Vampyr

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  1. otakon17
    Jul 15, 2018
    7
    First the good: Presentation and characterization with consequences for your actions are very well done. The voice work and NPCs are pretty fleshed out and the explorable parts of London you have access to are nice and gritty. The story and take on vampire lore in game is also a good twist..
    Now, the bad: The combat is mediocre at best. It uses a semi-Dark Souls like system of locking on    First the good: Presentation and characterization with consequences for your actions are very well done. The voice work and NPCs are pretty fleshed out and the explorable parts of London you have access to are nice and gritty. The story and take on vampire lore in game is also a good twist..
    Now, the bad: The combat is mediocre at best. It uses a semi-Dark Souls like system of locking on and a stamina meter for keeping you from spamming attacks on enemies. You have a limited amount of Vampire powers to use against a fairly small amount of enemies but the biggest issue comes from if you want to NOT use the games touted feature of feeding on NPCs to give yourself XP. The XP amounts you get from combat and even quest is a piddling amount compared to what you get if you drain an NPC you got to know and did a sidequest for, but the consequences for draining NPCs can be unknown at the time you make them, and usually blow up in your face without fail at a later time in the game no matter how scummy the NPC you drain.
    Still there hasn't been an RPG vampire centric game in ages so it's still good in that regard.    … Expand
  2. 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    I enjoyed my time with Vampyr; despite it feeling outdated and not quite finished.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.
  3. Risax
    Jun 19, 2018
    7
    I first got interested in this game when I heard this was a vampire RPG. Sure, the graphics didn't look that great from trailers and all that considering how it is a Double A Game, but Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is one of my favourite RPGs and its graphics aren't exactly great either.

    Anyway, you start the game being dragged by a pit filled with bodies while a bunch of grave    I first got interested in this game when I heard this was a vampire RPG. Sure, the graphics didn't look that great from trailers and all that considering how it is a Double A Game, but Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is one of my favourite RPGs and its graphics aren't exactly great either.

    Anyway, you start the game being dragged by a pit filled with bodies while a bunch of grave robbers relieve you of your possessions. This is after hearing a creepy nursery-rhyme from a mysterious voice. As you flee from them, the world is tinged in grey but in the distance you see a human walking around. Or, to be more specific, you see their red blood-filled veins and pumping heart. Acting on instinct Johnathan Reid, our hero, sinks his fangs into the neck of this person and sucks them dry...only too realize too late that it was his sister.

    After this, he gets chased through the streets of London and searches for a place to hide. Especially because the sun is coming up and he feels it burn him. Eventually, he does find a suitable location where he finds a gun, takes it and places it against his chest as he lies down on the bed. But even as he pulls the trigger, he still awakens the next morning.

    As you probably could have guessed, even before actually starting the game, Johnathan is now a Vampire.

    What follows is an interesting tale of Johnathan learning more about his condition, and others like him, as well as trying to figure out WHO exactly made him this way. Not only that, but there is an epidemic raging through London as well. The Spanish Flu. Only, it isn't like any flu anyone's heard of before.

    Personally, I thought Vampyr had a strong and interesting main storyline and their spin on Vampire lore was a lot of fun as well. Another strong point, which I hope more games will use from now on, was learning more about the NPCs. In Vampyr, you need to learn certain hints about NPCs as it strengthens their blood and thus give you more EXP when you finally decide to suck them dry. You can learn these hints through conversing with them, conversing with other NPCS, eavesdropping on them during certain events or by reading journals or letters. Barring the last options, I don't think I've seen a lot of games handling acquiring information this way. In a lot of cases you just find written or recorded journals were you'll get an info dump about the world or a character, or you have to build up a characters trust or whatever by speaking to them multiple times or selecting the correct dialogue option. (That is still a thing, by the way. You can lose a Hint by not picking the correct one.)

    But as much as I might have liked Vampyr's main story, their lore, the way you aquire information and even the atmosphere in London. It is not a perfect game, even if you keep in mind that it is a Double A Game.

    On PS4 loading screens would pop up randomly as you move through the city, which could be quite immersion breaking. Fighting is...kind of dull. Some of the boss fights were cool, but fighting the same mobs over and over as you walk through the city gets boring FAST. Not only that, but I think I went with the same strategy for most of the game. Use a combination of blood powers and melee attacks, stun with stake to suck blood. Rinse and repeat. There is also no fast travel, which is a minor annoyance because you CAN unlock gates and stuff for shortcuts. But like I said, you have to go through a fight in nearly every street. Although intentional, the fact that you can only use one save slot which saves automatically can be pretty annoying if you just want to save and check all the options you get during certain parts of the game. Though I guess it will encourage multiple playthroughs. Finally, although there are loads of important NPCS that all look unique. When it comes to their models and voice acting, you can tell that the most effort has been put in the main characters, the villains and the pillars.

