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I'm still deciding whether to play...
I already played vampire redemption
Is bloodlines still like redemption? :confused:
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If you like running around Los Angeles wearing a white fur coat and holding a fire axe, while sucking the blood of passers by in dark alleys, than this is the right game for you. Oh, and there are quests, lots of them. Also lots of other cool stuff like gay vampires, flesh eating monsters, religious fanatics that you can hack up and blood magic that can make your enemies vomit blood or explode, turning the room into a bloody mess.

p.s. Technically not the best software around, but still beats KOTOR II.

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Beats Kotor II eh? :rolleyes:
lol just kidding - I'll try it out then thx for the info appreciate it
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[QUOTE=Super Lord Jedi]Beats Kotor II eh? :rolleyes:
lol just kidding - I'll try it out then thx for the info appreciate it[/QUOTE]

Actually, while I enjoyed KoTOR2, Bloodlines is a much more complete game than it. I enjoyed it much more, as well.

Bloodlines is not really like Redemption. Redemption is a third person perspective, party driven game. The central storyline is linear, there are no side quests or alternative routes around anything. Bloodlines shares a vampire mythology, and that's about it as far as the similarities are concerned.

Bloodlines is, in short, a much better game than Redemption. You play as a newly created vampire of one of your choice of clans (each of which has individual strengths, and there are story elements or dialogues that occur specific to your clan in places. The Malkavians are the most obvious example of this.). The perspective is single person, though you can switch between melee (which has a more third person angle) and FPS modes. The game uses the Half Life 2 enginge effectively, and combat is generally pretty enjoyable and versatile. Vampire disciplines are dealthwith effectively as well, so that adds another dimension to the game's combat system.There are not as many disciplines that your individual character has access to like Redemption. However, only being able to master three disciplines gives the game replay value for experimentation purposes. More importantly, most of the disciplines are very well done (and much more useful than your average Redemption discipline).

In terms of story, Bloodlines is much darker than Redemption, and is less linear. Bloodlines has a variety of side quests and different paths (whether it be stealth, combat, conversation/seduction) you can take to solve many quests. So it's not as hack and slash as Redemption.

Bloodlines, unlike Redemption, is spooky and even frightening in places. It's difficult for many of us to play the "Ocean House" without getting nervous. Likewise, most of the environments are carefully constructed and entertaining. Nothing feels repeated, or uninteresting.

It's a very good game. If you're looking for a Redemption or KoToR clone you'll be quite dissappointed. But if you're looking for a unique RPG experience and have any love for the vampire genre, you'll enjoy this game.
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Oh man Ocean house scared the crap outta me with fleeting images of creepy things and stuff flying around. On top of that the music... I was scared before I got in the front door.

Bloodlines definatly rules. I can overlook the problems I had with it because in the end I was simply blown away haha. Its an awsome experience with many twists. I'm going to play through a second time as a Malkavian, first time through was a Tremere.

Just make sure you have at least 512 MB RAM or load times are a killer...
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[QUOTE=Mavrik]Oh man Ocean house scared the crap outta me with fleeting images of creepy things and stuff flying around. On top of that the music... I was scared before I got in the front door.

Bloodlines definatly rules. I can overlook the problems I had with it because in the end I was simply blown away haha. Its an awsome experience with many twists. I'm going to play through a second time as a Malkavian, first time through was a Tremere.

Just make sure you have at least 512 MB RAM or load times are a killer...[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Ocean House is a really unique and terrifying RPG experience. I turn the volume down even during subsequent play throughs.... *wimper*

Mavrik is right, though. Bloodlines does have ambitious system requirements and you need a fairly good amount of RAM to play it effectively. However, chances are if you played KoTOR2 on your PC (which has even more ambitious requirements), you'll be more than fine. I played Bloodlines with little problem on my subpar PCI video card, and I was forced into buying the KoTOR2 X-Box version because the PC version wouldn't run on my PC.
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thx for the info
I'll buy it asap :p
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