<s>
Vampyr	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
5	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
29	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
relates	O
how	O
Jonathan	B-Application
Reid	I-Application
,	O
a	O
doctor	O
who	O
has	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
is	O
torn	O
between	O
the	O
Hippocratic	O
Oath	O
and	O
his	O
newfound	O
bloodthirsty	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
are	O
used	O
for	O
conversation	O
and	O
hunting	O
prey	O
to	O
feed	O
on	O
,	O
which	O
replenishes	O
strength	O
and	O
levels	O
up	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampyr	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Jonathan	O
E	O
.	O
Reid	O
,	O
a	O
doctor	O
who	O
was	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
and	O
whose	O
thirst	O
for	O
blood	O
compels	O
him	O
to	O
kill	O
innocent	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
turn	O
people	O
into	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
house	O
with	O
an	O
invitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
crafted	O
medicine	O
,	O
Reid	O
can	O
heal	O
the	O
injured	O
and	O
sick	O
,	O
who	O
if	O
eaten	O
,	O
will	O
yield	O
more	O
experience	O
points	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
;	O
the	O
rate	O
of	O
their	O
affliction	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
using	O
vampire	B-Application
senses	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
detect	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
three-hit	O
combos	O
,	O
dodge	O
rolls	O
,	O
and	O
parrying	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
fight	O
against	O
other	O
vampires	B-Application
like	O
him	O
—	O
aristocrats	O
who	O
go	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Ekon	O
;	O
sewer-dwelling	O
vampires	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Skals	O
;	O
the	O
Vulkod	O
—	O
a	O
stronger	O
breed	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
resembling	O
werewolves	O
;	O
Nemrod	O
—	O
vampires	B-Application
who	O
hunt	O
their	O
own	O
kind	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Guard	O
of	O
Priwen	O
—	O
a	O
secret	O
society	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
slayers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reid	O
is	O
adaptable	O
to	O
other	O
vampire	B-Application
features	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
claws	O
of	O
a	O
Vulkod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
vitality	O
attained	O
from	O
killing	O
a	O
human	O
being	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
boil	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
cast	O
blood	O
spears	O
,	O
throw	O
mist	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
turn	O
invisible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
Jonathan	B-Application
Reid	I-Application
,	O
returning	O
to	O
London	O
from	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
in	O
1918	O
,	O
awakes	O
in	O
a	O
mass	O
grave	O
as	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
takes	O
shelter	O
from	O
vampire	B-Application
hunters	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
house	O
and	O
starts	O
hearing	O
the	O
disembodied	O
voice	O
of	O
his	O
maker	O
,	O
a	O
typical	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
progeny	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishop	O
is	O
caught	O
feeding	O
on	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Sean	O
Hampton	O
and	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
Lady	O
Ashbury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hampton	O
insists	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
murder	O
Jones	O
and	O
directs	O
him	O
to	O
an	O
underground	O
haven	O
for	O
corrupted	O
vampires	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Skals	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Jones	O
faked	O
her	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
pursues	O
the	O
perpetrator	O
towards	O
the	O
cemetery	O
in	O
Whitechapel	O
and	O
finds	O
his	O
sister	O
Mary	O
with	O
their	O
mother	O
Emelyne	O
,	O
realising	O
Mary	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
the	O
night	O
he	O
fed	O
on	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lady	O
Ashbury	O
invites	O
Jonathan	O
to	O
the	O
West	O
End	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
Ascalon	O
Club	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
society	O
of	O
highborn	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
a	O
ravenous	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
Marshal	O
explains	O
to	O
Jonathan	O
that	O
when	O
he	O
fought	O
the	O
previous	O
Disaster	O
that	O
caused	O
the	O
Black	O
Plague	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
Great	O
Fire	O
of	O
London	O
that	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
him	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
succumbed	O
to	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
hate	O
and	O
hurt	O
Ashbury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
sixty	O
people	O
,	O
later	O
expanded	O
to	O
around	O
eighty	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
worked	O
on	O
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
previous	O
project	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
Howell	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
voice	O
Jonathan	B-Application
Reid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
period	O
was	O
studied	O
using	O
both	O
factual	O
and	O
fictional	O
reference	O
points	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
realised	O
with	O
photorealistic	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
post-processes	B-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
character	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
major	O
obstacles	O
in	O
developing	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
overcome	O
with	O
the	O
assurance	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
downgrades	O
despite	O
its	O
hardware	O
disadvantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
