Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is a weird game, that I enjoyed a lot in the first half of the game, but didn't as much in the second half. I think the biggest strengths it has are the (ironically) colorful cast of characters, the RPG elements, and the side quests. The main story is engaging at first, but kind of goes nowhere as the game goes on. I think my enjoyment also went down in the later parts because the game all of a sudden focused too much on combat, while I just wanted to soak in the strong world, atmosphere and characters. At the end of the day, it was still a good experience overall, and I definitely get why this games is viewed so highly.