambush in Chinatown much harder to survive than any of the boss fights since my health and strength wasn't very good as a tremere and multiple targets that can hit decent leaves just retreat and striking from the shadows. That is not possible in a closed warehouse. Ah... This game made me swear at it and praise it. It is flawed, but still a masterpiece to me, in big part because of the good writing and characters

@kodi7024

3 жыл бұрын

I always cheesed it out with Celerity... then I played a melee Malk.

@mr.battle20

3 жыл бұрын

Ming is a cakewalk with a gun-slinging Toreador.

@GodwynDi

3 жыл бұрын

I recall bypassing that fight entirely.

VTMB is one of those games I will forever have installed on my pc. Right now I have the clan quest mod as you can play as a sabbat. I definitely recommend!!

@zlodrim9284

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's one of those games I never delete and always install first on my new rig.

To any new players who have Unofficial Patch installed (which you should have): tick the "Automatically renew disciplines" option in the settings. It is essential to any clan that depends on a passive blood powers. Toreador, for example, with this and Celerity, Auspex and Presence activated is a death machine and you dont have to erratically scroll between your powers to re-activate them.

@-pressxtostart-

2 жыл бұрын

As a new player with the patch installed, i have no idea what you just said but goddamn i will tick that box ☑

@Vasiliy9hells

2 жыл бұрын

@@-pressxtostart- Don't worry, you will understand very soon. Tutorial, i think, makes the distinction between active and passive disciplines (your vampire powers). Passive have a little timer next to a discipline icon and last as long as timer tics. Active is just an instant effect. And the problem with passive is that you have to manually renew them. In a big combat sequences manual renewing can be a pain (especially if you have access to several passives) that was my first comment all about.

One of the things I appreciate a lot about Bloodlines is how much focus it puts on its social and political elements and that every character seems to have motivations of his own, you're never in the clear and are always questioning their motives, which is something no RPG has done as well outside of maybe Pathologic. Chinatown and the end game stuff suck, that boss fight you were talking about in particular, but the game has so much personality and is in many ways still unmatched compared to games that came after it or the ones coming now that it's easy to forgive Troika for that. It's one of my all time favorite games and the community is amazing.

@KicsiSzabi222

2 жыл бұрын

You gotta try disco elysium if you are into this aspect of this game. Gameplaywise its less engaging, but if you got through pathologic, yer gonna love it

"you will spend most of your time in first person anyways" someone doesn't know about the "z" key, perspective is changeable at will, occasionally even in conversation.

I am a storyteller/GM in a big VtM LARP group (we consist of a bunch of smaller groups all over Germany). My father, aunt and uncle were all active in this group when I was a kid so I always dreamed of joining them someday. Now I am 26 and helping players younger than me get into the world of VtM. It's a lovely hobby but it wasn't just my family who got me into the WoD, it was mainly this game. I just loved the idea of running around in a city and exploring it as opposed to needing a fantasy world to play. This is something I always try to explore in our larp as well. We are currently unable to play because of the pandemic and I miss it a lot. So I guess I will replay Bloodlines again

@zlodrim9284

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually pretty cool, except for the covid putting a halt to your LARP sessions bit, of course.

@Aleera616

3 жыл бұрын

@@zlodrim9284 Thank you. It is a very intense hobby and I'm really happy that this exact group survived for such a long time (I think they started playing in the late 90s?). I think that's also why we have a very diverse age range of players. Our oldest players are around 60 and the youngest are around 20 (our larp is 18+). Of course a lot of things changed and the older storytellers are driving me insane sometimes lol. But it's still such a unique experience, I haven't found anything like it despite trying many differents kinds of larp the past years. (I have an IG where I post my personal VtM stuff, didn't manage to create an account for our chronicle yet but at least it gives a small glimpse. IG:librinaut)

@zlodrim9284

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aleera616 Damn, that's fucking impressive.

Yes, when someone mentions the game, I am overcome with nostalgia and want to give it another play. It is quite a masterpiece for its time.

@temudzjin

3 жыл бұрын

Masterpieces are not bound to their time. It wouldn't be a masterpiece if it was.

@chillhour6155

2 жыл бұрын

Like a great novel with a twisted spine it's still a goat

"sequel in not so distant future" - oh boy, the intro didn't age well.

TOILETS!!!!! In my playthrough, during the museum mission, hundreds of pink plastic flamingos spawned all over the place, and I thought it was something the modders did or maybe a dev joke?! I loved it and thought it was pretty banannas, but your "toilet incident" explains SO much XD

This is a master class rpg, albeit a buggy one.

