But let's get the confusing stuff out of the way first. Bloodline is not a sequel to the Nihilistic developed Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, which slightly disappointed Tom almost exactly three years ago. Troika, responsible for the excellent Fallout and Arcanum, were basically fed up with the lack of innovation in the RPG genre and decided to give it a kick up the arse by putting it in a first person setting.

Sure, System Shock and Deus Ex introduced RPG elements to the first person shooter arena years ago, but Troika is firmly pitching this as a true revolution in the RPG space. "There's been no real innovation for years, and the genre's been in decline commercially, with no updates to the big brands like Baldur's Gate and Diablo in a couple of years.