Vampyr

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  1. 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
  2. v4vendetta
    Jun 5, 2018
    9
    What we need to keep in mind is that its a AA game. And the game is really done well considering its budget and limitations. Spectacular level design and atmosphere. Strong and interesting story-line.
  3. PafosNNN
    Jun 5, 2018
    10
    It was best game last two years, in which i played,
    really cool design and atmosphere
  4. 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
  5. bersi84
    Jan 12, 2020
    6
    This is one of these games that made me being torn between given it a 4/10 or 8/10. Because of that I chose 6/10 and will further explain why I think this game had so much more potential then it delivered due to some poor decisions and optimizations made by the developers.

    First of all I ve been playing this game on my PS4 Pro SSD and I cant say that this game is well optimized. A lot    This is one of these games that made me being torn between given it a 4/10 or 8/10. Because of that I chose 6/10 and will further explain why I think this game had so much more potential then it delivered due to some poor decisions and optimizations made by the developers.

    First of all I ve been playing this game on my PS4 Pro SSD and I cant say that this game is well optimized. A lot of the graphics dont look detailed or crisp but still the game has frame drop issues. I also had mutliple freezes which made me nearly softlock because it happened on the same passages over and over so I had to take detours to prevent this. Also I had to re-do some boss fights which was highly annoying. Besides that I had bluescreen crashes in different chapters, gladly only a few in comparison to the freezes. The game has popup issues even on Pro SSD and also this game has so poorly loading optimizations that sometimes it needs even time to buffer when you want to talk to someone. In my personal opinion this is completely unacceptable and deserves 0 points.

    On the other hand the narrative, the story and the atmosphere created by the developers is very well made and deserves at least some praise. London looks vicious and deadly. Wandering through bloody halls and gloomy streets made an excellent basis on what the story plot tried to deliver. The devs put good efforts bringing storylines into each of the characters. The neighbourhood system is interesting but flawed. Even if you kill a side character it can happen that the whole borough gets wiped. If you kill a pillar in a bad borough situation at whole it can also wipe multiple boroughs. It is interesting because your decision do have consequences but it is bad design that this is not really clear to the player. You can manually save, so if you did something wrong by not knowing you have to re-play the game.

    The leveling system is not bad. I felt to not use a lot of the skills and concentrated on a few. The game has interesting balancing options. You level the most by killing but in a pacifist run you are not allowed to, but the weapon dmg remains static whereas the enemies scale making it a viable balance. You can find, buy and craft things but the variety is limited.

    It is really hard to summarize my feeling on this game. I would ve rated it 8/10 probaby if not for the various crashes, freezes and performance problems. Switching between 1080, 4k, supersampling etc. did not help me. To be fair these issues are random and do not happen to all of the players it is still unforgiveable to me because it ruins the gaming experience a lot. I still had fun with Vampyr. I might even be willing to suggest buying it but only at a large discount.    … Expand
  6. ToshLichev
    Jan 29, 2021
    4
    The best that could be said about Vampyr is that it's an ambitious AA game that manages to accomplish quite a bit considering its tiny budget. Unfortunately its biggest accomplishment is its existence, being a complete game with quite a bit of content, but when you look at it as an actual experience it falls apart very quickly.

    Let me start off by saying that I couldn't care less about    The best that could be said about Vampyr is that it's an ambitious AA game that manages to accomplish quite a bit considering its tiny budget. Unfortunately its biggest accomplishment is its existence, being a complete game with quite a bit of content, but when you look at it as an actual experience it falls apart very quickly.

    Let me start off by saying that I couldn't care less about the generic plot, I truly wanted to get into it seeing as 60% of the game is an obscene amount of dialogue and exposition (an insane amount of side missions). However around 3 hours into the game I stopped trying and just started skipping the poorly acted dialogues, saving myself what I can only guess to be around 4 hours of boredom. The plot is paper thin and the character development never amounts to anything of substance.