@Lorenzo_I.

3 жыл бұрын

They usually are. Kinda the nature of RPGs I recon.

@henrycrabs3497

2 жыл бұрын

What do you think about Cyperbug 2077

Ah, Bloodlines. I went in as Nosferatu, and man, did I get stories to tell. Mostly about beating bosses by exploiting the game's rough edges. I took out the Tzimisce by trapping him behind a pillar. And I got Ming with melee by saving and quitting in rapid succession. Every time I got a hit in I saved and quit, starting the game back up again and exiting whenever she got me. Took a while, but spamming save let me defeat her with hand tools. And I beat the Sheriff's first phase by hiding under the stairwell to heal whenever he swiped at me. I'd pick away at him, he'd catch me, and then I'd stealth under the stairs and get a sandwich. Good times. I don't expect the new game to be as perfectly broken, but I hope it's still worth my time.

"posing a setting that uses all these creatures of the night and trying to pass it off as realistic seems doomed to fail anyway" gotta disagree. "Urban fantasy" is an entire genre of literature. Not all of its writers are great but some of them are down right impressive in making fairy tales and horror elements blend with the mundane. I point to "the dresden files" book series as a prime example of this

16:47 "Are you a bartender or a groupie for The Cure?" Holy shit, I'm deceased. 15/10 GOTY material right there

Correction : You never delete this masterpiece you just repatch it.

I get spooked every time you play Vesuvius theme in the video because it's been my ringtone for years and react to it differently

imo, the source engine (even an unfinished build version) holds up very well visually. Source games overall just hold up well with the lack of detail being the most noticeable

This game felt really refreshing to me when I played it earlier this year and I will come back to it in the future. Great video and much love to the people patching it over the years.

VTMB is a special game. One of the best RPG's i have ever played.

On the combat: I remember the first time I played Morrowind, I died to a tiny little bug in my first hour because i didnt have high enough skill to hit it with my sword. I went on to play the whole game and love it but that one fight I think laid out my bottom line for what I can tolerate. In short: missing shots with a ranged weapon bc of low stats sounds annoying but I'm sure I'd still enjoy the game.

15:46 i love that he mentioned this!! i was just thinking how many horror or dark side quests and moments there are it makes the whole city vibe really heavy

Interesting. I've never played this game but it seems a bit more like an immersive than your average RPG. Like you're in a real space not just a box holding NPCs or enemies.

@SMJSmoK

3 жыл бұрын

If the setting and atmosphere click with you, the immersion this game creates is out of this world. It's kind of hard to explain, but the experience is weird, surreal and sometimes distressing, but all that in the best way possible.

@MyKeyMoonShine

3 жыл бұрын

It's one of the best rpgs ever imo but of course it has a lot of technical issues and I'd definitely use the unofficial patch.

@temudzjin

3 жыл бұрын

@Arempy 58 just get it mate. I recommend the GOG version.

@Angell_Lee

3 жыл бұрын

You don't know what you're missing, you would LOVE it.

@edwardzignot2681

3 жыл бұрын

Be ready for jankyness like cancer on a supermodel. Still a supermodel though. This is my most played game of all time. I put more hours into replaying this 25 hour game than I did into Skyrim.

I don't know this channel but when I opened KZread and saw a fresh video about Bloodlines, of course I watch it immediately.

Vampire the masquerade holds such a special place in my heart

I only played this for the first time this year and absolutely adored it. This is how good of a game it is, still a fantastic true RPG in 2020.

The stop sign scene really is one of my highlights of gaming. The level of creativity they put in to make the Malkavian and Nosferatu routes different is still absolutely stunning, and it pushed the replay value of the game immensely. Still having high hopes for the successor, even more so than for Cyberpunk honestly. I also enjoyed Vampyr quite a lot which at least came close regarding atmosphere, so there's chances I will enjoy the second game even if it's just half as good.

Your review convinced me to buy this game. Enjoying it so far. Thanks!

I can no longer even remember how many times I re-played this. Curious to see what they'll do for Bloodlines 2, but at this point I don't have my hopes up.

Let me tell you, this is one of the best video essays I have seen on Vampire. Your writing is superb. I really enjoyed this, thank you very much. Subscribed.

Good evening fellow human

I’ve never heard of this but I love your videos and this game looks so interesting. Thanks again

Great video. This has made me want to play this again!... Also you are right, that boss fight you mentioned was crazy hard!