    My final verdict for the game would be a 7/7.5. Definitely a game to check out sometime. But it would probably be best to wait for a sale.    … Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 5, 2018
    7
    Vampyr
    It doesn’t suck
    Vampyr is a 3rd person action adventure rpg where you play as Dr Johnathan Reid. Youre dead. Well. Youre undead. Youre a vampire. Things happen that set you out to get answers and to save early 1900s London which is where this game is set… During the 1918 spanish flu… The game takes place in an open world with vampyr hunters crawling the streets, youre given    Vampyr
    It doesn’t suck
    Vampyr is a 3rd person action adventure rpg where you play as Dr Johnathan Reid.
    Youre dead. Well. Youre undead.
    Youre a vampire. Things happen that set you out to get answers and to save early 1900s London which is where this game is set…
    During the 1918 spanish flu…
    The game takes place in an open world with vampyr hunters crawling the streets, youre given tasks and markers on the map, and you spend the games 13 hour long campaign going from place to place, at first gathering materials for the hospital that takes you in.. in between all of these areas are of course enemies wanting you dead.. lucky for you youre a vampire… you have a skill tree that you dump your experience into that’s earned off of these enemies and that you get from completing quests and sidequests…
    and at the end of these missions theres usually a giant boss to take down, test out your skills, switching between one handed and two handed weapons, stunning enemies so you can bite them and drain their blood which allows you use the moves you’ve unlocked in your skill tree that not onlky need blood but run on a cool down as well.. and then the rest of the game youre investigating and gathering information..
    I guess you could say.. youre londons batman…
    this is when the game really starts to come to life.. you gather hints from characters that will unlock new dialog options of other charcters and you can go back and forther gathering info on the location of a person youre searching for…. But more importantly this is where the whole you being a vampire thing comes into play…
    you can play this game as a good vampire, controlling your thirst for blood.. or you caun be like me.. a naughty vampire.. sucking all that blood. If you see someone out there looking like a snack.. they can be..
    you can mesmerize characters, bring them into the shadows and drain them of their delicious blood, granting you a massive xp reward.. youre rewarded for being bad in that you can afford more skills, you become a more powerful vampire, thus the game is easier for you…
    but by doing so chaos will break loose in the territories t hat you take too much life from.. and this is where I had the most fun.. in the role playing of a vampire.. of getting my victims to invite me inside and little do they know im just a little thirsty…
    But now comes the tough love,
    Vampyr is essentially a mid life cycle ps3 game.
    There are so many mistakes made in this open world that just make this game painful.
    for starters there is no fast travel.
    there are hideouts spread all of this map where you can rest to spend your xp, refill your ammo, upgrade the weapons you find in the world.. but you cant travel to a single one of them…
    and its not like the game slowly moves you along the map, no.. these missions will have you running back and forth across this world constantly…
    this is made worse by the annoying decision to lock every single gate in the game.. you can just run from territory to territory, because theyre going to put a gat in the middle of the street that if you didn’t unlock from the otherside 7 hour ago, youre gonna have to run all the way around the map again.. dealing with other locked gates and paths…
    but a las it gets worse…
    its not as simple as running from one place to another there are enemies all over the place and you cant interact with unlocked gate while enemies are around.. forcing you to have to engage in combat before moving forward..
    but it somehow gets worse…
    the combat here is sluggish slow and unfun, special attacks use way too much blood for how little damage they do, and to get more blood you have to do enough stun damage for an enemy to be vulnerable to be bitten… fights just drag on forever.. im a vampire.. I want to feel like some untouchable god when im dealing with these hunters and vampire rejects in the streets…
    the only time the combat is fun is during boss battles.. boss battles are addictive and challenging.. forcing me to strategize.. its like the combat was made only with boss battles in mind and the street enemies weren’t balanced… fighting them isn’t fun.. theyre a nussiance.. it’s a chore
    BUT. IT. GETS. WORSE.
    youre not even rewarded for dealing with these garbage encounters
    These annoying enemies crawling all over the place only gain you 5 to 15 xp each.
    Higher level upgrades cost about 2000 xp each.
    That means you have to kill 130 to 400 for one single upgrade….
    I don’t know how this ridiculous unbalanced in risk reward was overlooked but it was..
    These enemies are far too much of a threat for you to need to kill 400 of them for an upgrade.
    Get out of here.
    That being said vampyr is still a good game.. I enjoyed the game, its currently one of my top 20 games of 2018 so far.
    Im just baffiled at the ps3 era mistakes made in a 2018 game
    thankfully The story, the world, and the roleplaying save this game..    … Expand
  5. GamerJosh0137
    Jun 8, 2018
    7
