Played this game twice...

Played this game twice, once with just the Unofficial Patch as Ventrue and the other with the Clan Quest mod as Nosferatu. It's... a solid game, but I seriously don't get the love for it. I can't imagine this would fare well with Yea Forums or other modern gamers if it was released literally as it was released except with no bugs and a massive graphic overhaul.

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if it was released today** with no bugs and a graphic overhaul

rudi is the new jack

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It's a genre and setting that isn't very overdone in vidya, I don't think it's strange at all
Nu/v/ isn't a good metric for anything but being gigantic fun hating faggots, no wonder you think its normal.

It's a game game driven purely by story and atmosphere, and has much more in common with modern walking simulators than most other games, so you're right about modern Yea Forums probably disliking it, because modern Yea Forums has SHIT for taste.

That's a pretty retarded thing to say considering the game's history. The only reason it's a cult classic is it was launched in an unplayable state because of bugs. If it were released for the first time today with modern graphics and no bugs whatsoever the people on Yea Forums who aren't cancer would absolutely lose their shit over it. You seem like a newfag.

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So it's only a good game because its buggy and unfinished

you have to acquire taste before you can understand what makes this game so good

You seem to have brain problems, OP, but we knew that already.

>dude whats the appeal I played as the basic bitch factions??

play as malkavian, and you should understand.

>and has much more in common with modern walking simulators than most other games
What?

you shold wait for the sequel.
The first game is pretty old and the graphics are outdated. The sequel will have thousand times more polygons HDRI and bumpmapping effects. You can already see the nive haze in the youtube demos from E3.

The old game is also culturally very dated and references gothic music or fashion that can be quite comical at times. The new game will have licensed youtube up and coming artists. The genre will span techno, rnb/rap but also modern ballads. The fashion will be updated to reflect the taste of the modern youth and all this should generate un uptick in popularity and early adoption among popular influencers.

imagine having this little critical thinking skills

I know what makes this game good, some interesting characters and its dark urban atmosphere.

That doesn't make up for the shitty combat that would be forgivable if you didn't have to do so much of it. The largely linear story progression and the surprisingly lack of depth in dialogue choices that function more like a menu of information than it does an actual conversation. The majority of stats being useless and boring character bonuses. Only a handful of computers give you the ability to find the password on your own instead of just having a high raw hack stat. Then you have stuff that is just generally inconsistent like LeCroix getting mad at you if you alert the guards on the ship while looking for the sarcophagus but having no problem alerting all the guards at the museum when looking for it. Having no substantial outcome for low or high humanity nor any danger for dropping below three humanity which you actively need to try and do if you wanted it. And ultimately half the endings are being clear throwaways to pad your "decision" to side with whoever in the endgame.

we expect to reach the tope ten in games released in 2020 just from the franchise name, although it might be difficult to reach oty status due to heavy competition in Q2 andQ3, but our early launch could provide precious advantage on the market

Lmao so every clan is boring except for the malkavian that requires you to already know the story to enjoy?

most the people praising the game played as malkavian first. Then played as the basic bitch factions.

Just the fact that I can roleplay as a sexy female lunatic seducing my way through the story puts it miles above most other RPGs I've played, or RPGs at the time.

It also has a very dark, yet comfy atmosphere and intriguing setting.

Literally every person who recommends this game recommends you play the Malkavians after your first playthrough because otherwise literally jack shit makes sense to you

>seducing my way through the story
you mean seducing your way through 1/3rd of the story

again, that's a post-malkavian playthrough opinion

>graphic overhaul
That's where your stupidity kicks in buddy

Don't be retarded, it can still maintain it's atmosphere with a graphic overhaul and its CLEARLY dated. The lighting is decent but can be way better.

It helps if you're into vampires since the lore is great and you can play as pretty much any flavor of bloodsucker. Also that very specific late 90s, early 2000s atmosphere just gets me.

it had soul, soul can save many things

this. Replayed it this month. It's unrionically a masterpiece compared to the sea of dogshit we call games nowadays. If only more developers had the gall to make these type of games counter to the gaylord fortnites of these times.

>Vampires
>giving a fuck about genitals, religion, or sexuality

>since the lore is great
I mean sure, but it's just a regurgitation of lore pre-written from White Wolf

>Rudi's life hasn't changed much since the Embrace
>encourages the adoption of progressive norms over tradition wherever possible
>practicing Islam and unabashed queerness
It just keeps getting worse.

oh sweaty

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Nazis would've definitely been anti-Vampire so I get it

Would they? They loved occultism and esoteric shit.

jesus christ

They searched for divine answers to support the notion that white men were superior, but they would never support changing their physicality in any way. Imagine a Nazi Nosferatu

Hope there are more vampires that span beyond just edgy goth girls, grunge, and furries

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Toreador's like to fuck and have fun.

They would reject the some clans but would welcome others, imagine if Mengele could become a Tzimisce.

I mean yeah but they are still like sexy grunge vampires. Definitely still leather-y and not cute or ephemeral

A few are. A few others are still acting like medieval princesses. Others still (of the Sabbat) think suffering is beauty and are renowned torturers.
Clans are very broad and diverse.

it's mostly the quality of the atmosphere. music, voice acting and aesthetics were top notch.

>"don't get the love for it"
>plays it twice

It's a very short game and I'm a fan of older RPGs. I was wondering if it would get significantly better on a second playthrough and it just didn't.

vtmb1 is one of the best games ever made

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Sounds like you don't want to like it, no one ever said that it isn't a flawed game, if you went expecting a perfect game you weren't paying attention.

>game had daily thread before E3
>now it has a thread every 4 days
that gameplay preview really killed all interest in the game, huh?

VTMB's setting just fascinates me. Old monster folklore in a modern, urban setting. And the politics of vampire society and the lore surrounding it.

Actually I wanted to like it and just found it very lacking, clearly from my TWO playthroughs

>changing both name and gender
Nazis really were sick in the head

What should I get to make this game playable? Does anyone have a guide for the or some tips ,for example I hear the sewers should be skipped since the combat sucks

i think any version you could torrent right now is modded sufficiently to make ti playable.

The sequel will get overshadowed by Cyberpunk 2077. Why would people play a game that takes place in a boring realistic city when they can play a game with a crazy futuristic city with flying cars?

not necessarily

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