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Bloodlines is an action role-playing video game dev

eloped by Troika Games (founders pictured) and first released on November 16, 20
04, by Activision for Microsoft Windows. Based on White Wolf Publishing's role-p
laying game Vampire: The Masquerade, it follows a male or female character who i
s killed and revived as a fledgling vampire in 21st-century Los Angeles. Bloodli
nes is presented from first- and third-person perspectives. Characters may use v
iolent and nonviolent methods to achieve their goals while moving freely between
the available hubs: Santa Monica, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, and Chinatow
n. Troika's 32-member team began development in 2001, using Valve Corporation's
brand-new Source game engine, also used for Valve's own Half-Life 2. Bloodlines
was incomplete at its first release, with disappointing sales of fewer than 80,0
00 copies initially. It divided critics at the time, who faulted it for technica
l flaws. It now has a cult following as a rarely replicated example of a game th
at succeeds in both gameplay and narrative; critical opinion now styles it as a
flawed masterpiece. (Full article...)
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