Vampyr Mini Webseries Episode 3 Details The Thirst For Power (VIDEO)
The team at DONTNOD, who also developed Life is Strange, has a chilling horror game in the works called Vampyr. Compared to their previous works following the adventures of Max, players are put in the shoes of a conflicted doctor afflicted with Vampyrism. Their newest protagonist will have to deal with the ethical conundrum of acting in accordance with his profession or embracing the needs of his affliction. The latest episode of Vampyr mini webseries calls the players morals into question:
DONTNOD uses the Vampyr mini webseries to provide insight into the upcoming titles and what can be expected when they finally get to sink their teeth into the game. From what can be seen in the latest episode, players will have to embrace a moral gray area in which players will be required to make choices that will impact the games story and the power of the cursed doctor. Specifically, players will need to decide when and who to choose as prey to fullfill there survival needs – putting there humanity aside to embrace the Vampyrism.
Below is the official description of episode 3 of the Vampyr mini webseries:
‘Episode III: Human After All’ – meet the citizens of Vampyr’s 1918 London, and learn how DONTNOD will make you feel the death of each one you decide to feed on.
Join DONTNOD Entertainment in their studio once again, for another look into the Parisian studio’s signature creative process behind their upcoming action-RPG Vampyr. Dontnod Presents Vampyr – Episode III: Human After All introduces more exclusive gameplay footage, while focusing on the citizens of London and how each individual has been hand-crafted to feel as human as possible. This is the penultimate episode of this four-part webseries, produced and realized by the video department of Focus Home Interactive, with the final episode releasing next Thursday.
In Episode III: Human After All, DONTNOD reveals how integral each districts citizens are, both in terms of gameplay and narrative. Players will need to gain XP for Jonathan Reid to evolve new powers and grow stronger, but the most lucrative way to earn this is not through quests or defeating enemies in battle. Instead, the most effective way to get stronger is by killing and feeding on the various citizens living within the game’s four districts. Players are able to increase the XP from each citizen, by curing their illnesses and gaining more insight into their lives and emotions – but the price can be immense.
As explained by Stéphane Beauverger, Vampyr’s narrative director, players will hear the dying thoughts of every citizen they choose to sacrifice. This gives a bittersweet poignancy to every death, as DONTNOD wants players to not consider these citizens as nameless blood bags. In addition, each dead citizen will erode the status of the district they belonged to, with too many resulting in the population evacuating districts and causing them to be overrun by Skals and worse.
No release date has been set yet for Vampyr, though it is slated for the Spring for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
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