Vampyr

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  1. ammilner
    Feb 5, 2019
    8
    Dontnod (the studio that in the past released Life is Strange and Remember Me) went their darkest, moodiest and most ambitious route with 2018's Vampyr and it pays of at (almost) every corner.

    Vampyr is truly impressive in using its smaller studios limited resources to make a game that really comes across like the immersive period piece that it set out to portray. Taking place in a    Dontnod (the studio that in the past released Life is Strange and Remember Me) went their darkest, moodiest and most ambitious route with 2018's Vampyr and it pays of at (almost) every corner.

    Vampyr is truly impressive in using its smaller studios limited resources to make a game that really comes across like the immersive period piece that it set out to portray. Taking place in a living city style open-world (a la Dragon Age 2's albeit unpopular model) Vampyr takes a risk by having you spend upwards of 20-30 hours running back and forth across the same four districts but damn does it do a good job at making those hours enjoyable and adrenaline pumping!

    As Dr. Jonathan Reid you are almost immediately tasked with the ethical dilemma of whether or not to consume the residents of London amidst also trying to save them from a devastating flu-like epidemic, and if you're not ready to take some innocent sick people lives then you're going to have a tough time! The developers often discussed their difficulty being adaptive to how many lives you took as a Vampire (it being easier with the more citizens you "embrace" and harder vice-versa). I found that every group of even as small as 2 or 3 enemies was a test of my skills in combat. Thankfully, the game is leveled well enough that the challenge never seems overbearing but when it did ultimately get dangerously close to that point, the game does a marvelous way of "reminding" you that combat would be "oh so easy" if you just took one bite out of good 'ol Rufus the Orphan.

    While I heavily enjoyed the combat (something I was honestly surprised about from the responses I'd seen prior to playing the game myself) Vampyr is very clearly a dialogue and choice driven narrative experience. I clocked in around 26 hours on my first play-through and I would guess that a good 15 of those are just spent between listening to characters moan about their slowly decaying health and me sitting on my couch at home deciding which probably bad but irreversible decision I was about to make.

    The decisions in Vampyr are truly where I feel that it stands out amongst other choice based games in regards to both innovation and originality, though there are times where the game ends up on the downward spiral of being just a little too ambitious with its sprawling amount of player choice. The auto-save only approach, the "no going back" style that permeates Vampyr's decisions makes them have so much WEIGHT that I stopped myself on multiple occasions from googling the "right" decision for each of the games varied conundrums.

    The journey of discovering the cause of the epidemic is one of continuous intrigue and pretty consistently subverted cliche but the only spot where I truly felt a little dissapointed with my time playing was in the last few hours of the campaign. Maybe it's the conditioned part of the player in me but I expected to see more consequences play out on screen and to see more characters from earlier maintain their relevance. You do get to the end of most of the side-stories earlier in the game and a lot of consequences are displayed before the final act or at least are explained via conversation but I felt as though my time with the side stories of London and my choices became simply uninvolved with where the story had gone in its last act. It made sense but that didn't stop me from wanting to know where things went after I did my damage. Was it a big deal? Not really, but I do think it would've been nice to have more time to contemplate your actions in the end. Also, they shoe-horn in some pretty heavy romantic vibes that I felt should've really been more player choice dependent if it was to keep in theme with the games focus on narrative malleability and it's the only note in the campaign where I really feel that it doesn't hit.

    Vampyr is not about the Paragon, Renegade and Flippant Grey choice that so many RPG's have adopted in recent years. Not to say that those were bad in their time but more to point out that I feel like Vampyr is really innovative with the way that it tackles choice. I set out to do a pacifist run, as is common with me for RPG's, but even though I was dead set at the start with getting the ever so sought after "perfect" ending, I found myself "Embracing" three citizens of London (in my defense they were all terrible people!) but I genuinely left feeling like my choices were still morally understandable. Vampyr narratively lives in the grey. Not all Vampires you meet are bad, quite the contrary actually, and not all people you meet are that great either.

    My experience with Vampyr was really unique and for anyone who loves role playing and is in it for the dialogue, the choices, and the consequences, this is definitely a game worth playing.    … Expand
  2. rdonoso
    Jul 23, 2019
    5
    Bugs. A lot of bugs. It’s very rare to see a game crashing the ps4 but this game does it A LOT. This comes alongside outdated graphics and shadows, a shame that such a good story looks like a ps3 game.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. leighbutler1980
    Mar 31, 2021
    9
    Tough game to rate to be honest. Immediately I’m thinking it’s a 7 or possibly an 8 out of 10. It’s got a lot of quality but can be rough around the edges. But the fact is I played it every evening straight until I completed it. Never got bored and was sad when it ended. So I’m giving it a 9.
  6. kwstas
    Jun 26, 2018
    6
    i was really enjoying this game at the beginning , i thought what a fresh idea , what a cool gameplay , what a nice story . well those are quite true though the game gets old and boring real quick . lack of freedom , repetitive combat , too much blabbing got all over me after a few hours on the game . i really think that the idea has some potential though it still needs a lot ofi was really enjoying this game at the beginning , i thought what a fresh idea , what a cool gameplay , what a nice story . well those are quite true though the game gets old and boring real quick . lack of freedom , repetitive combat , too much blabbing got all over me after a few hours on the game . i really think that the idea has some potential though it still needs a lot of improvement , i really hope that if ever a sequel is out it will bring it until then we are talking about a quite mediocre indie game… Expand
  7. 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.
  8. maddiplomat
    Jun 1, 2021
    0
    Unplayable, as you cannot even change controller sensitivity. How are such games even allowed to be released?
  9. mwil236
    Jan 9, 2020
    8
    Vampyr is one of those sleeper B-games that is going to be talked about a great deal in a couple years, despite the fact that it'll be like $17 at GameStop.

    It's basically a SoulsBorne-inspired, vampire-themed game, but rarely will you find a game wherein your basic decision making has such great effect on what's going on around you. Now, it isn't executed perfectly, particularly at    Vampyr is one of those sleeper B-games that is going to be talked about a great deal in a couple years, despite the fact that it'll be like $17 at GameStop.

    It's basically a SoulsBorne-inspired, vampire-themed game, but rarely will you find a game wherein your basic decision making has such great effect on what's going on around you. Now, it isn't executed perfectly, particularly at endgame, but it's still better than anything I've seen.

    The strongest and most interesting aspect of the game is your interaction with the NPCs. Throughout the game, by doing side quests, finding notes, journals, etc, you unlock special dialogue options for each person in the game which improve their "blood quality," or the amount of XP you get from "embracing" them, or drinking their blood. Interestingly, every single NPC in the game is of value - there are no bumbling characters who just say "good day!" and ignore you. All of them have a place, relationships with one another and interesting stories to tell, like mob leader and a pair of PTSD-suffering soldiers who are secret lovers. Those that you choose to embrace are erased from the game permanently, and the relationships they have will suffer as a result. The trade-off is that drinking blood is the biggest source of XP in the game, so learning the most you can about someone before embracing them is critical. However, each time you kill, the general health of the district falls - people get colds, headaches and fever which reduce their "blood quality." Luckily, as a doctor, you can cure them by crafting medicine, but these won't last forever.

    This mechanic starts to fall apart when it becomes hard to find citizens (who aren't marked on the map and move around town), hints required to raise blood quality aren't easy to find (and the game gives no hints to their location) and some even require you to kill other people to unlock them. In other words, it's impossible (or at least very hard and time consuming) to maximize blood quality without at least killing some people or just wandering the streets looking for a note hidden somewhere. If you don't keep on top of curing citizens' sicknesses, as well, it gets completely out of control and unreasonable to manage - you'd have to spend hours finding each one to heal them. Additionally, if you let them all get too sick or kill too many people, the district will "fail," and it will be repopulated by enemies. The writing and voice acting are good, and you do a LOT of talking for quests and blood quality alike. It never feels painful, but if you're impatient you may be bothered.

    The plot is reasonably well-explained throughout. Side quests are unrelated to and do not distract from the primary goal. The intrigue of the main quest builds nicely and comes to a satisfying conclusion, depending on how many citizens you kill and how many districts "fail."

