Vampyr is an elusive one, flitting on the peripheries of our consciousness but never quite showing its true form. Dontnod’s action-RPG has looked promising in the past. Set in London, England during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, it promises a reactive environment where no NPC is off-limits. Now, finally, I’ve had a chance to play it.
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My hands-on begins in charnel fashion, as the hero, a doctor-turned-vampire called Jonathan, awakens from the dead amidst a pile of corpses. Overcome by bloodlust, he dips into his sister’s jugular, killing her, before fleeing a mob of vampire hunters who bore witness to his crime.
During the chase, I encounter three pursuers on a gloomy quay. I dash to evade an attack, countering with a vicious flurry to kill the…