I just found you, and I've never played VTMB, but I clicked this video on a whim and you earned my sub. I'm excited for pt. 2 now.

I would recommend downloading the clan quest mod, which adds a new district, east LA, which replaces that grueling hotel level with the option to infiltrate the sabbat and destroy their leaders, and you also get to join the Sabbat earlier in the story which comes with its own endings. It's really well voiced for the most part.

Thanks for this trip down memory lane. It would be great to see your videos on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic...

Man I was waiting for a new upload from you! I haven't played this game but I'm watching the whole thing regardless cuz I love your writing and your voice relaxes me. Keep up the good work dude, it's very appreciated and I hope you'll soon get as many subs as you deserve!

Lorewise I loved Gangrel, so that was my "normal" class playthrough next to the mandatory Malkavian one. However I tried the other "blander" clans and oh boy how much I underestimated Toreador. You can solve so much through social interactions and Toreador turns every nightclub into willing blood donors. Why lockpick, when you get guards to open doors for you? It is truly unique, without being clan unique, as for fighting ability an automatic shotgun is deadly even in the hands of Toreador, which tends to have a lot of cash to buy ammo.

It's just more satisfying to play malk on a second playthrough so all the foreshadowing from the visions and voices doesn't go over your head.

This is bizarre, I legitimately just gave this game a try about a month ago, nearly a decade after learning to play the tabletop. I've already preordered 2

@clous081

3 жыл бұрын

Disco Elysium now is giving me that same sort of Malkavian vibe

@H41030v3rki110ny0u

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend you refund your preorder and wait til it's out... not sure if you keep up with the developers/writers of the 2nd one, but it's not looking good... I was so hyped hearing about the 2nd one's announcement, then I started checking out all of the leads, and it's looking dreadful.

@clous081

3 жыл бұрын

@@H41030v3rki110ny0u I've been keeping up with it. It definitely seems different but if they can capture even a fragment of the magic they originally had then I'll be impressed. There's no reason I'd refund it

@H41030v3rki110ny0u

3 жыл бұрын

@@clous081 I'm quite against Pre-ordering games is my thing, I guess. It just appears to me a strange concept that gamers would pay $60 for something before it's even released. I'm of the opinion to wait until it's out, to make sure I don't get scammed. It happens all too often these days, games not delivering on promises, or being completely different than marketed. After Dragon Age 2 screwed me over, my perspective on pre-ordering changed forever lol.. what a shit game. Gamers are one of the few demographics who will do this... pay for something so long before it's even released. Still a strange concept to me. Hopefully it lives up to the hype, VTMB2, but I just doubt it will.

I wish you'd have played some dialogues. As you said they are pure gold, and people who didn't play this game will have no idea what they are missing

Hell yea I’ve been waiting for a good vid on this. Damn you and Chris Davis has been goin off with these bangers of videos.

Yesss!! Needed this to save my day...thank you (:

Loved the video! Never played the original Bloodlines , but given all the praise I've heard, I'm really looking forward to the sequel.

This is my favorite game of all time. I got into tabletop RPGs because of it. A true brilliant gem of a game.

I just replayed this for the first time in a decade or so. I used to be obsessed with this game. I've played through like a dozen times. Every clan (3 times on Malk) every ending and a few times just finding new stuff. There was a period of about a year where all I did was work and play this. It got so bad my friends would have me come over to do the sewer section for them. This was my first time on the +patch and it was awesome! Every time I stumbled across the added content was pure joy (even the turnstile.) I cannot wait for 2 I NEED it after this year. Looking forward to it has actually kept me from losing hope. Because of my past with this game I'm looking forward to it more than Cyberpunk. I cheered and jumped up and down when I heard about it! For a minute I reverted back to 5 years old. Which is weird, I was like 20 when I was obsessively playing this game every night. It even got me through house arrest. Note: Heeeyyy! Finally a video made by someone who figured out the flamethrower is the key to not bashing your head against the wall for the last 2 bossfights! Don't forget to ground the Sheriff with the spotlights before lighting his ass up!

The best review I've seen so far!

My first playthrough was as a Ventrue because that's the clan I played the few times I was able to try out the tabletop version. It was fun and I did feel like a silver-tongued devil with a will of iron able to convince anyone to do what I wanted them to do. The second time I played through as a Malkavian and I was blown away how different the game felt. I wonder if there's an alternate timeline where Troika Studios was given the time and money to finish the game and bring their creative vision to life without having to worry about greedy corpos and impractical deadlines.