    The gameplay and world don't hold up much better. London is tiny but getting around it is tedious. Because of the endless dead-ends and locked doors you spend hours just trying to figure out how the hell you can get from point A to point B - the hordes of respawning enemies are also frustrating since you never feel like you are progressing - they always spawn in the same places and in the same numbers slowing you down in the cheapest way possible. The combat feels like it's pulled from an early PS2 game, hit detection is terrible, locking on is a 50/50 bet and due to the adaptive difficulty, all of the enemies level up along with you so you never feel as though you've gotten more powerful.

    The game's worst element is it's adaptive difficulty which is based on the way you play. A pacifist playthrough results in endless grind, absurdly long battles and an overall feeling that you are always the weakest around. If you go wild and start killing everybody (which is what I did at one point when everyone was 10lvls above me and combat became nearly impossible) you will quickly start overpowering most enemies turning the combat into an annoying chore untill you reach the end where you will experience a truly absurd difficulty spike during the final boss battle (good luck fighting someone 15lvls above you).

    One final thing I want to mention is how badly optimized this game is. During my 30 hours with it I experienced over 20 hard crashes, endless loading screens which drag on far too long and hundreds of freezes which left me guessing whether my game had crashed or was just stuck, loading some textures.

    Overall, if you have 50-ish hours which you are ready to sink into a very mediocre AA game that feels extremely last gen, maybe Vampyr will be perfect for you and you'll be able to play through everything it has to offer. For everyone else tho, skip this one, it's yet another bad PS+ free game Sony got from the bargain bin.    … Expand
  7. 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.
  8. Spidor
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    The single most boring game I have ever played, period. Of all the walking sims, the real-life job sims, nothing is more boring than the cliched vampire in London schlock. So much bland talking, the clunkiest combat, the samey environments, and the boldness to be more than two hours long. I hate this game with a passion not because it is low budget or because it is janky, but because it isThe single most boring game I have ever played, period. Of all the walking sims, the real-life job sims, nothing is more boring than the cliched vampire in London schlock. So much bland talking, the clunkiest combat, the samey environments, and the boldness to be more than two hours long. I hate this game with a passion not because it is low budget or because it is janky, but because it is completely devoid of anything to make it fun, unique or interesting. "Boring" is the worst thing to be, and Vampyr is the most boring thing, ever.… Expand
  9. boris_out
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    Неплохая игра с абсолютно ужасной технической реализацией. Даже спустя столько времени некоторые вещи на починили.
  10. danield80
    Jul 3, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Vampyr has an original concept of level up system. You either complete side quests or suck people's blood for xp. It's a decision between morality and faster xp gaining. The xp value of one's blood can be increased by finding clues about them and by doing the mission they give you. Although some of the personal stories are interesting, the only outcome of a character's development (there are 66 characters) is death by bloodsuck or death pending. There aren't really any other resolutions but the two mentioned earlier. The side characters are simply xp storages waiting to be claimed.

    Combat is clunky at first but can be mastered quickly and be then enjoyable and fair. However, most of the gameplay is hours of mostly boring dialogues presented with monotonous voice and little to none facial animations which are seen through fixated camera view. And no, you can't hammer x because it would skip all the lines of speaker A until speaker B says something and not just one line of subtitles.

    The game is 4 years old and optimization is abominable. The game regularly hardlocks and crashes.

    Between the two main characters, there is a romance which is so forced and therefore cringe. It goes from no indication at all (not even in optional dialogues) to "you're the only a woman I've ever loved" after one 20-minute long dialogue session. And then the romance revolves around the story until the end of it. I can't recall anything so fast-forward like this. Maybe "romances" in Mafia (2002) or Metro Last Light but those are rather for a sex scene and are more irrelevant to the story. Not such great effusions.

