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@@themaccave08 Sorry i lacked context but, in the Arkham series, Catwoman is voiced by Grey Delise Griffin and she also voices Jeannette from VTMB (aka the inspiration for Harley's design in Asylum)
@@Nick-mv5kg oh no. I meant "huh" in the "oh that’s interesting" form. I knew Grey voices Catwoman. I just found it interesting she voiced one of the characters here. Also, I think the outfit was a base for Harley's nurse uniform but the face and hair is seen in Arkham City. What else did Rocksteady take inspiration of? Also Arkham City Harley Quinn is honestly my favorite design.
In regards to the whole "cab driver is Cain" thing, I personally like the idea. Here's an entire society of pretentious, power hungry vampires constantly at each other's throats, destroying what little good there is in each other and stomping out all attempts at redemption in desperate plays to maintain their power. Then here's their dad just chilling in the background, sucking on blood pops, just doing their own thing separate from the rest as the only truly free vampire. It's actually kinda funny and fits World of Darkness quite well.
@@100KGNattyto me it sounds right since in my native language one would use pronoun "they" to express the highest form of reverence and esteem for one's elders.
I know I'm replying to a comment from 2 years ago, but this is VTMB! I remember staring at the cabbie while using auspex and his aura was black, just like the figure that stood behind Jack at the end. This might've been tweaked in one of the patches since and it's not happening for me anymore, but my mind was completely blown when that happened.
@@chillhour6155 Sewers? I was so irritated by the place I just noclip pretty much the whole way through everytime. Couldn’t figure out how to get the skip to work on the patch version.
@@deejaythedj313 yep, the one and only dark stain on this unfinished masterpiece, unofficial patch+clan mod I'd reccomend using if you're giving the game another go If you're going to do it legit you will have to do that one swim puzzle where you have turn of the big fan that pushes you back when you're swimming underwater, you have to swim down the tunnel and turn left before the fAn switches back on then the water pressure will shoot you through a water pipe to a tedious are full of those limb bosses before being able to get a key card to go down a big latched hole into the Nosferatu base, I always used the -noclip cheat console command back in the day before the mod was released to skip all this tedious nonsense Also now that I think about it,maybe auspex if you have it could give you some extra time and make that puzzle a bit easier
God, the Hollywood theme...I remember one of the most impactful moments I had, the first time I loaded into Hollywood, everything was bugged, no one was there, no music loaded, I roamed around for a bit, and found the house of the baron. When I exited, the music started to slowly come together, the city got lit with life suddenly, people walking the streets, and then, this character, an old friend of my character that hadn't seen him for god knows how long, just asking worriedly where I was. I got into some kind of shock, since I related too much with the situation, and everything surrounding it, I stood, with the Hollywood theme on the background, as I got a masquerade violation, and even more, I got a glimpse of my old life back that shouldn't be there. I was legit 10 minutes there, with such a violent emotional response that I couldn't belive. It cemented the game as one of my favourite games ever, and a masterpiece to me, even with the problems that are there. It also led me to discover Massive Attack, and trip hop as a genre, which also influenced a lot of my life later on, so this game basically changed my life.
Constantine and The Matrix soundtrack had a similar effect on me. This game though blew my mind for immersion and how it could evoke such strong feelings in me
As a Gen X who grew up in the Goth scene and trolled the clubs for many years late 90's to the 2010's, I have to say this game captured the essence of the time so very well. Even though that wasn't the primary purpose and yes, Brian is definitely from that scene and influences the writing - the visuals and soundtrack are also highly influenced. To the point of even using real band posters. And if anyone who's from the scene, you likely know how much we love to make fun of our tropes and that's played to very well in the game also. The Downtown and Hollywood hubs actually give an associative vibe to what it was like at the time. I can't put into words how they did it and even with "old technology", but they made this world feel lived in and representative. It makes my heart glow to know how much love this game continues to get. Like many cult classics, it proves you don't need the latest and greatest to make a great game. People should know that technology has little to do with immersion in both story and universe. Nowadays, games are relatively dumbed down because developers choose to reach the "wider audience", aka the lowest common denominator (that's not said as an insult, this is just marketing and sales).
