Review: Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S.

Vampire: The Masqurade is "the other" Dungeons & Dragons. It's been kicking around since 1991 in pen-and-paper form, and there have been numerous attempts - unofficial and official - to recreate the game into video game form. The appeal is obvious, in offering a modern Gothic/punk setting, the chance to play as a vampire and get into the labyrinthine politics of the underworld. I do find it strange that Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is the first attempt to do a Vampire: The Masquerade visual novel, however, because the principle difference between Dungeons & Dragons and Vampire is that Vampire positions itself as a heavily storytelling-focused experience.

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