YouвЂ™ll be spending 97% of your time reading and 3% making decisions and clicking on the ones youвЂ™ve chosen. The game plays out in classic visual novel format with minimal animation, large images and character portraits, and plenty of text to wade through. I rather enjoyed these first moments, because they did a good job of setting the tone and introducing the concept of the Masquerade, or how vampires remain hidden while in plain sight to the rest of the world, but I would have liked a way to customize the character I chose. Each character has a slightly different opening story, but sooner or later youвЂ™ll be downing blood. I was in a particularly silly mood after realizing just how much the game was ruined by some terrible writing, but more about that in a moment.Д®ssentially, no matter who you choose, you end up becoming a vampire and find yourself pulled into a dark world of secrets, strict rules, and the seedy underbelly of the vampire side of New York City. I tried out the other characters as well, giving them the monikers Squanchy and ButtBoy. But then again, according to him, she made money repurposing memes, so maybe he was in the right. Naturally, I chose the hipster Toreador character, though I came to regret that decision once I realized he was an artist who despised his own sister's work because she dared make a living out of her craft. Finally, the Toreador character sought thrills in the worlds of art and romance. The Brujah character was one that would 'rebel against power and rage against authority.' The Venture character was a top-level corporate executive all about wealth and control. While you can change their names, unfortunately you can't change their gender or appearance, which seemed a bit odd in a game that's all about attempting to make you appreciate front and center what it's really like being a newborn vampire. You can choose between three different characters, each with their own names and back stories. Vampire: The Masquerade вЂ“ Coteries of New York places you in the role of a fledgling vampire, or a 'Childe' (newborn) of a mysterious 'Sire.' (your vamp progenitor). Unfortunately, while featuring stunning artwork and an enjoyable enough premise with decent mechanics, it was hardly an adventure I wanted to suck dry.

ItвЂ™s going to be a while before Bloodlines 2 is finally out following its delay, so I eagerly sank my teeth into this installment. Thus, Vampire: The Masquerade вЂ“ Coteries of New York spoke to me. You may also know that IвЂ™m a huge visual novel fan. I wasnвЂ™t particularly interested in vampire lore or anything, but out of the вЂњclassicвЂќ fictional monsters out there, vampires have always struck my fancy. There was nothing more exciting than pretending I was a cool, brooding vampire who used bright red fonts and wrote in brackets to express myself. At an embarrassingly young age, I used to troll AOL chat rooms looking for 'Vampyre Taverns,' spelled just like that.

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