Get those garlic cloves at the ready because Vampyr is just weeks away from chowing down on a Switch near you. The game launches on Nintendo's machine next month.
Developed by Dontnod (Remember Me, Life Is Strange), Vampyr is an action RPG with a narrative-driven focus. The game follows the story of a doctor who has turned into a vampire, and players must use a mixture of dialogue options and combat to hunt their prey, replenishing strength and levelling up along the way. Most combat can actually be avoided if you prefer, however.
Here's some PR to set the scene:
Awaken in 1918 London as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a newly-turned vampire. Plunged into a hidden world of ungodly creatures and vampire hunters, you must find a cure for the deadly disease spreading through the city.
As a doctor, you made an oath, but as a vampire, you must feed. Use your burgeoning powers to uncover conspiracies festering in the darkest corners of London. The citizens make up an intricate social web, where the consequences of each life taken will ripple through the city. How far into the darkness will you go?
Vampyr will launch on Nintendo Switch on 29th October both digitally and physically. Pre-orders for the physical edition have already started popping up at various retailers.
Will you be giving this one a go on Switch? Have you already checked it out on other platforms? Share your thoughts with us below.
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I will pick up a physical if it is the whole game on the cartridge.
They really should start specifying if the whole game will be on the cart or there is a download required to play.
The facial animation of the characters are really bad in this game.
If the whold game is on the card, insta buy for me looks neat
This is a very good game. Have it on Xbox One, and may double drip on Switch too.
I’ve been very interested in this game since I first found out about it, but since it won’t be published in Japan my only option is importing... Is the game good? I’m torn because some people say it’s a bad game but I like the few videos I’ve watched and the dark setting is very appealing...
@maruse I played it on xbox on release and really liked it. It's a mid-tier budget game it's not AAA polished but I was happy paying full price and I might end up picking it up on switch as well to play through again. Plenty of story and the abilities were cool in my opinion.
Will pick this up I am sure, might wait for a sale though as I have The Witcher 3, Baldurs Gate I & II and Planescape Torment & Icewinde Dale taking all my money in October, plus Luigi's Mansion.
enjoyed this on ps4 so will double dip to support developer. just waiting on release date for alien isolation
@MarzipanD Thank you. I’m definitely picking it up sooner or later, but I don’t know if it’ll be on release day because there are many games I want to play first.
I played it on xbox on release and it was a piece of trash! Sinking City way better, bought it yesterday
I’ll wait for reviews on this one. Otherwise it looks like it would be fun.
Was waiting for this on Switch. But it popped up on PC Game Pass (same as Mutant Year Zero). It ended up not Holding my attention for long.
Good thing of the service you can play smaller games with little financial risk.
Back waiting for Masquerade 2.
@SuperJoon Better not drip on your Switch, it doesn't handle fluids really well...
@ThanosReXXX fml! Damn autocorrect 😂😂
Well, with such high grades and accolades, this sure is one that has to go on my to watch list. Might buy at a later point in time, seeing as I've got more than enough to play already, so this will be added to the back log.
@SuperJoon Ah, happens to the best of us. Certainly was funny, though.
Definitely not a game I would play, but as far as horror or horror type things go, this one is definitely among the most interesting to me I've seen in ages.
I put 80 hours into this on PC. It's a really good action/adventure. Sadly, it seems people were expecting it to be a spiritual successor to Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines, which it definitely is not, and so it got received poorly. I won't double dip right away since I want Luigi's Mansion, but I'll definitely grab the Switch version later on, provided the port is good, of course.
@ThanosReXXX haha double drip 😢
Ported well, I'll pick it up eventually. I'm a sucker for games where you play as the monster.
I've waited soo long!!!
I have been interested in this game for quite a long time. I wonder how the Switch version will stack up.
Is this open-world?
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