    Combat is fine. Taking from SoulsBorne and Nioh it incorporates a stamina bar for you and a posture-like bar for them. The primary attack does damage, and the secondary attack damages posture. By depleting posture you can drink their blood, which replenishes your blood (basically magic energy) and health, if you upgrade it. Weapon upgrading is satisfying and helpful. Character progression is a bit confusing, giving you more options than you can actually use, and basically coming down to raising you special attack damage, health, stamina and blood pool. Boss encounters are sometimes unpredictably much harder than the local enemy population, and you may have to go back and kill a few citizens or upgrade weapons to level up to manage a boss. "Grinding" isn't really an option, because every single enemy is worth only 5 XP (drinking blood averages about 3000, for instance), whether that enemy is 10 levels below you and takes 2 hits or 3 above you and is a full-blown 3 minute encounter.

    My primary complaint was the map and the travel situation. There is absolutely no fast travel, the map is very serpentine and confusing and contains lots of doors that will conveniently lock or unlock based on quest progress. There's a whole sewer network (which is very important at end game) which is all twisting tunnels that does not even appear on the map, leaving you to circle endlessly until you get lucky and find the path you wanted. The game will also unpredictably freeze for a loading period as you run through the map. The guidance doesn't help much; you basically have to open the map every 5-10 seconds before you make a turn so you don't run halfway across the map in the wrong direction.

    All together, the combat is serviceable, the NPC interactions are very strong, the acting and story are good and the quirks are minor. For a B-game, it's excellent. For a blockbuster, it's still pretty good.    … Expand
  10. Samyar91
    Oct 17, 2020
    9
    The atmosphere and story is so great that it cover it’s weak point in gameplay..the music and artistary in this game is awesome
  11. bigbluesoul
    Jul 14, 2018
    9
    I wish more games like this were made. Mature with a great ambience, story and characters, and a pretty simple and fun soulslike combat system. It deserves a try, really.
  12. Syche77
    Aug 18, 2018
    5
    This game has amongst the clumsiest fighting mechanics I've seen in a recent game. Combined with the developer's decision to exclude manual saves, this can make for an excutiatingly frustrating and repetitive experience. I don't mind admitting that I'm never that interested, and therefore skilled, at fighting mechanics, but I'm pretty sure these are just bad. The setting, characters andThis game has amongst the clumsiest fighting mechanics I've seen in a recent game. Combined with the developer's decision to exclude manual saves, this can make for an excutiatingly frustrating and repetitive experience. I don't mind admitting that I'm never that interested, and therefore skilled, at fighting mechanics, but I'm pretty sure these are just bad. The setting, characters and story are great but I went from pre-order to returning to the store within days. With so many well produced games out there, there just aren't enough hours in my life to bang my head against frustrating design.… Expand
  13. 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
  14. angelknives
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    I'm probably the exact target audience for this game, so of course I enjoyed it. I love the setting, the way it handles vampires, the mystic elements and the story. I also love how you can influence the world and people around you. And they managed to make draining people genuinely creepy and tempting.

    But the game does fail when it comes to how the few choices you can make regarding    I'm probably the exact target audience for this game, so of course I enjoyed it. I love the setting, the way it handles vampires, the mystic elements and the story. I also love how you can influence the world and people around you. And they managed to make draining people genuinely creepy and tempting.

    But the game does fail when it comes to how the few choices you can make regarding the main character's path are implemented. Too often it felt like the game was railroading me into doing things that made no sense for how I was playing the MC outside of the main storyline. And I also think the morality system needed some more tweaking.
    I just don't think it's very logical that the game just goes 'biting people wrong, not biting people good.' Especially because there are a few characters in the game that are actively hurting their environment. it'd make more sense to make it morally wrong for MC to not intervene when they come across one of those people, rather than pretending it's moral to let (let's say) a murderer roam free.

    If they flesh out the morality system a bit more, and give the player more true choice when it comes to the path of the main story, a sequel or spiritual sequel would be brilliant.    … Expand
  15. Hawks2018
    Nov 3, 2021
    2
    This game is just abysmal. It is wretched. Mind-numbingly boring, stunningly awful in a technical, story and gameplay aspect. So utterly, utterly atrocious on so many levels it makes you angry.

    Picked it up for less than $10 on ps store and even if it had've been a dollar it would still be a ripoff. I understand that many critics are just lazy shills who provide good reviews in    This game is just abysmal. It is wretched. Mind-numbingly boring, stunningly awful in a technical, story and gameplay aspect. So utterly, utterly atrocious on so many levels it makes you angry.

    Picked it up for less than $10 on ps store and even if it had've been a dollar it would still be a ripoff.

    I understand that many critics are just lazy shills who provide good reviews in exchange for financial and other rewards, I expect it.

    But the disparity between the critic's consensus of 70 and the reality of slogging through a god-awful, abhorrent mess has never been starker.

    I'm holding out for at least a handful of great PS5 games til I upgrade, and picked this up only because there was basically nothing left.

    I finished it, I am ashamed to say. I finished it on the hardest setting purely because I had nothing left to play, and am both stupidly stubborn in finishing what I start, along with being simply unable to drag myself away from this stunningly atrocious train-wreck.

    I can barely even begin to describe the myriad abject failures of this self-indulgent tripe, and am too angry at whoever birthed this travesty to dwell on it much longer.

    I never thought it would be possible to hate someone responsible for any particular product, but that was before I encountered the cancerous, slovenly, misguided, ineptitude and imbecility of "Vampyr".

    Wow. Just.....wow.    … Expand
  16. Paulo969
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Nao passem ao lado desta masterpiece. A historia é interessante , o gameplay é divertido e funciona e a ambientaçao do jogo é incrivel. Absolutamente obrigatorio
  17. TresVoltesRebel
    Nov 9, 2020
    5
    The game is good, the story, the narrative, the ambientation... But when it comes to combat... By far the worst and most frustrant combat control that I've played since years, when facing normal enemies arround the streets you can just keep going but when you have to face some bosses it feels so unfair, you constantly have the feeling that you just die because of the bad combat control toThe game is good, the story, the narrative, the ambientation... But when it comes to combat... By far the worst and most frustrant combat control that I've played since years, when facing normal enemies arround the streets you can just keep going but when you have to face some bosses it feels so unfair, you constantly have the feeling that you just die because of the bad combat control to the point that some times you just think about uninstall and never come back, but the good story and narrative will make you want to continue until the end.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. TheProGamer-
    Jul 16, 2018
    8
    Not many vampire games are out there but deserve to be. A modern day game in an RPG setting with vampires is what everyone has been crying out for since the PS2 era of vampire games. Now we have it in Vampyr. The graphics are great and the way it sets the atmosphere of a smokey, industrial revolution type doom and gloom around you feels great and definitely helps set the tone of a gameNot many vampire games are out there but deserve to be. A modern day game in an RPG setting with vampires is what everyone has been crying out for since the PS2 era of vampire games. Now we have it in Vampyr. The graphics are great and the way it sets the atmosphere of a smokey, industrial revolution type doom and gloom around you feels great and definitely helps set the tone of a game like this. The skill tree is great and adds for a variety of which direction to go when upgrading yourself as a vampire. The combat and fighting style is perfect for this and the story is great also. What more could you ask for?… Expand
  21. alexslork
    Oct 26, 2020
    4
    eally 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(e
  22. Shadow1234
    Oct 16, 2018
    3
    When I play a game I do so as an achievement hunter. I am always looking for that Platinum Trophy and because of that I rate games not only on the game but on the enjoyment I get out of getting 100% completion in terms of achievements.

    I had high hopes for this game and knew I would purchase it the moment I heard about it. That being said I try to avoid spoilers and as much game play    When I play a game I do so as an achievement hunter. I am always looking for that Platinum Trophy and because of that I rate games not only on the game but on the enjoyment I get out of getting 100% completion in terms of achievements.

    I had high hopes for this game and knew I would purchase it the moment I heard about it. That being said I try to avoid spoilers and as much game play previews as I can to not ruin the story.

    When I purchased the game the first thing I did was look at the achievements and realized some save scumming would be required to avoid having to do multiple playthrough's. Which I don't mind but I feel a proper game should not require multiple playthrough's to get all the achievements. Or multiple saves, you should be able to get all achievements on a single play. At this point the game score for me was 9/10.

    Soon into the game I realized after every choice was made the game instantly saved. No ability to save except when the game chose is not acceptable to me. Current score now 8/10.

    The graphics of the game I felt appeared to be in Alpha. The colors were dull and boring, and the game seems to be from the PS3 era, not the PS4/PS4 pro. The various districts in the game were also dull and had nothing to them. Current score now 7/10.

