Vampire: Bloodlines - Yes, we're still talking about this game, you're not hallucinating.

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Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Is the other Vampire game (Redemption? I think) worth playing if I enjoyed Bloodlines?

# ¿ Mar 28, 2011 15:16

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# ¿ May 19, 2024 09:52

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

invalid posted:

6 years later and I still haven't found it cheaper than $20. I want to play, but not $20 want to play.

This is literally one of the best games ever made, $20 is nothing for it.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2011 14:50

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Randallteal posted:

Well, at least those games shared creative talent. The WoD MMO could be cool on its own merits, but CCP's games strengths and Bloodlines' strengths couldn't be more different.

Meanwhile, Brian Mitsoda is working on some low-key indie zombie game.

I realize his resume might not be that appetizing from a surface-level business perspective - Bloodlines and Alpha Protocol - but he could be such a huge asset to a company like Bioware or Bethesda.

I had a dream a few months ago that Bethesda studios acquired Obsidian, Troika, and basically everyone left over from Black Isle.

# ¿ May 30, 2012 14:20

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Does the "True Patch" do widscreen fixes and the like?

# ¿ Nov 9, 2012 22:30

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

I still think the main theme on the menu is Massive Attack even though it isn't

# ¿ Nov 16, 2012 19:48

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

What is the latest bugfix/best patch for a vanilla playthrough? Still the Wesp patch? I'm OK with restored content if it was in the game files to begin with.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2013 15:22

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Thanks, I just haven't played in a year or so and wanted to know what the best poo poo was for a new playthrough (but not my first playthrough.)

# ¿ Feb 7, 2013 18:10

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

What are the go-to mods for a new playthrough? I don't want any amateur voice acting or major changes to the game (restored Content is fine.)

# ¿ May 26, 2013 14:58

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Yeah I have a SSD and I don't even notice them.

Gyshall fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Jul 5, 2013

# ¿ Jul 5, 2013 03:21

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

But ~~~ my immersion ~~

# ¿ Sep 23, 2013 21:23

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Step 1. Install WESP patch

Step 2. Run on modern systems

# ¿ Oct 26, 2013 04:24

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Dark_Swordmaster posted:

'til it goes click.

Jesus.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2013 02:37

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

That is pretty incredible.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2013 15:50

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

I loving love how this thread had 30 replies to it today. I love this game.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2014 21:21

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

It is probably more the developers pitching the idea for these dialog focused games (read: interactive fiction) and the publishers going are you guys on :catdrugs:

One of the reasons I'm looking forward to ~~project~~ Pillars of Eternity is to see if Obsidian's Q+A is really that leaky, or if their trademark bugginess really is a product of the publishers not being on the same page.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2014 22:18

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Yeah I certainly don't envy the programmers behind open world games. Are there any really actual honest to goodness decent open world games that shipped without bugs?

# ¿ Mar 18, 2014 02:34

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Is there a decent character building guide for this game? I'm going to play through again and would like to optimize with the best powers/etc and not build around the useless ones.

Just a rough primer of "don't bother with this" or "don't invest more than X points into this" would be fine.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2014 19:14

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

I think Vampire still holds up graphically all these years, although I like forcing AA through my video card, which makes everything look nice enough.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2014 22:38

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Mitsoda is awesome and should narrate most all games.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2014 02:28

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Is there a goon-census of the best version of the fan patch?

# ¿ May 7, 2014 15:23

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Game still holds up visually

Clan Quest Mod is good fun, thanks for the recommendation.

# ¿ May 11, 2014 16:22

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Yeah. Are there any good ui mods?

# ¿ May 11, 2014 18:05

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Is that the first mission? I did not know you could talk to dudes there.

# ¿ Sep 11, 2014 20:36

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Alan Wake for $3 or whatever it goes for on sale these days is a p. nice deal.

Would not have payed full price for the game, though.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2014 15:49

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Aleph Null posted:

It was invaluable in the sewers.

Are we talking about Noclip ITT?

# ¿ Nov 17, 2014 16:50

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

PRESIDENT GOKU posted:

Error on Launch: Available memory less than 15MB!!! -1

Da fuq?

Install one of the unofficial patches in the OP. Makes the game run on modern systems.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2014 01:39

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

No but to do play with the basic fan patch.

Jealous of you, EvilWookie, getting to experience this game from the start again.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2014 15:17

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

LordPants posted:

No that's the thing, they said "hey, can we have more time" the publisher said yes but they "didn't get it in writing" so the publisher "forced them" to publish it.

Citation needed

# ¿ Dec 10, 2014 15:16

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Martello posted:

Man this game is still so awesome. And I don't even mind the graphics. It just falls on the right side of the "too-old-to-look-at" 3D graphics aging line.

I forgot how perfectly annoying Knox's voice is.

It actually looks p. good if you force AA/Filtering and use an ENB.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2014 14:59

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Martello posted:

What's an ENB and how do you force it? Also how do I enable the console to fix the FOV? Something with the shortcut properties but I can't remember.

Also, installing this on my C drive, which is an SSD, was the best decision ever. Loading times are nothing.

Start here:

http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_-_Bloodlines

ENB is a post processor filter for a bunch of games. I'd just stick to what is on that page for now though.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2014 19:21

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

President Goku sounds like he is v. bad at video games

# ¿ Dec 28, 2014 16:58

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

The most immersive thing in this game is the fact that you can type on computers like they're a computer oh god and control c as the escape key/hack or whatever

# ¿ Feb 18, 2015 22:58

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

glad this thread is always being bumped because of goons like Chuck Finley. Such a fantastic, timeless game.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2015 03:56

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Paradox owns.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2015 16:29

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

Literal Nazi Furry posted:

I shouldn't get my hopes up but I still have lost my poo poo and told everyone around me about this

# ¿ Oct 29, 2015 19:11

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

FWIW, Paradox is basically the perfect publisher for a developer of obsidian's track record.

# ¿ Apr 14, 2016 19:06

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# ¿ May 19, 2024 09:52

Gyshall: Feb 24, 2009; Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

White Wolf is literally DND with fedoras

# ¿ Feb 25, 2017 01:19

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