Episode I: Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
So, as I promised, I'll start reviewing a few videogames that answer the following prerequisites: 1)Have an MC-theme to them and 2)I liked. That's it, not a big deal, right? Well, I can be picky, so maybe it is a big deal, but let's not go there now, ok?
So today's game is Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (VTMB from now on). Some of you might be familiar with the tabletop game (I am not) or with a previous installment of their franchise, VTM Redemption (Hey! I own that one! It was okay). For those who don't, I can sum it up shortly as "Modern day vampires, with an original twist about their existance, in my opinion(supposedly, the biblical Cain is the first vampire, and they all descend from him), and deals also with the politics of such a powerful society, with factions, clans, etc..." (this is really approximative, but just to give an overview of the setting should be enough). As you would expect from a game about vampires, mind control is abundant (your own character can have such abilities over humans, for example... You can even get your own thrall!), and it actually works toward creating a nice atmosphere (the game is quite dark in its setting, but it's done well, it's not dark and edgy just because, it fits the theme, the plot and the characters).
Sometimes they went overboard, though.
