Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Jewel Case)

by Activision

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IJX6
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: February 15, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,586 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Want to live forever? Get a taste for what it's like with Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption, the first computer role-playing game based on the tremendously popular dice-and-paper and live-action RPG from White Wolf Game Studio. Die-hard fans will grumble a bit at some of the translation concessions from book to hard drive. The vampiric disciplines in particular are less flexible and occasionally more hassle than they're worth--sure, you can turn into a wolf, but you can't return to your natural form until the time limit expires. Still, these limitations don't interfere with the gameplay, which is fast moving, challenging, and genuinely creepy. Graphics and sounds are well designed, and along with the plot they evoke the mood of gothic horror that has made Vampire so popular.

The single-player mode locks you into the story line of Christof, a medieval crusader who blunders into immortality at the fangs of an ancient Brujah vampire. Christof's damnation and search for redemption lead him from the Prague of the Dark Ages to modern New York City. Multiplayer options include local area network and Internet play as well as the ability to create and run your own stories for other players. The manual is beautiful and helpful, a rare combination. Clearly, the designers took their cue from White Wolf, as evidenced by the clarity of text and carefully chosen illustrations. Though Redemption is well worth playing, gamers should be warned that the save-game feature is irritating and often beyond the player's control and that the installation requires at least 720 MB (and up to 1.3 GB!). Despite these flaws, the game is still wicked fun and merits plenty of praise. --Rob Lightner

Pros:

• Fantastic graphics and sound
• Rich online storytelling options
• Perfectly captures the mood and settings of Vampire: The Masquerade and Vampire: The Dark Ages

Cons:

• Enormous installation size
• Irritating save-game feature
• Not strictly faithful to original White Wolf rules

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars vampire-the masquerade redemption, September 16, 2005

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Gary L. Mulhern (salem Oregon) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Fun low tech game. your basic early D&D type of game. Worth a bargain type of price but not a $40 game.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an under-rated game, May 28, 2003

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This review is from: Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

i thought this game was a lot of fun to play. it wasn't an accurate representation of the Storyteller rules system, but that wasn't what i was after. it is an enjoyable game with an interesting storyline. if you are looking for a game where you'll have to concentrate hard or solve obnoxious puzzles, look elsewhere. if you want about forty hours of fun gaming, then buy this game.

4.0 out of 5 stars An oldie but a goodie, January 18, 2010

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Willa Wylde "Wyldethang" (Houston, Tx) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This first person style game is fun, and does have limited interactive ability (they took the servers down, so youd have to figure out how to lan it if thats possible). Its good if you have no idea of how the original RPG functions, the inconsistencies are a bit annoying, but I found them not insurmountable. Overall I would reccomend this game as old but still fun for the single player, the final chapters are pretty challenging.