Vampyr

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  1. Gambetta610
    Oct 12, 2020
    2
    Виснет, как тварь, невозможно играть, особенно на финальном боссе, когда почти убил.
  2. TheDatenshiMMA
    Oct 9, 2020
    0
    0 cause of the biased reviews, reddit guys reviews and fake ones.
    Beautiful and great story
    Crashes or freeze every 20 minutes Horrible combat want to be bloodborne or darksoul but failed cause of horrible hitboxes, technical issues etc... Worst boss fights I've seen bomb power, shotgun stake and so long sailor no diversity in the fights whatsoever or you'll get butchered No fast travel    0 cause of the biased reviews, reddit guys reviews and fake ones.
    Beautiful and great story
    Crashes or freeze every 20 minutes
    Horrible combat want to be bloodborne or darksoul but failed cause of horrible hitboxes, technical issues etc...
    Worst boss fights I've seen bomb power, shotgun stake and so long sailor no diversity in the fights whatsoever or you'll get butchered
    No fast travel wich mean you need to fight the ennemies who are 7 level higher than you in every street corner in case of pacific run in the hardest difficulty its just horrible and not fun so 40 minutes to reach a point A to a point B.

    Its free on ps now and ps plus so get it never pay even 10 bucks for it and play on easy mode i left some brain cells trying to finish it and making all the areas Sanitized    … Expand
  3. Fire-typhoon123
    Oct 11, 2020
    9
    It was a good game; combat was a bit lackluster, required more polish & it had a few other issues but it was not a 'bad' game at all! The 2 most amazing things about this game is its atmosphere & the overall concept of it. Definitely one of the most underrated games.
  4. Asgard0822
    Oct 11, 2020
    4
    Really liked the story and the choice of being good and evil.
    But thats about it.
    Way to many loading screens and they were too long(even with a SSD in my PS4 Pro)
    combat is really basic and not fluent.
    After opening your map, movement controls freaked out a few seconds.
    Happy i got this for free with PS+ and didnt pay 60 bucks for it, cause thats way overpriced
  5. Camilogiaco
    Oct 11, 2020
    9
    Una belleza. Muy buenas mecánicas, buena historia, me encantan estos tipos de juego.
  6. PlayerBoy95
    Oct 10, 2020
    8
    Even though it has some flaws (mostly technical issues) it's a great game.

    Satisfying story, amazing world. I need sequel.
  7. Phaghetto
    Oct 10, 2020
    1
    Looked promising, turned out to be a really bad experience. Its frustratiolng when a game crashes 4 times in just one hour, and that was in the initial 3-4 hours into the game. The combat was poor, character movement and design was shabby to say the least. What a waste of time
  8. cmg2903
    Oct 9, 2020
    6
    Es buen juego, buenas ideas pero tiene algunos fallos: Muy mal optimizado, tiempos de cargas largos, y misiones secundarias muy aburridas. Ojalá saquen una secuela con mejoras porque en general el juego es bueno.
  9. Xvatch
    Oct 8, 2020
    0
    Literally anyone can make this in Dreams, and it would actually play better. It's like they have ran out of money and improvised for half or more of the game. Movement and combat is horrible and worse than Mortal Shell and Lords of the Fallen. And it doesn't make up for it in dialogue or story either
  10. omglioromg
    Oct 8, 2020
    10
    Vampyr a 10/10 game.

    In my life there were only a few games that made me fall in love with gaming - Oni (by bungie) - Warcraft iii (by blizzard) - Super Smash Bros (by nintendo) - The Street Fighter Series *(also the pokemon series) And now - Vampyr by Focus Home Interactive The game has many beautiful qualities some are minor but they are gathering into an amazingly intresting    Vampyr a 10/10 game.

    In my life there were only a few games that made me fall in love with gaming
    - Oni (by bungie)
    - Warcraft iii (by blizzard)
    - Super Smash Bros (by nintendo)
    - The Street Fighter Series *(also the pokemon series)
    And now
    - Vampyr by Focus Home Interactive

    The game has many beautiful qualities some are minor but they are gathering into an amazingly intresting experience:

    - You are the most tall person in any conversation, you feel important
    - Amazing graphics and music which are better than witcher 3 in my opinion
    - You truely feel like you are a vampire + doctor since the game is litteraly forcing you to multitask each persona at a time, and you must do both right or you will not win the game
    - The conversation requires actual gosship which is way more complax than the witcher 3
    - The first thing I thought was that I was going into a difficult game but this is not true, as a vampire you are an imposing force that litteraly never actually dies and can kill about 10 people before reaching low health (which regenerate) you are the strongest person in the world - which is why you can bring about change, which is futher emplified by being a doctor trying to make change and save people life, the nerative and the gameplay are dancing together which is insane in a game about punching things

