Vampyr ‘Becoming the Monster’ Trailer Released by DONTNOD

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 03, 2018

News: A new action-RPG is on the way where you will have to decide the fate of 20th century London citizens as you make your way through the game.

Vampyr is an action-RPG that is currently in development at DONTNOD Entertainment. This new title explores protagonist Dr. Jonathan Reid’s growth in power through savage combat gameplay in a new trailer that was released today. By sacrificing the very citizens Reid swore to protect, players will learn and evolve powerful vampire abilities in their struggle to defeat London’s deadly foes.

In Vampyr, the greatest source of XP to learn and enhance abilities comes from the blood of London’s citizens, who Dr. Jonathan Reid has set out to save from the epidemic sweeping through the city. The question is less “Do I kill?” than “Who do I kill?”. Investigating citizens’ lives will allow Reid to decide who is more ‘deserving’ of sacrifice – or he can simply give in to his hunger and treat the mortals as blood bags. Either way, killing certain citizens will have a greater impact on the local ecosystem than others, while simply killing too many may cause an entire district to collapse.

After draining the blood of his victims, Reid can learn and evolve powerful combat abilities. Close combat abilities allow Reid to close gaps quickly, pouncing from afar before slashing with deadly claws, while others such as Bloodspear allow him to deal damage from a distance. At the higher levels of power, some abilities are feared by even the vampires themselves. Abyss allows Reid to unleash the shadows from within, while Rage targets and strikes entire groups of enemies with a terrible fury. Learning and evolving these abilities will aid in the doctor’s quest to save London – but at what cost?

Some of the key features for Vampyr includes:

Explore a darkly atmospheric early 20th century London;

Play a tormented and powerful Vampire learning the rules of his new condition―a man of science, a beast of the night: Your toughest battles will be within yourself;

Build your own combat style through a wide range of crafted weapons and powerful Vampire abilities to defeat a large and unique bestiary;

Moral choices will shape your story: How human can a Vampire be when he must feed?

Vampyr is currently slated to be released on June 5 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Do you plan on picking it up? Take a look at the trailer below and tell us what you think.