    On the top of that, the game is brimming with woke schütt. People using "independent woman" unironically, screaming feminist/marxist slogans at night. The game sometimes lets you pick one of three answers on a question but when you catch some gays doing gay things, the only thing you can say is "I support gays" or "I support gays very much" or "damn bigots!" Same with religion related questions, you can just hate Christianity but you can choose how much (not to mention every Christian is depicted as a molester or a complete lunatic).
    There were like just over a hundred Africans in London in the early 20th century, yet you meet 4 of them and all of them whine about oppression. Historically accurate.    … Expand
  11. Kotiks
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    The moment you start playing a potential garbage and 5 hours later (just a first session, the game itself is long) you close a game and say Wow. For me it is hidden gem, because i couldn't remember any ad for this game. This game more likely will be appreciated by people who like Batman/Joker, dark and gloomy atmosphere. But this game is story driven, not just standard hack&slash or actionThe moment you start playing a potential garbage and 5 hours later (just a first session, the game itself is long) you close a game and say Wow. For me it is hidden gem, because i couldn't remember any ad for this game. This game more likely will be appreciated by people who like Batman/Joker, dark and gloomy atmosphere. But this game is story driven, not just standard hack&slash or action RPG.
    And Atmosphere is the most beautiful part of the game. It is really create a feeling like you are in the game:
    Details. It is beautifully created world with lots of details. For eg. just look in the windows and you could see the room with furniture and other staff inside. There are some flaws like - 3 same paintings in the mansion (sure people have a money to purchase different painting). But the rest is so beautifully recreate the gloomy atmosphere
    Music. It is support the dark atmosphere and perfectly match other details
    Gameplay. Surprisingly it is very enjoyable. Something between Dark Souls and Witcher. Each time you are develop your character, the battle become more interesting.
    Characters. The crucial part of the game. They are very well developed and implemented with own personalities. And you could kill everyone :) but look, they are so awesome, that my first playthrough i tried to keep everyone alive, but the story and you actions could lead to unexpected course of events. And the world is adapt, if you kill someone, next night his wife could already be with another man and related persons are saying about his death. And this is so influent. Wasteland 3? maybe it has more variety of the choices, but for me they are more straightforward.

    Cons:
    Sure this game wasn't develop by big Company, and not so polished as RDR2, the movements and some texture is not so superb, but creators made a fantastic game with resources they have.

    I score 10/10 because i would like the team to continue what they are doing, it is really outstanding games with the soul compare to EA and Ubisoft games focused on your money not the game itself.    … Expand
  12. hououink
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    Супер игра. Настоящий алмаз среди бездушных видеоигр. Мрачная, обреченная атмосфера. Серийные убийства на фоне эпидемии вампиризма и испанки. Потрясающий сюжет, необычные геймплейные находки и достойная нелинейность. В какой ещё игре вы поработаете врачом-вампиром, будете иметь свой кабинет, врачей коллег и пациентов? И все это на фоне почти вымершего Лондона и и свирепствующей чумы. А коСупер игра. Настоящий алмаз среди бездушных видеоигр. Мрачная, обреченная атмосфера. Серийные убийства на фоне эпидемии вампиризма и испанки. Потрясающий сюжет, необычные геймплейные находки и достойная нелинейность. В какой ещё игре вы поработаете врачом-вампиром, будете иметь свой кабинет, врачей коллег и пациентов? И все это на фоне почти вымершего Лондона и и свирепствующей чумы. А ко всему прочему вам придётся разрываться между своим врачебным долгом и жизнью вампира..… Expand
  13. PaMeLuM
    Oct 19, 2020
    1
    Ужасное управление, кривая боёвка, вечные глюки, скучные диалоги и сюжет. Вечные смерти из-за за кривизны игры. Отсутствует какой-либо смысл прокачки персонажа, так как пропорционально увеличению уровня героя, увеличивается уровень врагов.Ужасное управление, кривая боёвка, вечные глюки, скучные диалоги и сюжет. Вечные смерти из-за за кривизны игры. Отсутствует какой-либо смысл прокачки персонажа, так как пропорционально увеличению уровня героя, увеличивается уровень врагов.
  14. Blackshine
    Nov 17, 2022
    4
    Забросил игру на половине.
    Скучно.
    Уныло.
    Странные решения геймплея.
    Какашка,Камно,Пэнис.
  15. theNERO
    Jun 5, 2018
    8
    Combat was basically my only concern for this game, and that's exactly where this game failed me. Plot wise its an interesting game and has some interesting concepts, graphics wise the studio managed to bring that dark eerie feeling that we were expecting,only the combat system is really poor and disappointed me.
  16. DelvooD
    Jun 6, 2018
    6
    In the process of the game, the question arose - what for she is exist?
    Minuses:
    1. A simulator of a doctor, not a vampire. It is necessary to treat a lot of NPCs and run between them every new day = routine. 2. Most of the time you need to read / listen to quests. And they are cliched and uninteresting. A lot of water in the texts. 3. The characters are inexpressive. Do not cause a    In the process of the game, the question arose - what for she is exist?
    Minuses:
    1. A simulator of a doctor, not a vampire. It is necessary to treat a lot of NPCs and run between them every new day = routine.
    2. Most of the time you need to read / listen to quests. And they are cliched and uninteresting. A lot of water in the texts.
    3. The characters are inexpressive. Do not cause a desire to remember them and listen to their stories. How did this come about in the authors of the game "Life is Strange"? - a riddle.

