210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog Join Dave and special guest TroytlePower as they discuss Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, developed by Troika Games and published by Activision in 2004. Any recommendation to play Bloodlines comes with all sorts of disclaimers attached, which makes it nearly irresistable for someone with a brain like mine. And while all of those bad things I had heard about the game turned out to be extremely true, it's still a fascinating game that led to a fun discussion. Check out the podcast for more! Guest info: TroytlePower (he/him) Check out all of Troy's work! https://troytlepower.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:17 Introductions 4:30 Our Histories with Bloodlines 8:39 Top-Level Thoughts 13:57 Story Setup and Clan Selection 21:03 The Masquerade and Vampire Society 28:06 Presentation and Game World 36:53 Music and Vibes 44:34 Vampire Lore TM 51:00 Character Building 1:02:04 Combat 1:17:00 If They Only Had More Time... 1:25:52 Who Should Play Bloodlines? 1:31:00 Troy's Podcasts and Writing 1:35:56 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous 1:37:51 Spoilers- Early-Midgame Quests and Stories 2:23:00 Spoilers- The Sewers and Onward Music used in the episode is credited to Rik Schaffer. Tracks used: Main Menu, Downtown, Disturbed and Twisted Combat, Generic Combat, Santa Monica, Crypt Combat Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures