DONTNOD’s ‘Vampyr: Darkness Within’ Gets A Slick New Trailer!

Briefly: DONTNOD’s Life is Strange was by and large my favourite video game of 2015.

That said, of course I couldn’t be more excited for their next title, Vampyr: Darkness Within. The first trailer for the game debuted at E3 earlier this year, and showed off a title that looked nothing like Life is Strange, but looked extremely intriguing in its own right.

Today, a new trailer for Vampyr has popped up online, showing off more of that dark, dark London backdrop, and getting us further acquainted with our pro(?)tagonist, Docor Jonathan Reid.

Take a look at the new trailer below, and let us know what you think! Vampyr: Darkness Within is set to launch in 2017.

Vampyr, the new Action-RPG from acclaimed game-development studio Dontnod, explores protagonist Jonathan Reid’s moral plight in the E3 trailer. Set in London, 1918, Vampyr promises to offer a unique and deeply immersive experience with a strong and engaging narrative steeped in vampire mythology. The E3 trailer unveiled today introduces the nightmare your hero must live every day now he has become a real monster.

 

You play as a veteran of World War I, Doctor Jonathan Reid as he tries to come to terms with his transition, and the hunger that drives him to kill. Vampyr includes a unique level-up system that plays on this narrative conundrum, where huge amounts of experience points can be gained by feeding on innocent people, compared to combat. As a doctor, you must decide how many lives must be sacrificed in order for you to find a cure for this “disease”, the ultimate goal of Jonathan.