Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Clan-specific playthroughs and hub cities became a cult reference for reactive RPG design.

Released 2004 Developer Troika Games Publisher Activision Platform PC Genre Immersive sim Era Broadband & the console shooter

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Branching Dialogue Trees ~~1985~~Systemic Solution Space ~~1992~~Branching Skill Tree ~~1996~~Faction Reputation ~~1997~~Consequential Branching Endgame ~~2003~~

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