Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines Review: Final Nights Edition by SsethTzeentach | Chicago Reacts

[@willmarsden7657]

Smiling Jack - the crunchy homeless dude you saw saying "and you're a goddamm Malkavian too, wow, you really are f**ked." Was voiced by John DiMaggio (Bender, Jake the Dog etc.)

[@franciscobrisolladeoliveir9596]

Fat Larry is based. Knows he's fat but don't give a crap about it and just lives life to the fullest

[@TheInspektork]

I heard he sells soap now

[@LabMatt]

If you approach him as a female he says "there's more of me to love" and I find his positive attitude inspiring

[@DrGandW]

That’s true body positivity

[@justanotheranimeprofilepic]

To paraphrase tomska, it's only the societal implications that makes calling someone "fat" bad. Yes I'm fat, I also have blue eyes and am left handed

[@01moist54]

​@@justanotheranimeprofilepicand the health issues and (most likely) lack of self-control and/or a reliance on food for comfort.

[@YukoValis]

Ah humor back in the 2000's had a lot more edge. Good times. I find it funny how you pointed to jeanette and said "Harley Quinn" because Jeanette was the inspiration behind Harleys more recent designs.

[@Kainlarsen]

Jeanette is still superior to Harley Quinn.

[@ChicagoReacts]

I'm glad I picked up on that then 😁

[@HunterSentinel]

AAAAAH I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO write this in here! You beat me to it! I only found this out about a year ago and it blew my mind when I learned this!

[@HunterSentinel]

@@Kainlarsen theme fighting words! Jeannette and OG Harley are equals because they’re separate characters! …but the newer Harley design and attitude is very much not as good as Jeannette. Not that she’s bad or anything, but she’s not the same as OG Harley.

[@HunterSentinel]

@@ChicagoReacts when I found out the new Harley design in the Arkham series (which was the first and kicked off all further designs after) was inspired by it from Jeannette I lost my frickin mind! I had to tell someone and blow their mind too…. Except I didn’t know anyone else who knew about bloodlines or even Harley Quinn.

[@WolfHreda]

"So Caine dis-Abeled his brother... By murdering him with a fuckin' rock." Still my absolute favorite line in the whole video.

[@JakeBaldwin1]

On the Cain and Able story, God favored Able over Cain because Able gave up something precious to him, Cain gave what he didn't want. Hence Able was the one who actual sacrificed something to God.

[@mynameisd2849]

19:02 Dracula, or Vlad Tepes is actually a Tzimisce 5th generation vampire (He wasnt born into the 5th he ate a 5th generation vampire and gained their powers he was 6th generations originaly)

[@skeletonking4119]

actullay, his sire unknowingly is an 4th gen by the eldest, as for dracual he is the second vampire who remined free of the jyahd and can do what it wish freely as our PC in vtmb

[@atomicforgery9266]

Genuinely one of the best RPGs I have played in recent memory. I started playing it in 2018 and haven't stopped since, I think everyone should try this game at least once nowadays, especially considering how much of the game has since been patched with Unofficial Patch, and then afterwards, download the Clan Quest mod to go with it as it's basically an unOfficial Expansion pack for the base game. Have fun kindred.

[@helldvan]

The game is supported by modding community 19 years past release... well... its say something about amount of love people have to this game ^^

[@ChicagoReacts]

It looks like a ton of fun! I really am thinking of getting it as soon as I have a bit more time to actually devote to playing it.

[@Vyktym76]

Rumor has it that whenever anyone mentions VtM:B someone else reinstalls it....guess I better go reinstall :)

[@Goldman200]

I've been playing this game since 2006, it's just so much fun

[@ssjjshawn]

@@ChicagoReacts Then a nice warning Don't open it

[@the1warboar]

I watched his video before I played bloodlines, I’ve played it several times since, I know exactly what I have to do and where I have to go at the observatory. Yet still I run through it audibly screaming like a child terrified of that werewolf.

