Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

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  • Summary: What if vampires were real? What if these bloodthirsty predators lived hidden among us, meticulously and skilfully hatching ancient conspiracies? And what if you became one of them? In Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, you play as these alluring monsters in a sophisticated world where theWhat if vampires were real? What if these bloodthirsty predators lived hidden among us, meticulously and skilfully hatching ancient conspiracies? And what if you became one of them? In Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, you play as these alluring monsters in a sophisticated world where the lines between the real and supernatural are always blurred.

    Hazel Iversen, the Swan, is the new Prince of the Boston Camarilla. An iron hand in a velvet glove, she intends to assert her power and respect the Masquerade, the vampiric law designed to ensure humans never learn of the existence of these creatures of the night. But nothing works as planned. With rumours of plots, murders and power struggles, you must work in the shadows to protect your Sect in a frantic investigation that plunges Boston into chaos.

    Play as 3 vampires who are over a hundred years old. Progress through the game through their intertwined destinies, deal with their different points of view and use their character sheets to try to separate the truth from the lies. Each character has their own abilities and vampiric disciplines that you can upgrade individually to suit your preferred approach.
    Will you choose intimidation, seduction or stealth? It's your decision, as long as you can sate your Hunger for blood.

    With its unique approach to gameplay, Swansong puts emphasis on the consequences of your actions in both the investigation and your social interactions with characters. Analyse each situation carefully because your decisions can have huge consequences on your heroes' lives and the fate of the Boston Camarilla.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 29
  3. Negative: 5 out of 29
  1. Malditos Nerds
    Aug 3, 2022
    80
    As a narrative adventure, Swansong delivers a good balance of exploration, character development, narrative decisions, puzzles and investigation. And as a board game adaptation, it is perhaps the most faithful game to Vampire: The Masquerade and a proof that video games can also adapt much more than the combat system of a pen and paper role-playing games.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    May 18, 2022
    80
    Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong is nonetheless a good attempt to capture the mechanical essence and purpose of the pen-and-paper game. The developers could have made a stat-heavy action thing, or followed a bunch of other games and thrown players into a generic open-world that barely resembles or is relevant to the base material. They didn’t, and the game is better for it. Swansong comes across as a timid vampire story – the kind of thing a first-time game master might right for a first-time tabletop group, but timid as it might be, you are left under no illusions that you’re playing a game of Vampire: The Masquerade.
  3. Digital Chumps
    May 27, 2022
    75
    Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is a dialogue and story-driven experience with a side of detective to help push it all along. The gameplay was spot-on what you should expect from an in-person Vampire: The Masquerade session, but it may not be for everyone. If you’re looking for something more action-oriented, then this may not be your cup of tea.
  4. The Loadout
    May 18, 2022
    70
    Vampire the Masquerade Swansong is a top-tier narrative-focused adventure set in the World of Darkness that offers complex characters and a fascinating world. However, performance issues on PS5 mar what could have been a sublime experience.
  5. Vandal
    May 22, 2022
    70
    A solid classic RPG that doesn’t really do anything outstanding, but enjoyable if you like the universe.
  6. SpazioGames
    Jun 6, 2022
    62
    Vampire The Masquerade Swansong sticks to the source material very closely, adding very little to distinguish itself from many other adventure games, except for some bugs and inconsistencies. Only suited for long time World of Darkness fans.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    May 18, 2022
    40
    A complex, vampire-centric role-playing game where conversations replace violence, but whose boring puzzles and undercooked script suggest its budget didn’t stretch nearly as far as its ambitions.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 9 out of 21
  1. Dziki213
    Jun 25, 2022
    10
    Just finished the game and the more I played the more I grew to like it. It's tough at begging with all the skills and disciplines, veryJust finished the game and the more I played the more I grew to like it. It's tough at begging with all the skills and disciplines, very chaotic for new player. Visually it's pleasing, music is nice as well. Story has its slow downs but it's satisfying and definitely worthy of replaying with different outcome. Game definitely for genre or vampire® fans.… Expand
  2. Huuman
    May 27, 2022
    10
    You have to like the genre.
    Yes the graphic is not the best and there are small bug. But it feels like they put a lot of love in it and i    You have to like the genre.
    Yes the graphic is not the best and there are small bug. But it feels like they put a lot of love in it and i like the setting and the story.
    it is a narrative game like life is strange and of course there is a lot of text and all, but dispute that, i really enjoyed playing it !    … Expand
  4. ulises1
    Mar 1, 2023
    8
    Me encantó la historia, no había jugado a los anteriores juegos de esta saga y me pareció muy interesante el lore. Tres personajes manejables.Me encantó la historia, no había jugado a los anteriores juegos de esta saga y me pareció muy interesante el lore. Tres personajes manejables. Jugabilidad limitada y con duración correcta. No entiendo tanta crítica es un doble AA con buenas ideas y ejecución correcta.… Expand
  5. Cha0ticneutral
    Jun 3, 2022
    5
    What could have been a good game gets so terribly boring by the mid point, I can't even bring myself to finish it. Lots of potential,What could have been a good game gets so terribly boring by the mid point, I can't even bring myself to finish it. Lots of potential, unfortunately you're pelted with insufferable puzzles that only gets more so as the game progresses.… Expand
  6. Lonitx
    Jan 11, 2023
    3
    Jesus Christ, people giving this a 10 are not right in the head, even if you're a fan of the franchise, how can you forgive the bad audioJesus Christ, people giving this a 10 are not right in the head, even if you're a fan of the franchise, how can you forgive the bad audio mixing alone?… Expand
  7. Arkane7
    May 21, 2022
    1
    I played the original Vampire The Masquerade Redemption two decades ago which was a awesome title. This however, is a sequel in name only. TheI played the original Vampire The Masquerade Redemption two decades ago which was a awesome title. This however, is a sequel in name only. The writing is atrocious as are the characters. Graphics are serviceable as is the voice acting which ranges from extremely cheesy to average. The gameplay is pretty unbalanced and repetitive. Give this one a pass and rather play Redemption or Bloodlines.… Expand
  8. alirezaporshe
    Dec 17, 2022
    0
    Dont waste your time and money and even internet traffic data for this pice of crap. I played two hours free trial ony ps plus membership andDont waste your time and money and even internet traffic data for this pice of crap. I played two hours free trial ony ps plus membership and the game is really annoying. The graphics are beyond terrible. The lipsync is ridiculouse the music is boring the story is none sense and everything else is terrible. I have no idea that why they made those perfect trailers before realasing the game… Expand

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