    For me, this is the perfect game, I wanted to buy this game but I was too bussy, then I got it for free from psplus, this is a golden game and I recommand you play it.    … Expand
  11. ELZELDA64
    Oct 7, 2020
    9
    The game is really good, the designe of the scenes are really good but the fight. Its a little bit límited but its fine.
  12. piuscorvus
    Aug 17, 2020
    3
    This game has so many bugs and glitches that I couldn't even finished it. Visually it looks as a PS3 title but it is fairly interesting RPG. However, there were countless glitches that prevented me finishing few side quests and the game crashed do many times too, which really ruined entire experience.
  13. deWotion
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    Piece of **** game. Keep away from it! Constant freezes and crashes. Buggy mess of a game. Especially in chapter 4 when you try to reach Westend
  14. firstevil87
    Jul 22, 2020
    8
    Vampyr is a strange experience.
    When I first played it, I got bored very first.
    When starting the game again though, I found a deeper experience and was hooked since. In an alternative post bellic London, you play as Jonhatan Reid a doctor who recently turned vampire. The goal of the game is to investigate the nature of his newfound status, while at the same time keeping the "human"    Vampyr is a strange experience.
    When I first played it, I got bored very first.
    When starting the game again though, I found a deeper experience and was hooked since.
    In an alternative post bellic London, you play as Jonhatan Reid a doctor who recently turned vampire.
    The goal of the game is to investigate the nature of his newfound status, while at the same time keeping the "human" side by helping the people around him.
    Unlike traditional rpgs, here each person has a double value: you can simply feel rewarded by helping NPCS, unlocking their background or...
    NPCs can be killed for experience points: the healthier they are, the more you receive.
    The game encourages (but punishes, more on that later) to level up in order to face the various enemies you can find in the game.
    As it turns out, the more you kill, the more "hostile" the environment will be, especially if you kill the loved one of a "still alive" NPC.
    Combat unfortunately is a hit or miss, a more refined solution would have made the game a lot better.
    Although I have not finished the game yet, I have enjoyed my time with it and I really hope a sequel will happen at some point.
    Might update once I finish the game...    … Expand
  15. Buszke
    Jul 2, 2020
    1
    If you dont kill the npc then the last boss is imposibble. Game doesnt give heal potion, hitbox is awful, 2-3 crash in every hour. Dont buy...
  16. Momoroy98
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    As usual Dontnod doesn't disappoint, another amazing game with a beautiful and intense story, the charachters are so well built and interesting, the only little critique I can do is toward the fighting system, not exactly the best I ever played but even if a bit hard to control it's still really enjoyable
  17. Dethtrooper
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Awesome script, fantastic thick atmosphere, music is beautiful, loved all districts and inhabitants..Nice accents, dialogs. Really loved, so old school, and its a real hardcore game, unlike most of modern games. You need to think wisely, because consequences can be devastating..
  18. jimmylittle007
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Great storyline and the world design is convincing. The combat isn't great, and seems unresponsive at times, but once you get the hang of it it does the job well enough. Desperately needs a fast travel system and a better map design, getting around is both long and difficult. At times the game is a chore to play, which is a shame as it has some great characters and stories. Worth gettingGreat storyline and the world design is convincing. The combat isn't great, and seems unresponsive at times, but once you get the hang of it it does the job well enough. Desperately needs a fast travel system and a better map design, getting around is both long and difficult. At times the game is a chore to play, which is a shame as it has some great characters and stories. Worth getting at a discount for sure, but lacks the polish of a AAA title.… Expand
  19. Ellazier
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Interesante propuesta en la que la moralidad juega un papel clave para manejar una jugabilidad u otra. La experiencia se me hizo poco rejugable, pero la banda sonora, el sistema de desarrollo, y el cómo puedes influir en la información, rumores, salud y disposición de los barrios es fascinante.

    Si lo tomo como un juego en sí mismo, podría valorarlo con un 6.5 o 7. Pero la propuesta que    Interesante propuesta en la que la moralidad juega un papel clave para manejar una jugabilidad u otra. La experiencia se me hizo poco rejugable, pero la banda sonora, el sistema de desarrollo, y el cómo puedes influir en la información, rumores, salud y disposición de los barrios es fascinante.

