Even better, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is well along in its development with the fine folks at Troika Games, the RPG hotbed behind Arcanum and Atari's The Temple of Elemental Evil. Where Redemption was a linear tale that spanned centuries, Bloodlines is set in modern day Los Angeles with a lot more freedom. Starting off as a newly embraced vampire, players can choose from one of the six vampire clans, from the hoity-toity Toreador (think Anne Rice) to the skulking, shadowy Nosferatu (think, err..Nosferatu?). Each clan has its own special abilities, so if you want to be able to reach the highest level of Obfuscate (which allows one to become invisible), you'll need to follow the Nosferatu path. Whichever clan you end up siding with will open or close certain doors, influence alliances, and generally dictate to some degree how you will play the game. Different clans have different options available to them within the dialogue tree and not everybody will respond well to a seduction attempt from some nasty vamp. While you don't pick a sneaky character to go brawling, there's little preventing you from playing the game as you see fit. In a nutshell, you can be the kind of vampire you always wanted to be, but never had the dental plan to back up.