Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

 PlayStation 5
User Score
3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 42
  3. Negative: 22 out of 42
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  1. 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. 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.
  2. x6po6go6x
    May 22, 2022
    0
    Extremely disappointing. I love Vampire The Masquerade and I was so excited to play this game, but unfortunately it didn't live up to my hopes and expectations at all. It is simply bad. The voice acting is terrible, the graphics are dated, the story is disjointed and boring, and there's no combat whatsoever. To be clear I am ok with the lack of combat if the story is interesting andExtremely disappointing. I love Vampire The Masquerade and I was so excited to play this game, but unfortunately it didn't live up to my hopes and expectations at all. It is simply bad. The voice acting is terrible, the graphics are dated, the story is disjointed and boring, and there's no combat whatsoever. To be clear I am ok with the lack of combat if the story is interesting and engaging. Disco Elysium is probably my favorite game from the last 10 years. But that game had an amazing story with meaningful decisions to be made. Disco Elysium kept you on your toes from beginning to end. That is not the case here. Anyway as if the game-play and story weren't bad enough, then you have to deal with all the force fed SJW BS on top of that. It's truly awful.… Expand
  3. VrrKdor
    May 24, 2022
    0
    The game looks awful. Game mechanics and graphics are mediocre but the most destacable is the character design, that is deplorable. The script seems developed from a napkin and game becomes boring, the only character that holds up a bit is Galeb. The discussion mechanic is the worst I've seen in the series and the SJW level is high.
    Also, I found bugs. Victoria Ash DLC caused my entire 2    The game looks awful. Game mechanics and graphics are mediocre but the most destacable is the character design, that is deplorable. The script seems developed from a napkin and game becomes boring, the only character that holds up a bit is Galeb. The discussion mechanic is the worst I've seen in the series and the SJW level is high.
    Also, I found bugs. Victoria Ash DLC caused my entire 2 hour game reset and I really don't understad why, because the content of the dlc it's poor.
    This is not what the fans deserve. If I could take a refund I would take it.
    Don't buy this garbage    … Expand
  4. OnlyOneHere
    May 23, 2022
    0
    This game is one big steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $50 for a mobile game. The graphics are poor. The animations are extremely pathetic and it rivals off-brand Pixar movies. This game has some of the worst lip syncing I have ever seen in my life. Keep in mind that this is a $50 PS5 game for goodness sake. The physics are beyond horrible.

    The gameplay in    This game is one big steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $50 for a mobile game. The graphics are poor. The animations are extremely pathetic and it rivals off-brand Pixar movies. This game has some of the worst lip syncing I have ever seen in my life. Keep in mind that this is a $50 PS5 game for goodness sake. The physics are beyond horrible.

    The gameplay in this game is boring and repeti... wait a minute. What gameplay? There is practically no combat in this game. All you do is walk, talk and solve worthless puzzles. This isn't even a game, this is a movie. It is the exact same trash as The Medium. If these cheap and lazy developers are going to keep making these walking simulator movie games, would it kill them to make good facial animations? The face mask animations are laughable. The story is terrible and it is full of SJW garbage. The voice acting is an embarrassment. This game literally put me to sleep out of boredom.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to play this game again. Charging $50 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. There is a stand-alone free-to-play battle royale for this game called Bloodhunt. Surprisingly enough it actually has combat. Bloodhunt is just as bad as Swansong, but at least it's free. Do I at least get any multiplayer benefits for paying $50 for this trash? Not that I remember. I don't recommend this poor excuse of a game at all.    … Expand
  5. Morgan35
    May 21, 2022
    0
    Story is a meh but Graphics and Animations Are So Bad. It was difficult to tolerate this game. It's bad on next gen, even cyberpunk's release was better than this.
  6. 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 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
  7. 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 audio mixing alone?
  8. Badgerryan27
    Oct 16, 2022
    3
    What the hell was this? This was boring and just bad in every way possible. Everywhere from outdated design, graphics, bad voice acting and the puzzle/dialogue choices just not working. Waste of time.

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#64 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic 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.
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  2. PLAY
    Jun 29, 2022
    70
    While its limited presentation is a let-down, its narrative ambitions largely make up for it. Worth taking out for a drink and seeing where things lead. [Issue#16, p.120]
  3. Meristation
    Jun 21, 2022
    72
    Ambitious on paper, Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong is one of those games that runs up against a budget that limits its good ideas. Technically, this Masquerade needs an overhaul, improved animations and textures. And in the gameplay there is a certain imbalance in sections such as puzzles and basic tasks that only extend the duration without contributing anything. But as a Vampire game it's worth it, especially in its deployability, because the world of The Masquerade is really well implemented. If you're a fan, give it the Embrace and become its Sire while you wait for the arrival of the messiah Bloodlines 2.
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