New Vampyr Screenshots Show the Violence of Combat

<p>Dontnod are definitely making <em>Vampyr <&sol;em>into a must-play game by the sounds of things&period; Today they released new screenshots that showcase protagonist Jonathan Reid&&num;8217&semi;s potential for violence&period; Take a look at them below&comma; as well as some information about the combat systems and how they work in the vampire game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div data-amp-carousel&equals;"true" id&equals;'gallery-1' class&equals;'gallery galleryid-113674 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class&equals;'gallery-item'>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;'gallery-icon landscape'>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<a href&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105117&sol;Vampyr-08&period;jpg'><img width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105117&sol;Vampyr-08&period;jpg" class&equals;"attachment-full size-full" alt&equals;"Vampyr" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105117&sol;Vampyr-08&period;jpg 1920w&comma; 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https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105124&sol;Vampyr-09-768x432&period;jpg 768w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105124&sol;Vampyr-09-1024x576&period;jpg 1024w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105124&sol;Vampyr-09-50x28&period;jpg 50w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 1920px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 1920px" &sol;><&sol;a>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><&sol;figure><figure class&equals;'gallery-item'>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;'gallery-icon landscape'>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<a href&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105133&sol;Vampyr-10&period;jpg'><img width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105133&sol;Vampyr-10&period;jpg" class&equals;"attachment-full size-full" alt&equals;"Vampyr" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105133&sol;Vampyr-10&period;jpg 1920w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105133&sol;Vampyr-10-768x432&period;jpg 768w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105133&sol;Vampyr-10-1024x576&period;jpg 1024w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;29105133&sol;Vampyr-10-50x28&period;jpg 50w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 1920px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 1920px" &sol;><&sol;a>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As you can see&comma; Reid has several different options available to him when dispatching enemies&period; One of the key features is Jonathan&&num;8217&semi;s Blood Gauge&comma; which fills during combat scenarios&period; This will allow players to unleash devastating vampiric abilities upon enemies&period; To fill the gauge&comma; Jonathan will have access to several traditional weaponry from guns to melee weapons&period; But keep in mind&comma; the more the Blood Gauge fills&comma; the more Jonathan gives into his darker side and the humanity is drained from him&period; Combat can be made easier by feeding on civilians on the streets&comma; which gives into your vampire sensibilities but also gives an experience boost that will help when taking down enemies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But how can you give up such power&quest; That will be the choice players have to make&comma; especially when delving into the skill tree in <em>Vampyr<&sol;em>&period; Non-linear in design&comma; this will give players plenty of freedom to create the combat advantages they want&period; Devastation versus strategy is just one of the choices players can make as they build the ultimate skill set&period; An example of the choices players can make within skills would be with an ability titled Spring&comma; which instantly rushes towards an enemy for an attack&period; Spring can be upgraded to either cause area-of-effect damage&comma; or give the player temporary invincibility&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Of course&comma; you can skip some combat entirely just because vampires are inherently fast and stealthy&period; So the choice is up to you when <em>Vampyr<&sol;em> releases in 2017 for PS4&comma; Xbox One and PC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Focus Home Interactive Press Release<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;