    The decisions you make in this game do not get me started. One of the achievements is to not kill/drink blood from any of the characters you meet. The game is called VAMPYR! Trying to do this achievement was worse then watching grass grow and paint dry. Plus if you do not drink blood you do not level up, which eventually means you will see enemies several times your level. Current score now 4/10, yes that is a big jump but c'mon seriously.

    This game just did nothing for me, the sound and speech was fine, however you have to sit through an entire conversation. For people such as myself who can read a bit faster and want to speed through the text, you can skip, but it will skip an entire dialog and not just the text windowed. Current score now 3/10.

    The combat in the game is ridiculous, just copy and paste each battle. Seriously their is little variety as you mow down the games enemies, certainly not as much variety as the game leads you to believe with the various abilities. Current score now 2/10.

    The story is this games greatest feature and why it is getting all the great reviews. However once you get past the amazing story to the bedrock underneath. There is not much going for this game,, however I am a sucker for a great story and so the score gets a point back . Current score 3/10.

    My hopes quickly dwindled for this game as I chose to drive a stake through Vampyr!
    Final score: 3/10

    Pros:
    Story
    Speech
    Sound

    Cons:
    Everything else    … Expand
  23. cosmistuff
    Jun 24, 2018
    2
    The story of this game is really interesting and that makes me sad because I'll never finish it. Why? Because there is no manual save. That may not be a big deal, but when choices are not explained, or when you just click the wrong button you have to start the game over to go back. The idea is to make the choices matter because the player can't go back. But guess what? If I wanted to playThe story of this game is really interesting and that makes me sad because I'll never finish it. Why? Because there is no manual save. That may not be a big deal, but when choices are not explained, or when you just click the wrong button you have to start the game over to go back. The idea is to make the choices matter because the player can't go back. But guess what? If I wanted to play like that, i could do that in literally every game ever just by not going back. I don't need a game company to force me to play this way. Especially when their dialog trees make it incredibly difficult to know what's actually going to happen from any choice...or when quests bug out so that you can't finish them and can't load your game before the bug.… Expand
  24. SplitMind
    Dec 19, 2020
    4
    Vampyr is a game that is almost great for me, making it even more frustrating that it comes so close to greatness, yet some very odd design choices hold it back and even more vexing is that these have not been patched over.
    The graphics of Vampyr match the ambience. The vampire genre has been done to death and the early 20th Century Britain was a great choice of setting. The game suffers    Vampyr is a game that is almost great for me, making it even more frustrating that it comes so close to greatness, yet some very odd design choices hold it back and even more vexing is that these have not been patched over.
    The graphics of Vampyr match the ambience. The vampire genre has been done to death and the early 20th Century Britain was a great choice of setting. The game suffers a bit from everything being a bit dark and lacking in colour, as well as the repetition of enemy sprites. Given that it’s not a AAA title it can be forgiven for not having the best graphics, however combined with the issues below makes the game suffer more for it.

    The story of Vampyr is a compelling one and being set amid the Spanish Flu pandemic made playing this game in 2020 resonate in a way nobody would ever have expected when it was released. It took me some getting used to, as at first so many names and information was thrown at me that I found it overwhelming and couldn’t keep track of quests and characters very well. The dialogue choices are a key component of Vampyr, and there is definitely plenty to sink your teeth into, however I also found it got rather mundane by the midpoint of the game, as I sent a good 50% of my time in conversation, another 30% wandering around lost, and the rest in combat.
    In order to develop your dialogue choices with characters you have to acquire clues from taking to other people or by finding evidence, both of which are essentially fetch quests. This is further confounded by the gameplay of Vampyr, which is where I had such a tumultuous love-hate relationship with the game.

    The fundamentals of the game is your choice between feeding your hunger or by resisting and therefore stabilizing the local community. The problem I found with this is that by being the good guy and not feeding off people you actually make the game harder for yourself as you are weaker unless prepared for the inevitable fights. Furthermore, it was often quicker and easier to just bite someone rather than pursue their banal quests to complete their dialogue and story. You unlock powers very quickly doing this and therefore have a much greater motive to be a ‘bad’ guy than the good guy. On one hand this may seem unbalanced, however it could also be argued that it provides more of a difference in the choice you make, as you see a visible impact around you when you continually take lives.

    However all of the above is greatly undermined and almost deemed irrelevant as the developers made some rather silly choices and omissions in their game design. Firstly, this game suffers badly from there being no fast travel. I don’t understand how this wasn’t implemented even after launch as many reviews have noted its absence. Secondly, this is further exasperated by some bad layouts on the map itself. The game is made almost entirely out of corridors and streets, with random gates locking off sections of the game, meaning you have a tedious journey to get around these and open them from the other side. This is also very odd given that you have a kind of teleport ability that lets you reach certain ledges, but a simple gate seems to be your kryptonite. These two aspects of the game mean that no matter how good the rest of the game is, it will be difficult to enjoy when there is ample tedious travel.

    What really brought this game down in my ranking for it was when I reached the final boss and discovered the most unbalanced portion of the game (SPOILERS). The last boss was extraordinarily highly-levelled and upon reading online (yet again!) I discovered specific skills and weapons were needed to defeat it; that or grind for more arduous hours. This is a fundamentally broken mechanic and the cherry on top of my poisoned experience with Vampyr.

    Finally, a special mention also goes to the combat. They seem to have imitated SoulsBorne games here but haven’t quite succeeded. Many enemies and bosses to require an engaging amount of strategy, however also suffer from being overly cheap with their attacks (some even summon ghosts to attack all at once) and having inconsistent health bars, in that the damage you do to them is high one minute then minimal the next. The most frustrating aspect is probably how few exp you get from defeating enemies, which made me want to avoid fights altogether, when the game should be encouraging you to explore all mechanics to stimulate you with diversity.

    Overall, Vampyr is more frustrating than enjoyable at times. Frustrating because game design isn’t always great, but also frustrating because I can see how great this game could be with a few minor tweaks and a couple of bigger tweaks. The concept and premise are excellent, while I have big grievances with the level designs and minor frustrations with things such as tiny fonts. There is plenty of lore and socializing to get lost in, but this ‘Doctor Simulator’ is hard to recommend    … Expand
  25. Skollie
    Nov 6, 2020
    6
    Pros:

    - Decent story with great lore - Combat system is a bit tedious, but satisfying - Tons of upgrade options - Great citizen and XP system Cons: - Game is littered with freeze screens - Very long loading screens - Mediocre graphics This game was quite good and I enjoyed it, but the technical problems really holds it back. I ran around the districts to get collectibles    Pros:

    - Decent story with great lore
    - Combat system is a bit tedious, but satisfying
    - Tons of upgrade options
    - Great citizen and XP system

    Cons:

    - Game is littered with freeze screens
    - Very long loading screens
    - Mediocre graphics

    This game was quite good and I enjoyed it, but the technical problems really holds it back. I ran around the districts to get collectibles and the game would freeze about 10 times in an hour’s time which forced me to quit the game and relaunch it, with the super long loading screens. I noticed that when there are too many enemies (about 6-7) on the screen, the game can’t handle it anymore. What a way to force you to fight every enemy before moving on. I can’t believe that after 2 years this still hasn’t been fixed.    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. Incore
    Jul 15, 2018
    10
    The story is fantastic and much you can explore about the people in the game that make you want to know more.
  28. Vizantiyec
    Sep 23, 2021
    3
    Low-quality game, a lot of bugs, lags, and freezes!
    Combat system as in-game in 2001
    The only plus is the characters and the storyline!

    DO NOT recommend!
  29. lolmol528
    Oct 15, 2020
    0
    I tried to play this game on ps4 on multiple occasions,but I never get past second chapter because of bad optimization. I think this game had great potential,but thanks to lazy developers,this game is practically unplayable. Game freezes almost every 10 minutes and need complete restart. Items are also glitched and thanks to that I often didnt get items that should drop from certain bosses.
  30. 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
  31. aaleguin
    Sep 24, 2018
    10
    Great history, challenging but not unfair gameplay, good music. Some glitches and problems that have been solved in the latests versions.
  32. SSDDCC
    Sep 25, 2018
    9
    Estamos ante la recuperación del vampiro más clásico en una aventura que, como videojuego, despunta donde más arriesga. La compra de habilidades con experiencia y la presencia en combate de magias y estamina no son, evidentemente, ninguna novedad; tampoco la elaboración de objetos ni la red de tendencias/caos.

