Still there are plenty of other goodies too - the dialogue between characters is upbeat, even funny, while the fact the subject matter is a war between various vampire factions and doesn't involve orcs and dragons also helps.
So while there's lots of role-playing in this game, just wandering around, scaring people witless and then sucking them dry provides a good deal of the fun. He hates humans, thinks nothing of latching his fangs onto trusting children and happily bullies fellow vampire Lara, a young girl who's only recently been bitten and hasn't quite come to terms with her new status as a blood-feeder. Otherwise, what's the point? Fortunately, despite his name, Vince the vampire, the starring character in Vampires Dawn, is all those things.
If you're going to play a game as a vampire, you want them to be cruel, ruthless and cool.