Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
Before I say anything else, I wanna full disclosure the fact that my total playtime should be taken with a grain of salt as I’ve more than a few times found myself getting distracted by discord blinking, thoughts wandering or even getting lost in links while looking something up while the game stayed up in the background accumulating gametime. That said, the TL;DR is that if this is what we can expect of the future CoG WoD games, then I think the future looks bright and I recommend Night Road. All in all a nice and fun game.
– Real player with 71.9 hrs in game
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Vampire the Masquerade: Night Road is a text-based RPG set in the Dark World universe and modern nights period, when Sabbat is destroyed, and Camarilla is weakened by the Second Inquisition. It’s a story about Cainites (vampires) looking for re-establishing themselves in the modern world of everpresent surveillance that not only endangers the Masquerade (the secret code of conduct that dictates hiding the existence of supernatural from mortals), but also their very own survival. The player character is thrown in the tumultuous events that take place in Arizona and Texas around 2020. And, in all this turmoil, the player, a vampire, has to make choices about his loyalties, goals, beliefs, personality, survival and the very future of his kind.
– Real player with 53.4 hrs in game
Vampire Slave 1: A Yaoi Visual Novel
Vampire Slave 1 and 2 are a beautiful interpretation of the original yaoi novel Vampire Slave by Yamila Abraham. The writing is reverent, tongue and cheek, self aware! There is a clear emphasis placed on consensual love between two characters that want the best for each other. Thank you to Yamila Abraham for creating the brilliant piece of modern literature that inspired this game, and thank you Y press for making the next chapter sexually explicit.
– Real player with 26.3 hrs in game
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It would be a neutral review if I could write one. I was contemplating to review the game after buying all the available chapters or when the story is finished completely but…the store page claims it’s a free game, right?! The next chapters are sold separately, have their own steam store pages, so I guess it’d be appropriate to put into words what I’ve experienced for now.
I’m a huge yaoi fan and adore vampire stories, submissive relationships are quite alluring to me, so when I saw this title Vampire Slave. A yaoi visual novel I knew I was gonna try it for sure. I’m grateful to the developer for creating such games, it’s not their first similar story, I even once was their backer at Kickstarter, participated in their discord until I was…disappointed:( I think it’s not right to mention any personal reasons, it’s a review about the game, not about the developer. I just decided for myself not to support them at Kickstarter anymore but games… I want to believe their work should be judged separately. Tho sometimes it’s hard to be unbiased. When I downloaded this free first chapter I didn’t pay attention by whom it was created. And as yaoi visual novels are still a rare case, I just can’t miss it.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
Choice of the Vampire
The first game : it’s interesting, has a nice thematic (which is illustrated well), nice characters, nice storytelling and storyline and it refers to historical events a lot in a smart way.
You have a large array of choices and the story really take those into accounts. You may experience the story differently using a lot of differents builds for your main character.
The flaws being : Some useless skills, some typings mistakes, some bugs or badly scripted scene that takes the wrong background as reference for your previous choices and finally, the lenght is only average for its price (which I admit is high compared to other CYOA of the same lenght)
– Real player with 29.8 hrs in game
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I have been following this game since 2014, and I have recently picked it up again with the new update.
I consider that it is a very good game. It can be a little linear for a game of this nature, and many consider it to be a historical lesson. As someone who enjoys history, I quite enjoy it. It has a lot of replay value, as there are many secrets and many combinations that you can experiment with to make discoveries, whether you are on your first playthrough or your 20th, or your hundredth.
There are two factors that I believe make this story as good as it is. The historical aspect, and the characterisation aspect.
– Real player with 27.2 hrs in game
Cursed Lands
An outstanding VN-RPG-quest crossover
I was expecting another bland, unnecessarily dragged out visual novel with uninspired, repetitive missions, but I was taken for a real treat here—kept replaying with different initial conditions (race, job, supporting character branching choice) over and over, enjoying every single play.
Visual Novel (VN) perspective: Story branching is rich and, as general VN WinterWolves titles go, you have an almost immediate option to go back—typically less than half a minute in gameplay, couple minutes or hours in the game world—to the last choice and change it to study other outcomes. I like this unique branching feature—it is like a quick time machine, or a very smooth and synoptic reload action that permits me to change my choice without having to repeat a known portion of play and grind once again.
– Real player with 132.6 hrs in game
I bought this game on sale, and I’m glad I did, it wasn’t worth the full price. I bought it because it was created by the same team who did Loren Amazon Princess, a game I loved. It’s unfortunate then, that this game is average at best. There are a few problems I have with this game that I feel affected my enjoyment of the game:
1. Characters/Romance
This is the big one, so i’m putting it first. The characters all had great introductions, and are really interesting. Unfortunately, the game screws this up deeply as it progresses. You don’t get to chose when to talk to the characters, their icon’s pop up when the game decides it’s time for their event to start, so you never truly get to know these characters beyond their surface introduction. The game prides itself on giving you romance options, and even advertises that you can trigger more then one romance scene. It isn’t hard, it’s like the game WANTS you to be a serial skirt chaser, and even when you do trigger these scenes, there’s no build up. Characters will spontaneously confess their feeling for you, claiming they always felt something for you. Your character will reply in kind, but you know this is false. Your POV character never felt anything of the sort, their lying.
– Real player with 41.7 hrs in game
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
Just finished my first playthrough and really enjoyed it.
The game started out a bit overwhelming with a bunch of characters and several dossiers on other ones you haven’t even met yet. But once you get immersed into the story its hard to stop playing. The writing was what i expected after playing through night road. A well done story with interesting characters.
This game was focused a lot more on those characters and the intrigues between them and you keep on wondering what they might know/plan. Really makes me want to replay it and make different friends/choices to get more insight into their real motives and what actually happened behind the scenes.
