Game is pretty ok.

MINUS:
-The plot: It's razor-thin, convoluted and it feels forced on you, all the time. The plot with your family, or your sudden love for that Elizabeth character are never truely developped, and you're railroaded into them with the sensation that you should care, because...?
I did not care, ever, about any of the character, and laughed at the story most of the time.

-Combat system: It's pretty trash. Mash, mash, mash, dodge, ability, (heal,) rinse, repeat.
Nothing to see here, and I could have done without it, especially when confronted with basically just 5 enemy types.

-Abilities: Way too few of them, and they felt pretty bland and unbalanced. Wasn't terrible, but far from good either. Feels like there is one "right" build, and then some fluff.

-Map design: Simply atrocious. It's a small maze of locked gates, meaning that you first have to follow plot road, then unlock them from the other side for travelling convenience.
Also leading to pretty stupid situations like this one:

Spoiler:

AVERAGE:

~Graphics: Not a looker, but not ugly either. The grainy look can be tweeked out, so it's all good. Looks like late 2000, but it's servicable. Many effects and textures are on the cheapo side, but nothing eye-rolling.

~Animations: Pretty meh overall, but again, servicable. Nothing shoking, nothing to write home about.

~NPCs: Pretty bland and forgettable, but not deal-breaking

~District health: Didn't really cared for it. Didn't kill civilians for a harder experience, but didn't really cure them either. Not an enthralling mechanic, but it's original at least.

PLUS:
+Social links: you play detective with people lives, and it's pretty neat to have to uncover people's secrets and hidden truths.

+Ambiance: It's an immersive world, and the world feels dreary and tense. You really get the feeling something fucked-up is happening, and in that sense, the game really captures it.

+Artistic choices: I like the art design of the world a lot. The paintings, the statues, the color palette, the "drawings" for the cutscenes, and the general design. Looks great for the era, and along with the general ambiance, really helps you capture the despair and gritiness of the world.

+Sound: I found the sound design to be pretty great! The old houses squeaking, the wooden structures creaking, everything was pretty well done, and helps you, again, fully immerse in the world.
The music is, well, not really existing per se. There is a haunting violin score following you, aaaaand... IT JUST WORKS (Todd™). It's a pretty daring feat and choice, and they managed it perfectly. Kudos to them!
And finally, the voice acting: Well, let's make it short and sweet: You can't go wrong with solid voice actors from Jolly Good England. Good job across the board.



Soooo yeaaaah... It's a bit of a cheapo game, but all in all, it's pretty encouraging for a first draft, and I'd like to see what a Vampyr 2 would look like.
Not that they're comparable, but while Witcher 1 was a pretty ok game, Witcher 3 is where it's at. Let's hope they will be able to go up to that point, and make fantastic sequels that will make this one look like amateur hour.

SO: AAA price tag is unjustified, and I'll just parrot the ambiant feeling: 20-255ish bucks and a few patches later, this would be worth it.

Decent game. 6/10

Now, granted .. some of these things might have an answer by the end, since it is true that I did not finish it, but even then, I doubt it is something satisfying or logical.

First off, what was your sire's plan ? And I'm not talking about the whole "end game plan" of what he wants you for, no, no, no... I don't care about that, it probably has something to do with you being a blood specialist, but whatever. What was his plan with making you a vampire and abandoning you in the middle of fucking nowhere to fend for yourself in a confused state, surrounded by hunters ? If you are so vital to him, why would he throw you in such a low chance survival situation, on the hopes that you get some unsuspecting pray to much on and not be insta killed ?

Why were there so many god damn hunters there to begin with ? Is it a popular spot for new-vamp dumping ?

Why was your sister there ? Why was she there in the middle of the night, alone and how did she get there without getting killed by anything and everything that walks around every 10-20 meters ?

Why were there no rats there ? Seriously, these fuckers are everywhere, and you're telling me they wouldn't be in that dirty ass, body dumping place ? All you needed was 1 rat and tragedy averted, but of course not.

Who brought your sister back and why ? It is implied it was you, but how and when ? You are told specifically that you can't accidentally sire a vampire and that you need to feed them some of your own blood. You never did that with her.

How is it that anyone walks around in this god damn city when there's skalls and vamps everywhere ?

How do these small, isolated communities survive ? there are so many skalls everywhere and don't tell me that the hunters protect them because that's bs.

You keep getting told by some of this people how they were attacked by these "crazed plague victims", how exactly did they get away ? "Oh, I just ran" ... no you didn't, these fuckers are faster and most of them can god damn teleport.

How the hell are these hunters effective in any way ? You are a damn newborn vamp, just a few days old, no indulging in your curse, so weak as hell (as far as vamps go) and you kill hundreds upon hundreds of these fuckers. Yet they're a threat to vamp kind ? Really ? Apparently they killed all the elder vamps a decade or whatever ago, how exactly did they do that ? Just caught them all sleeping ? Cause not just me the player, but every random ass vamp in chapter 4 massacres these fools, 1v3, 1v5 just kills them all without even losing hp.

Why does Elisabeth fall in love with you ? It comes out of nowhere, you two barely know each other for a few days, have barely interacted and suddenly "her heart beats for you" ?

There is so much more and fuck I could write a bunch just on how nonsensical and ineffective Marry (your sister) is written and used.

Do not like the weird forced romance. Especially with how janky it is because the game expects you to haul ass back to her mansion every time you see a ! on the map for some getting to know each other time, but you can miss it and the game will just treat it like you went through with it.

Also why would a centuries old vampire fall in love with the new guy in the span of a week?

The first casualty was the Nurse (an accidental one which messed up the district ), however the situation was still salvageable at that point so I just kept on playing it nice.

The thirst wouldn't stop though, so as soon as the lousy Giselle Paxton femfreq-follower told me to check my privilege I did what it needed to be done , then went back and put Petrescu to rest as well, nurtured and devoured a few delicious street thugs and patients, the old lady with Alzheimer's and the boy hanging around her house, as well as the Asian lady who was just pointlessly waiting to become the vital part of a banquet. I spared the doctors, traders and most of the likable people in order to maintain some sort of virtual morality.

Next step was getting rid of Whitechapel's useless brainwashed priest, then it was time to decide the fate of the rich guy who wanted to build a Trumpian wall to preserve the 1%. Silly mortal became my snack.
I obviously got the bad ending (despite still managing to avoid a climate of hostility), but I had left behind way too many deaths and everyone was still pissed. Oh well! I didn't want to get married anyway*

*I like to imagine Jonathan going back to town with a smile on his face, finally free to charm and bang Charlotte with no repercussions

Bonus:
The most genuine post-mortem moment