[Faust]

Well Bloodlines isn't really a sequal to Redemption. Redemption is, really, a totally different type of game. It's a 3rd person perspective Action RPG, basically.

Still it has strong points. Keeping in mind the game is now five years old, the graphics are fairly good and the voice acting is very well done. I enjoyed the story, which is memorable and humerous in places. The game begins in the Dark Ages and expands into modern nights. You explore Medieval Prague, Medieval Vienna, and Modern London, and Modern New York. The cities are not as detailed as Bloodline's L.A. Still, the graphics and music bring them each a certain unique life. The NPCs you do encounter (which are far too low in number) are very memorable and interesting, as well.

The limitations of the game relate to the fact that its about as linear as a game gets. There are no side quests, and not too many choices to be made in the game (there are a few, but they are not wholly consequential on the development of the central story, though they do influence the ending).

As Aegis said, it is 3rd person perspective and it includes party play. It does make creative and entertaining use of weapons, magic items, and disciplines (its use of disciplines is even more expansive than Bloodlines). Quite frankly, it's not as good of a game as Bloodlines. However, even several years after release, its still entertaining and well worth the meager investment it surely is these days. So, once you finish Bloodlines you might give it a whirl, if you want to stay grounded in the White Wolf Vampire material a while longer.

There were some people who made fine use of the multiplayer tools that were part of Redemption. However, it seems to largely be a dead area these days in the wake of better mod-friendly games like NWN. The tools were not horrible, but never quite user-friendly enough to perform the function they seem to be intended for.