Vampyr - PS4

I've always loved the myth...So I was drawn to this game the moment I've seen in around.

But then I committed that somehow dangerous action of going and check the game on YouTube and of course there are people who don't like it and those were the top videos for some scrolls...so I pushed the buy for some time.

But then I decided to let myself go.

And I did well.

We play as Jonathan Reid. A doctor returned from WWI front and newly reborn as a vampire.

The story starts right there and with some crucial things happening to him that made me hold my breath!

And that's because even if the characters and story might seem sometimes a bit stiff, it touches you in a way you're not quite ready to admit at first to yourself.

You start to care for Jonathan and the NPCs around in a blink of an eye.

And yep, the game might be a bit clumsy here and there, but that's one vector that actually pulls you even more into the game. Because like the people it pictures in the story, that are not perfect, far from that, the game isn't as well.

You have lots of dialogues to navigate through. Some options are not available right at bat but only after you talk with other NPCs and unlock the hints about the characters. It works a bit like the Telltale Games a bit. And when you decide for a way you block some of the hints in the hints tree. So you might want to return again to the game after finishing and trying other ways to play it.

Besides talking you actually got to play as a true vampire and kill people. The militia trying to catch the vamps, or other vampires like the Skals (vampires lower in their food chain) and other bosses like beasts and ultra powerful vamps that use their smoke screen tricks to make you think they are one place when they are already right behind you...

And there is where this game try, and kinda gets near, the famous Souls Games.

The combat system is similar in that you have like a left-hand/right-hand weapon choice and some possible combos which will consume your stamina bar. Like the very important dodge feature. This consumes more stamina than anything else and the dodge is that smoke thingy that it's quite a fun effect to watch in combat.

Of course you can upgrade not only the weapons but also the vampire tricks to make you more powerful.

You also have a vamp-sense that can be activated and you see everything in grey around you and only the heart beating inside everyone's chest and their veins is the only colour you picture besides the grey.

That's a sight!

You can also follow blood trails in this mode. But one thing that in other games this mode allows also is to acknowledge other interactive points around you, like collectibles to gather, but here they don't appear. It would be cool too.

I know I was in love with Yharnam and Bloodborne...but after starting playing Vampyr I cannot stop. I want to know more, about Jonathan and even about the strange NPCs around him.

I'm in love with the ambience, the story, the vampire myth and powers...and Jonathan.