Snipe an enemy standing face-to-face with another, and his buddy will have absolutely no reaction at all. Despite being extremely sensitive to the presence of your character, they're pretty freakin' stupid in all other respects. You can only use the more powerful weapons after finding them at pre-determined points on the map, which conveniently means it's time for a scripted shooting sequence.Īlso inconsistent is the enemy AI. And enjoy using the powerful weapons while you can because they disappear every time you start a new level, leaving you with the same crappy assault rifle and pistol (which is absolutely useless). This inconsistency is confusing and frustrating since you can't rely on your weapon to act the same each time you use it. However, in the scripted shooting sequences, you can kill alerted Nightwalkers with just a single shot.
For example, about mid-way through the game you get the powerful shotgun, which is a one-shot kill if you catch a Nightwalker by surprise, but requires several shots if he is alerted. What's worse is the fact that at certain scripted moments, you are forced to fight the Nightwalkers Ц at which time your weapons magically become a lot more powerful. This extremely unforgiving gameplay is so punishing, even veteran stealth gamers will want to throw their controllers through the screen. Since you can't skip over this cutscene it becomes just another aggravating annoyance to an already irritating game.
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The dull, similar-looking levels are strictly linear with only one pathway, and finding that pathway usually involves a lot of trial and error Ц which means being spotted and killed over and over.Īdding insult to injury is the fact that every time you are killed, you must endure the same cutscene of a Nightwalker chomping on your neck followed by a cheap-looking blood-splatter effect on the УGame OverФ screen. The level design also works against you despite appearing to be wide open with several alternate routes to your objective, the levels are bordered by cheesy invisible walls that you only discover once you try to cross them, at which point the game will admonish you in a very irritating manner. Try to sneak beyond their cone of vision (which shows up on your radar) and they will still see you and kill you. Take one step a little too fast while sneaking behind one and they'll hear you and kill you. According to the story, rain suppresses their senses if so, I'd hate to see how they react in clear weather. You can also forget about evading them because they will instantly home in on you no matter where you go.įurther unbalancing the game is the fact that the Nightwalkers are extremely sensitive. And when they attack, you are dead in TWO hits.
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It takes at least a full clip of ammo from your wimpy assault rifle to kill one, but they are so fast and aiming is so slow, you'll never take one down. This is because the vampires (called Nightwalkers) are so ridiculously overpowered you have absolutely no chance of survival. If you are spotted, you are dead Ц no ifs, ands or buts about it. By their nature, stealth games require patience, careful tactics and avoiding conflict, but if you make a mistake and are spotted, you can usually correct that mistake through evasion or fighting the troublemaker. Well, keep imagining because the only thing cool about Vampire Rain is the disk's temperature when you turn it into a drink coaster.Ĭreated by Japanese developer Artoon, Vampire Rain shows ambition but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Imagine how cool it would be to sneak around killing vampires! So I was very interested when I heard about Vampire Rain, which combined stealth gameplay with vampires. If it has УThiefФ or УSplinter CellФ in the title, I'll buy it and enjoy every second.
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