<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Swansong	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Bad	O
Wolf	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Swansong	I-Application
is	O
a	O
narrative-driven	O
,	O
single-player	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
three	O
vampires	O
with	O
different	O
vampiric	O
disciplines	O
(	O
abilities	O
)	O
,	O
switching	O
between	O
them	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swansong	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Boston	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
where	O
vampires	O
exist	O
unbeknownst	O
to	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
Boston	O
from	O
the	O
1990s	O
tabletop	O
game	O
books	O
Dark	O
Colony	O
and	O
Giovanni	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
while	O
updating	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
present-day	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
referencing	O
both	O
past	O
tabletop	O
game	O
material	O
and	O
another	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Bloodlines	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
approachable	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Nacon	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
following	O
delays	O
from	O
2021	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
slowing	O
down	O
the	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
n't	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
despite	O
it	O
advertised	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
-	I-Application
Swansong	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Van	O
Allen	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
it	O
’s	O
leaning	O
heavily	O
into	O
logic	O
puzzles	O
,	O
mystery	O
,	O
deduction	O
,	O
and	O
sleuthing	O
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Swansong	I-Application
sings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
title	O
much	O
more	O
positively	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
likening	O
its	O
structure	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
City	I-Application
while	O
praising	O
the	O
agency	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Lane	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
similarly	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Swansong	I-Application
offers	O
an	O
impressively	O
flexible	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
save	O
it	O
from	O
its	O
mediocre	O
writing	O
and	O
scattershot	O
game	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PJ	O
O'Reilly	O
of	O
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
gets	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
start	O
and	O
an	O
intriguing	O
premise	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
quickly	O
falls	O
victim	O
to	O
tedious	O
gameplay	O
,	O
undercooked	O
conversational	O
aspects	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
