Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | Deadstream #1 | The Villainess Behind Glasses
76Troika Games, a development studio founded by three men under a name that itself meant "three," ironically only ever made three games. This was their third and final project, and it suffered the fate of the "broken masterpiece." After a troubled development cycle and a short-lived post-release support lifespan (as Troika was closed down almost as soon as this game came into existence), the result was a janky, buggy mess with pretty slipshot enemy AI and some of the best writing and roleplay features in PC role-playing games.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines has gone down in history as one of the most beloved cult classics of the genre and has enjoyed unofficial support by way of a fan-made patch that continues to be developed to this day (it seems to have been updated within days of this stream being started, in fact). With a sequel coming to PC and consoles quite soon, let us delve into the darkness and see just what this jagged mess has to offer that has its fans so enthralled...