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The Codex's official opinion on VtM Bloodlines
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CrimHead
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SCO said:
No no no, obviously I don't think like that, else I wouldn't be standing up for VtmB. I was just under the impression that Gunther still had dialouge about avenging Annah even if you let here live, and Simons did the same for Gunther. I never thought to just run away from Simons after such an epic dialouge at Area 51... seems so anti-climatic. Also never thought to bring Maggie Chow out of the UC room. Guess I'm just not inventive 
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Gah, those screenshots brought back some memories. I never finished the game 'cause of that fucking dumb hotel part where you need to fight your way through. Reinstalling it now. Damn you Codex!
SCO
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You have a point that it is really hard to make Anna run away to open the door. I think it might have been intended and was cut, but placeholder dialog with Gunther remains, if you glitch it (with one of two methods:CrimHead said:SCO said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsh24FmYlNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjXKIK8NWEw
).
The second is far more ridiculous i'd think. Though the first is kooky too.
Bitch is tough. Romance material for sure in Deus Ex 3. (cross fingers).
SCO
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And i'd love there was more reaction to playing the game this way but in truth, it's a rarity that a game allows this kind of thing.
Sometimes it seems to me quality control thinks this kind of thing is a bug instead of a opportunity. Think of the reputation that this added to deus ex even thought the effort was minimal: replace/cut some other dialogs. Ignore the character as if it was dead. If it was mentioned in the news feeds that agent navarro was wounded while "attempting to apprehend renegade JC Denton" i would be in 7th heaven. If there is actual dialog, i would be in nirvana. You "only" have to script as if the player really controlled who lived or died and not your "perfect" plot.
Sometimes it seems to me quality control thinks this kind of thing is a bug instead of a opportunity. Think of the reputation that this added to deus ex even thought the effort was minimal: replace/cut some other dialogs. Ignore the character as if it was dead. If it was mentioned in the news feeds that agent navarro was wounded while "attempting to apprehend renegade JC Denton" i would be in 7th heaven. If there is actual dialog, i would be in nirvana. You "only" have to script as if the player really controlled who lived or died and not your "perfect" plot.
I still have yet to play a game where I found the Stop Sign as a Malkavian. 
roll-a-die
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It happens at the very end of the game, IIRC, when you are in Downtown.Jaesun said:I still have yet to play a game where I found the Stop Sign as a Malkavian.
I've recently replayed BloodRayne, and I must really say that Bloodlines with the combat system of BloodRayne and the skill system of Bloodlines would have been an even better game. Because tbh, the action part of the game, especially hand-to-hand combat, is rather unimpressive imho.
scorpioo said:
I have no idea what you're saying, but try equipping the ring.
Murk
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You have to kiss his ass to get the Haven, if you give him any lip during the conversations he won't hook it up. Also, Tremere and Nosferatu don't get the haven from him and instead get their own set-up by their respective clans.
My first play as a Malk I ended up making fun of LaCroix quite a lot (couldn't resist!) and I was stuck with the shitbox over the pawn shop.
My first play as a Malk I ended up making fun of LaCroix quite a lot (couldn't resist!) and I was stuck with the shitbox over the pawn shop.
Murk
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Choices and consequences mein freund, choices and consequences.
Only real benefit from the new haven is you get some extra blood in the fridge and that you're more likely to be around Downtown than Santa Monica, otherwise, nothing really (aside from looking cooler).
Only real benefit from the new haven is you get some extra blood in the fridge and that you're more likely to be around Downtown than Santa Monica, otherwise, nothing really (aside from looking cooler).
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ghostdog said:
Mr Burns said:
I.C. Wiener
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One of the devs said they wanted to make a sabbat path for the main quest. There's also vestigal code from the multiplayer mode. Also some elements of quests that never made it in (which wesp is happy to stick wherever the hell they could possibly fit just so there are no unused assets). That's all I know of though. I imagine that fixing the bugs/bad AI and pathfinding, diplomatic opportunities for the endgame, and adding functionality to some of the cosmetic buildings would have been on the agenda at some point. So to answer the question, I dunno.SCO said:
Excidium
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scorpioo said:
Pick up the sarcophagus.
equip the ring
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