    Pero consigue mezclarlo todo para que su reinterpretación de los dramas    Estamos ante la recuperación del vampiro más clásico en una aventura que, como videojuego, despunta donde más arriesga. La compra de habilidades con experiencia y la presencia en combate de magias y estamina no son, evidentemente, ninguna novedad; tampoco la elaboración de objetos ni la red de tendencias/caos.

    Pero consigue mezclarlo todo para que su reinterpretación de los dramas interactivos sea sólida de principio a fin. Las dinámicas elegidas son una apuesta segura por su eficacia y capacidad de divertir, aunque no quedan a la altura de las secciones puramente argumentales.

    El trasfondo inventado para todos los personajes dispara su interés con las consecuencias de nuestras acciones, haciendo de la experiencia un viaje intenso y muy recomendable. Las limitaciones presupuestarias nos privan de un mejor rendimiento técnico y de una mayor ambición artística -¡unas vistas al Big Ben por lo menos!-, aunque no deberían pesar tanto como para renunciar al juego.

    Compuesto de prólogo, nudo y desenlace como los libros de terror que le inspiran, Vampyr se extiende a lo largo de 14-15 horas para las misiones estrictamente canónicas (25-27 si queremos verlo todo de un final).

    Arropados por los violines que acaparan una banda sonora decadente y elegante, sellaremos el destino de una víctima que puede ser verdugo o redentor, pero siempre fiel al fascinante legado de Bram Stoker.    … Expand
  33. Berik
    Aug 6, 2019
    8
    Ever wondered what it would be like to be a demi-god among a flock of weak humans? Vampyr brings this feeling across perfectly.

    Vampyr is an action-rpg with a heavy focus on storytelling. You play as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a World War I Surgeon and specialist in blood transfusion. After you return from the war to visit your mother in London, you are bitten and turned into a vampire during a    Ever wondered what it would be like to be a demi-god among a flock of weak humans? Vampyr brings this feeling across perfectly.

    Vampyr is an action-rpg with a heavy focus on storytelling. You play as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a World War I Surgeon and specialist in blood transfusion. After you return from the war to visit your mother in London, you are bitten and turned into a vampire during a leisurely stroll. At first you are presumed dead, but it turns out you have become an Ekon (humanoid vampire). You are introduced to London after accidentally murdering your sister Mary and seeing the death caused by the Spanish Flu. During an investigation regarding the outbreak, you will find out there's more going on than meets the eye...

    The gameplay focusses on two aspects: Micromanagement of citizens, and combat. London is divided into several districts, with each having their own community of citizens. These people play a narrative role, and the same time serve as your food. Depending on your playstyle you can choose to embrace (suck the blood out of) citizens or choose to spare them, which also creates a more challenging playthrough. Citizens give a large amount of experience that can be spend on upgrading your skills and make you more powerfull. But on the downside, it will negatively impact the health status of their respective districts. By sparing citizens you will miss out on a lot of experience points, and thus the combat will be much harder as you are usually underleveled. Nonetheless, both playstyles create different experiences, and also different endings (4 endings in total).

    As i played Vampyr i was thoroughly entertained by the well written story and interesting lore behind it. The citizens all have unique personalities, and learning their hints made me feel either liking or despising them. This plays into choosing who you want to embrace and who you want to spare.

    The combat reminds me a bit of The Dark Souls gameplay, but this game is more focussed on speed and fighting groups of enemies. You can upgrade a grid of skills to suit your preferred playstyle (melee focussed, range focussed or stun focussed), with subtrees in certain skills as well. The combat itself feels basic, but is also challenging enough to be entertaining. There is a wide variety of enemies among several factions (Skalls, Guard of Priwen, Vampires and other vermin) that will challenge you in different ways.

    As i feel very positive about the above mentioned features, i do have some recommendations for improvement if Dontnod entertainment decides to make a sequel:
    1) Repetitiveness
    As the game progresses, conversations and district effects will start to feel more and more like a choir. The first district is interesting to micromanage as the hint mechanic still feels fresh, but by the time you enter the last district it will feel a bit chewed out. What could fix this is having more consequences from making choices, more ways to interact with citizens (escort missions, dates, combat), a more tied together social circle and more ways to influence citizens when you mesmerize them.
    2) Combat feels basic
    The combat works fine, and you will feel like a demi-god if you choose to regularly embrace citizens. But at the same time it feels like their is little diversity in the combat style due to a few skills being very good and the rest being useless in comparison. As the game progresses, combat will not be much different as you keep using the same skills that get more powerfull over time. This could be fixed by having the skills be more balanced, but also more diverse and with more options (making enemies frenzied or insane, having enemies turn into ghouls that help you, spawn shadows that fight beside you).

    All in all, i was very entertained by this game and had a great time. The story, lead character and the lore were so interesting that i hope Dontnod Entertainment makes a sequel. I give this game an 8/10, it is an excellent game.    … Expand
  34. Tony_lender_ps4
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Очень необычная игра с просто восхитительной атмосферой и прекрасной постановкой.
  35. 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.
  36. Nasum
    Dec 14, 2020
    8
    Can't speak for how the game was at launch but I tried it due to being free on ps + recently. I had a few crashes along the way but even when it happened during a save, the save was never compromised.

    Vampyr is an incredibly solid game. The story line is engaging, the atmosphere and tone are perfect. Every NPC has a quest related to them. The city can feel sparse at times (there is also    Can't speak for how the game was at launch but I tried it due to being free on ps + recently. I had a few crashes along the way but even when it happened during a save, the save was never compromised.

    Vampyr is an incredibly solid game. The story line is engaging, the atmosphere and tone are perfect. Every NPC has a quest related to them. The city can feel sparse at times (there is also a plague so it fits) but the interactions actually feel as if they matter. You get to choose who lives and who dies and you can slaughter almost the entire city and still complete the game. Which I always find is the mark of a well thought out RPG. I have heard people complain about the amount of dialogue, as an RPG fan this complaint doesn't make sense to me. I even noticed my wife lingering as I played a few times to catch what was happening.

    The talent system and crafting are very accessible, nothing too complex. The available options make for some fun, if not repetitive (though which game isn't?) combat. The game stutters a bit here and there as you walk about the city but I really didn't find that to be the case even in the most populated battles I was a part of. Combat is enjoyable and reflexive. As fleshed out as many a triple A title.

    Now my very favorite part of the game is simply the auto save feature. It's never far away if you need to exit for the night but it stops you from gaming it to your advantage if you made an incorrect choice. And choices do have consequences. The first time I absentmindedly (minor spoiler) destroyed an entire district, I was at first upset and then amazed that a game exists that doesn't hand hold to the extent most now do. It gave the options weight, something sorely missing from most modern RPGs.

    Overall I think it's an extremely underrated title and if the developer had more $$ I think the critics would have been more kind.    … Expand
  37. 613th
    May 27, 2021
    6
    Average game with its pluses and minuses.

    Pluses: + strong story as for me; + interesting and memorable characters; + setting and entourage, and the whole environment with all letters, textes and other; + RPG component of the game (the character skill mostly, the items part is rather bad). Minuses: - optimization, it is the worst of all games I have played on PS4; - drops, they    Average game with its pluses and minuses.

    Pluses:
    + strong story as for me;
    + interesting and memorable characters;
    + setting and entourage, and the whole environment with all letters, textes and other;
    + RPG component of the game (the character skill mostly, the items part is rather bad).

    Minuses:
    - optimization, it is the worst of all games I have played on PS4;
    - drops, they were very often and sometimes it discouraged the desire to play;
    - lack of fast movement, so you had to run through the whole map to your next point and every night the enemies are respawn, so you must kill them again and again;
    - a lot of unnecessary dialogs, which are just intentionally lengthen the playing time.