    For the first time in a long time Vampyr is almost exactly what I expected. A good enough RPG that does just the bare minimum to keep you chugging along until the next big release. Vampyr does nothing fantastic but it doesn't do anything horribly wrong. Vampyr's ultimate weak point, imo is the combat. Seeing gameplay previews before release, the combat looked relatively precise andFor the first time in a long time Vampyr is almost exactly what I expected. A good enough RPG that does just the bare minimum to keep you chugging along until the next big release. Vampyr does nothing fantastic but it doesn't do anything horribly wrong. Vampyr's ultimate weak point, imo is the combat. Seeing gameplay previews before release, the combat looked relatively precise and deliberate. After playing though I found it not so precise and not at all deliberate. I felt like someone with a severe lack of depth perception. Being mostly melee, most of the combat is close up and personal, but whenever Jonathan (the protagonist) seems close enough to attack he actually isn't at all which leads to a lot of misses. The same can be said for enemies though. It seems the NPCs have the same lack of depth perception than you. When I found myself making mistakes that left me wide open for an attack the enemy would get within striking distance and miss completely. The good news is it makes the game easier. The bad news is it makes the game easier. Imo, this is what turns what could be great combat into very sloppy combat. When enemies miss more than half the time it makes combat feel more tedious and boring. Don't get me wrong, I kinda make that sound worse than it is because its not awful by any stretch, it's just not great. That is probably what I found to be the worst part of the game. Everything else though, the feeding mechanic, looting and dialogue are all good enough to pick up the lack of exciting combat pretty well. I would go more in depth with the feeding mechanic but I don't think I can articulate without giving too much away. All in all I did enjoy my time with Vampyr but if I were speaking to a friend I would suggest waiting for a used copy or a price drop.… Expand
  6. RodSal
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    Its a good game in general, but nothing great or special.
    The dialogues seems ok but not as deep like the witcher 3.
    Worth checking if you like RPG AND vampires.
    For the rest, just pass this.
  7. Reed618
    Aug 7, 2018
    7
    I really went in hoping to love this game and for most of it I did. My two main issues though were first of all, the sense that my choices didn't really matter. Sometimes the dialogue wheel would offer me three options which were essentially the same because the game was funnelling me in a certain direction. My second main issue was with the combat system and the difficulty. I didn't enjoyI really went in hoping to love this game and for most of it I did. My two main issues though were first of all, the sense that my choices didn't really matter. Sometimes the dialogue wheel would offer me three options which were essentially the same because the game was funnelling me in a certain direction. My second main issue was with the combat system and the difficulty. I didn't enjoy the combat very much especially in the later stages of the game when the difficulty starts to ramp up but I did like being overpowered. So I decided to devour everyone and roleplay as an evil vampire. It was going great until the final boss... who is more difficult the higher your level... so at my stage it's next to impossible for me to win. If the combat system was better I'd stick with it and beat the game but it's not enjoyable enough for that. Also i'm quite annoyed that the promised 'you decide the difficulty' line turns out to be highly misleading.
    There are really fantastic things about this game. I loved the art style, the layout of the city, the npcs who have really excellent and well written dialogues. The initial sense of guilt for even considering drinking someone's blood. It was all going so well until I reached the later stages of the game and all of that promise came to naught. I really respect the developer's for taking a risk and introducing such an innovative gameplay idea in the form of drinking blood to level up while risking the safety of other inhabitants but these missteps left a real sour taste so it has to be a 7 from me.    … Expand
  8. jcolin
    Jun 14, 2018
    7
    This game was really fun. The characters are really interesting and learning about them through various means was a blast. The atmosphere was great and the guilty vampire theme worked great with the main character and the story. I'd give it an 8 if it weren't for the terrible performance issues on the ps4. I don't know if it runs better on a more powerful PC, but the loading screens areThis game was really fun. The characters are really interesting and learning about them through various means was a blast. The atmosphere was great and the guilty vampire theme worked great with the main character and the story. I'd give it an 8 if it weren't for the terrible performance issues on the ps4. I don't know if it runs better on a more powerful PC, but the loading screens are hideously long and if you sprint across the map a loading message pops up because it couldn't load the textures of the next area fast enough. Aside from that, several things keep this from being a legendary game. If every idea and mechanic just had one additional layer of complexity it would have been amazing. Combat would have benefit from a greater variety of weapons and upgrades as well as skill upgrades. The ability to influence a civilian is the most obvious thing lacking. You learn all about their problems but you cannot convince them to do anything about it. If they hate london, you can't convince them to leave. If they're a hopeless drunk, you can't inspire them to get their life together. All you can do is either eat them, or not eat them. Similarly, they are missing from any sort of epilogue. The ability to sire one or a couple of citizens would have been badass, even if they could just do simple things, like go out and gather you ingredients or they could be given medicine to heal the sick people in a district. In any case, Vampyr is a pretty fun ride with some unique ideas, I would totally recommend it.… Expand
  9. Berrlett
    Nov 1, 2018
    7
    Studio and publisher made this game just announced solid profit and an unexpected revenue rate and I am very happy for them. The game is actually fun, the alternate set of London is very good, controls, gameplay and fighting mechanics are also very good and I like it even more for not putting a lot of the fighting emphases on guns although you do have them and upgrades are also avail.Studio and publisher made this game just announced solid profit and an unexpected revenue rate and I am very happy for them. The game is actually fun, the alternate set of London is very good, controls, gameplay and fighting mechanics are also very good and I like it even more for not putting a lot of the fighting emphases on guns although you do have them and upgrades are also avail. Story wise at times I thought it was a prolonged dialogues to get to the same conclusions but over all an enjoyable experience. Recommend it at a discounted price.… Expand
  10. mrvertigo89
    Jun 7, 2018
    7
    This is a game I really, really wanted to like, and I decided to buy it even after the mediocre reviews. i don't regret that decision, but it is a game with great ideas that are often poorly executed, or just under-resourced.