one	O
save	O
slot	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
Dontnod	O
made	O
for	O
in-game	O
choices	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
real	O
,	O
meaningful	O
impact	O
"	O
;	O
to	O
avoid	O
corrupted	O
saves	O
,	O
they	O
implemented	O
backup	B-Protocol
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adhering	O
to	O
either	O
Reid	O
's	O
Hippocratic	O
Oath	O
or	O
vampiric	O
nature	O
intends	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
dualism	O
of	O
his	O
survival	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
doctor	O
and	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric-Maria	O
Couturier	O
played	O
the	O
cello	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
sounds	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
go	O
from	O
"	O
emotional	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
bestial	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deriviere	O
saw	O
the	O
choir	O
as	O
representing	O
an	O
oppressive	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
its	O
combination	O
with	O
industrial	O
music	O
was	O
effective	O
given	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
post-processing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampyr	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
technical	O
issue	O
delayed	O
it	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
November	O
2017	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
Vampyr	B-Application
was	O
rescheduled	O
for	O
Q1/Q2	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
episode	O
of	O
a	O
making-of	O
video	O
series	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
June	O
(	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
bonus	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
called	O
"	O
The	O
Hunters	O
Heirlooms	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
exclusive	O
in-game	O
cosmetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Dontnod	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Vampyr	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
using	O
Denuvo	B-Application
Anti-Tamper	I-Application
,	O
a	O
technology	O
criticised	O
for	O
damaging	O
computer	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampyr	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
service	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
games	O
,	O
on	O
28	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampyr	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emma	O
Schaefer	O
of	O
EGM	O
declared	O
Reid	O
's	O
dualism	O
between	O
doctor	O
and	O
vampire	B-Application
the	O
title	O
's	O
greatest	O
strength	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
praising	O
the	O
character	O
development	O
for	O
imbuing	O
"	O
even	O
the	O
lowest	O
beggar	O
"	O
with	O
some	O
importance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandin	O
Tyrrel	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
termed	O
Vampyr	B-Application
"	O
a	O
fresh	O
and	O
genuine	O
take	O
"	O
on	O
vampire	B-Application
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alice	O
Bell	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Vampyr	B-Application
serves	O
delicious	O
ladles	O
of	O
angst	O
and	O
drama	O
with	O
a	O
hearty	O
slice	O
of	O
excellent	O
,	O
morally	O
grey	O
choice	O
system	O
that	O
will	O
genuinely	O
surprise	O
you	O
,	O
all	O
wrapped	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
wonderfully	O
gloomy	O
London	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
a	O
low-grade	O
Witcher	B-Application
knockoff	O
"	O
,	O
complaining	O
about	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
precision	O
and	O
"	O
sloppy	O
"	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lengthy	O
loading	O
screens	O
and	O
constant	O
hangs	B-General_Concept
were	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
annoyance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Utley	O
,	O
Vampyr	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
impress	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
its	O
character	O
development	O
and	O
impact	O
of	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
stated	O
that	O
Vampyr	B-Application
would	O
be	O
considered	O
successful	O
if	O
it	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
although	O
half	O
would	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
France	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
formats	O
,	O
reaching	O
second	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Italian	O
chart	O
(	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampyr	B-Application
sold	O
450,000	O
copies	O
after	O
one	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
contributing	O
to	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
over	O
twenty	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
publisher	O
's	O
revenue	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
October	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
cited	O
Vampyr	B-Application
as	O
a	O
key	O
factor	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
quarter	O
's	O
€44.3	O
million	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Vampyr	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
;	O
these	O
sales	O
contributed	O
to	O
a	O
22.1	O
%	O
rise	O
in	O
revenue	O
for	O
Dontnod	O
,	O
equivalent	O
to	O
a	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
fiscal	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Vampyr	B-Application
received	O
one	O
of	O
GamesRadar+'s	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
awards	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GamesBeat	O
's	O
Unreal	O
Underdog	O
award	O
and	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
 '	O
Best	O
RPG	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
television	O
production	O
company	O
Fox	O
21	O
Television	O
Studios	O
had	O
optioned	O
Vampyr	B-Application
as	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
Wonderland	O
Sound	O
and	O
Vision	O
and	O
DJ2	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
