Pixel Critique's month-long look back that the 30 games that defined 2004, discusses one of gaming's greatest cult classics.
Vampire games are making a comeback of late, and gamers hoping this is a new trend should look back at the 7 best vampire games ever made.
What is a list? A miserable little pile of scribbles.
A Best Vampire Game list and no Bloodborne. A bold choice, indeed.
IMO, I wouldn't consider bloodborne a vampire game. Long story short, It's more about the side effects of the blood experiment and the influence of the red moon, than actually being a vampire.
Yes, Bloodborne is about Vampires. It's not just the undertones, or the imagery or the obvious parallels, it's pretty much everything and then some. Here's the thing, Bram Stoker's Dracula is also not a Vampire novel. Why? Because technically Vampires from folklore were something else.
But based on our updated view of what Vampires are, informed in one way or another by Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu The Vamprye, and many other stories, and combined with From Software's own interpretation, we can say with confidence that Bloodborne IS a Vampire story. Sure, there are other elements, but the central narrative is pretty much Vampires. Which would make it THE Vampire game. I mean, Cainhurst Castle. Anyways, that's how I see it.
But to each their and we'll agree to disagree.
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No Blood Omen? Even today it's one of my favourite vampire games. We could really do with a release on modern platforms.
I really enjoyed Vampyr. The combat is a little clunky and could use some work. However, the story, characters, dialog. setting, and pretty much everything else in the game is great.
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines is a cult classic that's finally getting a sequel, but what made it unique in the first place?
It may have been a mess, but Bloodlines' critical success goes to show that a well-crafted story and cast of characters can make even the worst games good.
Spot on article this is one of the games that needs a HD remake!
Such a fantastic RPG. Deus Ex, minus the sci-fi elements, with vampires. So good.
with the unofficial patches this game goes from fun to awesome... add in some mods to beef up the clans and you've got one of the best fantasy action rpgs on the PC
Vampire The Masquerade Redemption was also a classic.
I've never gotten around to finishing Bloodlines. Currently its on steam sales for 5 bucks at the moment so I probably pick it up given my copy is long gone.
I also loved Remdemption more though. Felt more epic. Going though different time periods and it also had some of the best multiplayer I had at the time.