    So the main story and game were near 7 point for me, but all technical problems were really annoying and earned a reduced score.    … Expand
  38. GRRicky
    Jun 14, 2021
    6
    It got exciting concepts like deciding either to save or kill; however, most of this game is horrendously executed and deviated from its core concepts. Overall, except few well-thought-out plot twists in the middle of the game, the designer wants the game to convey too much, but too few design choices actually work. All four endings are terribly written and rendered all the development inIt got exciting concepts like deciding either to save or kill; however, most of this game is horrendously executed and deviated from its core concepts. Overall, except few well-thought-out plot twists in the middle of the game, the designer wants the game to convey too much, but too few design choices actually work. All four endings are terribly written and rendered all the development in the middle of the game meaningless. But I have to say it got some interesting characters and well developed plots in the middle part of the game. This game definitely deserve a high 6 or even a low 7.… Expand
  39. 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.
  40. gamerz4life
    Nov 2, 2020
    5
    Vampyr is created by Dontnod, the creators of Life is Strange, because of this you would think the story would be its strongest part but oddly enough it’s really not. There are many plot points set up that pull you in but you’re left disappointed by game’s end as most of the defining points are left hanging with no definite or satisfying conclusion. I played through the game as a goodVampyr is created by Dontnod, the creators of Life is Strange, because of this you would think the story would be its strongest part but oddly enough it’s really not. There are many plot points set up that pull you in but you’re left disappointed by game’s end as most of the defining points are left hanging with no definite or satisfying conclusion. I played through the game as a good vampire, without mesmerizing and eating a single citizen, in which I got the ‘good +’ ending. Let me tell you; don’t do this type of playthrough. It’s boring as all heck.

    The menus in this game are very strange, it operates like you’re playing on a PC, having you move the joystick to get the cursor over what you want to select. But this game was on consoles and PC at release. As for reading lore, the type they chose is tiny, I often had to lean forward and squint at the TV to be able to read it all. Also, when you’re sitting there reading, if you don’t move your cursor for like a minute the game goes to the pause menu. I’m already in a menu, why is it acting like I stepped away from the game and forgot to pause? It did it four times during a long collectible page! As for opening the skill tree, you see all these skills and think there’s a lot of choice but many of the vampire powers are useless (I really only used 3 blood powers) and you won’t find yourself really needing to invest in health or stamina past 3 levels. What you do need is a high blood amount upgrade for the first half of the game, as you’ll find it more difficult to acquire fresh blood early.

    I don’t understand the reviews about how difficult the combat is. It’s not that it’s difficult but rather that it’s incredibly repetitive as there are only 3 enemy types for Priwen , 2 for vampires & 3 Skall types. You will see and fight them hundreds of times. And this is where the problem of the game not having fast travel comes into play. You’re constantly required to trek back and forth across the city and by the halfway point you just want to jump there, not keep running and fighting the same people over and over. They say & do the same thing each time. Speaking of, if you hear the phrase “I have this THIRST for blood” in your sleep, I wouldn’t be surprised. This then leads into you being OP because of all the XP from these enemies. I stopped using particular weapons or stopped upgrading them because I didn’t want their damage too high. I was trying to make a difficult fight for myself because this game will not do it for you. If you play on easy, it’s too easy, if you put it to hard, the enemies are just annoying.

    This of course leads into the boss battles being easy also. They’re called bosses but they could barely hurt me, I only used 2 health serums and 1 blood during the entire game! Sometimes you were in random locations when boss health bars popped up with names you didn’t even know, but it took little effort to defeat them as well. As for the story of the bosses themselves, it was almost nonexistent. There was no great plot leading up to the fight and you didn’t feel accomplished after their defeat. Usually you wondered why you were fighting them.

    Storywise the game starts off really strong, starts to drag midway thru and dies by the end. Vampire lore is set up pretty well, until it starts to contradict itself and established lore. Whoever heard of vampires being able to sustain themselves on other vampires’ blood? There are many citizens in each district who will acquire illnesses you must heal every time you use a bed to upgrade if you don’t want the district to fall into chaos. It’s awful because the story is usually focused on 1 district a chapter and it’s a slog to run back to heal these people. Not only that but you can talk to them all about problems they’re having and that’s that. Nothing can be done about it, you can’t be a doctor and heal the man’s arm, the 2 doctors arguing over a surgery type won’t come to any conclusion, etc. You meet a fellow vampire, Lady Ashbury, who takes you under her wing, except she never teaches you anything important and quickly becomes the worst character in the game. She felt like she was to be a mentor and yet you get clotheslined with a paper-thin romance. The lead up and reveal of your creator was half-baked and made no sense. And the game’s ending focused on the stupid romance rather than giving a nice story. It all seemed rushed.

    Overall, I’d rather play Life is Strange. If you want to try this game anyways, rent it or buy it real cheap, you’re not going to want to pick it up a second time.    … Expand
  41. 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.
  42. 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
  43. GamesXpert
    Mar 10, 2022
    3
    Souls-like game. Very buggy game, constantly crashes. The story evolves on your choices and if you choose wrong answers you lose quests, that means less xp and difficulty in finishing. And you cannot load last save cause there is autosave which cannot be turned off. The story is interesting
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. X_247
    Mar 12, 2022
    1
    game play is trash, the characters are trash, and the camera was trash, but only thing was meh (not bad) is soundtrack and the story it is boring, and if someone want to buy it please save your money, only if you don't have waste basket then buy vampyr, also there are so many glitches in the game, some of it was funny but some of them maybe will effect on your progress, for example when Igame play is trash, the characters are trash, and the camera was trash, but only thing was meh (not bad) is soundtrack and the story it is boring, and if someone want to buy it please save your money, only if you don't have waste basket then buy vampyr, also there are so many glitches in the game, some of it was funny but some of them maybe will effect on your progress, for example when I was doing the main mission I opened the map to see where was the main mission, however there was no main missions, and how to fix it? by closing the game, that just an example for how much the bugs are there.… Expand
  47. Abu_Sami
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    I am really glad that I picked and played this amazing game. I usually play through a game for few hours then when I lose interest I drop it. However this game hooked me from the begging. The story and the interaction between the characters is what makes it unique. The voice acting is outstanding. You can choose your own path in the game. The two main problems for some maybe the game playI am really glad that I picked and played this amazing game. I usually play through a game for few hours then when I lose interest I drop it. However this game hooked me from the begging. The story and the interaction between the characters is what makes it unique. The voice acting is outstanding. You can choose your own path in the game. The two main problems for some maybe the game play and no fast travel. For me I had no issues with the game play. It is a bit clunky but it didn't hinder the experience for me.

    My only issue with game was no fast travel mechanic. You will find your self going from a place on the far right of the map to the far left. This is frustrating and will take some time.

    To conclude, if you love games with rich stories and characters you will like this game. The setting is beautiful. I wish they make a sequel.    … Expand
  48. Jackthegamer
    Sep 16, 2022
    5
    A lot of wasted potential. This game would be better if it was an interactive movie
  49. AntiMXT
    Feb 24, 2023
    4
    Way too much repetitive dialogue and ABYSMAL combat mechanics. (I've never felt so underpowered as an IMMORTAL vampire) A game where fast travel doesn't exist and the idea of running through those stupid streets, up dead-end alleys, where stubbing your toe leads to death (thus respawning miles away) just to TRY "upgrade". **** it, I'm out. They've taken an ok idea and kept it mid at best.
  50. 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.
  51. Mafiabrett
    Oct 16, 2019
    6
    Played this on PS4 Pro. Vampyr is a pretty fun game, I really enjoyed the world the devs built around London and the Vampires. Game offers a good story and a few different paths for completing it. Mostly coming down to whether you want to be a good doctor or a evil vampire. And that's where I got most of my enjoyment from this game. The moral choices they give to the players make you thinkPlayed this on PS4 Pro. Vampyr is a pretty fun game, I really enjoyed the world the devs built around London and the Vampires. Game offers a good story and a few different paths for completing it. Mostly coming down to whether you want to be a good doctor or a evil vampire. And that's where I got most of my enjoyment from this game. The moral choices they give to the players make you think about what you're doing. There was a few times I thought I was doing good but the game did a twist and turned it into bad, which surprised me and kept me questioning my decisions. Now for what brings the score down a bit. The graphics aren't the best, and the game has a little bit of a motion blur to it when running around the city giving the game a weird foggy look. The controls also are okay but something about the way the character handles just makes me wish it was smoother. Then there's the combat which I also wish was better, it gets repetitive after so many hours and got to the point when I came across a enemy patrol I just wanted to run past them to avoid the combat.

