VtM: Bloodlines - Unofficial Prequel

PC Gamer reports that EntenSchreck, Hareishan and Wesp5 have developed an unofficial prequel for Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines:

The modders behind Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines' Unofficial Patch are making an unofficial prequel

The first chapter of Bloodlines Prelude is playable now.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is one of those games that's remembered so fondly, it's easy to forget what a mess it was when it launched. Developer Troika wasn't able to rectify those issues because sales were not good, forcing it to lay off virtually all its employees before closing down a few months later. But the underlying game was so excellent that fans got involved, releasing unofficial patches that fix bugs and restore cut content.

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I love that modders are still finding ways to fix and improve a 15-year-old RPG, but what's even more interesting here is the release of Bloodlines Prelude 1. Developed by Werner Spahl, aka Unofficial Patch maker Wesp5, along with modders EntenSchreck and Hareishan, it's the first part of an episodic prequel that will lead into the events of the original game. The opening chapter casts the player as a human member of the Society of Leopold, an ancient organization dedicated to hunting and killing supernatural creatures; Wesp5 said that players will be vampires through the rest of the prequel chapters.

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Thanks Zloth!