[B][u][i]Warning: A couple of scenes involving suicide [/i][/u][/b]
[i]Updated on 26th September 2025 to a recommendation:[/i]
Mind you, Vincent the Vampire isn't perfect by my standard; some of my main criticisms of it still stand, as I mentioned before from the review I've completed before (that you can read below). Like the story not being longer, so it can focus on Vincent being a vampire and his personal struggle.
Furthermore, some bugs remain here and there. As annoying as fixing bugs can be, the developer could have lifted all this a while ago, leaving the game the way it is. But they still continue taking bug reports and fixing them as soon as they can. I don't know about you, but that shows commitment and love for their product, and that should be credited.
Now, I am satisfied you should be able to complete the game smoothly, which was my main certain before with the state it was in, but if you do ever get stuck, you can use the guide that the developer finally completed to help you.
As to the reason you should play this, the fourth-wall-breaking developer is still funny as always. If anyone is stressed with depression and hopelessness, maybe this game could be something to dampen the mood, or maybe finding ourselves relating to a character, even if they are fictional, could go a long way to feeling a little less lonely. I'm sure all could find a little bit of ourselves in Vincent.
[i]But please be cautious with the warnings when playing this game[/i]
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[i]Old Review on 15 May 2025, not a recommendation:[/i]
[i]What happened to the insane chicken in the beginning? I demand an answer.[/i]
Where do I start? Well, this game has a lot of bugs, and I mean a lot. Some funny, like the main character you're controlling overlapping with the background, or them moving sideways to a location every time you load up a new save file. Other bugs did tarnish gameplay, like items not being where they should be when I check multiple times (like in one of the locker doors), but only appear randomly for no reason after I do a few tasks before. Or the time, you can repeat the main plot scene you've already bypassed before by selecting dialogue choices you've already made. Due to that, I am inclined to save ever so often in case I run into a game-breaking bug.
This game is messing, I'm not gonna lie, but it made up for the fact that the developer is forthcoming about it by making some funny fourth-wall-breaking jokes about the budget constraint, like, rather than animating something that would take time and save money, they describe the event that occurred. That's very creative as an excuse to make that type of humour. There are also many other types of jokes like bad puns, self-awareness and sarcasm.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3479408383
If you didn't know, we play as Vincent [spoiler], who later got turned into a vampire to be used as a pawn, hinted at by the name[/spoiler], who accidentally started investigating a murder that's been going around, where the victim is lifeless without an aura around them. Throughout the story, the game started to take itself seriously with Vincent getting depressed over [spoiler](which just lost), his brother not caring about him, his family not listening to him and his crushes having little regard for him[/spoiler]. Knowing that it's understandable to see how like he came to terms with harming his body. Even without knowing beforehand, I can feel how very personal this game is for the developer. You can tell this is a self-insert, which is one of the reasons I feel bad for not recommending this game, because I don't want to discredit any feelings they must have had being going. Making games is not an easy task, especially if you lack the capital, mouth of the world and support to make it a reality. Video games are a form of expression that some people can relate some may find it harder to understand, depending on how it is constructed. This game may be too personal for my comfort. I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's like I'm invading someone's inner mind, even though they gave you a consented invite.
I was entirely surprised that this game was reaching a climax once we were done investigating the werewolves. This lovely world that is filled with characters like the reaper, ghosts, talking skeletons, vampires, cyborgs, werewolves, an alien in disguise, all sorts, that probably shouldn't be together like but it somewhat works, feels short-lived to let go so soon. I was hoping we could investigate some other faction with different creatures and mythical being clans, but of course, it probably ended quickly due to budgetary reasons. That may be why it started to feel aimless and directionless towards the end. This game probably hit too close for me because of how suddenly all these negative feelings came around.
But do not worry, the developer is still around and making improvements, like adding some VA and fixing some bugs til this day. In its current version, I can't recommend but keep this under you radiant because you never know some games may surprise you, and I may revisit this in the future to see any major updates. I have hopes.
