Vampire: The Masquerade-bloodlines

Swiftspear

<!--QuoteBegin-Okabore+Nov 18 2004, 03:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Okabore @ Nov 18 2004, 03:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-SkinnY+Nov 18 2004, 01:56 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkinnY @ Nov 18 2004, 01:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->on my computer it runs worse then HL2 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is it at least playable?
Would guess that my comp would perform more or less like your's

Oh and Tommy, you don't like it because "/../ they're mythological creatures."?
What do you call zombies and aliens? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pop culture icons?

Zombies are kind of a middle ground since modern science is theoretically required to create them... and vampire legends outlive alien legends by ages and ages. Its a whole different genre of story creatures.

DOOManiac

Only for those crappy, "omg resident evil *wets pants*" stupid non-occult zombies.

The idea of a zombie has been around as long as the idea of a vampire has, its every bit as much of a mythological figure. It just so happens that in recent times the zombie has gained popularity and thus people have sought a more modern explaination. People do the same w/ vampires, except since those aren't as 'popular' right now its not as well known.


Point is, they are both very, very ancient mythological figures.

And really, Vampires are just zombies that are still intelligent, have free will, and don't decay...

Swiftspear

<!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Nov 18 2004, 04:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 18 2004, 04:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Only for those crappy, "omg resident evil *wets pants*" stupid non-occult zombies.

The idea of a zombie has been around as long as the idea of a vampire has, its every bit as much of a mythological figure. It just so happens that in recent times the zombie has gained popularity and thus people have sought a more modern explaination. People do the same w/ vampires, except since those aren't as 'popular' right now its not as well known.


Point is, they are both very, very ancient mythological figures.

And really, Vampires are just zombies that are still intelligent, have free will, and don't decay... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, not HL zombies at least. In this context zombies and aliens are sci fi, not mythology.

Okabore

<!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Nov 18 2004, 05:02 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Nov 18 2004, 05:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Well, not HL zombies at least.  In this context zombies and aliens are sci fi, not mythology.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Words from my gf (translated by me) who is a litt. major <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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The myth elements aren't carried by the actors but what their characters symbolize<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So the Terminator from the movies could be diffrent take on the golems of myth who rise up and kill their makers. There for it's mythological even though it's also a scifi.

Oh and btw Defiance, the multiplayer was dropped in a late stage. I'm guessing they got a problem with the bullet time look-a-like celerity. Think that was a problem for Max Payne (though the Specialist-mod doesn't seem to have a problem with it)

SkinnY

<!--QuoteBegin-Okabore+Nov 18 2004, 03:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Okabore @ Nov 18 2004, 03:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-SkinnY+Nov 18 2004, 01:56 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkinnY @ Nov 18 2004, 01:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->on my computer it runs worse then HL2 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is it at least playable?
Would guess that my comp would perform more or less like your's

Oh and Tommy, you don't like it because "/../ they're mythological creatures."?
What do you call zombies and aliens? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
yea it's playable, but it doesn't look nearly as good as my hl2 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Defiance

Dammit... oh well, still looks badass, still buying it.

Okabore

<!--QuoteBegin-SkinnY+Nov 18 2004, 07:01 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkinnY @ Nov 18 2004, 07:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->yea it's playable, but it doesn't look nearly as good as my hl2 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
W00t <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That is good enough for me. I can surive bad grafics as long as it's not a slideshow <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

You don't happen to have a couple of screen shots to post from your "view"? I feel confident in your previous statement but it would be nice to see what I can expect.

The help I gotten here got to be the only benefit of the late release of the game in the rest of the world.

Ok that was interresting, tried to post the above but apprently 4 emoticons was more than allowed. *smiles*

Testament

It runs really poorly for me in the hub areas, the cities. But inside buildings and stuff which are the combat areas runs real smooth.

TommyVercetti

HL2 zombies aren't zombies, they're humans whose nervous systems and bodies have been taken over by an alien parasite.

And I've always believed in aliens, not those retarded "grays" but I am fairly certain there is some intelligent life out there.

Testament

But you can't make peoples blood boil and make them vomit blood in HL2.

Pulse

If it really is like Deus Ex with vampires, I'm sold.

However, Deus Ex <i>does not have aliens</i>. Stop saying it does.

Surge

Omg just bought Bloodlines. I'll see if I can take some screenshots and post em. Restarting comp, later!

EDIT: BTW, Pulse, look at much Craig Mullins? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Nemesis_Zero

<!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Nov 18 2004, 09:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 18 2004, 09:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And really, Vampires are just zombies that are still intelligent, have free will, and don't decay... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
*Groan...*

DOOM, the Zombie is a Carribean myth that likely grew out of a combination of black-african voodoo religion and north-african immortality myths. The Vampire is an Eastern-European myth that likely began as metaphor for tabooed sexual practices, possibly necrophilia.

Testament

...The Haunted Mansion. I can't handle this. I'm not scared, but my nerves get RAPED in areas like this. I just can't go further. >:|

pardzh

Damn it. I'm going to go mug someone and buy this game.

Thansal

<!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Nov 18 2004, 05:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Nov 18 2004, 05:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Nov 18 2004, 09:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 18 2004, 09:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And really, Vampires are just zombies that are still intelligent, have free will, and don't decay... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
*Groan...*

DOOM, the Zombie is a Carribean myth that likely grew out of a combination of black-african voodoo religion and north-african immortality myths. The Vampire is an Eastern-European myth that likely began as metaphor for tabooed sexual practices, possibly necrophilia. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
*scratches head*

I thought that Fam was the lit major...... (or am I just being silly and forgetting who people are gain?)

yah....


