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Source Engine Vampire Title Explored

Posted by simoniker on from the half-life's-fanged-little-brother dept.

Thanks to Eurogamer.net for their preview of Vampire:The Masquerade - Bloodlines, with new info and screenshots on the FPS/RPG hybrid from Troika, the creators of Fallout and Arcanum, and the first announced title apart from Half-Life 2 to use Valve's Source Engine. According to a Troika representative, "Bloodlines is the first game to combine the classic RPG feel with a first person shooter engine", and Eurogamer also single out the return of the classic RPG 'conversation tree' as providing fresh gameplay ideas: "For example, your character may have excellent seduction skills, or be part of a specific clan that allows you to ask questions or offer responses otherwise unavailable to you, and these 'special' branches of the conversation will be shown in a different font to indicate this."

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  1. First RPG to use an FPS engine? by skyknytnowhere · · Score: 3, Informative

    Haven't they heard of Deus Ex? System Shock 2? Please.

    RPGs and FPSs have been mixed many times, the first person RPG having been ignored lately. But games like Ultima Underworld, the Bard's Tale series, and numerous others that focus on exploring from a first person perspective.

    skye

  2. Its using Valves Source engine features.. by BrookHarty · · Score: 2, Informative

    Both the exterior and interior are on a par with anything you may have seen in Half-Life 2, but with a darker, grimier, nocturnal edge. Any NPC you happen to come across is not only rendered with immense attention to detail but talks to you with a level of facial animation and lip synching that can't fail to impress.

    This really is an Amazing engine. Valve has out did themselves with the features for character interaction and the enviroment. This engine will be the choice for games for the next 3-5 years.

    Also, I read that HL mods will be able to be imported with minimal code tweaking. I cant wait to see CS ported to this engine, or even Day of Defeat.

    As American Army was the first to use Unreal's 2003 engine, Bloodlines is the first to use the "Source" HL2 engine.

  3. Time of Judgment by etherlad · · Score: 2, Informative

    Bloodlines will, Enter-the-Matrix-like, feature the Time of Judgment (i.e. Gehenna) prominently as part of its story. And there are some revelations about Gehenna which will only be revealed to those who play Bloodlines.

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