    In my Ratings:
    0-4 Games that I wish I hadn't spent money on
    5-7 Games that I enjoyed but probably wont play again
    8-10 Games that I loved and will definitely play again    … Expand
  52. 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
  53. SihaJenova
    Oct 29, 2019
    9
    This was the first time a game’s rewards for morally bad choices are so high I was tempted for more than roleplaying purposes. I still prevailed, forcing my Jonathan into blood abstinence through the very end and I do mean MY Jonathan. The game’s main character is by far my favourite thing in the game. Jonathan Reid truly felt like he belonged in this world, with a rich backstory, flawsThis was the first time a game’s rewards for morally bad choices are so high I was tempted for more than roleplaying purposes. I still prevailed, forcing my Jonathan into blood abstinence through the very end and I do mean MY Jonathan. The game’s main character is by far my favourite thing in the game. Jonathan Reid truly felt like he belonged in this world, with a rich backstory, flaws and traits, political opinions and interest but giving me enough dialogue choices to tailor them to my own preferences. All the more surprised I was when I saw other people’s gameplay and how their Jonathan’s differed from mine completely but somehow had the same level of depth.
    The NPC’s and their connection towards each other- is fun to explore and well implemented in the game. Aside from the awkwardly paced romance that the game sadly forces on the main character. The doctor-playing part of the game was a fun addition but nothing more than that.
    The main story was absolutely amazing. It does everything right by introducing the fantasy aspects so slow and always tied into real-world occurrences that they almost start to sound believable. The writers have clearly done their research as I found myself looking through Wikipedia pages of the historical figures and events mentioned in the game during the (unbearably long) loading screens.
    The developers made the most out of their rather limited supply of 3D assets so different areas all had their own feel to it.
    But even with all the praise, there is just no way around mentioning the combat system.
    Very few different types of enemies, slow character responses, horrible camera movements, the ‘best’ weapon can be found within the first hour of playing, the respawn mechanics are horrendously punishing, especially in closed-off areas with boss fights. Consumables do not respawn so if you have used them in your first attempt, died and came back…well…. Good luck.

    I can’t bring myself to dislike this game however. It’s doing something new, and it is excelling at it.
    it’s one of those titles that I can talk about even with friends who aren’t enthusiastic about videogames because it just has that much depth to offer. If only all aspects were as polished as the NPC system and the story so it could appeal to a brought mass giving Vampyr the popularity it deserves. But at least this way the developers can concentrate fully on tailoring it to a specific audience – of which I happily admit to be a part of.    … Expand
  54. rwncop
    Dec 10, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately I stopped playing this at the point of chapter 3. I just became very uninterested.

    The combat was probably my least favourite that probably put me off. The blood meter system is pretty cool, having to bite people to be able to use abilities which often led to some challenging battles when I ran out of blood. However, other than that it got very boring. Early in the game I    Unfortunately I stopped playing this at the point of chapter 3. I just became very uninterested.

    The combat was probably my least favourite that probably put me off. The blood meter system is pretty cool, having to bite people to be able to use abilities which often led to some challenging battles when I ran out of blood. However, other than that it got very boring. Early in the game I had already picked out my weapon choice and the game doesn't really encourage you to try different weapons except from the tutorial. This leads to you using the same abilities and weapon choice through most of the game, making every enemy encounter the same fight. There are a variety of abilities to choose from but only a few of them seem to be useful in combat, there was no point using a shield ability when all I'm doing is dodging and hitting attack each battle.

    The story and world was what had me interested. It's such an interesting story that gets set up pretty well at the beginning and you learn more and more as you play. This makes you want to play more so that you can find out more about the lore. However, because of the gameplay I just couldn't be bothered to keep going.

    The levelling up system is very unique but was very frustrating slowing down the gameplay even more, You could only level up when you went to sleep, and if you decide not to suck blood from civilians the game is made even harder. If you decide to eat civilians you get a huge boost in XP, but it makes that area of the city worse in terms of health. I decided not to do this which meant I was 5-7 levels below the enemies which then makes the gameplay slower and more frustrating.

    Overall, the game has an interesting story to follow and a detailed world to explore, but the gameplay was holding it all down resulting in a frustrating experience.    … Expand
  55. HakkaNoTogame
    Jan 24, 2021
    8
    The vampire game I have been waiting for since Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. It is not perfect but the combat resembles bloodborne so it is right up my alley. The story though is phenomenal. The best thing is choosing the npcs that you want to snack on. You constantly are at odds with yourself over your decision but I recommend letting your vampire nature take over. So fun when youThe vampire game I have been waiting for since Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. It is not perfect but the combat resembles bloodborne so it is right up my alley. The story though is phenomenal. The best thing is choosing the npcs that you want to snack on. You constantly are at odds with yourself over your decision but I recommend letting your vampire nature take over. So fun when you help someone, become friends, then bite down on your meal. The setting is fantastic as well. Fast travel and ng+ would have madd this a 9 for me. If you are a fan on vampires or a good rpg like game with an awesome story give this game a go. Played on ps4 then just recently purchased it on switch for handheld vampire awesomeness.… Expand
  56. sks2002
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    Boring game with old style game process like old days 2d games. The only good thing is scenario which is quite unusual.
  57. raptus21
    Nov 27, 2019
    4
    I am very disappointed with the game. I find it full of bugs and irrational limitations in exploration. The worst thing is total lack of save/load function. Whatever you do is done forever. Not possible to max out without conversation guide, which makes playing boring. Graphics is ok, but could be better. Sucking blood sucks, forces you to listen to victim's thoughts. Fight is notI am very disappointed with the game. I find it full of bugs and irrational limitations in exploration. The worst thing is total lack of save/load function. Whatever you do is done forever. Not possible to max out without conversation guide, which makes playing boring. Graphics is ok, but could be better. Sucking blood sucks, forces you to listen to victim's thoughts. Fight is not pleasant, not possible to hide or surprise attack. All enemies attack you instantly when you pick one of them, even if hidden behind wall or something. Second worst is exploration. You can use vampire skills only in places that allow that. You can run around building many times before you notice small mark of path inside. Recommended to masochists only.… Expand
  58. Lonitx
    Nov 9, 2020
    3
    I wouldn't mind the glitches or freezing or overall sub par performance so much as the constant crashing, I've played loads of games on ps4 and none were this bad, the amount of times I've had to close the app and restart per play session is insane, couple that with the longest loading screens I've ever witnessed... gives you ample time to think about better games to play at least.
  59. Salamaanderr
    Dec 5, 2019
    8
    Vampyr is truly a gem, with its gothic atmosphere and eerie tone and soundtrack and its fast and snappy combat with its many vampiric abilities you unlock through your playthrough. The game goes even deeper with a society mechanic the gives you the ability to affect the world's well being any way you see fit, even if you don't wish to. Vampyr also builds its world incredibly well givingVampyr is truly a gem, with its gothic atmosphere and eerie tone and soundtrack and its fast and snappy combat with its many vampiric abilities you unlock through your playthrough. The game goes even deeper with a society mechanic the gives you the ability to affect the world's well being any way you see fit, even if you don't wish to. Vampyr also builds its world incredibly well giving much lore and creating a hierarchy of sorts, this intrigued me and I was very invested in the inner workings of their vampire world. This is my runner up for game of the year and is definitely one to look into if your a fan of vampires or just dark atmospheres.… Expand
  60. painava
    Dec 30, 2020
    6
    The good: Story and atmosphere, art direction and score. The bad: Terrible load times, multiple crashes and freezes. The story could've been more compact. I'd remove one of the areas or make their population smaller. Now there are too many people whose lame stories take away from the main plot. The end game also feels like a different story. Why not start with the epic stuff instead ofThe good: Story and atmosphere, art direction and score. The bad: Terrible load times, multiple crashes and freezes. The story could've been more compact. I'd remove one of the areas or make their population smaller. Now there are too many people whose lame stories take away from the main plot. The end game also feels like a different story. Why not start with the epic stuff instead of cramming it all in the end?… Expand
  61. personinu
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    I really want to love this game so much. The story is probably the most unique and interesting that I’ve played in a while. Gothic/industrial aesthetic Vampire game where you are a part time doctor and part time investigator of sorts. You can choose to heal the sick and/or feast on the blood of the citizens of London. So much fun, but the combat is absolutely horrendous. As much as I lovedI really want to love this game so much. The story is probably the most unique and interesting that I’ve played in a while. Gothic/industrial aesthetic Vampire game where you are a part time doctor and part time investigator of sorts. You can choose to heal the sick and/or feast on the blood of the citizens of London. So much fun, but the combat is absolutely horrendous. As much as I loved the story, I had to stop playing not even half way through because I hated the combat so much. If you’re playing on a normal difficulty and you get 2-shot killed by random (non-boss) enemies, you know the combat mechanics are complete trash. Maybe one day I’ll start again on easy mode, but for now just thinking about this game infuriates me.… Expand
  62. 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.
  63. 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.
  64. 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
  65. 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.
  66. mateusbatatais
    Oct 28, 2020
    9
    Fui jogar esse jogo sem esperar muito, pois veio de graça na plus, e me surpreendi.
    Desafiador, mas viável. Não gosto de jogos dificil do nivel serie souls. Mas estava acostumado com jogos mais faceis que esse. Realmente, se você não tomar certos cuidados, subir de level e outras coisas, o jogo fica muito dificil.
    Tem bons gráficos, nada demais. Jogabilidae boa, as vezes travada, mas    Fui jogar esse jogo sem esperar muito, pois veio de graça na plus, e me surpreendi.
    Desafiador, mas viável. Não gosto de jogos dificil do nivel serie souls. Mas estava acostumado com jogos mais faceis que esse. Realmente, se você não tomar certos cuidados, subir de level e outras coisas, o jogo fica muito dificil.