    Vampyr delivers a really atmospheric world, albeit with a fairly predictable mission of discovering the cause of your vampirism and what it means. London is    This is a game I really, really wanted to like, and I decided to buy it even after the mediocre reviews. i don't regret that decision, but it is a game with great ideas that are often poorly executed, or just under-resourced.

    Vampyr delivers a really atmospheric world, albeit with a fairly predictable mission of discovering the cause of your vampirism and what it means. London is rendered in a fantastic macabre way and the ravages of the Spanish Flu have left it sparse, making interactions with individuals feel fairly weighty and meaningful. The real issue undermining the world itself is the incredible amount of locked doors and the lack of intuition. Although I'm not expecting BoTW levels of freedom, if I can teleport 20 feet in the air I expect to be able to climb over a crate half my height.

    Where the game really shines is in the conversations, which are interesting and it's fun to explore the depths of each character. They can be a touch immersion breaking when you don't follow the most natural order - for example, after a character reacts to you in fear, you can ask some generic questions about the location and their job, exploring all the dialogue fully before saying 'don't be afraid'.

    The only other thing I'd mention, and this is more for the developers than anyone else, is that it's really not great if you don't have perfect eyesight, or in my case, if you play on a 30" TV. While there is an option to make the subtitles as big as 'medium' (why no large I have no idea), the flavour text in notes is near illegible, while the names of ingredients in recipes is so small I have to either walk up to my tv or google it on my phone. A minor complaint maybe, but a bit of a microcosm for how the game has good ideas but fails to follow.

    7/10 wouldn't play again but enjoyed completing it.    … Expand
  11. CoreGamer1408
    May 3, 2019
    7
    The Vampire TMB had a very cheesy pop culture feel to it. Vampyr is a very broody and sombre serious kind of affair. Art style kind of cool, but graphics look last gen 360/PS3. VA and music no real complaints. As for the combat oh dear. I never had any real fun with it. I wish I had played it on easy to skip it as quick as possible. I was more interested in exploring the game world, andThe Vampire TMB had a very cheesy pop culture feel to it. Vampyr is a very broody and sombre serious kind of affair. Art style kind of cool, but graphics look last gen 360/PS3. VA and music no real complaints. As for the combat oh dear. I never had any real fun with it. I wish I had played it on easy to skip it as quick as possible. I was more interested in exploring the game world, and seeing how the characters and story evolved. I generally found talking and trying to find out the secrets of the many characters a genuinely interesting activity to engage in.

