Vampyr
- June 4, 2018
- Dontnod Eleven
- 18h median play time
Vampyr might not be to everyone’s taste being heavily narrative-driven with its long dialogues, bland textures and repetitive combat sequences. But if you can overlook these little faults, you’ll find a refreshing title worth savoring.
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Get on PS StoreIn "Vampyr," you play as a newly-turned vampire doctor during the 1918 flu pandemic in London. Your mission to find a cure conflicts with your vampire nature, forcing you to choose who to feed on among the city's citizens. Your decisions will have consequences, shaping the fate of London and its inhabitants. The game offers a blend of supernatural combat and manipulation, with a focus on the moral dilemmas of being a vampire.
Playstation 4
Reviews
- story12,667 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- gameplay3,995 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- atmosphere1,913 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- graphics1,842 mentions
- 49 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- music1,511 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- grinding724 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 3 % neutral mentions
- 97 % negative mentions
- stability333 mentions
- 5 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 95 % negative mentions
- optimization308 mentions
- 26 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
- replayability291 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- emotional179 mentions
- 94 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- character development132 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- funny110 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- ads16 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Vampyr Review
Vampyr has a ton of interesting ideas, an intriguing world, and a great cast of characters, but is ultimately let down by its narrow-minded focus on unnecessary combat.
60%Vampyr Review
A vivid sense of time and place, and a fantastic central idea, soon turn pale with repetitive combat and a forest of conversation trees. But what's here is different, and spells good things for the understocked vampire genre's future.
60%Vampyr Review (PS4)
There are many games that have tried to tie survival and moral elements mechanics together, but few manage to do it so well like Vampyr. Far from being a spiritual successor of games like Vampire: The Masquerade or Soul Reaver, Vampyr manages to create a sub-genre of its own. It's fascinating to see how a scientist, Dr. Johnathan Reid, is handling the world of supernatural he just plunged in after turning into a vampire. But it's not just the desire to find a scientific explanation for what's happening to him that makes Reid a fascinating character, but also the way he handles the interactions with the Londoners. Ultimately, Vampyr is definitely a game worth playing, even if just for the moral choices and the fine character building Dontnod managed to achieve. Don't get this one if you're expecting a combat-heavy RPG with your favorite vampire character.
70%
