Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, a review of the battle with vampires

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt debuted on PC and PS5 exactly two weeks ago, offering an alternative rendition of the famous White Wolf brand, this time into a free-to-play battle royale game, so it’s free to download from anyone. users.

A conflict between them, against the backdrop of a truly gloomy and fascinating Prague, the central area of ​​which is controlled by military units and inhabited by civilians who are basically unaware of what is going on. vampires belong to different groups for the control of the territory.

At the behest of one of these bloodsuckers, will we be able to remain the only survivors at the end of the match? After testing a few days ago, here’s ours Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt review.

Structure

Let’s start with the good news: modality The content of the game has already been enriched with the addition of two new requirements that bring the experiences available from the main Bloodhunt hub to a total of four (excluding the tutorial): all-a-all-all Bloodhunt, in Battle Royale in pairs, or in trio and Ascension, where points are earned by eliminating enemies to climb the ranks.

Unfortunately, and here the problems already begin, some of these mods are often abandoned, and therefore matchmaking forces us to it. pretty long waits Being able to access a game with Blood Hunt is currently the only option still in demand among users. Let’s not talk about functionality. cross playA double-edged sword is the only thing keeping the game afloat during the most unusual times, such as in the morning.

PC and PS5 users can join the same games by enabling this feature, but the seconds have a distinct drawback: mouse controls make things a lot easier when it comes to aiming and shooting, and so you’re hitting consoles on consoles. really frustrating situations, which quickly leads to game over and makes you want to throw everything away. However, with crossplay disabled, it becomes difficult to find a match unless you agree with your friends or play at the busiest times: a significant inconvenience for such a product.

However, there is still no news on the subject. archetypesthere are seven classes currently available, but they have multiple limits in terms of balance: some are quite effective, others are very difficult: we’ve defined them in the tried and true Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt.

gameplay

As we have had the opportunity to say before, the mechanics that manage the machine, gameplay Sharkmob’s battle royale is typical of battle royale, with some interesting variations on the theme. Forty-five players are placed on the central map of Prague, which is slowly shrinking due to the red fog poisonous for vampires, as in various Fortnite and Apex Legends.

Using the third-person perspective, we will be able to explore the scenario extremely freely and make use of the talents of its characters. fast climb It can splash on any surface and from roof to roof. Using our superhuman senses, we will be able to identify the wheel of weapons and equipment to fill the three slots we have (two pistols and a melee tool), as well as blood bags, syringes, armor and the substance that allows us to resist. red mist.

We were talking about non-random variations of the theme: in addition to weapons and powers, in the Bloodhunt mode, there is a extra life it can probably be restored, which will allow us to survive until the final stages of the match and have one more chance to win. We won’t have to spot and bite civilians with strong blood to get this bonus and others, but we’ll be careful not to let us see a curse that will highlight our position on the map for a few seconds.

This mixture of elements is avery dynamic and fun experienceis characterized by a gunplay that may not be perfect, but that has proven to be effective, but that can have a say despite confusing and slippery melee attacks. The offer in terms of modalities, as noted, starts to grow, but at the expense of the number of people on the servers, a feature that can actually cause problems if you play on PlayStation 5.

graphics and sound

Unfortunately, I mistake of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt is still in effect, from the pop-ups of shaders (e.g., look at the statues in the main hub Elysium, zooming in and out) to issues causing civilians to sink. land of wine for life, but we’re sure the developers will tweak them with next updates.

little to say about two graphics modes Available on PS5 or 1440p and 60fps, which lets you play in 4K and 30fps with nice motion blur that enhances the fluidity feel, it’s definitely a preferred option due to the greater responsiveness and precision of the controls. Second, it supports DualSense’s adaptive triggers to change pressure resistance, but in a somewhat generic way.

From a visual point of view the end result is a game that moves between highs and lows, it has an absolutely stunning setting and great use. screen space reflection to enhance puddles and reflective surfaces, but also show the side of some oversimplification when it comes to polygon models, effects and animations, everything with an old-gen flavor.

This soundAs noted, an important pur italian dubbing but otherwise it doesn’t dissipate so much, accompanying the action very discreetly and often suffering from erratic dynamics in relation to the level of effects, sometimes uncomfortably loud.