Heck, im not even a Goth, way over here in the Nordic region and never sat a foot in many nightclubs but it just symbolizes an bygone age. Makes me nostalgic. Bloodlines to me is so symbolic of that era of the 90's dying, the millenia of 2000 coming around and the 1900's leaving. We had a lot of tech but not that whole "always online" like now. The last death rattle of the Gen X age/era. And as I said, im not eve a goth or punk or any of those subcultures. Im born in the second half of the 80's and could never see all of that but damn, that Goth stuff suits so well and makes it so different and interesting. A PERFECT theme for Anarchs too!
yeah that game really has that years feel when it takes place..well I mean, it's not that hard when it takes place around the same time it is created in the real world.
I'll admit, at first, I smirked as well when the trolling commenced. But then it quickly shifted in me to be terrified of the implications that his words came with. Because it was possible, and in the grand scheme of things, when you think about it, you hear something like that on the radio, late at night... it should send chills down your spine in the least. Especially if you are a mortal and you know there are worse things out there than what mortal society believes to be the worst of the worst.
@@SplurtChain It's funny cuz you aint living in that setting ! Imagine if a anonymous dictator would come talking at a radio with plots to start a world war.But I think it's both funny and scary !
This one actually came together really quickly, length aside. I go on lots of walks and started to use speech to text to get some ideas down and go from there.
@@BoulderPunch That's a very good tip for any creative out there. Hell, I bet this is a good tip for health care professionals when they're dealing with a difficult case!
If you play a Malkavian you 'know' much of the games plot twists from the moment you stumble upon them, provided you as a player can decipher your character's crazed ramblings.
I always found that the reason the character models of VtMB still holds up is due to the eyes. They are not dead, flat fisheyes like a lot of more modern-character figures look. It gives them a sense of 'has a soul', if you know what I mean? there's life (well unlife) in the eyes.
You ought to get the eye replacement mod, it doesn't change anything except giving the eyes the reflection they have in real life, it just makes the eyes much better looking much more alive
And while I do love the Kuei Jin, hence my NAME, there's a very important reason why you shouldn't side with them. You may think your Kine as brutal for the most part, but even the Sabbat have rules. The Kuei-Jin? They will cut your tendons with a poisoned knife, then keep you at the brink of death so they can extract information from you. They literally provide the worst of fates in the game.
@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 They were handed the world on a silver platter. All anyone had to do was not accept slave labor as a source of cheap product, especially because the Chinese include in their contracts that they're allowed to steal your product after a set time. So for a few years of cheap labor you then have them undercutting you on price and no longer manufacturing your product. And all of this is because the international bankers and shareholders profit from China and have a stake in undermining the west, so they encourage businesses to work with China and, whether greedy or earnestly naive, the businesses follow their advice.
Everyone keep saying every damn time YOU REINSTALL IT IF SOMEONE MENTION it. But jokes on you i haven't uninstall this game since my first playthrough in 2019. And boy it was a blast. Proboboly the last game that i replayed so many times in a row.
Yeah I never uninstall it either, the only time I re-install is when I have to get a fresh pc install and it’s one of the first games I will always install. I played it first back around 2005. Still have my physical copy.
@@oliviawilliams6204 I still have my physical copy from 2005 as well. Went on a day long quest to find the Bradygames guide, to try and work out how to get past the whirling blades in Fu Syndicate. A day roaming around London, trying to find it. Failed, but found someone who told me how to do it. And I never uninstall it.and love that the game has never died away, but is as strong as ever.