    The option to play as light or dark vampire helps the replay factor I suppose? I was disappointed with the general combat, but the rest of the game I was mostly pleasantly surprised. I did have a odd disconnect while playing this game. The music score was all creepy and spooky as though to put the player at unease. However being a bad ass Vampire it is kind of hard to get spooked and creeped out.    … Expand
  12. Split_Decay
    May 15, 2021
    7
    Victorian London, the worlds ablaze with a plague and you’re a vampire. Seems like quite the selling points, and to me it was. The world was as dreary as you would expect a plagued London to be. Dark cervices and alleyways, period dressage and socioeconomic separation. The scene was set up well, the characters were much akin to the high regard I give this game.

    Mechanics were    Victorian London, the worlds ablaze with a plague and you’re a vampire. Seems like quite the selling points, and to me it was. The world was as dreary as you would expect a plagued London to be. Dark cervices and alleyways, period dressage and socioeconomic separation. The scene was set up well, the characters were much akin to the high regard I give this game.

    Mechanics were functional, I enjoyed the combat, the ability progression. The natural blend of narrative and action, a combination that worked. Characters were life like, not bland or generic. London was a breathing setting, even if it was to the sound of slowly dying citizens.

    Unfortunately, as much as I praise the game it its splendour, there is that impending but. For me it was the hard crashes after twenty minutes. It’s a shame that a well-crafted world, full of charm and character falls to the clutches of backend ongoings. It’s a shame as I really wanted to explore the roots of the well-crafted levels, but alas it was not meant to be.

    In conclusion then, the world and its characters seemed well revised. The idea of being a creature of myth among the reality of a plague was insightful. Though my time was halted and swift, if ever you have better luck, I am sure that the world of which was created can play home to a chapter in a very enticing an thrilling tale, one of bloodlust and all.    … Expand
  13. Professorfett
    Jun 24, 2018
    7
    Have you ever wanted to be a creature of the night? How about stalking your prey before you much on their sweet neck juice? Maybe you've wanted to be a immortal badass who can kill without remorse because not only is it easy, but it's fun? If you answered yes to any of these you need help, and Vampyr is the game for you. Vampyr you play Dr. Jonathan Reid a recently turned Vampyr who isHave you ever wanted to be a creature of the night? How about stalking your prey before you much on their sweet neck juice? Maybe you've wanted to be a immortal badass who can kill without remorse because not only is it easy, but it's fun? If you answered yes to any of these you need help, and Vampyr is the game for you. Vampyr you play Dr. Jonathan Reid a recently turned Vampyr who is trying to find his maker.
    The story may sound simple, and it is, but for this game I didn't need something super gothic or Shakespearean. The games story lets you follow the type of characters you'd expect to see. They have a man of science trying to cure vampirism, the femme fatale who your character falls in love with even though they barely even speak, and the old vampire club that have been around for centuries that pull the cities strings. The game story has you make choices on certain characters that for the most part don't seem to matter. I was so evil in this game, but everytime he is in a cutscene Jon acts like I didn't just kill 7 innocent people. He acts all righteous and then I murder the hell out of whoever I am talking to. Unfortunately the games ending is a bit lack luster, and I had me thinking that's it?
    The gameplay is rather interesting. Unlike other choiced based games that punish you for going evil Vampyr will reward your dickhole ways. The game gets easier the more innocents you murder. Me personally I loved the way you can seduce your prey into following you then having a late night snack. The game plays very similar to the Witcher series with how combat is concerned. Special abilities are on a cooldown, and require blood. You can stun foes with certain attack. It has a minimal crafting and upgrade system that will reward your combat skills and make the game easier. The enemies vary enough so you don't get tired of hitting the same four types over and over. The boss fights are very much patterned based with how you must time and dodge their attacks and wait for the right moment to get your licks in. The game will be easier if you kill people because you can level up more which means you can brute force your way through the fights. So if you want a hard game be the nicest vampire you can be and resist the temptation. What did annoy me is the setting. While Victorian England is nice it is so easy to get turned around when everything looks the same. Soooooo many doors where locked from the otherside it got annoying after awhile.
    Overall I liked the game and see myself going back to it a while from now to do more side quest, and maybe get the stories ending a bit better. I liked the kills and combat, but thought the character should fit the choices a bit more especially if you go full on villain. The game isn't perfect but well worth owning at a discount. I definitely think one should BARGAIN BIN this game.    … Expand
  14. zouali
    Nov 1, 2018
    7
    very nice game and interesting game, good game over all, combat not the best but i can get past it, it have a good
  15. Naedeslus
    Mar 24, 2019
    7
    Sometimes an average game can do one thing exceptional that makes you forget the other flaws that exist with it. That is the game's plot. It has an excellent story set in a very interesting time period, post World War I dealing with the Spanish Flu epidemic. It truly nails the tone done beyond a doubt and by far, has a very intriguing story that will make you want to finish it.

