Being the Monster | Vampire Games, from Skyrim to Bloodlines

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This video is about exploring the idea of “Vampire Gameplay” by looking at games ranging from Blood Omen and Castlevania to Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines. “Being a Vampire” is a sort of play that goes beyond aesthetics into expected and, indeed, typified conventions. That, to me, is more or less a genre. Thanks goes to Len for script help, her stuff can be found here: Twitter: @TilFolkvang Three Moves Ahead: https://www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/ Bluesky: @len.bsky.social ​⁠@FreddaYT is A Norwegian and was in this video. Kiki of ​⁠@Transparencyboo did the art for Kain and Alucard, which gave me the strength to carry on with the massive task that was editing near two hours of video together. Also, not mentioned in the end, but sincerely, thank you to UESP– The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, an independent wiki that has helped me stay sane for at this point about a decade of Elder Scrolls game playing and lore-reading. Please, please, check them out instead of using the disparate, poorly kept, and sometimes duplicate fandom wikis for Elder Scrolls games. https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page I regret that I couldn’t find a non-Fandom wiki for Bloodlines, and so as penance, I’m giving UESP an endorsement here. __________________________________ My links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/KRosencreutz Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rosencreutz.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/Rosencreutz Discord: https://discord.gg/cZNHhHAMzJ _________________________________ Creator Videos mentioned: What is a Man in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVLqfj6_AOw ​⁠@MandaloreGaming Kain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_psRi91SgU ​⁠@RedQueenEffect video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_fJnSgnOTs ​⁠@ErrantSignal and Player Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKY1ORCSICY _____________________________ For tabletop source books I used Chicago By Night 2023 and VtM Corebook 2022 For articles and Bloodlines 2 things: - B1 designer diary on social aspects etc https://www.gamespot.com/articles/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-designer-diary-2/1100-6083943/ - B1 diary on source engine: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-designer-diary-3/1100-6085643/ –B1 combat interview: https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/09/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-combat-interview?page=1 Boyarsky interview: https://www.pcgamesn.com/leonard-boyarsky-new-obsidian-game-vampire-making-of-diablo-3-story B2 dev diaries: -Diary 1, Welcome to The Chinese Room https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/welcome-to-the-chinese-room -Diary 2, Narrative and Theme https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/narrative-atmosphere-and-themes -Diary 3, on Combat https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/visceral-immersive-combat -Diary 8, on Setting https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/news/explore-the-world-of-darkness Gameplay Reveal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwhvfH-Ij8Q Podcast with Brian Mitsoda and Cara Ellison interview: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-re-bind-io-podcast/the-re-bind-podcast-episode-22-cara-ellison-brian-/ ( 57 minutes in lgbt rep stuff mentioned) ______________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:49 Explaining Vampire Play 14:52 The Elder Scrolls for some reason 35:02 Vampire Themes 40:34 Vampyr the Masquerade 47:58 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodsquerade 1:03:40 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 1:22:50 Looking to the Future 1:32:59 A Paradoxical Position 1:44:48 Outro 1:46:25 secret