We all wish Troika got a shot at a full horror game. When you said you'd like to see Troika get a crack at horror for a moment I forgot they went defunct 15 years ago =(
15:54 Fun fact about mid 2000s EA/Activision, Most of their games had great soundtracks because they bought music licenses(mostly for Guitar hero and Rockband) to use in many games.
lmaoooo my first playthrough was as a Malkavian it was wild: my character knew shit that neither me nor the NPCs knew and arguing with the tv man😂😂😂 the funniest thing I've ever experienced in a game
The Massive Attack soundalike song was actually written by Al Jourgensen, frontman and head of industrial metal legends Ministry. I think Ministry are also the ones performing the song. _Bloodlines_ is another Ministry song written specifically for the game's soundtrack. Funny coincidence because the album cover of Ministry's _With Sympathy_ from 1981 seemed to be a major inspiration for the book covers of the original Vampire: The Masquerade rule book and (even more so for) the Vampire: The Dark Ages rule book. It's like poetry so that it rhymes. ^^
Malkavians laugh at your boomsticks! I played Malkavian first and any other clan was just too boring after that. Then I replayed it many times as a malkavian, it is such a nice warm feeling when you start to understand what voices in your head have been telling you all the time :-D I love the same concept in Hellblade too.
I'm so glad I didn't play Malkavian first because you're so right. Any other clan would just be too boring after that. It's also especially hilarious to be a flirty Malk, though most dialogue options are just so much fun already, really. "TV Man?"
As I mentioned in another comment here, I just had the privilege of meeting Gangrel about a week ago and he is one of the absolute nicest people you could ever come across!
(See another bloodline video that pops up every 3-6 months) “can I really learn anything new after watching 20 of these?” (Sighs and watch’s to support)
@@Dmitry_Medvedev not the serial killer, when you enter the cabin in the junkyard the Lasombra appears in front of you for a few seconds before vanishing
This game just had this memorable atmosphere, that almost cartoonish edgy goth thing, it's not my thing but it just fit the game perfectly. This, combined with the voice acting, setting, plot and the character customization made it a real rpg. And the gameplay wasn't half bad either, say whatever you want about the janky animations, few things are cooler than dodging bullets while ripping an entire death squad apart. And the soundtrack, Jesus, a thing of genius.
I was watching Cyberpunk's lead quest guy's stream and he often mentions that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines was Cyberpunk's main influence. I'm a big V:TM-B fan and have like 400 hours in Cyberpunk but only after this video and your Ocean House Hotel one did I realize the similarities. Thanks for the great vid!
@@DontJinxItYet Almost all of my favourite games somehow have disasterous launches, so I'm okay with it. The game is fine to me but at least CDPR will keep putting in work until they're/everyone's satisfied with it :)
Man, they really took the inspiration to heart, down to having great writing coupled with a buggy as hell game I mean I really loved both games but without some serious patch work they are quite messy on a technical level
@@NEON-XMV I haven’t had any insane glitches since release day, but I play on PC so I do feel bad for the console players. Shoulda never been released on a console that can’t handle the insanely large and complicated game 🥺
@@_yikesforever You obviously don't know full story, huh... Point is you're making excuses of glitches and bugs but there's bigger issue than that. The game felt bland and boring. There's big comparison all over YT that was promised to dominate RDR2 immersion. Yet they failed. It's Fallout 4 2.0 with cars and garbage boring quests with little difference of endings. If you want big difference on endings, take a look on Mass Effect 2. It is praised by many. How come CP77 that is worked for 4 years is being dominated by many old games? Mass Effect 2 was worked for less and yet it has no issues with the world, story and characters. lol
Hey, fun piece of info; kindred "corpses" are basically in whatever state a human corpse would be in in the amount of time that has transpired since they turned. Most of them aren't actually old enough to turn into dust upon final death, which is kind of a massive misconception in the community because *all* kindred enemies you kill turn to dust in Bloodlines. This is just an easy design choice for fairly obvious reasons, and it *sort of* fits the lore. Seeing as Grout was embraced in 1925, and met his final death in 2004, he'd probably leave behind some remnants, but not a whole ass skeleton.