    Si lo tomo como un juego en sí mismo, podría valorarlo con un 6.5 o 7. Pero la propuesta que hace es muy jugosa, y tiene muchísimo potencial para que otros la implementen en su manera de hacer juegos. La pega es poco contenido secundario para escenarios tan grandes y poca rejugabilidad, pero la fórmula me ha encantado. Recomendado de oferta.    … Expand
  20. actionist83
    Jun 16, 2020
    7
    PROS:
    Story, concept, enemies, tough choices, dialogue, upgrades, blood!

    MIXED:
    Combat, character movement, graphics.

    CONS:
    The worlds design, graphics, sewers!

    I enjoyed my time with Vampyr; despite it feeling outdated and not quite finished. It “sucked” me in.

    7.5/10.
  21. alexandrumna
    May 11, 2020
    7
    I have to say that I had lower expectations of this game and to my surprise, it was enjoyable. Yes, it has its flaws, but it deserved a go. It definetly isn't a bad game, but not a great one either. I'd say it's ok.
  22. Tego
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Very good RPG with a beautiful story. I hope they make a sequel for this game.

    The decisions you make effect the game specifically and you can experience this.
  23. SlavqawOw
    Apr 19, 2020
    3
    Долгие загрузки, кривая боевая система, баги и зависания.
  24. Marramiau
    Apr 10, 2020
    7
    Típico juego que pasa de tapadillo por la industria y merece bastante la pena.

    Realmente me he llevado una grata sorpresa con el, es muy entretenido... una verdadera lastima las conversaciones (demasiadas) que acaban aburriendo un poco.

    Me lo he terminado cosa que no puedo decir de la mayoría de juegos.
  25. Enkindled
    Mar 29, 2020
    8
    Note that I got the Platinum trophy before I wrote this review! For me, Vampys is the soul-successor of Vampire the Masquerade. Vampyr is a 3rd person action RPG, narrative-focused were ALL of your actions matter. The idea o Vampyr is to make you walk one of two paths: you either play as a vampire, kill NPCs and get stronger, or contain yourself and become weaker. Thus, you are confrontedNote that I got the Platinum trophy before I wrote this review! For me, Vampys is the soul-successor of Vampire the Masquerade. Vampyr is a 3rd person action RPG, narrative-focused were ALL of your actions matter. The idea o Vampyr is to make you walk one of two paths: you either play as a vampire, kill NPCs and get stronger, or contain yourself and become weaker. Thus, you are confronted with moral questions all the time. I`ll leave my thoughts to you because although this game is great (and I recommend it), it has some issues that need to be addressed.

    Pros:
    - The meat of this game is the narrative. The background is London during the Spanish flu. The story is awesome in all aspects and you will feel you are there. There are no gaps in this story, thus, you see the writer really cared about this game. The ambiance is perfect and the characters are believable. Talk to everyone and explore the whole game, it is worth it.
    - Your decisions matter. This is not like so many other games that claim they have decisions and, in the end, they mostly don`t matter at all. In here, whoever you kill, the decisions you make an impact in the world.
    - The characters are believable and with real personalities. It is a lot of fun investigating them, trying to understand their motivations and real goals. This is important to the plot also because you will be struggling to see "is this person deserving of my bloodlust or not"? This game leaves you hanging as the role of judge, jury, and executioner, which is pretty well done.
    - The artwork is PERFECT. Man, if there is some good artwork that should be contemplated is the one from Vampyr. Holy damn, this game is beautiful.
    - Ambiance sound: play this game with headphones, because hearing the background sounds makes the game 10x more terrifying. You hear all sorts of horrific sounds in the night.
    - Dialogs: they are not long or short. Right on point, with objective and useful information. They do not make you waste your time, which is perfect.

    Cons:
    - Combat. The combat is clunky and needs a lot of polishing. It does not affect the game negatively, no, it does not come to that, but it sure annoys you sometimes, especially due to camera issues. Also, the game does not make good use of all the skills they provide. You will mostly make a melee build of a ranged one.
    - Sound problems. There are some sound problems in this game. I had the following: in one fight, the sound bugged so much I had to restart the PS4 [other gamers had the same problem]. In multiple time during both gameplay, the sound bugged and was absent. Most of these times, it came back naturally, but I had to wait around 15 min at a point.
    - Too many useless weapons. The game gives you tons of weapons, but 80% are just useless. You will always play with the same ones over and over.

