Vampire: Bloodlines Preview

GamePro has whipped up a quick preview of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Troika's upcoming CRPG set in White Wolf's World of Darkness. A snip:
Another check for wanton acts of evil is your "Humanity" stat, which goes down when committing more malicious acts such as sucking a person's blood to death. If a player's humanity stat reaches a certain low point, the character will enter a frenzy stat when low on hit-points, causing the computer to temporarily take control of your character and go wild--disastrous if outside on a street.

Combat is action-oriented, though not as intense or demanding as other 3D button mashers. The fighting can be divided into two categories--melee and shooting. Players can evil get medieval on their foes with swords and axes, or take the high-tech road of automatic weapons and flamethrowers.