I literally did a James Bond marathon, which is still missing 2 games, and I replayed Half Life, just to avoid playing with Vampyr.
I always wanted to try this one, as I heard good things about the story. Basically, you play as a vampire, who needs to decide the fate of certain districts, because as you kill certain characters, others may notice the fact that they are missing, and their death will cause consequences, essentially making the game much more darker.
To be fair, Vampyr's premise is a really good one, and I appreciated how it tries to be different from the rest of the bunch, but you really need to bring out the big guns if you want to make a game like this. Not just because, the other alternative is Vampire: The Masquerade, but because old timers, who remember the Legacy of Kain games, will possibly try this one out, and if you make both group disappointed, well, it is over. The game has very janky animations, somewhat decent voice acting, and an RPG side, that needs more polish.
Aside from these problems, the worst part about this game, is the writing, as I never encountered such artificial writing before. The whole game reeks from being written like a vampire fanfiction, lacking any depth or original thought, and I was deeply sad that this was the aspect that was praised by some of my friends, and weirdly, it is the worst part of the game.
What I liked the most, is probably the mediocre combat, because you can unleash some vampire abilities, that are fun to use.
If you want to try something new in the vampire genre, give this one a try, but avoid it if your expectations are high.
I always wanted to try this one, as I heard good things about the story. Basically, you play as a vampire, who needs to decide the fate of certain districts, because as you kill certain characters, others may notice the fact that they are missing, and their death will cause consequences, essentially making the game much more darker.
To be fair, Vampyr's premise is a really good one, and I appreciated how it tries to be different from the rest of the bunch, but you really need to bring out the big guns if you want to make a game like this. Not just because, the other alternative is Vampire: The Masquerade, but because old timers, who remember the Legacy of Kain games, will possibly try this one out, and if you make both group disappointed, well, it is over. The game has very janky animations, somewhat decent voice acting, and an RPG side, that needs more polish.
Aside from these problems, the worst part about this game, is the writing, as I never encountered such artificial writing before. The whole game reeks from being written like a vampire fanfiction, lacking any depth or original thought, and I was deeply sad that this was the aspect that was praised by some of my friends, and weirdly, it is the worst part of the game.
What I liked the most, is probably the mediocre combat, because you can unleash some vampire abilities, that are fun to use.
If you want to try something new in the vampire genre, give this one a try, but avoid it if your expectations are high.