Vampyr

While the game has some issues with combat and uses simplistic tropes for its main character, it is an excellent DONTNOD story. I was compelled to move forward and find out what grim happenstance was unfurled in this land. Yes, it is not a perfect game, but it serves as an engrossing drama for players to enjoy.

The story may be a tad lackluster, and the combat may be clunky as hell, but Vampyr does offer a compelling adventure for those looking for some blood-sucking fun. It also manages to effectively make you feel like a creature of the night at times. Unfortunately, the frequent technical issues sapped just about every ounce of joy from the experience, leaving this digital world a dry, lifeless husk.

Vampyr unfortunately flounders after building some solid foundations in the opening hours. London feels like a city on a knife edge, and the citizens prove to be an inviting cast of creative characters. But Vampyr then lures you into sacrificing these characters, cutting out a key part of the game, all to have a hope of standing up to the horrors that await you in the shadows of London.

It's a real shame, because Vampyr has some really interesting ideas that never really come to fruition due to its narrow-minded focus on a combat system that's dull, unappealing, and quite frankly unnecessary. If the RPG system was tied into improved dialogue options, we might have had another Life Is Strange on our hands. Instead, it's likely to be another Remember Me.

Exploring London and uncovering secrets is always an engaging affair, and the combat never fails to get the adrenaline pumping. But trumping it all is the freedom that Vampyr grants you to be a devious agent of the undead or a doting doctor. Often the choices you make won’t be so clear cut, but that’s what makes Vampyr so interesting. It doesn’t simply deal in absolutes, but many shades of grey.

Moody, gothic atmosphere makes 1918's London an incredible setting; A vast number of layered and well-developed characters; Engaging, immersive gameplay loop; Your decisions carry actual weight and consequences, leading to surprising levels of player agency; Captivating narrative setup. Vampyr may very well be the video game personification of the phrase "diamond in the rough".

Vampyr is also riddled with basic technical problems like long loads, odd collision, and stilted animation. The rough edges can tap into a similar appeal that I find in games like Deadly Premonition or Earth Defense Force, but they are also frustrating – especially when the whole game crashes at critical moments. Nothing that Vampyr provides makes it worth putting up with these problems, or any of the other issues plaguing the game.

Vampyr feels like a game we haven't seen this generation. It's not triple-A but it's not indie, it falls somewhere in the middle. It has that charming amount of jank, really ambitious and original ideas, and it's a game many will sleep on because it's not as well known but those who play it likely won't regret picking it up.

The people you’re trying to save, or deciding to eat, are fleshed out well enough, and with enough complexity, to leave you making decisions based on what you believe, not through totting up some in-game metric. It’s a very narrative focused game with some rough edges, and a slow conversation heavy pace, but the shape overall is an enjoyable take on a gothic vampire fantasy.

When it gets going you can see the potential of the way it offers you more power if you consume its interesting citizens. But Vampyr never commits to this idea to the point where I felt I needed to make that sacrifice to succeed in its relatively simple combat, which leaves it feeling toothless and vulnerable to having a lot of its fun sucked away by technical issues, despite its genuinely engaging story.

I do like Vampyr, but it feels full of wasted potential. The ideas behind it are great and unique, and Dontnod should be commended for experimenting with the RPG formula this way. It is worth a playthrough just for the vampire-style mechanics. The rest of the game simply struggles to be impressive. Vampyr is ultimately a competent game but forgettable experience. RPG fans should check it out, but otherwise, it is hard to recommend Vampyr as a must-have title for anyone’s collection.

The glitches and general lack of polish diluted my experience; the loading screens were borderline unbearable; the gameplay, while sometimes fun, could also become very tedious; and the characters just weren’t likable or relatable enough for me to want to endure another 30-hour playthrough to try to get them their happy ending. Vampyr is very ambitious and presents a lot of cool and interesting ideas, but just doesn’t quite hit its mark.

Witnessing a studio succeed beyond what their audience expects of them is always a pleasure, and DONTNOD Entertainment has done just that with Vampyr. Whether you’re intrigued by the idea of stalking London as a bloodthirsty vampire or expressly fancy a rock-solid ARPG, consider sinking your teeth into this gem.

At no point in Vampyr did I have fun following trails of blood, mixing antiquated remedies out of opium, or bludgeoning some Crucifix wielding goon in a mask for the 50th time. But I was constantly compelled forward to find out what next grim choice it would give me, anxious to spend yet another night in one of its safehouses to see if my efforts to keep London’s souls alive another day had worked.

Weighty life-or-death decisions all but ensure that players will want to run through the campaign multiple times to see how things would play out differently by killing or saving certain individuals, or by upgrading certain abilities earlier or later. Vampyr is a cinematic, single-player experience well worth your time and money. A harrowing adventure await those who are willing to sink their time into Vampyr.

