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Vampyr - Review @ TechRaptor

by Hiddenx, 2018-06-07 19:44:03

TechRaptor has reviewed Vampyr:

Vampyr Review - A Penny Dreadful (PlayStation 4)

Morality in games is something of an old trick by now. Especially in RPGs, the days of a binary choice system are long gone. Many players look for something more complex and dynamic, but most games fail to deliver on that promise. Worse still, fewer games can provide that complexity through game mechanics. Vampyr, the latest game by Dontnod Entertainment, tries to marry that proposition together. You play Dr. Jonathan Reid, a WWI army doctor who recently returned to London during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic. Unfortunately, Reid was also turned into a vampire. Through the course of the game, you begin to unravel the horrific origins of the epidemic in a desperate struggle to cure those of the disease, while you hunger for blood.

The big selling point of Vampyr is the moral quandary Reid finds himself in. Reid’s inner conflict sees him pulled between two worlds; his humane, doctor side and his now monstrous, vampiric side. The game cleverly makes Reid a doctor to uphold a sense of authority in investigating the epidemic and give players a chance to heal and help the sick.

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Summary

Vampyr has a lot of good ideas, but its execution is sorely lacking in most areas. It is a game that is competent in terms of its systems, but ultimately fairly boring to play.

Pros

  • Excellent Morality/Mechanics Implementation...
  • Interesting Premise...
  • Strong Musical Score...
  • Doesn't Do Anything Wrong...

Cons

  • ...That Can Be Exploited Too Easily.
  • ...With a Mediocre Narrative.
  • ...Bland Graphics.
  • ...But It is Really Boring to Play Through.

Information about

Vampyr

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Historical
Genre: Action-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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