Best Cult Classic Games R2 #6 - Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines vs Shadows of the Damned

[Vyse]

Welcome to Round 2, Match #6 of the Best Cult Classic Games tournament!

Previously, in the first round, we saw Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines throw down against Alan Wake and lose by a hair. It was later revived in the last-minute voting thread. Now it faces off against EA's Shadows of the Damned. But which of these two video games is really better than the other?

Be sure to vote and feel free to leave a comment.

 

[HariSeldon]

Not sure Vampire counts as unappreciated but it gets a vote for being excellent.

 

[DonDonDonPata]

gotta be honest, VtM: Redemption was and will always be my favorite. Bloodlines isn't awful, but it's Troika's worst game. It was piggybacking off the major launch of a new engine. I remember tons of magazine and online articles about it leading up to release, it was supposed to be Troika's big AAA shot. But they fumbled it. Also reminds me of Alpha Protocol / Obsidian situation.

 

[regawdless]

Garcia

Fucking

Hotspur

 

[HE1NZ]

Seedy atmosphere of Vampire is like nothing else ever made. It's one if the greatest RPGs ever made. Clearly underappreciated, on Dpad at least.

 

[Vyse]

 

[Erdrick]

Shadows Of The Damned is like RE4 but with Suda going all nuts with it while Mikami facepalms. One of my all-time favs and I'd buy a proper port to modern systems in a heartbeat.

The bosses are unique and at times, hilarious. I can't believe it was made, to be honest.

 

[HE1NZ]

Embarrassing

 

[Vyse]

Well, it's over for Vampire. Shadows of the Damned wins!