    Overall, don`t miss this game. It is a masterpiece of artwork, amazing story, decisions that really matter, super enjoyable. Just know that it has some issues, but they will not really affect your experience, don`t worry!    … Expand
  26. DAMreviews
    Mar 8, 2020
    7
    A step above the typical “budget” RPG. This game has several elements - solid character and story, ok combat and a unique npc mechanic that made this a intriguing and enjoyable experience. Load time waits were long for maps and in irritating ways.
    The main character, the npcs and the world they are in are solidly crafted and nice to follow. It peppered in various elements of vampires that    A step above the typical “budget” RPG. This game has several elements - solid character and story, ok combat and a unique npc mechanic that made this a intriguing and enjoyable experience. Load time waits were long for maps and in irritating ways.
    The main character, the npcs and the world they are in are solidly crafted and nice to follow. It peppered in various elements of vampires that was an intriguing layer. The dialogue and map system for the main characters role was something unique to the game. It works towards XP but I’m not sure how much it affects the ending and or story as I only played through once trying for “good”. But there’s also an added twist where you can consume the XP or not for the benefit/negative. It’s different and ok enough to engage, and in a world whose settings and characters I enjoy, so it worked for me.
    I never found a fast travel and had to travel the map back and forth while I completed nearly every side quest. It’s not uncommon in games but it become a chore to run from point A to B. The menu to see the map was effective and allows your to zoom in which helps.
    Sometimes the map loaded slower than I was running past it. Textures and such would need time to load beyond moving around at a slow pace in the open world. Sometimes a short load screen would happen in the open world for it.
    Worst was using a door to enter an interior building or the sewers. That’s the long loading screen. If you made the wrong choice or changed your mind about entering, you’re gonna have to wait.
    Combat is ok; stamina, “magic/blood” management kind of like Dark Souls. I didn’t experiment with the different level ups available in one play. Graphics were fine, but does have a smoke-y haze to it. Ultimately I was hooked by the depth of the main character and their story.
    For smaller, “budget” rpgs, this game out does them all by actually succeeding at having solid pillars. I was left wondering if I could have different, probably slightly, ending screens. Would I want to slog it all out again to see that right away? Kind of not. But I cared, enjoyed my experience and would be interested to see a sequel.    … Expand
  27. Adriella01
    Feb 22, 2020
    7
    Honestly it was OK.
    I was a bit dissappointed when I got to the end already after one weekend of playing and there was nothing else post end credits. But it has the potential for more and the story was really unique.
  28. Erevos667
    Feb 22, 2020
    7
    Generaly a very good game. The atmosphere is great. The voices are quite good and the music also. The fighting style after a while is dull and repeatdly at a point that become boring. Bugs is the main issue to this game. It crashed quit a few times. The graphics would be great if we were at 2016 but the didnt lose in the game of creating a great old London sinked in a terible plague.Generaly a very good game. The atmosphere is great. The voices are quite good and the music also. The fighting style after a while is dull and repeatdly at a point that become boring. Bugs is the main issue to this game. It crashed quit a few times. The graphics would be great if we were at 2016 but the didnt lose in the game of creating a great old London sinked in a terible plague. Generaly a good game especialy if you love vampires. The game is about 20 hour with casual game play. If you are a trophie hunter then it goes to 30 hours. If you can buy it at a low price is a must have.… Expand
  29. AresYon
    Jan 20, 2020
    0
    They say that it takes one game to make you want to never play a game again, and this for me is that game. Tedious, so tedious, way too much grinding and what is with the constant fighting people way above your level. Firstly and most annoyingly is the constant crashing of the game. The combat is ridiculous and out of reason for this game and this kind of story. This game should be storyThey say that it takes one game to make you want to never play a game again, and this for me is that game. Tedious, so tedious, way too much grinding and what is with the constant fighting people way above your level. Firstly and most annoyingly is the constant crashing of the game. The combat is ridiculous and out of reason for this game and this kind of story. This game should be story mode only, there is no reason for it to be anything other. Developers get this thing in their heads that to make a game challenging they have to make the combat harder and make you grind more. The premise of the game was intriguing but the outcome tedious and very boring, it's bad enough once I can't imagine playing it twice. Finally, if you are a trophy hunter, forget this game it's too painful to try.… Expand
  30. Kai82
