Shyria Plays! Halloween Special: "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines"

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Seeing as how the original Bloodlines thread fell off the face of the Earth and with the help of Steam's Halloween 2012 sale, I have taken it upon myself to acquire a piece of PC gaming history.



So, what is "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines?

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, abbreviated as Bloodlines or VTMB, is a role-playing video game for Windows developed by Troika Games in 2004. Like Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption, Bloodlines is set in White Wolf, Inc.'s Vampire: The Masquerade universe also known as the World of Darkness (WoD), but it is not a sequel to the earlier game. The game allows the player to choose one of several different vampire clans and progress through the game according to the different strengths and weaknesses of the player's character, as in its paper and pencil role-playing origins.

Although Bloodlines divided critics at the time of release, it retains a popular cult following.[1] It is also notable for being the first third-party game to use Valve's Source engine. The game can be played from either the first-person or third-person shooter perspective. It is also Troika Games' third title and the last to be made before Troika closed down in February 2005.

What is V:TM - Bloodlines all about?

Originally Posted by White Wolf Wiki

The player's character has been newly embraced by a Sire who did not seek the local Prince's permission; both Sire and childe are sentenced to be executed, but following a protest by Anarch "leader" Nines Rodriguez, Prince LaCroix spares the player's life as a calculated move to preserve a state of non-aggression between the two groups. In return, the player is expected to serve the Prince faithfully, and is set a task to prove their usefulness and loyalty. A supposed Sabbat attack interupts the introduction to Kindred lore being given to the player by Smiling Jack, and they must continue on alone.

As the game progresses, it becomes apparent that an ancient artifact known as the Ankaran Sarcophagus is at the center of recent tensions between the Camarilla, Sabbat, Anarchs and Kuei-jin of the West Coast. The player must decide which faction - if any - they can trust, and determine the secrets of the Sarcophagus before it causes all out war amongst the Kindred.

This isn't your grandfather's Dracula.

So what's the plan?

I will be doing an essentially blind run of the game over Livestream. My channel is located at the following link. I am aware of some background through research about the game, watching other playthroughs and my own probing, but for the most part this will all be new and therefore more hilarious to watch. I will also see about uploading the backups from the streams to Youtube or some other video site and posting them here. We'll have to see how that goes.

When are the streams?

If you follow my movie streams already, announcements will be posted in a similar fashion to those messages. I will send scheduled event notices out through the Nuklear Power Forums Unlimited group on Steam, as well as posting announcements here. I do not currently have a schedule nailed down in stone for these streams, but I will try to stay more or less regular.

With that said, the inagural stream is going up in about 10 minutes from this post time. I hope to have some fun with this and that you do as well. So, who's in?