    The    Sometimes an average game can do one thing exceptional that makes you forget the other flaws that exist with it. That is the game's plot. It has an excellent story set in a very interesting time period, post World War I dealing with the Spanish Flu epidemic. It truly nails the tone done beyond a doubt and by far, has a very intriguing story that will make you want to finish it.

    The problem is, the combat just doesn’t live up to the plot, not at all and that’s a shame. Had this been an adventure game, it would’ve probably went down as Dontnod’s greatest game because of the plot but since they tacked on an action RPG system with it, it does bring it down.

    At first, it’s not bad. It’s simple but simplistic is fine sometimes. The issue is that it gets pretty hard. The game gives you a moral dilemma, to get stronger you have to consume NPC’s. While this might not seem like a bad idea, since some NPC’s give you the feeling that it’s for the greater good, the problem is, to get to that point you have to feed onto other NPC’s if you want to have a fighting chance. The enemies also scale with you so there never really feels like that moment where you’re becoming very powerful. The bosses are hard and also are mostly damage sponges on normal difficulty.

    While it is possible to also grind enemies for XP, they give out so little that it barely makes it worth the effort. I found myself just running from encounters because of how damage spongy the enemies would become.

    They did tack on a Story mode which while, the normal mode does provide a challenge, it made it feel more like a Dark Souls game than something I’d enjoy. I’m not a fan of these ‘so hard it’s good’ type of games so about halfway through, I ended up restarting [since you can’t just switch difficulty on the fly] and found it to actually be enjoyable, because I could focus on what made this game stand out, the story and setting. Sure combat is super easy on this mode but it eliminates the need to feed on random NPC’s. It makes playing a pacifist run that much more enjoyable.

    Of course, some will love the challenge. If you’re a fan of Dark Souls then the challenge will be up your alley. For me, I’m not a fan of those types of games.

    The visuals are also kinda bland. They’re not bad and everything does look good but I noticed some texture pop in as if the engine couldn’t keep up despite it not being one of the better looking PS4 games.