– Real player with 33.8 hrs in game
Summary: Enjoyable story, fun characters and interesting story branches. Would recommend to any that have played the other choice games however if you’re new to WoD or VtM it’s possible it’s a little more difficult to understand. They provide a codex and more information through the ‘Show Stats’ button.
Pros:
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Really cool story with interesting branches and options.
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Finally a ghouled animal that has dialogue! (I named my rat Optimus Prime. He can have ALL the cheese.)
Cons;
- It’s not as long as I thought it might be? Either that or the direction of the story makes it feel shorter?
– Real player with 26.4 hrs in game
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
This one has a lot of really solid ideas to it, but in my doesn’t deliver on them very well. The premise is exciting, at least to me - VTM from a human perspective in a small town, running a small business while trying to protect your friends and neighbors. However, for several reasons, I mostly found it disappointing.
First, the game is kind of like Night Road in that it could have used a few more drafts before being released. It’s riddled with typos, perspective mistakes, repeated words and struggling prose that is often inconsistent. Notable for me was the color of a character’s dress changing from one paragraph to another on the same page. Now, in a game played entirely through words, I can forgive a few typos, but there were so many just from a single playthrough that I can’t imagine the rest of the game is much better.
– Real player with 20.4 hrs in game
This was a pretty fun read. After playing through Night Road three times, I became interested in playing Out for Blood when it released. I thought it was fairly entertaining, although I didn’t like it as much as Night Road. The story seemed a lot more guided, for lack of a better term. There weren’t as many choices or customization options, and I didn’t think the skills were as well implemented. I had a combat-heavy character, but a majority of the choices made social or mental checks, most of which I was not skilled in. There were even some skills like “Occult” that hardly came up at all (although fortunately, I didn’t invest in that skill). It almost felt like this was written with a particular build in mind, and unfortunately for me, I did not use that build. If they simply patched in more options or choices to accommodate different play styles, that would fix the issue.
– Real player with 18.4 hrs in game
The Dark World: Edge of Eternity
i really like the game just wish i had a better intel core and ram so it wouldnt be really laggy every so often but its still fun n i defiantly recomend the game great job dev keep up the good work
– Real player with 40.3 hrs in game
Game looks promising but has a long way to go. Current version is good for a few hours of game play. Not worth buying at the moment, perhaps after a few more updates. Will keep game and see how it develops
– Real player with 17.1 hrs in game
Love Notes
Waking up in an abandoned building, you have no memory of what transpired the night before. Adding to this mystery, you find your band is in shambles as most members split or leave.
Set in the same world as Love Bites, Love Notes lets you play as Rachel or Jesse, two musicians of the band Spectral Howl.
As time passes, they’ll start to feel strange, their bodies changing into something different after their night of amnesia. Long teeth, unnatural thirst, and a sluggishness during the day. Someone did this to them. But who, and why?
Try to solve the mystery of what happened that night, and who are they changing into.
During the story, both Jesse and Rachel will be able to romance one of the following characters:
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Tristan, who runs the bar Nightshade and almost never go out during the day
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Valerie, Tristan’s sister and sexy bartender who isn’t afraid of anything
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Nathan, an ex-student of medicine who can commune with the spirit world
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Zoe, apparently a regular librarian, in reality she has lived multiple lives
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Kasumi, a media savvy girl who can adapt to any situation
Each love interest can be equally romanced by Rachel or Jesse, but each path is unique.
You’ll also encounter again some familiar faces from Love Bites as secondary characters, with various cameos and references. But it’s not necessary to have played it: they are two separate stories set in the same world.
Twice Reborn: a vampire visual novel
If you crossed a vampire, would you protect humanity or embrace the blood?
In Twice Reborn, Mark Delaware a teaching assistant, becomes a newly-turned vampire in a community forced to hide in plain sight. His mentor, Michelson, has trusted Mark to become the Enforcer: a feared arbiter who keeps the quarreling vampiric houses following the Code. When arson kills key vampires in the community, it’s up to Mark to either embrace his blood or to find a way to–somehow–regain his humanity.
There Are Sacrifices to Make
Interacting with humans and vampires is a delicate balance. Not all appreciate Mark’s decision and not all relationships can last. Some want him dead, others want him for their own. Mark’s responses in the perilous community changes their reactions as well as the story’s routes/endings.
Survive the Night
Satiate Mark’s bloodlust, otherwise he may kill innocents. The opportunities for blood will not always be private nor moral.
Not all are who they seem to be.
Twice Reborn Features:
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Listen to a fully voiced cast of 30+ characters (audio dialogue is in English)
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Build a reputation among factions, earn friendships, and control Mark’s bloodlust
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Experience a story with over 95,000 words
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Arrive to 20+ possible endings
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Experience a vampire drama with an optional romance and an apprentice to adopt
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Unlock art through a CG gallery as you achieve milestones in the story
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To be released for Windows and Mac
_Advisory Warning:
Contains flashing images, violence, moderate language, drugs/alcohol usage. Not suitable for all ages.
Help support in English only._
Bloody Cruise
Bloody Cruise is an adventure game where you play as a vampire travelling on an airship. Your task is to find the traitor and try not to succumb to your dark urges. In this suspense story you will explore the airship, talk to colorful characters on board and decide their future.
Story:
An airship departs on the seven-day cruise carrying numerous passengers and crew members. One of these passengers is Jack — a vampire who must find the person who has betrayed a powerful vampire organization. As a vampire, Jack is nearly consumed with the thirst for blood — and only you can decide the fate of the characters he meets.
Features:
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Graphical style inspired by the masterpieces of adventure genre.
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Riveting narrative.
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Dozens of interesting characters from all walks of life.
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Plenty of tough choices that will influence the development of the story.
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Multitude of unique playthroughs.