Vampyr Review (PS4)

Vampyr is the progeny of the same studio that brought us Life Is Strange, a melodramatic sci-fi adventure game or, as many call it – a paranormal teen drama. After working with Japanese publisher Square Enix for the first Life Is Strange chapters, the fine folks at Dontnod have been contracted by Focus Home Interactive to create a story about … vampires.

When the game was first announced, I had a bit of a deja vu moment and thought Focus Home plans to make a spiritual successor of one of the best RPGs with vampires – Vampire: The Masquerade. Even the trailers the publisher released before launch pointed to a combat-heavy game where your vampiric skills would play a major role in the protagonist's survival.

A great combat system backed by an interesting story could have made Vampyr a financial success for Focus Home, but I have been reluctant prior to its launch since I didn't see any advertising for the game.

So, I didn't have high expectations from Vampyr knowing...