And yet, the credits roll on Vampyr with the realization of how seldom we see an open-world RPG experience like this, where being a citizen with a responsibility to a place and its people feels personal, even if that investment lies in who looks delicious tonight. Vampyr is certainly shaggy and rough in the technical department, but its narrative successes still make for an impactful and worthwhile experience.

Vampyr serves delicious ladles of angst and drama with a hearty slice of excellent, morally grey choice system that will genuinely surprise you, all wrapped up in a wonderfully gloomy London. It's just a shame the combat turns a bit sour.

The bottom line: Vampyr is a great experience. Its fun story will keep you intrigued for hours upon hours, and refined and simple gameplay will keep you hooked for even more. While the game does suffer from a few bugs and texture problems here and there, it doesn’t stop it from being a terrific game, one might even call it a sleeper hit.

Much like its early 20th century setting, Vampyr feels like a bit of a throwback to a past age of action RPGs. In a time where the genre is evolving Vampyr holds on to past ideas for much of its tenure, and it doesn’t have a story strong enough to overcome that fact. The world itself is ripe for lots of stories to be told within, with Dontnod having done a good job with world building, but while Vampyr isn’t a bad game, nor is it as great as it could be.

There's a trade off between making Jonathan stronger and keeping districts stable, each one offering their own benefits. There are technical issues, and the performance is lacking on every front, but Vampyr has enough going for it conceptually that it's worth sinking some time into, if only to be a vampire in 20th century London.

We admire the attempt at blending conflicting narrative and gameplay styles, we also had fun with the combat and deciding who and how many NPCs to feed on. However, as Vampyr's story reached its conclusion the intriguing mechanics fell apart. We expect that genre fans will appreciate what Vampyr tries to achieve, however, a wider audience is unlikely to find much to sink their teeth into.

There's no denying that Vampyr has some mighty rough edges to it and combat that is decent, but unspectacular. Yet there's a delicious sense of place to it that makes it undeniably interesting to get stuck into. Many of the game's flaws melt away as you get lost in the moody grime of this alternate version of wartime London. The most important job Vampyr had to do was to present a compelling game about the tragic romanticism of being a vampire, and the fight for retaining humanity or embracing the unnatural power it brings. Vampyr does drop the ball on many small things, but it does that important job superbly.

A pesar de sus más que evidentes defectos, Vampyr tiene potencial para convertirse en un juego de culto entre los amantes del género vampírico. Si sois capaces de ver más allá de sus limitaciones técnicas, su historia y personajes os atraparán entre sus brazos y no os soltarán hasta haber consumido hasta la última gota de... vuestro tiempo.

Durante su periplo, Jonathan Reid viajará por todos los distritos en busca de sus objetivos. Vampyr funciona como juego de mundo abierto, pese a que el mapa no es excesivamente amplio. Aun así, se echa en falta el viaje rápido. Dontnod también debe ajustar un poco el rendimiento, que sin ser terrible, sí resulta mejorable.

Vampyr es un juego de dualidades que enfrenta la ciencia y lo sobrenatural, el bien y el mal, la pobreza y la opulencia, lo tradicional y lo nuevo, la mortalidad y la eternidad.

Vampyr es un juego con personalidad, buenas ideas, muy ambicioso en lo narrativo y con una ambientación y temática tan interesantes como absorbentes. Por desgracia, la ejecución no es todo lo brillante que nos hubiera gustado, con un sistema de combate demasiado simple y aburrido, un apartado técnico muy mejorable y una recta final algo apresurada y atropellada.

Una gran experiencia solo lacrada por cierta tosquedad en los combates pero que se mueve a un alto nivel en ambientación, música y con una duración más que interesante. Si renunciamos a la tendencia constante de juegos online y de actualizaciones periódicas, vamos a centrarnos en uno de los títulos "single player" de mayor nivel y con una historia más interesante de la temporada. Y si ya somos fans de los seres nocturnos con colmillos... una gozada.

Vampyr ist in seinen besten Momenten ein stimmungsvolles Abenteuer. In seinen schlechtesten Momenten ist es wie ein Holzpflock mitten ins Herz eines Rollenspielers. Dieses Auf und Ab deutet sich schon im Einstieg an, zieht sich durch das komplette Abenteuer und lässt einen erahnen, was mit einer reiferen Regie möglich gewesen wäre.

Ainsi, les options graphiques sont très nombreuses (sur PC tout du moins) et parfaitement agencées, on peut choisir d'afficher ou non l'interface en jeu, et il est même possible de choisir la taille des sous-titres parmi trois, et la présence ou non de l'indication du locuteur. Au final, même s'il n'atteint pas tout à fait la perfection, Vampyr la frôle et comblera d'aise les amateurs de RPG et de suceurs de sang.