@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 you said we have skeletons older than that; those skeletons are preserved, thus not exactly a good representation of what natural remains would look like.
@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 under the proper conditions, a corpse buried in fertile soil can decompose almost completely in about 20 years. I wouldn't think that "being a cursed corpse" would be ideal conditions for decomposition, but it wouldn't exactly be preserved completely, either.
I played the Malkavian on my first playthrough of this game. I actually did pretty good. But I can see why people advise newbs to not play this character first. Thanks for the video. Always like to hear insights into one of my favorite games.
I would say that the only downside of making Malks the first playthrough is that because of their seer abilities, the Malkavian PC ends up spoiling a ton of the plot twists in the game.
@@Magnanimoose Hah, I was just going to comment this same sentiment. =D I played Malk first and regret nothing! That dialogue made me fall so hard in love with the clan. As for the awesome voices you hear, I could never understand what they said, so nothing was spoiled.
Going Malk is one of the best second playthrough experiences I've ever had. Not a big fan of the game's version of Dementation (feels like a watered down take on Dominate), but the new quirks and dialogues are just wonderfully funny.
the first time i played this game i almost stopped playing mid-way during the mission where you have to blow up a warehouse because after it blew up i thought my game was softlocked because i couldnt get out of the bent train door but it turned out you just have to slam into it over and over until it suddenly decides to squeeze you out lol
I was one of the dozen people who bought this game when it released, before Troika went bankrupt. I never beat it though until fan patches came out. I got to Giovanni mansion and a game breaking bug would just shut down my playthrough.
Same here, bought it on day 1 and just powered through the jankiness, I replayed it 9 times over the next few months with all the different clans and is one of my all time favorites games, I finished it every single time, I even stopped GTA San Andreas which was already out on ps2 to play this on my PC.
Great video as always, man. I love this game with all my heart, but every time I play it, I like it a little bit less. The last time I played it (around March 2020, I also made a video about it) I found the Malkavian mansion an absolute torture to navigate, with its labyrinthian layout and numerous combat encounters. Also, that creepy song that plays in certain mission areas (the crackhouse in Downtown LA, the Malkavian Mansion, Andrei’s Villa, the internet Cafe, etc) I always found it grating, idk why. It’s not a bad song, just overused. But the good moments... man, they’re really good. Like you said in the video, they did a great job making characters feel like a part the world, that their (un)lives don’t revolve around you. My favourite character by far is Isaac Abrams, the Toreador movie producer on whose watch Hollywood went from a fledgeling industry to a multi-billion dollar industry (love how he name drops Scorsese, Brando, and other Hollywood legends he’d worked with). Another thing that I liked is how they approached vampire politics. It’s kind of funny how these powerful creatures chose to spend their immortality on petty squabbles and politics instead of, you know, doing something more productive with their time, like trying to legitimize themselves in the “real world”, so to speak. It’s like they’re bored out of their minds and they have nothing better to do than scheme against each other and cook up millennia-spanning plots. Oh, and on the subject of the woman you meet in Hollywood - I have a sneaking suspicion she was supposed to play a bigger role in the main story, but it got cut for time. She has a unique character model, so I doubt they would have spent so many resources on a one-off character - though, to be fair, given how badly this project was mismanaged, I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case after all
I know this is a very late reply but I like the idea of samantha showing up later in the story. that said, it might be a second "back off before someone else kills you" very similar to keeping your ghoul from showing up in the hotel
Ah yes, the Hollywood theme. Stated by the author to be the piece he wrote while in the lowest point of his life. The transient hint of death, abyss, melancholy, anxiety, and hopelessness weaved throughout somehow continuing to exist in spite of everything screaming at you not to. It my go to track for reading, writing and having existential crises.
I can’t seem to stop watching 30minue to hour long video on this game because I fucking love it. It introduce me to the vampire the masquerade role playing system.