[@ChicagoReacts]

That'll be me lol

[@WolfHreda]

That's because fuck that werewolf.

[@jabinthesrat7534]

Dude in the middle between Napoleon and Evens is Dave Chappelle he's a comedian with some good material

[@Mrinsecure]

Well, he *had* some good material, fifteen years ago. Shame he's gone full grouchy old man recently, complete with Elon Musk simping.

[@Taoru11]

​@@Mrinsecure Weird way to call the man based but okay.

[@addison_v_ertisement1678]

I thought that Cain didn't give him his best. Like, the entire story is that Cain didn't give the specific way he was told, so God liked Able better.

[@colemanroberts1102]

Looking at a couple english translations, it doesn't specify what quality Cain brought, but it does specify that Abel brought the best of the flock. We might infer that Cain just brought whatever, but it's not said outright.

[@ChicagoReacts]

🤷🏼‍♀️ like I said, my memory might be a little off. If anyone knows for sure, like from the OG text, I'd love to know

[@christopherdalle8928]

This game is really good, I'd highly recommend it, it can be a little rough around the edges but it honestly aged very well all things considered; it can be very easy depending on the clan and the story is very good (as is the side content).

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

My childhood in a nutshell!

[@malcolmthorne9779]

That chinese fortune teller cracked me up HARD.

[@lucascoval828]

He wasn't wrong.

[@danielroberts7940]

I'm a die-hard horror fan, and I can tell you the haunted hotel seriously freaked me out. It was when I was crawling through an air vent when the girl's ghost voice whispered 'be careful' into my ear. Serious chills. It got even scarier from there on out. I've played this game at least once a year as I owned the original release. Yes, it's that good!

[@MrFlarespeed]

Tbh, ocean house hotel has a distinct advantage over full horror games: its set in a game where you normally have some way to fight back, but in the hotel, despite having all your weapons and tools, you can't fight the force trying to kill you. You're a superpowered badass thrown into a place where all those powers and weapons you still have are useless in keeping you alive.

[@Kainlarsen]

You don't have to pretend like you're concerned about the racial stuff. Just enjoy the jokes for what they are.

[@prototypexz609]

She does care, she just knows she will get shit on in the comments if she makes a big fuss about it

[@lucascoval828]

​@prototypexz609 The game hurts no one.

[@illogicalbear6200]

Someone told me that the Driver in the Red Glasses is in fact, Cain himself, watching you.

[@Mrinsecure]

It's never stated outright, but it's strongly implied by some of the Malkavian dialogue, since he looks at the taxi driver and starts gibbering in awe and/or terror.

[@zacksilverstone7642]

According to the data pulled from the game, he was SPECULATED to be Cain, or somebody really important in the lore. I think it was the name of the folder that contain his voice or something?

[@helldvan]

Gosh... i complete this game like 20+ times! It is amazing and atmosphere is so on point! Even small things like radio with little midnight shows and adds looks so real and not as a filler as it does in many games. Hollywood sewers are the only real filler in a game (cuz game was rushed to release) but somehow i still like it in some masochystic way :D 10 blood bags out of 10! P.S. as far as i remember that game were banned in some countries upon releas cuz it were "too edgy" even by 2004 standarts! P.P.S. game is still supported by modding community till these days! Its clearly says something about how much people love this game ^^

[@ChicagoReacts]

That's awesome!!

[@crustybomb115]

5:59 thats dave chappelle(back during the chappelle show days i think) thats a cropped out image of him pretending to be on drugs for a series of skits...

[@wolfbane7497]

Dracula was literally the worst vampire in vampire the masquerade. History he was a nasty vampire I tell you something he kill vampires for fun. And used to drink and drain them which made him more stronger. People were so terrified of Dracula that they literally pray that he never wakes up.

[@Kainlarsen]

Diablorising fellow Kindred is a fast-track to levelling up. Also a big no-no, officially.