1:00 I never see it mentioned, but dancing actually has a function within the game. No idea if people are unaware of it, but has yet to see any video mentioning that bonus to dancing. If you dance long enough (3-5 minutes'ish) you will regain one point of humanity. It can only be done once per nightclub that has dancing enabled however, so you can't abuse it.

Every Bloodlines or Morrowind retrospective I come across always gets a look from me. This video will make a fine addition to my collection.

This channel is really underrated.

the +patch with the toilettes appearing actually scared the hell out of me.

"Toilets suddenly appeared everywhere" This could legitimately be a feature for Malkavian characters.

Great video as always, keep up the good work. Can you do retrospective for the Pokemon series. I think with you as the analyzer would be really nice.

24:08 An hour ago I would have had no idea what that phrase would mean, thanks Trosky.

@H41030v3rki110ny0u

3 жыл бұрын

Relevant in 2020 too lol

This is, hands down, the best reflection I have ever seen on the first VtM:BL game, and I have watched a few. I haven't seen anyone, yet, speak so clearly to what exactly made this game so great, and so flawed. I really hope the designers of the new game have the same nuanced understanding of the original that you do.

Great review as always :D

Wait toilets everywhere? Were you playing Malkavian female?

@allmight9840

3 жыл бұрын

Ya look at footage.

@Angell_Lee

3 жыл бұрын

3:34

Man, I feel like I've been waiting for this video for my entire life

I liked the last sections of the game. Hallowbrook Hotel, the Kue Jin stronghold and LaCroix tower all feel like what you would expect for that faction's stronghold, like the enemies breaking through walls to ambush you in Hallowbrook. Those sections could have had more alternate routes and ways to take advantage of non-combat skills, though.

@amf1435

3 жыл бұрын

Hallowbrook was great in this regard. You just pushed through all the Sabbat heavy hitters like their nothing, like those teleporting brothers (Lasombra?) or the magician with pillars of fire. It really felt like being that weirdly powerful vampire hero and them desperately struggling to save their operation.

loved the house greyjoy reference at the beginning

The long sewers section with the big monsters was the point where I turned on cheats. God mode and all stats maxed out made these sections much more bearable as Brujah. It still took me 10 minutes to take down that slimy tentacle monster in Chinatown.

I so wish more modern games something like the clan choice for race/class options. Imagine the depth added to Skyrim if it actually stuck to the "Khajiit aren't supposed to be in _most_ cities" and the game play that could be derived from that (like siding with the Stormcloaks early on got you into Windhelm regardless of race). Or other games didn't just make you a god in all skills despite picking an ill-suited class

@artski09

3 жыл бұрын

but but DA RACIST

Here's a tip: Don't open it!

@Schmeethe88

3 жыл бұрын

By my canon it's locked away safely in a Tremere vault. :)

@JnEricsonx

3 жыл бұрын

Even a Malk isn't crazy enough to open it.

@gamingtrickstertoastykitte5685

3 жыл бұрын

* opens it *

@happiestaku6646

3 жыл бұрын

Whether or not you win the game... matters not. It's if you bought it. And I am so glad I did buy it.

@knavenformed9436

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I hate the ending as I took the one man army path and I just wanted to destroy the damn key, no option for it though and then the game flipped the virtual bird with the ending.

Just as I'm getting back into Vampire the Masquerade, damn good timing. Love it.

Last time I was this early, Troika Games studio was still alive and making RPGs

Wow wow journey before destination? I like you even more for the Stormlight reference.

I was nearly soft-locked in the game when I got to the slug-boss. I was a close-combat focused character, and no matter what I did I could only get the fucker down to about ~50% health. I was ready to give up, but then during one of my attempts I found that I could jam the player model into a space where the slug could hardly hit me (on top of one of the braziers). From there I could unload with all the random ranged weapons I had collected before (I'd just collected them mindlessly to sell or something), and after having spent every single round with my COMPLETELY unskilled-at-range character, and it was a lot of rounds, the slug was down to about 50% health, and I could just about manage to win now in melee. Shit was tense.

@harryormus6263

3 жыл бұрын

Wait wait, whats the name of the slug u r talking about exactly?

@H41030v3rki110ny0u

3 жыл бұрын

@@harryormus6263 Probably Ming-Xiao, if I had to guess.

Hahahahhahahahaha that little "Don't open it" flash was a nice touch.