You're about to read some more.īloodlines takes place in Los Angeles in the early 2000s. Surely you've heard someone other than me fawn over the game. The game may have been a touch too ambitious for Troika, but then again, they ultimately succeeded in making one of the best hybrid RPGs in the business. It took three years to get the game out in a mostly-finished state, where it took a long time to get traction in the marketplace. Around 2001, White Wolf partnered with Troika Games to try again - this time taking the ultra-ambitious route of mimicking cult favorite Deus Ex. This was a party-based RPG with some engaging settings, but ropey AI that made it frustrating to play. White Wolf initially sought to bring its pen and paper series World of Darkness to video games with Vampire: Redemption.

Bloodlines was developed by Troika Games, which was founded by members of the Fallout and Fallout 2 teams and is known for the well-received Arcanum, as well as the D&D-based RPG Temple of Elemental Evil. Players can engage in both ranged and melee combat, while exploration, character development, and other role-playing elements are also important.

In the role of vampire character, gamers adventure through a mature-themed story set in the dark underworld of a gothic Los Angeles. Following Redemption, Bloodlines is second PC title based on White Wolf's successful tabletop role-playing game, Vampire: The Masquerade, and features a first-person-action style similar to that of its 2000 predecessor.

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