The Surreptitious Midnight Exploits of Clyde Blackravyn, 11th Generation Toreador
As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’ve been playing through Vampire: Bloodlines, which I purchased for the meager sum of $10 on Steam a good while ago. It’s been a real treat, as this is the most Deus Ex-like non-Deus Ex game I’ve played — including Invisible War. You’re skulking around modern-day LA, hacking into computers and lock picking your way into places you shouldn’t be. Like Deus Ex, it’s ultimately a flawed little masterpiece though. The game lacks a great deal of polish, with plenty of resultant awkward cutscenes and gameplay moments.
Fortunately though, what reportedly shipped as a soupy morass of bugs and instability has been transformed into a darn solid game, thanks in large part to the game’s loyal fanbase. This is something I’ll always love about PC gaming. There are two strains of player-made patches, the “TRUE” patch (warning, link is NSFW, as the patch author likes to create nude skins), which only fixes bugs and implements a few pieces of content that were clearly meant to be implemented, and a second one that fixes bugs as well as sort of refining and remixing the content. I’ve opted for the fixes-only patch for now. If I play through a second time, I’ll likely check out the other.
Here is a helpful post on the Something Awful forums, for anyone who might read this and feel inclined to check the game out.
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