Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong review – a thriller to get your teeth into

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong review – a thriller to get your teeth into

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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/26/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-review-pc-nintendo-xbox-playstation

PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5; Big Bad WolfSolve a string of murders as an undead psychopath in this chatter-heavy role-playing game – while feeding on humans, obviously

Hand on heart: is anyone truly afraid of Edward Cullen? Pop culture has defanged vampires in modern times, but the undead of Swansong – an RPG-meets-detective-thriller, in which conversations replace combat – are truly fearsome. They’re not Harryhausen monsters or twinkly eyed teen idols. They’re something closer to those frightening people on LinkedIn who get promoted every three weeks, live every second of their lives in tailored suits and run their own consultancy by age 23. They’re the pallid overachievers who run our society with no concern for the rest of us, other than what we can offer them. In this case, of course, what we can offer them is blood.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong review – a thriller to get your teeth into

May 26, 2022, 11:43am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/26/vampire-the-masquerade-swansong-review-pc-nintendo-xbox-playstation > PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5; Big Bad WolfSolve a string of murders as an undead psychopath in this chatter-heavy role-playing game – while feeding on humans, obviously > Hand on heart: is anyone truly afraid of Edward Cullen? Pop culture has defanged vampires in modern times, but the undead of Swansong – an RPG-meets-detective-thriller, in which conversations replace combat – are truly fearsome. They’re not Harryhausen monsters or twinkly eyed teen idols. They’re something closer to those frightening people on LinkedIn who get promoted every three weeks, live every second of their lives in tailored suits and run their own consultancy by age 23. They’re the pallid overachievers who run our society with no concern for the rest of us, other than what we can offer them. In this case, of course, what we can offer them is blood.