DOCTOR CYRUS SOKOLOV & WYATT ABRAMS GAME PORTRAITS by @tapeworrmart
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I love obscure and niche horror media so much. The only downside is that there's almost no one to talk about it to. A few years back I was looking for some vampire video games to play. There's shockingly not a lot out there, so I'm always on the lookout. That does mean I play a lot of games that no one's ever heard of, or are just no good at all. Came across this charming little point and click game called A Vampyre Story.
Came out in 2008, and is reminiscent of the "for all-ages" horror that was popular in the 2000s like Nightmare Before Christmas, and Igor that came out the same year. It's about this recently turned woman, Mona De Lafitte, and her talking bat friend trying to escape the castle of the vampire whose kidnapped, turned, and trapped her there, while also evading vampire hunters. She's in denial about her vampiric nature, and as she starts to accept it you gain more powers. It's a premise specifically designed for me honestly. I love vampire women, especially when they're the main characters because I feel like we never see that. It's a very cozy game too, perfect for the Halloween season.
It's really talky though, which is typical of point and click games, but in this game the dialogue isn't that funny or important enough to go through it all. I chose all dialogue options because I'm a completionist, but it's really not worth it. It's also unfortunately not finished. The game leaves off on a cliffhanger right when things start picking up, and the sequel fell through. Both times.
It sucks because Mona is a pretty compelling character for a game like this. She's ditzy and a bit dense, truly believing she's still a human, but she's also an impassioned opera singer, and is depressed that she can no longer share her craft with the masses while alone and secluded in an isolated castle. Alone with only the man who ruined her life. Throughout the game, she thinks that if she can just catch a boat back to Paris, all her problems will be solved. I wonder how she'd be forced to deal with her new vampire life after she did eventually return and her problems weren't solved. We'll never know sadly.
I think people should still check this game out. It's charming, Mona is a fun protagonist, and it's a gorgeous looking game. The Vampire Village from that old Goosebumps Horrorland game concentrate.
I don't think art has to be a completed package in order to be worth telling. Sometimes it's nice to appreciate what could've been. It's not perfect by any means, but as a fan of obscure horror media, it would be cool if even one person saw my post and decided to check this game out. Then I'd have one more person to talk about it with. Last I saw, A Vampyre Story is selling for real dirt-cheap on Steam.
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i just spent like easily 30-40 minutes searching for a very simple video game i played on windows xp when i was younger.
if you were curious, it is vampirjagd (a german game, it basically says vampire hunt, if it wasn't clear), all i remember was it was called something with vampires and bats and you hunted the bats
i had to ask my parents and then still spent a while searching
there's this gem of a video on it
i think the music is an absolute bop and i had the best time playing this, game over just meant the song would play (big joy)
i only just realised today (my mama told me) that there's a musical connected to this game, tanz der vampire, and i now desperately need to watch that.
idk just had to share.
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Any of my followers play V Rising? I got it for Yule and I'm loving it. If anyone would like to play with me, send me a DM. I made a PvE server and am looking for casual friends. I have a castle if you'd like to join me, or you can find a plot of land and make your own. :)
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Does anyone know vampire games that aren't about killing them? Or about dating them (unless it's gay then please do tell me)
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james marsters deliberately playing spike in a more sympathetic way to avoid his character being killed off after season 2 so he could keep his job is so funny. guy was literally scheming his way into job security by turning a throwaway villain into emo boy audience bait and it WORKED. gotta say i respect the grind
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Vampire: The Masquerade but the clans are Edward Cullen, Count Von Count, Morbius, Strahd von Zarovich, Count Chocula and a completely normal leech.
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