Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines

Kazilan · 09-06-2008, 12:17 AM

I had played through this once before as a Gangrel and enjoyed it, but just finished as a Malkavian and it was so much more fun!!! Anyone else played this game as a Malk? Is the pen and paper game any fun? If you have the game and haven't tried it as a Malkavian,GO START A NEW CHARACTER NOW!!!

dplax · 09-09-2008, 09:05 AM

Malks are awesome in the game. I took one to about half the game, then finished the game with a Tremere. Never played the P&P, but I have the rulebooks for it. Will have to look into finding players.

Stratos · 09-21-2008, 12:31 PM

Yeah, playing as a Malkavian is a real treat. It's the only clan I've finished the game with. The male Malk pimp outfit is just too much. ;D

CerebroDragon · 10-03-2008, 03:39 AM

This is the only Troika game I've yet to get my dirty paws on. Couple of questions:

How do you gents think it compares to say the gameplay and atmosphere of Deus-Ex? (To which it seems a little similar). I loved Deus Ex.
And is it as buggy as many people make out -
what are your experiences like?

I have an old P&P manual for VtM, but haven't yet managed to convince my mates to let me DM a campaign yet.

Kazilan · 10-06-2008, 02:08 AM

I loved both vampire and deus ex. The gameplay is similar, but the atmosphere in the two games is very different, vampire is more mature themed and has lots of horror elements. I remember Deus Ex being a little more linear, whereas in vampire you can revisit old areas later and get new information and quests. I also remember deus ex being a little longer, vampire seemed short when I finished it.

I didnt encounter many bugs, but i also used both the official patch and an unofficial one. One last note, I found melee combat in vampire frustrating compared to deus ex. Using guns in vampire was much more comfortable and satisfying.

Stratos · 10-06-2008, 04:56 AM

Well, you should definately get the patch. I started to play the game unpatched the first time and I couldn't even get out of the first training area; I couldn't draw my melee weapon. The patched game, however, worked fine for me.

Luvian · 10-07-2008, 03:04 AM

Yeah there is an interesting bug where sometimes when the tutorial start they forget to give you hands. I'm serious. If you keep restarting the game eventually it works. But definitely get the patch because there is an unavoidable game crashing bug about 60% in. How this got past testing is a mystery.

JrKASperov · 10-07-2008, 05:22 AM

Try to find the unofficial patch for it too. Can't remember it's name, but it fixes bugs and adds some weapons that were previously unavailable.

Stratos · 10-07-2008, 11:41 AM

The pimp outfit for male Malkavians is priceless, but it needs some bling-bling.

09-06-2008, 12:17 AM	#1
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines I had played through this once before as a Gangrel and enjoyed it, but just finished as a Malkavian and it was so much more fun!!! Anyone else played this game as a Malk? Is the pen and paper game any fun? If you have the game and haven't tried it as a Malkavian,GO START A NEW CHARACTER NOW!!! __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

09-09-2008, 09:05 AM	#2
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 38 Posts: 5,577	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines Malks are awesome in the game. I took one to about half the game, then finished the game with a Tremere. Never played the P&P, but I have the rulebooks for it. Will have to look into finding players. __________________

09-21-2008, 12:31 PM	#3
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 3,888	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines Yeah, playing as a Malkavian is a real treat. It's the only clan I've finished the game with. The male Malk pimp outfit is just too much. ;D __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

10-03-2008, 03:39 AM	#4
CerebroDragon Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Ballarat, Australia. Age: 45 Posts: 878	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines This is the only Troika game I've yet to get my dirty paws on. Couple of questions: How do you gents think it compares to say the gameplay and atmosphere of Deus-Ex? (To which it seems a little similar). I loved Deus Ex. And is it as buggy as many people make out - what are your experiences like? I have an old P&P manual for VtM, but haven't yet managed to convince my mates to let me DM a campaign yet. __________________ Diddledy High, Diddledy Low, Come Brave Blood Sheep, You've a goodly way to go. - Brilhasti Ap Tarj

10-06-2008, 02:08 AM	#5
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines I loved both vampire and deus ex. The gameplay is similar, but the atmosphere in the two games is very different, vampire is more mature themed and has lots of horror elements. I remember Deus Ex being a little more linear, whereas in vampire you can revisit old areas later and get new information and quests. I also remember deus ex being a little longer, vampire seemed short when I finished it. I didnt encounter many bugs, but i also used both the official patch and an unofficial one. One last note, I found melee combat in vampire frustrating compared to deus ex. Using guns in vampire was much more comfortable and satisfying. __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

10-06-2008, 04:56 AM	#6
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 3,888	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines Well, you should definately get the patch. I started to play the game unpatched the first time and I couldn't even get out of the first training area; I couldn't draw my melee weapon. The patched game, however, worked fine for me. __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

10-07-2008, 03:04 AM	#7
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 6,763	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines Yeah there is an interesting bug where sometimes when the tutorial start they forget to give you hands. I'm serious. If you keep restarting the game eventually it works. But definitely get the patch because there is an unavoidable game crashing bug about 60% in. How this got past testing is a mystery. __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

10-07-2008, 05:22 AM	#8
JrKASperov Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Wa\'eni\'n Age: 38 Posts: 1,701	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines Try to find the unofficial patch for it too. Can't remember it's name, but it fixes bugs and adds some weapons that were previously unavailable. __________________ God is in the rain.

10-07-2008, 11:41 AM	#9
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 3,888	Re: Vampire: The Masquerade; Bloodlines The pimp outfit for male Malkavians is priceless, but it needs some bling-bling. __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

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