One of the greatest sins off the AAA video game industry is its failing of the VTM:B franchise. The original game is STILL a masterpiece despite Activision's best efforts to completely fuck it up for everyone involved and it deserved better than what it got by a wide margin. And VTM:B2 was one of the shining lights of hope that RPG fans have been starving for for over a decade. To fuck such a monumental pillar of potential takes a special kind of evil. We truly live in the darkest timeline.
41:40 One thing to keep in mind for the release Date being November 2004 was that Activision probably also tried to cash in on the hype that was generated about the third "Blade" movie which was being released in December 2004 as well. Even some of the ingame graphics might have been inspired by the Blade movies (for example the Vampires dying in a similar fashion to the movie effects)
Although I was very hyped by the announcement of 2, I recall thinking 'they could just finish the first game. Remaster/remake/overhaul patch, with restored content and improved gameplay. 🤷♂️ Great video, you managed to add something new to the discussion (for me at least) which is mighty impressive considering just how much coverage this game gets on YT.
I love this game, but I tried to play the modern VtM tabletop...and well...its really insufferable. However a friend of mine told me most people play the older versions of the game due to my former complaint. So I'm gonna be trying that soon, hope it goes well.
The closest thing I've seen to the 'Bloodlines dance' is those cyberpunks dancing in that video with the Thomas The Tank Engine theme tune dubbed over the top.
The "time when we could joke about these things" is not something to look back on fondly. The people took politics less seriously were exclusively American WASPS. This was pre 9/11, when that population saw their world as entirely separate from that of anyone not meeting that description. They were sitting unassailable, at the end of history, above & alien from the rest of humanity. My dude, *that's part of what The World of Darkness is about.* (For those who haven't played tabletop WoD, a consistent feature across the various games is that as you gain power, you lose humanity. You become more alien to the world around you, including your kin.) The simple fact is that if you weren't in that privileged minority, what America, especially the GOP, was doing to you wasn't theoretical discourse unworthy of emotion. And, of course, it's also far easier to see now than it was in the 90s that the vast majority of the WASPS were not actually in such a comfortable position to begin with. The American middle class started falling in 1971, but didn't begin to become aware of gravity till 2001. Hardly something to be nostalgic for.
Fucking hell I'm the one that made that Grout theory image, I did it in Microsoft paint one day to prove my point to some random person I was arguing with I posted it one time on 4chan's /v/ board, and then let it be, I was trying to win an argument. Haven't played Bloodlines in 10 years, just reinstalled it, and I'm watching some videos on it. The fact it's been passed around for almost a decade? Oh my god I'm still convinced with the werewolf bullshit at the observatory and my theory he prophesied that LaCroix sent you and Ming Xiao independantly to the mansion at the same time, and Grout called Bach to burn everything down. Still standing by it
When I played this game back in the days, it made me feel the same atmosphere that I experienced in the end of the 90s when I was driving early in the evening headed to the VHS rental store. It happened usually when days became shorter, from autumn to early spring. The rainy and rusty autumn days. That's why I always thought that this game truly represented the time when it came out, catching and buliding up the atmosphere and the dark tone of the music/fashion subculture from the end of the 90s throughout the mid 00'.
Ohh, Just now I realised what has been missing among your videos! Jesus, I absolutely love this game, finished it fullly more than a dozen times and it's always just a matter of time before it goes back on my hard drive. As soon as the main menu appears and that famous tune starts, I can't help but smile each and every time
@@JnEricsonx the voice actors for the game are phenomenal and include some of my favorite actors like Grey DeLisle (Voermann sisters), Phil La Marr (Fat Larry spelled F-A-T) Robin Atkin Downes (Tripp, Cooper) and Fred Tatasciore (David Hatter). it's just very strange to realize you know the voice actor when they sound nothing alike - Grey DeLisle is the titular Wubzy from Wow Wow Wubzy, Robin Atkin Downes is the TF2 medic, and Fred Tatasciore is Saren Arterius of Mass Effect. Phil La Marr is also in pretty much everything but I know him best as Vamp from MGS2 and Hermes Conrad of Futurama.
