There are relatively few gun choices, relatively simple combat effects, and you don't get a ton of fancy moves or smooth-as-butter controls. True, by today's standards of fps, Bloodlines doesn't amaze. It will feel much like Deus Ex yet again, but with the graphics those fans wished for. But what about the gameplay ask modern players? It's well-conceived but nothing spectacular.
There's simply enough style to cover 5 games and yet they cohesively run together to present you with "the World of Darkness." Aside from the stories and mood, the music supports the general atmosphere (with all its turns) with songs from artists like Collide, Massive Attack, Chiasm, and Rob Zombie, as well as some more ambient tracks. You rifle through drawers, question strange personalities, occasionally run for your life, sneak down hallways, fight notorious killers, meet a variety of damsels in distress which put Witcher to shame, and maneuver between gritty Chinatown Tong. Most stories, though, put you in the shoes of a capable investigator who's in way over his head - think Blade Runner, with less cyborg and more vampire. Other stories feel more like the movie Session 9. Several stories play with zombie survival, even subtly introducing a George Romero-style character. It matches Deus Ex for crafty grit and conspiracy. But why bother with Bloodlines if there are other newer games with professional support? Well, there is still no game out there that captures horror cyberpunk in video gaming so well. I found them almost ten years ago, well-before I started using mods. That said, there are many free user-created patches which solve this problem, easy to install and find. I personally never experienced any bugs that destroyed my gameplay experience, but no doubt, it had a few glitches that forced me to save frequently to be on the safe side and be a little patient with it, like a wild animal - wondrous but unpredictable. When it first came out reviewers more or less panned it because of its bugs which made it unplayable for many. I personally never experienced any bugs that destroyed my gameplay experience, but no doubt, it had a few glitches that forced me to save frequently For roleplaying translated to video gaming, Vampire Bloodlines appeals like no other game out there. For roleplaying translated to video gaming, Vampire Bloodlines appeals like no other game out there.