Play it: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Windows, macOS, Linux (Steam Deck YMMV)
Current goals: Recruit more relatives to join my small circle
Vampire: The Masquerade – New York Circle It’s been a while since I’ve had it in my Steam library. I recently started playing a game vampirethe original tabletop role-playing game new york clique Having adapted some of the content, now it feels like it’s finally time to give this visual novel a try.
Damn, I’m glad I did. so far, new york clique This proved to be a huge inspiration for my campaign; it did an excellent job of keeping the game world fresh and active in my mind. vampire is an intensive TTRPG. The characters aren’t heroes, they’re monsters dealing with a hell of a life. This scenario has a lot of privatized knowledge and terminology that can take a long time to remember with confidence. Of course, you can always get this information by reading the rulebook while listening to some seriously scary music (I wholeheartedly recommend Soma FM’s dark area Dreaming about loved ones late at night), but having a creative job to experience and learn from definitely helps.
I like that too new york cliquealong with certain other more striking vampire Release, is a visual novel that was a nice change of pace from the more active video games I’m used to playing. The genre focused my attention more on the dark, gothic atmosphere of the World of Darkness setting than on standard RPGs – although I still wish that was the case, e.g. Werewolf: Apocalypse—Heart of the Forestwhich has a rare More RPG mechanics. That game exists in the same universe vampireeffectively blending the visual novel format with an RPG.
But even though I like some of the more game mechanics new york cliqueit still does an excellent job of conveying the dark fear and despair that a good World of Darkness game should have. I’ve been playing the matador character Lamar, mostly with his new Malkavian friend Hope. But there are many more vampires from different tribes waiting for you. If the clever and faithful writing in Hope’s section is anything to go by, I have some more optimistic narrative treasures yet to be mined in the dark streets of New York City. — Claire Jackson