    Tem bons gráficos, nada demais. Jogabilidae boa, as vezes travada, mas da muitas possibilidade. Não tem viagem rápida, um grande ponto fraco do jogo. E alguns outros defeitos que você não encontra em RPG como the witcher... Enfim, história muito boa, vale a pena conhecer

    História: 9
    Som: 10
    Jogabilidade: 8
    Gráficos:8
    Diversão: 9    … Expand
  67. 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
  68. Dtk1337
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    This game is sucks. Probably the story of game world is not bad but gameplay is peace of sh&t
  69. 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.
  70. Gamepro3093
    Oct 13, 2020
    8
    Really like this one. Don’t Nod did a bang up job! This is an interactive mystery/ slasher game set in the early 20th set during the Spanish Flu epidemic. You play as a renowned doctor turned vampire and you must choose your actions carefully. Worth the buy.
  71. 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.
  72. Cl4ncyDeWitt
    May 2, 2023
    6
    It's very interesting to see a game that addresses the end of the Victorian era, even more so when they take advantage of the lack of basic sanitation to bring about a "vampire apocalypse". The game's setting is beautiful and proves that in addition to having the necessary budget to make an epic adventure, it demonstrates the love and dedication of the developers to make it a reality.It's very interesting to see a game that addresses the end of the Victorian era, even more so when they take advantage of the lack of basic sanitation to bring about a "vampire apocalypse". The game's setting is beautiful and proves that in addition to having the necessary budget to make an epic adventure, it demonstrates the love and dedication of the developers to make it a reality. However, it turned out to be a shallow experience, where the combat feels heavy and with few options for opportunities, in addition to having a character customization that leaves something to be desired and a need to grind so hard that it discourages playing killing as few humans as possible. Despite so many aspects that I considered negative, the story and the atmosphere held me in roleplay and encouraged me to follow Dr. Reid from beginning to end, not to mention that it's a good option for players who are just starting to get interested in promotional RPGs to start with something more basic. I also hope that the game will serve as a base for Dont'nod to improve in future projects; but above all, review its direction and production, which in my amateur eyes, was the great weakness of the project.… Expand
  73. Artreus
    Nov 29, 2020
    0
    El juego es realmente malo, mal optimizado, gráficos malos, pantallazos azules, tiempo de carga muy largos, mecánicas malas, no tiene bien establecido la progresión, la narrativa es hueca sin olor ni sabor ya que no contribuye en nada en la experiencia del juego, tiene mucho guion innecesario que lo vuelve aburrido muy aburrido, por lo que no merece la pena comprarlo, también la obtenciónEl juego es realmente malo, mal optimizado, gráficos malos, pantallazos azules, tiempo de carga muy largos, mecánicas malas, no tiene bien establecido la progresión, la narrativa es hueca sin olor ni sabor ya que no contribuye en nada en la experiencia del juego, tiene mucho guion innecesario que lo vuelve aburrido muy aburrido, por lo que no merece la pena comprarlo, también la obtención de trofeos es muy tediosa y absurda, simplemente ni darle la oportunidad merece, juegos de este tipo no deberían salir al mercado con la cantidad de errores que tiene .… Expand
  74. Ruslan_Z
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Great game, really enjoy it despite some technical bugs and absence of fast travelling between hideouts.
  75. 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.
  76. Bcastelar28
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll explain why i gave it such a low rate.

    Bought the game last month in the psn sale. Great value and i didn't want the plus service ,i want the game. So after 20 hours the game crashed 8 times. Yeah,8 times. Sometimes the screen frozen. Sometimes the error 34878-0. Sometimes my playstation simply turn it off. Reading some reviews and forums it showed me that i've made a huge mistake buying this crap. The game in general is fun but the lack of respect from dontnod and the devs for allowing such a broken ass game for sale in the market is beyond my imagination. If i could,i would ask for i refund but here i am,without my money,without the game and with ZERO RESPONSES from dontnod,focus or vampyr game twitter account.

