I’ve started playing Vampyr.
The narration over the opening doesn’t inspire any confidence; it’s basically Tolkien’s “three rings for elven kings” poem except bad, and where the original is a sort of mythic history, retelling the early saga of the rings, this just seems like vague gothic imagery. The narrator’s philosophical musings are overwrought and unconvincing.
Despite the rough start and the average-feeling combat, I’m intrigued by what I’ve played so far. It feels a lot closer to what I wanted Bioshock to be.