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Review Bushel of positive Bloodlines reviews

Spazmo

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Tags: Troika Games; Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

<a href=http://www.ggmania.com>Gameguru Mania</a>, <a href=http://www.pro-g.co.uk>Prodigious Gaming</a> and <a href=http://www.deadalfs.co.uk>Deadalfs</a> have each reviewed Troika's Vampire: Bloodlines (<a href=http://www.ggmania.com/full.php3?show=5701>here</a>, <a href=http://www.pro-g.co.uk/review/247/>here</a> and <a href=http://www.deadalfs.co.uk/reviews/1911/>here</a>. The reviews are largely positive, respectively scoring the game <b>85%</b>, <b>8/10</b> and <b>8/10</b> again. Here's Pro-G on the adult tone of the game.<blockquote>Troika have given Bloodlines a distinctly adult tone, and by that I don't mean Leisure Suit Larry "adult". Bloodlines isn't just adult, it's mature, in every sense of the word. Sure, there's plenty of exposed flesh and gore on show - not to mention Sapphic overtones if you play a female vampire - but never at any point does it seem exploitative, out of place or without a plausible reason. The 18 rating is well deserved; it doesn't shy away from presenting the real world of sex, violence and industrial-strength language of everyday life. There's almost a smug subtlety, a conscious wink from the developers to the player, which is delightfully demonstrated especially in the LAN café in Hollywood, where "AWP Whore" and a downwards pointing arrow is scrawled on the wall over one of the PC booths - a knowing tip of the hat to Counter-Strike culture. There are plenty of other similarly observed touches - Troika have taken great pains to make the game world seem as vibrant and real as possible, and it pays off. Similar lavish attention has been made to the script, too. Not only are each of the characters individual and memorable, they all have something particular to say and have distinct points of view and attitudes. The high quality of the voice-acting adds weight to feeling that you're interacting with people, not clichés, too.</blockquote>
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Volourn

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While, overall, I agree that BL handled its subject matter maturely; it wasn't all roses. Afterall, any game that allows "This shit is whack!" as a serious response in dialogue is pushing the Juvenile Warning System button.
 

Spazmo

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I can't quite recall where that response arose, but was it one among several possible choices? If so, it was just the comedy option and could be picked for laughs. If it's a forced response in a reasonably serious situation, then I agree.
 

dunduks

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It was just an easter egg thing, the same as that dialog option about voting republican, so it was not supposed to be all serious.
 

Sol Invictus

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"That shit is wack" and similar dialogue come up several times. Once with the Regent, once during the confrontation with the Historian guy in the museum, with Jeanette, and with V.V.

It's really, really out of character.
 

HanoverF

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the shit was pretty whack tho
 

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