Video games in the World of Darkness series
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World of Darkness is a series of tabletop role-playing games by White Wolf Publishing , and the name of their shared setting .[1] [2] Several of the tabletop games – primarily Vampire: The Masquerade – have been adapted into video games by different developers, covering genres including role-playing games , action games , and adventure games . Critical reception of the games has varied,[7] with Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines standing out, being described by video game publications as a cult classic [11] and a "flawed masterpiece".[15]
Video game adaptations of the series began in the 1990s with unreleased Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Mage: The Ascension games; the first released video game in the series was Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption in 2000, which was followed by three Hunter: The Reckoning games in 2002–2003, and Bloodlines in 2004. No further World of Darkness video games were released in over a decade, during which another Werewolf project and the online game World of Darkness were started and canceled, until 2017's World of Darkness Preludes . Since then, several video games have been developed, based on Werewolf , Wraith: The Oblivion , Hunter , and Vampire , including Bloodlines 2 .
^ Kim, Matt (May 14, 2019). "Another Vampire: The Masquerade RPG is Coming From the Developers of The Council" . USgamer . Gamer Network . Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019 .
^ Williams, Ian G. (June 5, 2019). "World of Darkness - the inside story on the death of a game" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019 .
^ "Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption for PC Reviews" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ "Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer for Xbox Reviews" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines for PC Reviews" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ "Hunter: The Reckoning for Xbox Reviews" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ See Metacritic : Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption ,[3] Hunter: The Reckoning – Redeemer ,[4] Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines ,[5] and Hunter: The Reckoning .[6]
^ Van Allen, Eric (October 30, 2019). "A New Bloodlines Prequel Mod Makes You Play as a Puny Mortal" . USgamer . Gamer Network . Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ Valentine, Robin (May 8, 2019). " "Players should feel like a predator of the night" – A cult classic is reborn in Bloodlines 2" . GamesRadar+ . Future plc . Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ Hall, Charlie (May 22, 2019). "The writers of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 on reinvigorating a cult classic" . Polygon . Vox Media . Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ See USgamer ,[8] GamesRadar+ ,[9] and Polygon .[10]
^ O'Connor, Alice (October 16, 2019). "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 delayed till later in 2020" . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Gamer Network . Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ Dingman, Hayden (March 21, 2019). "15 years later, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is finally happening" . PC World . International Data Group . Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ Westbrook, Logan (March 9, 2010). "The Last Masquerade" . Escapist Magazine . Enthusiast Gaming . p. 1. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ See Rock, Paper, Shotgun ,[12] PC World ,[13] and Escapist Magazine .[14]