    All and all if the combat had more balancing, maybe other ways to get stronger such as defeating enemies it would’ve been seen as better but it is worth playing. The story is great and it gripped me from start to finish. It’s pretty short, about 15 hours but I felt it never dragged on. For the price? I’d say it’s worth it.    … Expand
  16. Gilibhz
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    Good game with vampire theme, great music, good story. The characters' voices are excellent with a flawless British accent. Game mechanics are average. Game loading screens are sometimes uncomfortable as they happen constantly in the middle of the gameplay. The game crashed at least five times or so. It is a pity that there is no new game plus, as this would save us so much time to achieveGood game with vampire theme, great music, good story. The characters' voices are excellent with a flawless British accent. Game mechanics are average. Game loading screens are sometimes uncomfortable as they happen constantly in the middle of the gameplay. The game crashed at least five times or so. It is a pity that there is no new game plus, as this would save us so much time to achieve certain achievements/thropies. There are werewolves in the game, but these creatures were not exploited at all, too bad. I hope that they will make a sequel worthy of the theme in the future. Even so I recommend it.… Expand
  17. Yohanson
    Dec 3, 2018
    7
    The first quarter of Vampyr game is quite boring but after that the story line becomes interesting, you begin to understand mechanics and atomosfer works for game.
  18. LaDix
    Dec 15, 2020
    7
    Fun short game alot of thing to do, but it is not a AAA game, and you can feel it does't make it bad but some animations are a bit rough. I liked it, but I also got it for free in ps plus.
  19. StyxWitcher
    Apr 21, 2019
    7
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    Отправился в поход на четыре дня в "Vampyr" , разработчики даровали мне карту, каждый уголочек известен, полезная информация. Обнаружен мною игровой нюанс заключающий в себе закрытые районы... для исчезновения нюанса потребуется лишь выполнять основные задания обозначающие красным цветом буквой "Y". Я отыгрывал роль аморального    #Vampyr #RPG #action
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    Отправился в поход на четыре дня в "Vampyr" , разработчики даровали мне карту, каждый уголочек известен, полезная информация. Обнаружен мною игровой нюанс заключающий в себе закрытые районы... для исчезновения нюанса потребуется лишь выполнять основные задания обозначающие красным цветом буквой "Y".
    Я отыгрывал роль аморального вампира доктора, пытаясь досконально найти все подсказки которые выдаются через общения а так же через нахождения предметов, писем, записок... далее в моем случае изготавливаем лекарства для людей и вручаем заболевшему, потом гипнотизируем , отводим закоулок и вкушаем кровную амброзию для получения большего опыта. Убивая людей вы так же открываете подсказки, но не все, я не раскрыл некоторых людей досконально, но мне хватило опыта до максимального уровня ПЯТИДЕСЯТОГО, и еще осталось пять тысяч опыта. Сила Гипноза повышается после выполнения основных заданий, c помощью него можно объять людей которые не поддаются начальному гипнозу. Аморальность зашкаливает, последствия в действии и результат печальный... спас Англию от Алой королевы, ценой объятия в которой остались лишь Джеффри Маккаллум, Лорд Рейдгрев, Старая Бриджет, Шон Хэмптон, Доктор Эдгар Суонси, двоих я обратил в вампиров, священника-нежить исцелил с помощью своей крови которого изнасиловали те кем он стал и вера в Бога не угасла, стала еще крепче, остальные убиты мною, ибо так игру пройти проще и имеем иную концовку в которой моя любовь Элизабет Эшбери сожгла себя дабы предотвратить эпидемию, ее кровь разнесла инфекцию по всем районам, так как Доктор Эдгар Суонси перелил кровь Элизабет Эшбери вампира в пациента ... а Доктор Эдгар Суонси и Элизабет Эшбери знакомы друг c другом. Кровь Элизабет Эшбери породила мутировавших женских скалей , низший тип вампиров. Эпидемия разрослась а я ее усилил путем объятия, районы не пригодны для жизни людей. Убита Алая Королева ... детей рожденную тьмой... "До следующей встречи" ... оттянул время до коллапса, ибо голод ее вечен и она снова пробудиться.

    - Я советую пройти данную игру.
    - Покупать иль нет? Решать вам.
    - Я ищущий путь пиратский, во мне нет потребностей покупать то что могу использовать бесплатно.
    Оценка: 7 из 10.
    Жанр: Action/RPG
    Платформы: Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
    Режим: Однопользовательская игра
    Разработчик: Dontnod Entertainment
    Музыка: Оливье Деривьер    … Expand
  20. Joeyjg
    Sep 29, 2019
    7
    Vampyr is an interesting take for a game, but I feel like it didn't meet my expectations. I'd say it's a good game, but it certainly has it's flaws, mainly the combat system, it's very clunky and takes some getting used to, because of that I wasn't able to get too far without being drawn in by other games that weren't driving me up the wall everytime there was a new baddy.
  21. 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
  22. Watcher-o-Roads
    Feb 10, 2021
    7
    Had fun. Not bad. Especially when you decide not to drain civilians' blood to level up easier. It makes the game harder and thus more satisfying. Multiple endings depending on your choices but I didn't dare considering the effort.
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. Leon_D
    Oct 29, 2020
    7
    Nice gameplay and good enough story. But for the love of God this game is broken! Several buggy sidequests, loooooooong loading time between areas, constant freezes and crashes randomly a lot ( I played it for about a couple weeks and it crashed on me like ten times) wich is a shame because this game had potential.

    Please don't let a sequel be this broken and it will be actually a    Nice gameplay and good enough story. But for the love of God this game is broken! Several buggy sidequests, loooooooong loading time between areas, constant freezes and crashes randomly a lot ( I played it for about a couple weeks and it crashed on me like ten times) wich is a shame because this game had potential.