[@zacksilverstone7642]

@@Kainlarsen which, to be fair, makes a lot of sense. You wouldn't want to associate with a cannibal who got a power up each time they ate other people, do you? I mean, canibalism is bad enough, but the power up? Gawddaym, that's just a big red flag, with a skull on it.

[@Mare_Man]

@Kainlarsen And it was literally the _first thing_ he did after he forced his sire to Embrace him

[@sethrougen8968]

You taking eggs to Cain cutest thing i ever heard... how lovely

[@danielsonlisik534]

2000"s games were so full of detail

[@Hammer1987]

It's a great game. I hope it gets a (good) sequel someday.

[@mynameisd2849]

I love the world of darkness setting and I love this game even tho Im a Mage player not a Vampire one

[@TheInspektork]

Been playing in a hunter group for a bit now, our game has basically become "4 chucklefucks try to survive". My character is one dot shy of max str and got ragdolled by a preteen vampire early on in a hospital psych ward.. we've Mr. Magoo'd our way through several vamps so far mostly by dumb luck, lol.

[@mynameisd2849]

@@TheInspektork Sounds about right for someone who isnt an awakened such as myself, now excuse me while I project my conciousnes to a higher plane of existance to talk to god

[@TheInspektork]

@@mynameisd2849 Cool, i'm gonna go get some bandaids and reload my sawn-off

[@johndelacruz1422]

Cain didnt give his best crop. He gave what he didnt want.

[@Vifercel]

Fun fact about me, even if noone asked… I actually rewatched this review of Sseth a ton of times, but only now i've noticed Chris Evans. Mainly because I was too focused on Dave Chapelle for come reason.

[@Brainhorn]

6:03 That's Tyrone Biggums. He does crack

[@bionicghost2772]

> i used ginger ale So, it's an amaretto mule?

[@ChicagoReacts]

Sure. We can absolutely go with that

[@gachalordnoobie4911]

Yes, the mark is in Masquerade too. Whoever tries to hurt Cain, his wounds will be reflected on them seven fold.

[@RinrinFran]

Finally, someone who actually watches the end.

[@bjcantrell1990]

God asked both Caine and Abel to sacrifice a lamb, and Caine decided to disobey and give crops instead. Caine was being petty, that's it.

[@JockenN]

Ah, VTMB, the game so legendary that every time you mention it, someone reinstalls it. It is truly a flawed gem, a masterpiece under a pile of flaws. With some patching to make it work better it is truly one of the best RPG's out there. Maybe I should get into yet another playthrough of this game... 11/10 this one IMO, one of the best games out there.

[@wlos395]

16:01 El Diablo 💀

[@dp3154]

Do seriously consider doing a let's play/ play through, though keep in mind it's very much an older game from a different era (it's pretty much peak oughts, as 2000s as it gets). As for the myth of Cain & Abel: one popular anthropological theory is that the legend is a metaphor for the conflict between the pastoral (village-dwelling) peoples represented by Cain and the nomadic hunter-gatherers. Cain (civilization) wins the conflict, but is accursed by God.

[@ChicagoReacts]

Love that explanation! What a cool interpretation. I don't think I've ever thought about it like that. I will definitely consider a Let's Play. At the very least I want to play it for me

[@toomanyaccounts]

one of the characters in the game states that. there are vampires that don't accept the Cain story as literal

[@yep5856]

fat larry is my spirit animal

[@drnerdrage2535]

Common misconception with the Cain and Abel story, it is often misinterpreted or misrepresented. Not surprising given how many times these stories have been translated or rewritten, especially early Biblical tales from Genesis which are likely retellings of Babylonian or Mesopotamian tales. In the passage Cain and Abel both bring their offerings with it being explicitly stated that Abel brought his best sheep as offerings while Cain only brought crops. I guess it is implied Cain brought his second or third best crops as opposed to the best he had to offer. When you compare the Cain and Abel story to the Babylonian or Mesopotamian stories it was likely derived from, it is more explicitly stated that the murderous farmer god was selfish and did not offer his best crops for sacrifice. Anyway back to the Cain and Abel telling, after God accepts Abels offering but rejects Cains, he says to Cain "Why are you incensed, and why is your face fallen? For whether you offer well or whether you do not, at the tent flap sin crouches, and for you is its longing but you will rule over it." As it was explained to me by my hard ass Boston Priest when I was a kid, God basically told Cain, you half-assed what I asked you to do and if you do what is right, I will accept you like your brother but if you do what is wrong, then sin will take you. Then Cain killed Abel out of envy.