    Pros:
    1. I really liked the atmosphere.
    2. The game is beautifully drawn. Good color scale and overall style.    … Expand
  17. TheWarton
    Jun 6, 2018
    10
    This game wasn't interesting from the first sight, and I tried it only because it is from Dontnod. When i progressed deep into the story, it started showing potentional. Really amazing game, because of the atmosphere, the design, the story and maybe even the combat. However, I still think they should stick to the Life is Strange series, because they're amazing at that, and they are new in this.
  18. Shinoshino
    Jun 6, 2018
    8
    The game takes place in 1918 London, with eerie atmosphere and old buildings all around you. I must say that they have captured World War 1 London quite good. It gives off a proper Vampiric vibe and it instantly got me comfortable in their world.

    Social Network: First thing to note, you'll be doing a LOT of talking. It requires you to find out everything you can about the people in it    The game takes place in 1918 London, with eerie atmosphere and old buildings all around you. I must say that they have captured World War 1 London quite good. It gives off a proper Vampiric vibe and it instantly got me comfortable in their world.

    Social Network: First thing to note, you'll be doing a LOT of talking. It requires you to find out everything you can about the people in it and their social network. You can tell with your Vampiric Vision if a person's blood is clean or not and you can also create serums in order to heal them, so that they'll provide more exp if you decide to kill them. If you leave the people that are sick, the district's health level will get lower and lower until there is an epidemic and most of that district's citizens are wiped out. If you do decide to kill a person, you can "mesmerise" him to take him somewhere out of sight and depending on the person, they'll provide a massive XP boost in order for you to get more skills and enhance your abilities.

    Lore: The Lore is really enjoyable and informative. I love it when a game goes deep into the lore as it makes it feel more real. The vampiric abilities do not only explain what they do, but what actually happens as well, for example it states that Vampires can use their incredibly fast reactions and speed which makes it SEEM like they disappear into a puff of smoke and pop up elsewhere, not actually teleport.

    Story: I haven't gotten that far in the game so I can't really tell, and I don't want to say something that may be a spoiler either, however it got me hooked from the get go as soon as it started. It's mysterious and slow paced, so you'll be finding out things at a slow pace. You are a Doctor, a blood transfusion specialist to be exact (how ironic). As a brilliant doctor, you are respected and admired even though some Doctors do not approve of your methods. You are not above using your influence and authority as a Doctor to get what you want. As a vampire, you'll have to be invited into people's homes before you can enter, and you can also break a person's psyche in order to make them tell you the truth.