    No,don't buy this bomb. Stay away.    … Expand
  77. Aykoman
    Oct 14, 2020
    0
    This game is trash dude. Will never buy this game. It makes me very angry huh
  78. 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
  79. Exscriber
    Nov 7, 2020
    0
    king of bugs, not worth to view at all. game crashes 100500 times on ps4...
  80. 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.
  81. Chelinin
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    Un muy buen juego con una narrativa muy buena y escenarios asombrosos, personajes originales y combates epicos
  82. Brunotripiana
    Oct 14, 2020
    10
    Es un juego muy bueno la verdad de los mejores que hay de vampiros. Si te gustan los juegos de suspenso te encantará
  83. 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
  84. capitarus
    Oct 26, 2020
    2
    Количество вылетов просто зашкаливает, что полностью перечеркивает удовольствие от игры. И это спустя два года после релиза. После третьей главы удалил. Раздражение пересилило интерес.
  85. 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.
  86. 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
  87. 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...
  88. Rysak23
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    How the **** this stupid **** could have even at least 3 points on metacritic?! Old, crooked, cheap stuff, that constantly crashes
  89. chrisdan23
    Jun 8, 2022
    9
    Vampyr, vom Entwicklerstudio Dontnod, die vor allem mit dem orginalen Life is Strange Titel bekannt geworden sind, ist eines der unterschätzten Kleinode des ARPG Genres. Klar, das Kämpfen fühlt sich, gerade in de ersten Stunden des Spiels, deutlich clunky an, und auch die Gesichtsanimationen, in den, für dieses Spiel so wichtigen, Dialogen, kommen eher holzig und grobschnittig daher. TrotzVampyr, vom Entwicklerstudio Dontnod, die vor allem mit dem orginalen Life is Strange Titel bekannt geworden sind, ist eines der unterschätzten Kleinode des ARPG Genres. Klar, das Kämpfen fühlt sich, gerade in de ersten Stunden des Spiels, deutlich clunky an, und auch die Gesichtsanimationen, in den, für dieses Spiel so wichtigen, Dialogen, kommen eher holzig und grobschnittig daher. Trotz der tollen Atmosphäre des Titels, sieht man dem Spiel sein knappes Budgets leider all zu oft an. Doch genau diesem Spiel hätte man ein bessere Finanzierung sehr gewünscht. Denn hinsichtlich seiner Spielmechaniken bietet Vampyr Ideen und Systeme, die, wenn man ein Fable für dialoglastige Rollenspiele hat, dem Spiel eine gewisse Einzigartigkeit gebe. Die Spielmechanik der sozialen Verbindungen der verschiedenen NPCs, das Sammeln von Informationen zu den einzelnen Charakteren und deren Bindungen, entwickelt eine motivierende Dynamik immer mehr Dialogoption freischalten zu wollen. Raffinierter wird das Ganze dadurch, dass Progress im Spiel vor allem erreicht wird, dass wir selbst entscheiden, ob wir NPCs im Spiel opfern, um uns zusätzliche EP einzuverleiben, die wir vielleicht dringend für unsere Kämpfe brauchen. Dass, wenn wir wichtige NPCs töten, oder zu wild sind in unserem Blutrausch gar ganze Stadtteile kippen können, gibt dem Spiel einen sehr eigenen Kniff, da je nach Entscheidung, Spieldurchläufe sich deutlich unterscheiden können, was auch den hohen Wiederspielwert des Titels ausmacht.… Expand
  90. 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
  91. Frost_Plays
    Nov 9, 2020
    0
    in 2020 its a buggy, slow paced, poor excuse of a game.
    when the game isnt busy crashing every few minutes, youll find yourself having to talk to every single npc in the game just to find a mission to do. the npcs are forgettable. you want to be a vampyr and kill some people. well be ready for it to lock you out of a bunch of missions. running from district back and forth get boring real    in 2020 its a buggy, slow paced, poor excuse of a game.
    when the game isnt busy crashing every few minutes, youll find yourself having to talk to every single npc in the game just to find a mission to do. the npcs are forgettable. you want to be a vampyr and kill some people. well be ready for it to lock you out of a bunch of missions. running from district back and forth get boring real fast.
    combat was terrible. there is a few different builds/weapons you can use. but i never needed to swap off my 2h from the start of the game.    … Expand
  92. Rafamendizabal
    Oct 16, 2020
    9
    Greta game once you get into it. Original and very well made. I loved the music and the story.
  93. Yiiman
    Nov 27, 2020
    3
    good plot. but how I hesitated to reload the game. constantly freezes, long loads and a bunch of other bugs. she blows my brain
  94. RedfieldSensei
    Oct 22, 2020
    0
    Консоли Ps4P(ro) и Ps4S(lim).
    Начну с плюсов: графика.
    Минусы: все, что относится к технической составляющей. Топорная анимация, баги, глюки, вылеты, странное падение кадров, ужасно долгие загрузки, зависания - это Vampyr. У игры часто бывают (случайным образом) подзагрузки на открытой местности или в диалогах и из-за этого происходит очень много багов. Был момент когда я(ps4P) играл со    Консоли Ps4P(ro) и Ps4S(lim).
    Начну с плюсов: графика.
    Минусы: все, что относится к технической составляющей. Топорная анимация, баги, глюки, вылеты, странное падение кадров, ужасно долгие загрузки, зависания - это Vampyr. У игры часто бывают (случайным образом) подзагрузки на открытой местности или в диалогах и из-за этого происходит очень много багов. Был момент когда я(ps4P) играл со своей(ps4S) и была миссия, подняться на второй этаж склада и забрать виски.. или что-то такое. Когда мы были на верху, произошла случайная подзагрузка (у меня когда дверь открывал, у моей на лестнице) и у меня игра просто закрылась, у моей начались сильные падения кадров, помог только перезапуск игры.
    Геймплей уныл и дисбалансирован. Увернуться от врага то еще испытание, даже отскочив на безопасное расстояние и зайдя врагу за спину, враг все равно может нанести урон, даже если повернут спиной к персонажу. Учитывая, что у игры загрузки по минуте+, то на боссах это целое испытание, головная боль и ожоги чуть ниже спины.
    Я не знаю, зачем разработчики, которые ничего не понимают в Сулслайк геймплее, выбрали именно такой вариант... Тут бы идеально подошло что-то вроде Dishonored... Но... Что говорить о тех, кто за 2 года так и не исправил свою игру.
    Было и такое: когда в момент диалога игра снова подгружалась и все НИПы стали похожими на Гулей из Фоллыча, а реплики нельзя было пропустить. Игра вообще не любит быстрое поведение игроков, то и дело, что начнет подгружать, то зависнет, то закроется.
    На счет сюжета ничего сказать не могу т.к. наверное (я лично) буду удалять, хоть завязка и заинтриговала. Но в этот кусок кода физически больно играть. Даже за бесплатно ее не рекомендую, хоть в нашем случае именно так ее и заполучили (PSplus).    … Expand
  95. patch0433
    Dec 1, 2020
    4
    I played it on a PS4 when it was released on ps plus for free.

    I liked the setting, the soundtrack, some of the characters and the combat was repetitive, but fun. I don't know if it was just my game, but it crashed so many times and had many graphic bugs. I hated the world, it was way too large for so few characters and activities and combined with no fast traveling, it was a pain    I played it on a PS4 when it was released on ps plus for free.

    I liked the setting, the soundtrack, some of the characters and the combat was repetitive, but fun.

    I don't know if it was just my game, but it crashed so many times and had many graphic bugs.
    I hated the world, it was way too large for so few characters and activities and combined with no fast traveling, it was a pain in the ass to run always from A to B and killing the same stupid npcs.
    The Boss fight weren't challenging at all especially the final boss.

    But what i hated the most, were the decisions and the autosaving. Most of the time, I didn't know what the good or the bad decision was, because I didn't know how the characters would react on some of the dialog decisions. The i choose the wrong option and BOOM the hint was gone.
    I am perfectionist and I play my games as one. And I hate it when I cant unlock all dialog options, doors or chests. I was forced to run through this empty world, seeing looked doors and areas I couldn't reach, and I didn't know what i had to do or what i did wrong. It was sooo frustrating.
    Some of the side quests weren't completable, if you hadn't reach a specific point in the main quest.

    The choice you had to make in every district when you finished it, felt like it had no impact on the result. I don't wanted Nurse Crane to blackmail Elizabeth anymore, but i don't wanted to kill her.
    So i erased her memory, of the information against Elizabeth. I wanted Nurse Crane to stop blackmailing her and continue her work in white chapel, or so i thought. Because in the end she just had to die. I was frustrated because, this was not the result i wanted, but i could load my saved game, because you can't. Same with Sean The game forces you to make decisions but don't give you all the information.

    The game is simply not good enough to play it multiply time just for the outcome of every decision.

    What is with the inventory? You can carry like 20 Weapons and other material all the time, but MY GOD THE AMMUNITION IS WAY TO HEAVY and I don't want to start with the f**king loading screens.    … Expand
  96. 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
  97. LL66
    Oct 27, 2020
    8
    Solid game, could've been a masterpiece if it weren't the technical disaster.

    Wonderful game world, level design and athmosphere. Pieces of lore everywhere in the game a more than decent story, an enjoyable variety of secondary quests and a nice skill tree that can be maxed if you take a certain route with the decisions. The game has bad graphics, obsolete face models and animations,    Solid game, could've been a masterpiece if it weren't the technical disaster.

    Wonderful game world, level design and athmosphere. Pieces of lore everywhere in the game a more than decent story, an enjoyable variety of secondary quests and a nice skill tree that can be maxed if you take a certain route with the decisions.
    The game has bad graphics, obsolete face models and animations, it's full of bugs that are really tedious and the gameplay is limited by the outdated game engine.

    A great game imo    … Expand
  98. nexus151196
    Nov 9, 2020
    6
    Очень противоречивая игра, сначала я прямо заставлял себя в нее играть,к третьей главе немного вник в происходящее, а к концу не мог оторваться, НО -у игры плохое техническое состояние даже в 2020. Баги , вылеты, зависания мешали играть, боёвка слабая, постановка тоже. Постоянные подзагрузки просто убивают желание играть. Их плюсов выделю хорошую озвучку героев, атмосферу, звук и шикарныйОчень противоречивая игра, сначала я прямо заставлял себя в нее играть,к третьей главе немного вник в происходящее, а к концу не мог оторваться, НО -у игры плохое техническое состояние даже в 2020. Баги , вылеты, зависания мешали играть, боёвка слабая, постановка тоже. Постоянные подзагрузки просто убивают желание играть. Их плюсов выделю хорошую озвучку героев, атмосферу, звук и шикарный сюжет. Крепкая средняя игра, потенциал шикарный, реализация - увы нет!… Expand
  99. FRIST_008
    May 8, 2023
    9
    Это достойный представитель жанра, который стоит внимания всех любителей рпг составляющих.
  100. clovensmile
    Dec 15, 2022
    1
    Horrible game. This game is impossible to walkthrough without a guide. And I had to read 3 of them in order to find out all the information I needed. More than 50% of time with this game I spent on studying the guides and forums.
    Why? Because you don’t know what build is the best, you don’t know what weapons are the best etc. You can easily spoil a hint with an incorrect answer. You don’t    Horrible game. This game is impossible to walkthrough without a guide. And I had to read 3 of them in order to find out all the information I needed. More than 50% of time with this game I spent on studying the guides and forums.
    Why? Because you don’t know what build is the best, you don’t know what weapons are the best etc. You can easily spoil a hint with an incorrect answer. You don’t know what secret weapon keeps a character in his stash and what the consequences of killing him.
    There is so much bla bla in the game it’s starts to annoy you. I’ve done all the investigations and they’re absolutely not worth it.
    I’ve wasted so much work and time into this game and the result was absolutely not worth it.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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