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece with unique mechanics and some minor flaws. The focus of the game is telling a compelling story with authentic characters in a grim setting, dealing with consequences and impact of your choices. The story takes place in London during the Spanish flu shortly after World War I. The Spanish flu was the most deadly influenza pandemic in the history of mankind. The death toll wasA masterpiece with unique mechanics and some minor flaws. The focus of the game is telling a compelling story with authentic characters in a grim setting, dealing with consequences and impact of your choices. The story takes place in London during the Spanish flu shortly after World War I. The Spanish flu was the most deadly influenza pandemic in the history of mankind. The death toll was bigger than World War I and is estimated to be between 25 and 50 million. You play as Jonathan Reid a doctor who returned home from his service in World War I. Before you get home you were attacked and turned into a Vampire. Your creator left you without help, information, advice or even a clue who he was. Here the game begins after a blow of fate caused by your turning. The story and decisions are the main appeal. Like in a detective story you try to find your creator, what purpose your new life had and the secrets behind the Spanish flu. You are always trapped between your oath as doctor and your vampiric nature. You are the medical caretaker of one and later a few districts of London. Here the unique system starts to work. You get nearly no experience from battles. Regardless of levels enemies give only 5 xp. However sucking blood from civilians give from 500 xp to multiple thousand xp and always results in killing the civilian. The clue is that the more you know about a person the more xp you get by sucking / killing. Also it makes it harder because they took effort to make genuine characters with their own life's, philosophies, burdens, problems and reasons. Even the ones who committed crimes have reasons like caring for relatives or poor people. Each district has a health meter. All civilian can become ill and if you don't heal them the illness will get worse or spread. As the health meter decreases people will vanish and stronger enemies will appear up to losing the district with all civilians and merchants. Blood sucking / killing civilians also decreases the health meter. Lastly each district has a patron (leader / guardian) with high xp value and huge impacts of the health meter. Good look with dealing with their fates (I lost 1 district by making a merciful decision but must admit that it was stupid because I overestimated the characters will power and motives). Here you will say you can just reload an earlier save. No, you cant! This game gives you the consequences of your decisions. You have 1 save slot for each new game (3 in total). All decisions will stack. I need also to mention that you can only level up by sleeping at a safe-house which ends a day and all actions will be processed (People not saved die, Ill people you healed get well, not treated peoples health got worse, some will catch a new illness and the results of mayor decisions will happen). Depending on your preferences this is the make or break point of the game. If you don't enjoy this mechanic it is probably a 3/10 game for you or even less. I like this mechanic as it gave all my actions / decisions impact. And yes I restarted my game because I did not like an outcome. This is actual a positive because it showed me that I care for the people and game world. Then there is the xp system I already mentioned above. You can get small amounts of extra xp by curing people, small to medium amounts at side quests and big amounts by continuing the main story. But you will never be overpowered without blood sucking. This gave also impact on your decision. I tried to save everyone and often had to fight enemies above my weight class. It made this game more intense and gave temptations (Also a positive for immersion). The battle system worked well for me. Some of the other reviewers had problems. I had none but I will say it depends on your preferences. Some like the systems of the Witcher 3, Kingdom Hearts, Dark Souls or Zelda and others say the battle system in these games is beyond broken. I want also praise the non civilian NPCs. They took care to develop authentic characters that worked really well because they gave me immersion and I cared for them. There are some negatives I want to mention: There is no quick travel system in this game. It is a semi open world and I wanted more. Overall this is a game you should at least try because it does something that no other game tried (As far as I know). I will give 10 /10 because of that and the immersive world, characters, story and because the budget and resources were limited. Bonus: You should definitely look up the Wikipedia article for William Marshall 1st Earl of Pembroke.… Expand
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#17 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#19 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 67
  3. Negative: 4 out of 67
  1. Gamers Heroes
    Aug 26, 2018
    60
    Vampyr is a collection of wonderful ideas held back by a limited budget and a dated engine.
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  2. RPGamer
    Aug 17, 2018
    70
    For those looking for a unique, dread-filled experience in the RPG realm, Vampyr offers a type of game seldom seen. But much like the streets of 1918 London, expect a few bumps along the way.
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  3. CD-Action
    Aug 2, 2018
    85
    Vampyr is unique. It’s not beautiful, its combat leaves much to be desired and its limited budget shows, but if you choose to turn a blind eye to these flaws, it will captivate you with its mature, morally ambiguous story and a series of dilemmas that usually lack a “right” answer. [07/2018, p.60]
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