    Combat: Oh damn, this is lackluster. The combat doesn't make you feel powerful at all as the skills the hits don't really have that impact to them when they hit. The movement of characters is clunky and feels like i'm playing a generic low budget PS3 game. I was not expecting much from the combat as from what I had seen it had already looked a bit bland, but nevertheless I always like to try things out for myself. This is probably my biggest gripe with the game, as the vampiric skills they have are really awesome, but lack that OOMPH when you're actually using them.

    Overall I'd say i'd give it a 7.5 out of 10 and recommend it to anyone who likes Vampires and eerie surroundings and atmosphere.    … Expand
  19. rr696
    Jun 7, 2018
    8
    Though the combat itself is very "done before", the unique take on actions influencing the story is something not to scoff at. I loved the story and it's decision making mechanics. Combat was fun, but not the highlight. Overall very good game.
  20. Grus
    Jun 5, 2018
    10
    Great story and atmosphere! Not bad graphic. Want more games in this universe and about vampires in common.
  21. mantel
    Jun 5, 2018
    10
    Countering the negative reviews with no basis, such as the guy who supposedly played only 5 min and returned it, the guy who didn't even bother to know this isn't a AAA game, and the person saying it's SJW because the "women are ugly."
  22. kraenk
    Jun 5, 2018
    10
    I‘d take more of this over most AAA multiplat rehash’s of established franchises any day of the week. This game may have some flaws, but it has a soul and dares to create something different, tell a story with deep moral choices and a unique atmosphere.
    I'm loving every minute of this game and chances are you most likely will, if you’re a fan of Dontnod‘s earlier work and try to take this    I‘d take more of this over most AAA multiplat rehash’s of established franchises any day of the week. This game may have some flaws, but it has a soul and dares to create something different, tell a story with deep moral choices and a unique atmosphere.
    I'm loving every minute of this game and chances are you most likely will, if you’re a fan of Dontnod‘s earlier work and try to take this game for what it is.    … Expand
  23. Edouad
    Jun 5, 2018
    10
    The universe of Vampyr is incredible! I love to walk the streets of London at night and look for my future prey !
  24. 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
  25. GReviews
    Jun 7, 2018
    9
    Vampyr is a dark, bloody tale of noir mystery and feral violence. Stalk the streets of London as a brutal killer or resist the urge to slake your thirst and devote yourself to save the city from the devastating Spanish Flu. The choice is yours...
  26. PULKEMONTHE
    Jun 6, 2018
    10
    With great combat, compelling characters, and a mission structure that ensures the players sees the direct effects of their actions, Vampyr is one of the best action-RPGs I’ve ever played. While it may not offer the sheer size of a Witcher or Fallout, it tells a resonant and consequential story that’s married it to some of the best open-world quest design around. This is one that’sWith great combat, compelling characters, and a mission structure that ensures the players sees the direct effects of their actions, Vampyr is one of the best action-RPGs I’ve ever played. While it may not offer the sheer size of a Witcher or Fallout, it tells a resonant and consequential story that’s married it to some of the best open-world quest design around. This is one that’s absolutely not to be missed.… Expand
  27. Lion_Of_Dawn
    Jun 10, 2018
    8
    I just beat the game, not about to spoil anything but.... it's a game that often goes between good and great. Combat needed more polish, but it's still fun and makes you feel like a vampire. Though I think it's a bit of a letdown that there is no new game plus, not even a free roam after you beat the game, which makes matters worse when the game has no manual save options.
    Also you can    I just beat the game, not about to spoil anything but.... it's a game that often goes between good and great. Combat needed more polish, but it's still fun and makes you feel like a vampire. Though I think it's a bit of a letdown that there is no new game plus, not even a free roam after you beat the game, which makes matters worse when the game has no manual save options.
    Also you can only get a good ending if you don't kill ANY citizens. And you get the most depressive ending when killing just a few.
    Every other ending beside the pacifist one are terrible. Even if you decide to kill just 1 guy who had it coming. I was afraid the developers would do something like this. It's very disappointing.

    it's clear that this game focuses more on story and dialogue choices than gameplay. But i really wish they had had focused more on the animations, they look very outdated. Don't get me wrong it's still a fun game, but you can unlock several skills but can't use all of them during combat without going into customizations menu, as there are only the 4 shoulder buttons to assign them on.
    And even if you could use them all at once, there is no incentive, as to unlock most of them you'd have to kill a lot of people, knowing that you are going to get one of the bad endings.

