210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)
From Tales from the Backlog by Dave Jackson
April 8, 2026 · 3h 7m
About this episode
Dave Jackson and guest TroytlePower discuss the intricacies and challenges of the video game Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.
Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog Join Dave and special guest TroytlePower as they discuss Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, developed by Troika Games and published by Activision in 2004. Any recommendation to play Bloodlines comes with all sorts of disclaimers attached, which makes it nearly irresistable for someone with a brain like mine. And while all of those bad things I had heard about the game turned out to be extremely true, it's still a fascinating game that led to a fun discussion. Check out the podcast for more! Guest info: TroytlePower (he/him) Check out all of Troy's work! https://troytlepower.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:17 Introductions 4:30 Our Histories with Bloodlines 8:39 Top-Level Thoughts 13:57 Story Setup and Clan Selection 21:03 The Masquerade and Vampire Society 28:06 Presentation and Game World 36:53 Music and Vibes 44:34 Vampire Lore TM 51:00 Character Building 1:02:04 Combat 1:17:00 If They Only Had More Time... 1:25:52 Who Should Play Bloodlines? 1:31:00 Troy's Podcasts and Writing 1:35:56 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous 1:37:51 Spoilers…
People in this episode
Host: Dave Jackson
Guest: TroytlePower
Topics covered
- Vampire: The Masquerade
- game discussion
- video game history
- character building
- combat mechanics
- vampire lore
Keywords
- Vampire: The Masquerade
- Bloodlines
- Troika Games
- Activision
- video games
- game mechanics
- character building
- vampire lore
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Troika Games, Activision
Books & works: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines
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