Vampyr – Game Review – For Xbox One, Steam / PC and PS4 (Reviewed on Xbox 1 X)

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-Review in Progress –
Dontnod’s Vampyr has been on my radar since about 2016. It is presented as an Xbox One X Enhanced game with terrific HDR and a spooky soundtrack. I’m a few hours into the game now and will present a score in a day or two when I get closer to the end game! For now, know this: I dig it a lot! It’s got a surreal story where you are a recently turned vampire, great atmosphere, and I’m just getting into the combat scheme.

Background details:
https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/12/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vampyr-from-the-team-behind-life-is-strange/

Launch Trailer

Story Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-wsrKufDKU

Sam is both a moderator and reviewer at Home Theater Forum and is the voice behind Home Theater United, the Home Theater Forum Podcast which he started with cofounder Brian Dobbs. Sam has long advocated modest, best “bang for the buck” theater components and is loving every minute of this golden age of home audio-visual magic. Sam is a software engineer, a former volunteer firefighter, a current planning commissioner, leader of a large board gaming group and the personal servant of two tuxedo cats.

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Hey @Bryan^H , due to some health issues in the last few weeks I didn't get as far into it as I'd have lined. I will be wrapping my thoughts up later this weekend.

Until then:
-The story is cool.
- I like the characters so far
- The animation is really wonky
- The HDR and sound are well done
- The combat is.... not exactly awful but approaching awful
 
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