@@necroticsynthesis4958 Also, Steve Blum, aka Wolverine, Spike Spiegel, etc, etc. Also, John Dimaggio aka Bender, Marcus Fenix,etc. Grey Delisle signed my copy of Baldurs Gate 2 because I my young ass was in love with Viconia before VTMB existed. Though hearing her thank me as Jeanette did momentarily turn my heart to a puddle.
Huh, Cain aging us, or making us more powerful makes a LOT more sense than our sire being a 7th generation, and being decapitated like a scrub at the start...
Eh I dunno....I grew up around the time of Bush Admin and there were plenty of people calling anyone who disagreed with the War of Terror as Unamerican. That mentality's just become more concentrated because of social media.
Counterpoint, best year in gaming was 1999. Alpha Centauri, Age of Empires 2, System Shock 2, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Jagged Alliance 2, Homeworld, Planescape: Torment, Super Smash Brothers and Ocarina of Time.
i never liked the "good" ending, of VM:BL, you're meant to leave la croix pissed off and wounded to open the box not knowing what would happen if he does? the end of the world? or him becoming super powerful? Everyone says don't open it, but letting la croix open it is ok? There's no way you could have known there was a bomb in it. Wheres the option to kill la croix, seal the box and dump it in the ocean... you know, without being tied to it
This game is such a gem. I played this game for the first time last year and I’m addicted to this games atmosphere and world. Makes me mad that the devs were rushed game could’ve been way better but I’m just happy we got this game in general. Thanks for making the video always love revisiting such a great game
Uh, the 5th edition of VtM is not a trash fire. What the fuck even is that claim? It's extremely easier to get into, hunger actually makes sense instead of just being a bunch of blood points in a pile, convictions are way better at representing humanity than the Hierarchy of Sins in V20. If you saw this (amazing video) and was interested, you can surely check the v20 for Vampire - it's truly amazing, but it can be overwhelming - which he forgets to mention. V5 is just way more doable for starters and just plainly fucking cool.
always wanted to get into the TTRPG of bloodlines, but the times I tried it always felt way more focused on acting and LARP than tabletop as a whole... also never knew which version to go with... the "nowadays writing" from 5e you mean is bad for having too much PC stuff? or is it just LGBT representation and the 'normal' stuff?
I don't install VtMB or Deus Ex when somebody mentions them because they're always the first two games I install whenever I do an upgrade or new computer build. They both also get played every year - Deus Ex since the original release. DX spoiled me in many ways. After playing it, I tried other similar games, including Half-Life. Never finished it. Thought it was crap compared to what DX did. Still think that - I've tried HL several times since and just couldn't get into it. Played and finished HL2 though...once.
This is such a great game. I remember playing though the first time and coming across VV. First time i was absolutely smitten by a video game character. Not just because she's beautiful. but because she's so feminine, delicate and caring.
First time or twelve through, I thought so too. Then something kinda curdled (I did something she didn't like), and that presentation became a mask - honeyed words and cloying poetry trying to hide the manipulative monster she really is. Could just be me, but it could also be a fantastic bit of writing. As much as VV is a treat for the senses, I much prefer the Brujah girl, Damsel. Her acceptance is hard-won, and you always know exactly where you stand with her.
@@CyberiusT Yeah, you can see VV's mask come off a little bit if you walk in there as a Nos. You can tell she doesn't like ugly things or has less patience for them. She's a bit more formal and such. But my first playthrough was Toreador and hooooo boy.