    Still it was not a bad game. This game had the potential to become the best open world vampire rpg game out there.

    I hope when and if a sequel comes out, the developers will do better with the story, but especially with the gameplay and animations. The game shines in its enviromental details and lighting, and each NPC feel important, some obviously more than others.
    I think that most people who are giving this game a poor rating, doesn't seem to realise that no other vampire game has ever done anything like Vampyr: Where you feel like a vampire, you evolve as one according to your choices, and you blend in in an open world.... but the odd choice was to have your eyes look more demonic once you feed on a civilian, and yet somehow no one treats you any differently because of it. Another odd thing is that feeding on civliians gives you a chunk of exp, while if you feed on vampire hunters, even if not fully, gives you little to no exp. There should have been an option to sneak up on drain them fully like you would a civilian. But instead unless your bite attacks are fully upgraded, you will only take a small sip and do a little damage.
    One thing is certain: if the developers create a sequel, using this first game as its foundation and improving on everything, it could possibly become one of the best RPG games out there, on par with the Witcher 3. But as it stands now. It needs more work. But considering how even the very first witcher game started out compared to this. I believe Vampyr has a shining future, as long as the developers can remain passionate about this game.    … Expand
  28. C3realkillah
    Jun 12, 2018
    9
    I feel like i need to rereview this game. My first playthrough resulted in a gamebreaking glitch thst prevented me from progressing. However after reinstalling the game and starting over with the latest patch it has been fixed. I was finally able to progress and see all of what vampyr had to offer and... It's truly great. The world building, characters, and story are all amazing and veryI feel like i need to rereview this game. My first playthrough resulted in a gamebreaking glitch thst prevented me from progressing. However after reinstalling the game and starting over with the latest patch it has been fixed. I was finally able to progress and see all of what vampyr had to offer and... It's truly great. The world building, characters, and story are all amazing and very well developed especially the npcs. Everyone has a story and i didnt want to see any of them die. Im trying to save everyone i can and it feels rewarding when you heal injuries and illnesses and keep your region healthy. The combat grew on me. The more abilities you get the more fun the combat gets. It reminds me alot of bloodborne and the vampiric abilities are awesome and fun as hell to use. The rpg systems and choice based gameplay result in a great experience. You have to live with your choices and accept any consequences that may arise. The lore in the game is very detailed and interesting. Overall i just really enjoyed it and glad i gave it a second chance. It's definitely a hidden gem and my fav vampire game. I hope dontnod turns this game into a series because this is a great show of their passion and attention to detail. Well done dontnod. I think it was worth the $60 i spent. 9/10… Expand
  29. Abdulhannan
    Jun 17, 2018
    10
    Vampyr’s intriguing story and innovative gameplay mechanics make it a worthy purchase. It’s a shame the game has an abundance of frame rate drops and glitches ,but the setting and overall gameplay mechanics do make up for it. It also has a decent levelling system and some remarkable vampiric abilities at disposal. Overall it’s an excellent vampire game and a great RPG.
  30. Klayzor
    Jun 13, 2018
    9
    Very innovative and unique little game. Must play for people who liked Vampire the Masquerade, whether pen and paper RPG, or Bloodlines video game. The combat is merely serviceable, but the story, character interactions, writing, atmosphere and music are top notch.
    Sleeper cult hit, despite twitch-shooter kids bashing it (possibly because they can't read, can't play or both).
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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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