EPTHow long is one full playthrough?
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thesideshow
930 Posts
How long is one full playthrough? | ||
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Simberto
Germany11958 Posts
On November 23 2011 22:13 Cuddle wrote: I picked this up on Steam sale not long ago. I remember playing this (or another VtM game?) before, a long long time ago. I don't remember much of it though. I remember there being a hospital where I could buy blood if I didn't want to "take" it. I snuck in and stole blood if I remember correctly. Will try it again once I'm done with Skyrim. I'm a big fan of the old VtM-setting too so I've got expectations. Yes, that's this game. There is also VtM:Redemption, or something like that, which is older, more traditional with a Party System, and far less good. | ||
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r3dox
Germany261 Posts
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CynanMachae
Canada1459 Posts
I didn't know about the Final Night and Camarilla Edition mods; I'll have to check those out | ||
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Canola
Canada159 Posts
Downloading now! | ||
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SilverLeagueElite
United States626 Posts
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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Canola
Canada159 Posts
On November 24 2011 01:10 Sated wrote: Malkavians are by far the most fun to play, if you're considering getting into this for the first time. Yeah looking at a wiki with all the stats for each clan, and was going to choose that for first playthrough even though OP said not recommended for first playthrough. The wiki says all advantages and disadvantages of the clans and for Malkavian disadvantages it says "Disadvantage: Insanity - unique dialogue and gameplay". Sounds like an advantage to me! | ||
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Seri
England86 Posts
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procyonlotor
Italy473 Posts
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Canola
Canada159 Posts
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
Only can recommend this game for story maniacs. Especially since you want to play through it several time. But yeah need the patched versions to make it run properly | ||
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Vlaguz
23 Posts
On November 24 2011 01:33 Canola wrote: Hmm spoilers are no fun... maybe Tremere then. How useful is research? You should go with Gangrel or Brujah 1st time, but malkavians are ok, they actually dont give too much spoilers, mostly just hints and you probably wont understand shit they are talking about until it actually happens so its fun. If u want a normal game pick any except malk,nosferatu... or u can let the game pick for you by choosing to answer the questions at the beginning | ||
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
On November 24 2011 02:01 Vlaguz wrote: You should go with Gangrel or Brujah 1st time, but malkavians are ok, they actually dont give too much spoilers, mostly just hints and you probably wont understand shit they are talking about until it actually happens so its fun. If u want a normal game pick any except malk,nosferatu... or u can let the game pick for you by choosing to answer the questions at the beginning An example of Malkavian spoilers from early in the game: + Show Spoiler + As a Malkavian, you greet Jeanette and Therese as "Daughter of Janus" and make reference to "Light Daughter" and "Dark Daughter" respectively. You find later she has a split personality (she is Malkavian) and is both. Janus was the 2 faced Roman god, so it's pretty obscure, but you get what it means in retrospect. Nosferatu is the hardest to play because you can't really talk to anyone who isn't "clued in" so it shuts down a whole bunch of sidequests and makes it difficult to travel through the overworld areas without attracting the wrong kind of attention (you have to use the sewers mostly). | ||
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SilverLeagueElite
United States626 Posts
On November 24 2011 01:25 Seri wrote: Actually don't play Malkavian on your first playthrough they're madness tends to give spoilers. If anyone is having problems with patches or anything go to the vtm steam or gamebanshee forums and ask wesp he's the guy that patches and mods the game. My first playthrough was with Malk and although they throw in spoilers, you're not aware of them at the time(unless it's your second play through). Any clues that are given are out of context and cryptic so you can't tell if it's an actual spoiler or just the insanity. From my own experience, it was only after having reached a certain part of the storyline did I learn that what my character said had actual truth. And after that, I found myself trying to split the truth from the insanity. I would say Malkavian as a second run through has less impact because you are already aware of storyline elements. Pretty much true for any second run through but more so for Malk because of the insanity element. | ||
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R!!
Brazil938 Posts
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
On November 24 2011 02:32 R!! wrote: I never do re-runs in any game so I chose the bloodline that fit me best i.e overpowered thaumathurgy users, had a blast, really awesome game. Let's be honest here, the most OP thing in the game is the obfuscate stealth-kill runthrough. You can even get all the stealth bonuses  Oh one thing to people starting to play this game: You will quickly learn that ranged weapons and all related skills are totally and completely useless, ignore them. | ||
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Andre
Slovenia3523 Posts
I really chickened a lot though. That one time when I met: + Show Spoiler + some really creepy vampire chick who ate human flesh... UGHH o_o I think the feel of the game and the story are top notch but it lacks in the combat department. Personally blasting everything with spells was the most fun :3 | ||
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Mothra
United States1448 Posts
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Canola
Canada159 Posts
On November 24 2011 02:34 deth2munkies wrote: Oh one thing to people starting to play this game: You will quickly learn that ranged weapons and all related skills are totally and completely useless, ignore them. Interesting. That probably will save me some grief as I was considering a build that went for that. Though I'm getting the impression that combat skills in general are less favoured in this game than dialogue/infiltration type skills. Can anyone comment on the usefulness of the research skill? | ||
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