    Please don't let a sequel be this broken and it will be actually a legitimately good game.    … Expand
  28. Oreshulya
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    В целом игра неплохая. На безрыбье, как говорится... Вампирская тематика, мне кажется, очень интересная, но игр очень мало выходит на нее, вот вышла и не сказать, что игра плохая, но явно можно было сделать лучше. Начнем с плюсов: 1) Шикарная атмосфера. Очень напоминает бладборн, везде какая-то кровь, мрачно, некоторые локации пугают 2) Саундтрек. Очень хорошая музыка в этой игре,В целом игра неплохая. На безрыбье, как говорится... Вампирская тематика, мне кажется, очень интересная, но игр очень мало выходит на нее, вот вышла и не сказать, что игра плохая, но явно можно было сделать лучше. Начнем с плюсов: 1) Шикарная атмосфера. Очень напоминает бладборн, везде какая-то кровь, мрачно, некоторые локации пугают 2) Саундтрек. Очень хорошая музыка в этой игре, прекрасно дополняет общую атмосферу. 3) Главные персонажи: персонажи харизматичные, с интересными историями, мне понравилось. 4) Боёвка. Этот пункт я отнесу и в плюсы, и в минусы. В целом, при правильной раскачке удовольствие от игры получать можно. Много разных скиллов, разные виды оружия, главное всё правильно настроить и драться будет интересно. 5) Сюжет: несложный, без каких-то неожиданных поворотов, но интересный, неспешно развивающийся, мне тоже понравилось. Теперь поговорим про минусы, их в игре намного больше. Начнем с главного: 1) Баги. Очень много багов. Ни в одной игре я столько багов не встречал. Раз 10, наверно, у меня игра просто ступорилась, когда я куда-то шел и зависала, приходилось перезаходить в игру заново. Была ситуация, когда не загрузилась сюжетная катсцена.... Уж что говорить, если даже на экране загрузки во время включения игры лаги есть... Оптимизация на ПС4 ужасная, в общем, не знаю, как на ПК, но тут видно отсутствие нормального бюджета. 2) Экраны загрузки. Это просто какой-то ужас. Ты входишь в новую локацию или в какой-то большой дом, и ты должен 30 секунд сидеть на экране загрузки, ждать, когда же оно всё прогрузится. Еще одно совпадение с бладборном... В бладборне это пофиксили, правда, после релиза, в этой игре это, видимо, останется навсегда. 3) Боёвка. Если неправильно качаться и взять не то оружие, то играть будет тяжело, неинтересно и не увлекательно, ближе к концу игры надоедает. В игре, где у тебя есть ВЫБОР как качаться, билды должны быть равносильными, тут же непонятно что. 4) Кривой баланс уровней. Если играть в доброго вампира и никого не есть, то уровня не хватает вообще. Враги выше тебя на 10 лвлов, ты их просто не дамажишь, и ты ОБЯЗАН кого-то есть, потому что иначе ты не получишь уровень и не пройдешь боссов. Это поразительно в игре, где тебе предоставляют выбор - кого убивать, а кого нет. 5) Пустой однообразный открытый мир. Мир абсолютно бедный, неинтересный, смотреть не на что, просто бегаешь туда-сюда и бьешь мобов, которые заново появляются. 6) Нет быстрых телепортаций. Здесь просто без комментариев. Пускай карта небольшая, но постоянно бежать из точки А в точку Б как-то не комильфо, особенно если они в разных частях карты. 7) Побочные персонажи интересные, но болтология ближе к концу игры надоедает. Если вначале тебе интересно всё это изучать, то в конце уже абсолютно наплевать кто есть кто, однообразие надоедает.… Expand
  29. Savuhoria
    Oct 13, 2020
    7
    Definetly a good SOLID game, it s not a Masterpiece but if you like vampires, rpgs, a good story with likeable characters you should definetly try this game, with an ok combat, good graphics, place in a some what open world setting with side quests, the only things holding it down are, some design choices and ocassional bugs, definetly worth buying, especialy considering it s price at theDefinetly a good SOLID game, it s not a Masterpiece but if you like vampires, rpgs, a good story with likeable characters you should definetly try this game, with an ok combat, good graphics, place in a some what open world setting with side quests, the only things holding it down are, some design choices and ocassional bugs, definetly worth buying, especialy considering it s price at the moment.Great atmosphere and music too!… Expand
  30. Nilondon777
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    its game that has good render and image platform , its a good vampire game , its a bit difficult in aspects of direct chacters and making chemical in 1800s , blood and gore , playtime is over 10 hours ,where image is better than tasks little heip of tasks and location , say easy setting would make tasks more easy and hart setting with limited help , its not bad but could be more haveits game that has good render and image platform , its a good vampire game , its a bit difficult in aspects of direct chacters and making chemical in 1800s , blood and gore , playtime is over 10 hours ,where image is better than tasks little heip of tasks and location , say easy setting would make tasks more easy and hart setting with limited help , its not bad but could be more have more direction on plot and location.… 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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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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