Good fun
You play as Christof, a medieval Crusader who quests to destroy a vampire lord in Prague. Unfortunately this leads him to become embroiled in vampire politics and ultimately transformed into one of the creatures he loathes. The story is epic, with Christof journeying through four cities and hundreds of years in order to destroy his nemesis and rescue the woman that he loves (a Catholic nun he met in Prague). Along the way Christof meets a variety of interesting characters, some of whom will join up with him in his personal quest for redemption.
The characters that will fight alongside you all have different powers, and while you will find some a little weak, others are strong either in terms of physical strength or with vampiric special powers. You can alternate between members of your party and so will be able to find someone who's powers are ideally suited to combating a certain enemy, thus meaning that you are unlikely to become stuck for too long at any given point.
In terms of graphics, V:tM - Redemption was mightily impressive in its day, and stands up well to the test of time. It still looks incredibly good. While it wasn't the first game to feature fully immersive 3D environments, it was the first to make them look this good. It's blown out of the water by its sequel V:tM - Bloodlines, but then that is my all time favourite game, so there is no disrespect to Redemption in saying that.
The sound is also good, with satisfactory voice acting complimenting an atmospheric soundtrack. The music is varied and adds tension to levels. The sound effects are realistic, and on the whole the sound cannot be criticised.
As mentioned, the story is engaging, if somewhat linear. There are no side quests to take on, you simply have to progress through from A to B to C and so on. It would be nice if there were side quests, but the story is enjoyable enough in its own right to keep you interested. There are not really any puzzles of note to complete in the game, it is more of a Diablo-esque case of just clicking frantically on enemies until they die. The different strengths and weaknesses of particular enemies means that it is important to utilise the different characters in your party rather than simply playing as Christof, if you are to have success though.
There are no bugs with the game, unlike the sequel (but even they couldn't stop me giving it 10/10!), and the game will run on any half decent machine.
So on the whole I would definitely recommend this RPG, especially to fans of vampires/horror. The plot is engaging, the graphics are wonderful, the sound is decent, and it is bug free. There is little that I can do to criticise the game. As mentioned, the sequel is better; being possibly the greatest game that I have ever played, however if you are new to the series then I suggest that you start with Redemption, as it will give you better insight into the world of V:tM. Plus its a damn good game in its own right!