Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

"One word - GREAT"

This game has its known bugs and glitches, the patch doesn't work very well, but, what this game does have is a great storyline, memoriable characters, and FUN!
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Graphics: 8/10

I don't really care about graphics, but this is one of the better graphics, the characters are detailed, so are the weapons, the spell animations are simple, which might not be a bad thing, I mean, can you think of a Vampire just using cool and flashy abilities?
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Storyline: 10/10

The story is easy to get into, you can feel what the characters are going through, experiencing the story as if your are Christof. It is filled with twists, betrayals, and humor at times. I won't spoil it for you.
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Camera: 6/10

Not very good at the beginning, but you will get used to it, I gave it a 6 as I don't really like to move the mouse around...
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Combat system: 7/10

The combat system is simple, everything happens in real time, but, at times, it can be very frustrating.
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Characters: 9/10

The characters of Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption are truly amazing, this game brought out every single personality you can think of(well, almost). They are detailed, the voice acting is great, whoever did it did a good job. Each character has a different personality, as their clans are different.
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Replay value: 4/10

There are no secrets, so, it is not really worth replaying, unless you want to experience the whole thing again, sure, you can do something different each time, but, not much difference, no side quests, no mini-games.
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AI: 6/10

The AI isn't very smart, but smart enough to figure something out, I hated it that when I need to hit someone with my rocket launcher, my Kindred friends blocks my aim, I ended up killing them instead.
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Background: 7/10

The background isn't very good, civilians just wonder aimlessly around the streets, and it would be nice to be interact with them...
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Music: 9/10

One of the best musics I have ever heard, it might not be great at times, but fitting.
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Information: 5/10

Just not enough information of what each stat does, you don't know what happens when you advance a spell to a higher level, unless you cast them.
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Fun Factor: 8/10

I had a great time going through this game, I can't say that you will experience same thing as I did, as a lot said Diablo II was a great game, but I hated it.
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Misc: 7/10

This basically sums up the misc. Well, there are a medium variety of weapons, armours, and the like, but not too much, it ranges from a dagger to a rocket launcher, from gloves to trench coats, from motorcycle helms to an entire collection of a knight's armoury. As a whole, not too much, but I can live with that.

The spells are great, a lot of different spells, although I could not find a place where monsters keep respawning, so I can get more EXP to get better spells, so, CHEAT!
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Backup: You can save your games, there is a console cheat for it, and it should make the game easier.

Overall, this is a great game, if you like RPGs, a good storyline, and always wanted to be Vampire yourself, get it.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 01/02/02, Updated 01/02/02