Though the game was originally released as far back as June 2000, everything about it has stood the test of time very nicely the graphical engine works fine in very large resolutions (I ran 1280x1024), running the game in Windows XP is possible with no hiccups at all and while the models and levels are rather low on polygons, they look fairly coherent and the graphics are well-made throughout.
Having read some retrospective production notes by Gresko, the process of creating the game (from a developmental in-team standpoint) was very smooth, not the least owing up to the fact that a large part of the engine was in fact based on existing (and well-tested/documented) tools: the team used QERadiant for creating the levels and basic Java for scripted sequences and dialogue trees.
Having secured funding, the team started converting and porting the existing material over to meet the requirements of the new framework. As it is, there are good game licenses and bad game licenses, and Vampire: The Masquerade is probably one of the best. Having wrapped up work on Jedi Knight, Nihilistic founder-president Ray Gresko decided to exit the company (along with other developers, with whom he eventually came to found the company) and started developing a concept for a thematically darker game.Īfter showing around the concept prototype, the project was finally transferred over to the "World of Darkness" when Gresko was able to strike down a deal with Activision, current owners of the White Wolf Vampire license. Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption is a "hack-and-slash" CRPG that was released by Nihilistic Software (originally an upstart of several ex-LucasArts members) In the Year 2000. It does not attempt to have any kind of broader perspective but that of my own. The articles are also, at least for the time being, work-in-progress.Īdditionally, this is not an unbiased review per se but more of a personal analysis of the backgrounds and features of the game.
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