Vampyr is an action RPG created by Dontnod and published by Focus Home. In the year 1918, the physician and blood specialist Jonathan E. Reid returns home to London from his duty in France during the First World War. On the streets, he is attacked and returns from the dead as a Vampire. In London, he suddenly has to face two new wars - one against the Spanish Flu which is taking a deadly hold of the city and his own personal war against his own blood lust.
In the developer stream, it was mentioned, that players also can play through the game without killing any citizens. This again has consequences for the ability development of the main character Reid. To feed and survive, it's possible to drink only the blood of rats, this was also shown in the hour long stream. The game also will get significantly harder this way. Jonathan will gain XP faster when drinking from humans, but this comes at a price.
On 20. January 2015, Dontnod and Focus Home presented a poster in one of their tweets, sharing a first look at their new game in development Vampyr - the Role Playing Game. Paris based studio Dontnod is also known for the games "Remember Me" and "Life is Strange", which was released on January 30th, 2015.[1]
Game Chapters[]
Vampyr is divided into several chapters.
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Quarantine
- Chapter 2: White Coat
- Chapter 3: Family History
- Chapter 4: Rising Fever
- Chapter 5: Second Opinion
- Chapter 6: Patient Zero
- Chapter 7: Healthy Carrier (Epilogue)
Features[]
- Moral choices - all citizens carry their own dark secret. Killing somebody obviously evil will not always lead to a better outcome in return!
- Various dialogue options - uncover secrets, learn hints and unlock new dialogues with the citizens.
- 60 Citizens - people with a life and background story, some interconnected through quests or sidequests.
- 4 different endings - depending on the choices made and play style.
- Crafting and improvement of Weapons and Medicine
Gallery[]
Soundtrack[]
The Soundtrack of "Vampyr" was composed by Olivier Deriviere and published by Ameo Publishing.
- Black screen records offers, next to the CD, several Vinyl editions some of which are meanwhile sold out. With art by Florent Auguy (Dontnod concept artist) and layout by Dane Baudoin. Buyers of the vinyl version receive a download code and three bonus tracks.[2]
Other:
- Olivier Deriviere/Vampyr on Bandcamp
- Also available on Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer and Amazon.
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Trivia[]
- There is also a movie with the same title "Vampyr" from 1932 which was produced and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.