I've been on the Bloodlines video binge because I found out somebody basically recreated the entire world map of the game in vrchat I'm literally sitting in the starter apartment right now watching this on my VR overlay lol
people who parrot "all games are political" frustrate me because they willfully misunderstand that when people complain about political writing, its that the politics are handled poorly. and these people have so little self-awareness that they dont feel embarrassed when they are treated like babies that will cry if they arent being pandered to 24/7. bloodlines 1 was an excellent game. it was very political and obviously took a left leaning stance but it was handled well and made for an enjoyable experience that could make you think if you let it. bloodlines 2 wont be the same if it ever comes out, its based on V5 and all the good writers got kicked off the project. its hard to be excited for it anymore.
I'm surprised there wasn't a mention of Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption at the end of the video. It's by no means an amazing game, but the music and atmosphere was good and I really liked the lore growing up. That game was what got me into the Vampire franchise altogether.
"Here's where you should start putting points in guns." But I didn't, I put all my points in stealth, I used it for the Hallowbrook Hotel and Out For Blood, and I even used stealth for the WEREWOLF and it worked!! (The whole time I hid in the corner where the cable car is suppose to come, it might've been a glitch though?)
plausible, you either break the AI or it breaks you :) For some reason 2nd playthrough I was like, come ON come to die already... the wolf is missing, somewhere I'm like Oh my god...
20:39 I wish there was a way to point out that they're the same person early, like if you have high perception or some way to input that you "know" it as a player... cause the very first time I went into the office I was like "lol well they're the same person" but then I had to go along with it so the whole quest chain I just kept picking dialogue options that wouldn't shit on the other personality cause I'm like... that's you, bro!!!! lmao
And sung for some Akira Yamamoka songs, like "You're Not Here" for Silent Hill 3-which I complemented her on. Irony, if I remember her right, when they were voice casting for SAC, the origina English VA actress was simply not available. Also, gotta love how she's now with Steve Blum. So, Pisha and Andrei. Or, The Major and Wolverine.
This game won't die, because there is nothing else like it. Any other game where you play as a Vampire does the same thing, you against every other normal person. This game has it's own setting and world it exists in, and you aren't limited by morality or anything else, you can slaughter or sneak, you can gun enemies down or destroy them with your powers. The various Vampires also make the game highly re-playable, with the ultimate hard-mode being the Nosferatu, having to remain unseen at all times. Playing as the Malkavian adds a twist to the game, where inanimate objects talk to you, and you're not sure if you're insane or somehow able to have unknown things come to you through some unperceived force. This game and Deus Ex are cult classics for a reason. Maybe Bloodlines 2 will get made, but I doubt it will come close to this level or replay-ability and as gratifying.
I sincerely hope VTMB2 never sees the light of day. They fucked it up so badly in such a short period of time and arguably the worst offender was firing Brian Mitsoda.
It's a shame when I think about how much more polished the game could've been if it wasn't for treyarch rushing it out. Also seeing what is currently happening (or not happening) with bloodlines 2 is unsettling as well. I guess the only thing we can do is wait and hope.
Honestly, I wish some of the other White Wolf and Onyx Path games would get good games these days. Either of the Demon games would be great, and I'd love to see someone take on a Hunter: the Vigil game.
26:50 The world you described never existed. It was only a delusion which made you believe that it did - a shared consensus reality defined by ignorance, apathy, and self-satiation. That's not to make you feel bad, it's just the hidden truth. The specter of "the Greater Good" directing the corporeal "not my problem/not my job/above my pay grade."
I've been waiting for this game for years but I had no idea about the Rudi character until now.. reading the bio made me heave. Ironically, a black gay would NOT be a minority in Copenhagen. I'm gonna nope out of this game, jesus christ.
This game wouldn't have anything close to the following it has now if the RU-vid hate-click machine was alive and well when it released. It shipped with more gamebreaking bugs then Cyberpunk and Assassin's Creed Unity combined.
I love the references to older movies. The Elisabeth Dane ship is from The Fog and the Ocean House Hotel, The Shining. There are certainly more but i am not familiar enough to spot them out.
