I’ve been barely gaming at all over the last couple of months. With being a bit burned out by work, most nights on the PC have been spent either updating missing album artwork in iTunes, reading Wikipedia articles and forum posts, or seeing what’s on Youtube.
However, this weekend I finally managed to get in some gaming. Inspired by a recent article in the Metro, I downloaded and played the demo for Hellgate London. I was pretty impressed, so nicked out to the local Woolies and nabbed a copy of the full game. Its really well made, and good fun, combining RPG elements with a more action-focused gameplay. The setting is interesting, and its refreshing having something set in London rather than somewhere in America. Great fun.
Being an RPG junkie as well, I decided to reinstall Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. I’d been playing it on my old PC, but fell out of it when I changed over to my new one. Not having played in a good while, rather than start straight off from my previous save, I thought I’d play through it a bit from the beginning to get back into the swing of it.
Its a really well-made RPG, with great characters and an interesting storyline. I also found it more engrossing than some RPGs out there which lean towards hack-and-slash. Granted, there’s quite a bit of action, but its always centred around a well-formed plot. I love things in RPGs like having my own house (such as the flat in this game, home ownership in Oblivion or the Ebon Hawk in Knights of the Old Republic) which just add another layer to my involvement in the game world.
I don’t remember this game making a huge splash when it hit, but its definitely worth a look for anyone who likes a good RPG.