Fort heureusement, l'intelligence de l'oeuvre, aussi bien dans sa mise en scène que dans ses différentes mécaniques (système de salubrité, enquête sur les citoyens, gestion du sang) permet de faire correctement abstraction des problèmes sus-cités. Vampyr est décidément une belle surprise, pas exempte de défauts, mais qui mérite vraiment qu'on croque dedans.

Univers halluciné, coincé entre la guerre, la maladies et l’ésotérisme, le monde de Vampyr nous offre une trentaine d’heures de lecture, de dialogues et de quêtes, desquelles on ressort satisfait mais forcément déçu de certaines mécaniques. Enfin, impossible de passer à côté des défauts techniques du portage console, lequel affiche d'énormes lacunes en matière de fluidité d'affichage et d'optimisation des chargements.

Em suma, a Dontnod oferece-nos mais uma experiência notável, com alguns problemas típicos dos jogos que não têm um orçamento de milhões é certo, as vozes e expressões faciais alternam entre o medíocre e o competente, os loadings são longos e irritantes, mas no essencial, se apreciam a temática, vão amar explorar os cantos desta representação londrina e desenrolar o novelo social que compõe a sociedade de Vampyr.

Vampyr si è rivelato un titolo ben più importante di quanto non apparisse durante le fasi preliminari e testimonia la grande maturità di Dontnod, ormai pienamente in grado di dare un'impronta immediatamente riconoscibile alle proprie opere. Si tratta di un passo in avanti degno di nota per la software house francese, capace di creare un potenziale franchise che dipenderà dal gradimento del pubblico.

Il ritmo lento al quale si muove il gioco in particolare nelle fasi iniziali va di pari passo con la decadenza della città e personalmente l'ho trovato perfetto. Gli unici appunti che posso fare sono i caricamenti, pochi ma molto spesso obbligati e piuttosto lunghi, e una certa fretta nelle parti conclusive della trama. Fretta che comunque non manca di dare al giocatore tutte le risposte di cui sente il bisogno.

Vampyr сложно рекомендовать даже тем, кто очень любит студию Dontnod. Это гениально написанная история с интересными персонажами и ситуациями, но экшен с ролевыми элементами из нее вышел слабый. Однако Vampyr — совершенно точно не плохая игра, и в нее обязательно следует сыграть тем, кому близки сеттинг и вампирская тематика, и тем, кто не боится больших объемов текста. Надеюсь, что таковых найдется много, потому что угрозы второго банкротства разработчики могут не пережить, а они нам нужны. Они крутые.

Vampyr — как глоток свежего воздуха в душном потоке громких релизов и однотипных инди. Это не совсем та игра про бессмертных носферату, которую все так ждали, но она несомненно запомнится фанатам приключений про вампиров. Урезанная в бюджете и не без очевидных проблем она все же преподносит игрокам интересные идеи в простой обертке.

Sona geldiğimizde Vampyr için tema itibariyle türünün tek örnek oyunu diyebiliriz. Kaliteli RYO mekanikleri yanında oyunun ana hikayesi en baştan en sona kadar gizemlerle dolu durumda. Her ne kadar oyunun oynanış mekanikleri diğer aksiyon RYO oyunlar ile karşılaştırdığımızda yetersiz olsa da, Vampyr kendin kendine yetebilen bir oyun olmuş. İçerisinde bulunduğumuz bu yaz aylarında RYO açlığı çeken oyuncular için Vampyr ilaç gibi gelecektir.

In hoofdlijnen is Vampyr een fantastisch mooi en origineel spel. Ik heb daarbij niks dan lof voor een mid-tier spel dat iets nieuws durft te proberen in deze tijden van blockbusters en remasters. Van alle geweldige ideeën die Vampyr tegen de muur gooit, blijven er echter door matige uitwerking te weinig plakken. Wat overblijft is een charmante, ambitieuze ‘B-titel,’ barstend van de onvolledig uitgewerkte systemen en onbenutte mogelijkheden.

Met een instabiele framerate, talloze laadschermen en spontane vastlopers word je zo uit de game getrokken. Maar zoals het ook wel eens met liefde gaat, uiterlijk is niet alles. Wie door de technische foutjes heen kan kijken, houdt een super origineel en bloedstollend avontuur over waar je zelfs als non-vampier spontaan van begint te watertanden.

Czy warto sięgnąć po grę Vampyr? Z pewnością tak! To produkcja jedyna w swoim rodzaju. Studio Dontnod po raz kolejny udowodniło, że potrafi przetrzeć nowe ścieżki, tam gdzie szlak wydawał się już wydeptany. Niezwykle klimatyczna historia doktora Reida nie pozwoli nam oderwać się od ekranu, niczym wampir wysysający krew swojej ofierze.