Q 01/05

Which biblical figure did a comic book inspire the designer to make the first vampire in Vampire: The Masquerade?

A) Judas

B) Cain

C) Lilith

D) Lucifer

Answer · why

B) Cain

Cain, spelled Caine in the game, is said to have been cursed with vampirism for murdering his brother. The designer called the idea a big turning poin...

Q 02/05

Which bestselling vampire novelist did the creator of Vampire: The Masquerade avoid reading until late in development?

A) Stephen King

B) Bram Stoker

C) Whitley Strieber

D) Anne Rice

Answer · why

D) Anne Rice

Anne Rice probably shaped the game anyway, he admitted, through the vampire films she had influenced. He wanted to go beyond her books and build a who...

Q 03/05

Which Valve shooter did a contract forbid Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines from being released ahead of?

A) Half-Life 2

B) Counter-Strike

C) Left 4 Dead

D) Team Fortress 2

Answer · why

A) Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 had to come out first, so the two went on sale in the same month. The vampire game sold fewer than 80,000 copies in that first release.

Q 04/05

Which Vampire: The Masquerade clan's members all become hideous monsters when turned and must dwell in the shadows?

A) Gangrel

B) Lasombra

C) Nosferatu

D) Banu Haqim

Answer · why

C) Nosferatu

Nosferatu turn their exile into a trade: the clan's stealth lets its members learn and sell the secrets that others would rather keep hidden.

Q 05/05

Which studio, founded by developers of the original Fallout, made Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines?

A) Obsidian Entertainment

B) Black Isle Studios

C) Bethesda Game Studios

D) Troika Games

Answer · why

D) Troika Games

Troika Games took its name from a Russian word for three of a kind. Bloodlines was its last release: unable to fund another project, the studio closed...