[@ChicagoReacts]

Ooooh, word. Thank you for the explanation! It bugged me every time I thought about it but I never remembered to look it up, lol

[@imraw17]

I love this game in my top 10 list for sure.

[@Danceofmasks]

This game is phenomenal. On release, it was so buggy you couldn't even finish the game, but some fan patches have sorted the issues out (mostly).

[@puffsniffy6425]

omg if you play this please post it on youtube, twitch doesnt work well for me

[@patrickholt2270]

You got it.

[@alexplaysgames_2]

They should start making Vampire movies instead of zombies since people are getting tired of zombies lol.

[@nickromanov6698]

Definitely a good game to give a chance to! I'd say give it shot! :)

[@declanflynn2580]

Yes!

[@marioribeiro4007]

You dont know the guy in the middle? Thats dave chapelle

[@Asbeel1412]

pretty sure cain gave god random shit while abel picked the best maybe im wrong tho

[@DavidMyrmidon]

It's honestly one of the main reasons why I liked Redemption over Bloodlines. Bloodlines is just too fucking scattered and everywhere, they don't even take the Lore Seriously (Like he just did in The Beginning).. regardless of how much they beat you over the head with it. Even the endings were stupid.

[@mattroxursoul]

The Genesis makes perfect sense if you read the rest of the old testament. God is a blood thirsty maniac in it. There is like pages dedicated to how to do blood sacrifices to him. Sadly Kain did not know about all of this because that happened later.

[@thexn0r]

it makes sense the story do say only able gave his best while kane gave some wheat

[@generayvandergraaf9594]

The OT God is a pretty horrible person imo. And then his son shows up and starts telling us what a sweet and wonderful fellow his dad is. Wait, are we talking about the same guy here? Something doesn't add up.

[@alshabib5849]

now you know why the Gnostics were a thing. They believed the OT god and the God jesus was referring too were differant. the OT god was the demiurge, god of this reality but created as a pale imitation of the actual god.

[@vaspeter2600]

Play it on stream, maybe?

[@Haru-spicy]

Don't open it.

[@dropbear8579]

Salute allegiance flag 🫡

[@lucascoval828]

Awesome.

[@JoshSweetvale]

3:45 Because God is... not very nice. Literally on Pol Pot's level.

[@lucascoval828]

"...that might be a little racist..." Such as?

[@konstantin3001]

A little advice for ya. Don't open it.

[@Mrinsecure]

VtM Bloodlines is great for the most part, but there are certain aspects of the writing that have... not aged well. Not that those racist stereotypes were "good" in 2004, but Chinatown in particular would look *very* different if it were made today... if only so it'd sell better to Chinese audiences.

[@uncledandy5593]

Nonsense. It has aged like fine wine. People today are just pathetic idiots with paper skin just dying to be offended on someone else’s behalf so they can feel like an “ally.”

[@Mrinsecure]

@@uncledandy5593 Look I understand that you think comedy peaked in 1992 but some of the rest of us have grown as people in the past three decades.

[@theblobconsumes4859]

If you mean something about Fat Larry, nah, he's an excellent character, full of personality. As for the Chinese stereotypes with stuff like the arms dealer...Yeah. Chinatown's art direction in this game is excellent however, I wouldn't like to see it altered. A beautifully atmospheric and immersive place, as with every other city in this game.

[@lucascoval828]

​@uncledandy5593 Chick in the video had a mom who canceled dodegball. I just know it.