I think I am going to go out to best buy (or some where) and get a DS, Bloodlines, and mario 64ds on sunday.....



/me looks at $269.07 paycheck...
/me waves bye bye

(I made $7 an hr last week, slow sales weeks, when you work on commision, sucks.... next week should rock seroiusly though, woot for largest sales day of the year)

Cold_NiTe

<!--QuoteBegin-Pulse+Nov 18 2004, 04:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ Nov 18 2004, 04:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> However, Deus Ex <i>does not have aliens</i>. Stop saying it does. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
...

<img src='http://www.planetdeusex.com/dx1/info/characters/nonhuman/organics/gray.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

<b>Please tell me what in the nine hells a Gray is then.</b>

Marik_Steele

Spoiler warning, as if it wasn't obvious enough by my intention to answer this:

<span style='color:#031D1F'>Greys were a genetic experiment (I want to say on monkeys, but my memory fails me on this point) in the hopes of making an enhanced infantry replacement with such qualities as cold resistance. Based on the only locations of their appearances in DX1, they were likely made by VersaLife. By DX2, a whole colony of them formed in Antarctica.</span>

Cold_NiTe

<!--QuoteBegin-Marik_Steele+Nov 18 2004, 10:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marik_Steele @ Nov 18 2004, 10:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Spoiler warning, as if it wasn't obvious enough by my intention to answer this:

<span style='color:#031D1F'>Greys were a genetic experiment (I want to say on monkeys, but my memory fails me on this point) in the hopes of making an enhanced infantry replacement with such qualities as cold resistance.  Based on the only locations of their appearances in DX1, they were likely made by VersaLife.  By DX2, a whole colony of them formed in Antarctica.</span> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ahh okay, that makes way more sense. I actually don't remember that part in the story at all. Those things always freaked me out, at least in DX 1. In DX 2 it was different of course. What with how useful they turned out to be.

Much obliged.

SkinnY

<!--QuoteBegin-Okabore+Nov 18 2004, 09:02 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Okabore @ Nov 18 2004, 09:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-SkinnY+Nov 18 2004, 07:01 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkinnY @ Nov 18 2004, 07:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->yea it's playable, but it doesn't look nearly as good as my hl2 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
W00t <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That is good enough for me. I can surive bad grafics as long as it's not a slideshow <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

You don't happen to have a couple of screen shots to post from your "view"? I feel confident in your previous statement but it would be nice to see what I can expect.
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i'll popup some when i get home and give you the link.


And yes, Multiplayer was removed for the final game, or else it's a hidden menu... :S



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okay here they are...
<a href='http://skinny.frac.dk/bloodlines/' target='_blank'>possible spoilers... nothing serious though..</a>

esuna

I'm malkavian, i'm female, and my boobs jiggle really well.

Hells yeah.

Monkfish

I was unoriginal and boring, so I made a tremire called Bob. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

SkinnY

<!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Nov 19 2004, 09:28 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Nov 19 2004, 09:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm malkavian, i'm female, and my boobs jiggle really well.

Hells yeah. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
we know that, but what are you playing in the game?



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Thansal

<!--QuoteBegin-SkinnY+Nov 19 2004, 11:43 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkinnY @ Nov 19 2004, 11:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Nov 19 2004, 09:28 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Nov 19 2004, 09:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm malkavian, i'm female, and my boobs jiggle really well.

Hells yeah. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
we know that, but what are you playing in the game?



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.....


I tihnk that is gona have me giggiling all day <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

thanks <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->



(so need to pick this game up now that I finished HL2)

Cyndane

I do have a question, I was going to make a different thread, but reviving them is so much more fun.

My computers specs that I will be running it on.

P4 1.8ghz
512MB PC 2700 RAM
Geforce FX 5500 OC 128MB (I am not sure how much it is overclocked.)
Windows XP (Pro)

Will I get decent fps, or am I just going to put my computer through the paces for no reason?

Chrono

<span style='color:orange'>because of the context, I will pretend this warez-related statement didn't exist.</span>

esuna

<!--QuoteBegin-Chrono+Nov 20 2004, 01:45 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chrono @ Nov 20 2004, 01:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <span style='color:orange'>because of the context, I will pretend this warez-related statement didn't exist.</span> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Warez?

Chrono

<!--QuoteBegin-Chrono+Nov 19 2004, 06:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chrono @ Nov 19 2004, 06:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <span style='color:orange'>because of the context, I will pretend this warez-related statement didn't exist.</span> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
that was nothing about warez i was just angry that <span style='color:orange'>by the fact that I removed this earlier, can't you learn that you shouldn't be talking about such things?</span> i gotta put the cds in my drive (which scratchs them up )

Cyndane

Erm.. I don't suppose someone could answer who actually has the game? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Kinda anxious cause if it can't run on my system I might as well return it. I would rather not.

xioutlawix

The game is by all means, incredible.
I'm running it on a p4 2.4ghz processor, gig of pc2100 ram, and a radeon 9700 pro.
The 9700 pro doesn't seem to handle outdoor areas so well, and since I was planning on upgrading anyways, I picked up a 6600gt. Unfortunately that's all I can report for now, when I get it two days from now I'll have more talk.