 The role @-@ playing game Vampire : the Masquerade has been influential upon modern vampire fiction and elements of its terminology , such as embrace and sire , appear in contemporary fiction . Popular video games about vampires include Castlevania , which is an extension of the original Bram Stoker Dracula novel , and Legacy of Kain . Vampires are also sporadically portrayed in other games , including The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion , when a character can become afflicted with porphyric haemophilia . A different take on vampires is presented in Bethesda 's other game Fallout 3 with " The Family " . Members of the Family are afflicted with a manic desire to consume human flesh , but restrict themselves to drinking blood to avoid becoming complete monsters . 
