KingsGambit
Caldari Knights
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Posted - 2007.03.28 16:44:00 -
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Bloodlines is a very good game but as has been mentioned, prone to a few bugs. The first play through I ran an unpatched game and I don't think I encountered any, but you can expect crashes, freezes and the odd bit of behaviour (rewards not appearing, penalties/awards assigned incorrectly, etc).
The game itself is great fun, and while most missions only have one outcome, there are a few opportunities to affect the bigger picture, particularly with the optional quests you do (or don't). It's very replayable too, as your powers really do greatly affect how you play, as well as your clan. If it's your first time through, try a Brujah, Tremere, Toreador or Ventrue as they're a little easier to play and are fairly good all rounders.
It's definitely worth playing through as a Malkavian at least once, but not on a first ***** as the insane conversation options will make it harder to get to grips with. They're powers are IMO the most fun of the lot, and none of them "break the masquerade" meaning you can do whatever you like, wherever and whenever you please. I've heard it's also worth having a go with nosferatu as with the need to be always unseen it makes the game quite different. Gangrel could be fun to but you'll want to have a low humanity and lots of SPs invested in Protean I'd imagine. I haven't tried those last two personally. Having played through as a Toreador, Malkavian & Tremere I think the Malk was the most interesting. Obfuscate is brilliant, and Dementia better still! 
There's a lot to see and do, and many different benefits for having different skills which make playing it quite fun. Your clan will make a difference and you'll find some bits easier or tougher depending on that. The missions are fairly varied and interesting and the characters and world of darkness are very interesting too. Definitely worth checking out, but make sure to patch it with the official 1.2 patch. You can also consider installing the player-made 3.5 patch. It adds a few things, changes a few things, balances some others and changes a few dialogue options. I don't think I enjoyed the game any more with or without it so I wouldn't really recommend it, but it's still worth a peak, especially as it does address some other bugs the 1.2 one didn't.
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