There is occasional eating.

This is probably because the three vampires you play as in Swansong aren’t exactly on their down-time.

Neither leaves you much time to loaf about being all sexy, though.

A female vampire bites down into a human arm in Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

For my money, Swansong is best at the mid-stage, where the levels are medium-sized but dense.

The eating people in Swansong is a purely utilitarian thing.

The powers are varied.

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These are really fun.

You might not be, but I did appreciate that it’s possible to do that at all.

I got Emem out of her funk by looking at some posters for a very long time.

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I hacked into a computer because of a post-it saying that the password was stupid and easy.

Overall, though, it’s very satisfying to put the effort in.

The tone as a whole is vampire drama rather than serious issues, and it works.

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And Leysha - a Malkavian, the “yikes, when were these rules written?”

It’salmostreally good as is.

I do want to play it again and try different choices, or make better decisions, but…

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I’m in the middle of a new TV show.

And there’s that book I’ve been reading, you know?

And I need to put a wash on.

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I got attached to my three vamps, but notthatattached.