Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994)

This game was tough. I was able to beat it with the help of some Youtube videos and utilizing save states on an emulator. It has the distinction of being the first Sega Genesis game I have ever completed. I would say this is more fun than the game boy Castlevanias, but less fun than the Super Nintendo Castlevanias. Probably more fun than Castlevania on the NES and right about on par with CVIII. Unlike later games in the series there really wasn't any dialogue or story, just jump right in and start whipping zombies! Not even banter with Dracula. I liked the graphics and the ability to whip up at an angle. You get to choose between two player characters, one with a whip and one with a sort of long spear-axe. I liked the blue sort of electro-flame whip upgrade.

Castlevania Bloodlines is a 1994 platform game.Konami, the producer and distributor of the game, have done a great job.The story of the game is as follows.in 1897, the long war between humanity and Dracula ended, because Dracula was laid to eternal rest by Quincy Morris, a distant descendant of the Belmont family. Dec. Peace was restored to Europe until the outbreak of the First World War, which turned the continent into a dark world full of slaughter and violence. At the beginning of the war, in June 1914, the Crown Prince of Austria was killed in Sarajevo. It was said that there was a strange beautiful woman in the shadows. The woman was Elizabeth Bartley, who organized an unholy ceremony to revive her uncle, Count Dracula, who caused the war and possessed human souls from Europe. The play itself takes place in 1917. The characters are John Morris, a distant descendant of the famous Belmont and Morris families, who obeys his fate to fight vampires day and night, and Eric Lecarde, whose girlfriend turns into a vampire when Elizabeth is revived. After Drolta Tzuentes resurrected Elizabeth Bartley using black magic (Drolta is a submissive witch of Elizabeth), they traveled around Europe to carry out the resurrection of Count Dracula. John Morris and Eric Lecarde followed them. Although Dracula's resurrection was successful, the vampire hunters defeated him and his allies.The gameplay is as follows.in this game consisting of 6 sections, you are trying to kill the creatures and pass the section.The music of the game is beautiful.If you are not too obsessed with graphics and you like retro games, this game is for you.My rating for the game: 10/10 (y) Good games to everyone 🙂

Castlevania oli pitkään ennen kaikkea Nintendo-pelaajien sarja, mutta vuonna 1994 Sega sai vihdoin palansa kakkua. Castlevania: Bloodlines (tai the New Generation meille verta pelkääville eurooppalaisille) julkaistiin Mega Drivelle ja edustaa viimeistä perinteistä Vaniaa, ennen kuin metroidvaniat ja 3D-kokeilut heittivät sarjan kertaheitolla uusille teille. Joutsenlauluksi peli on sopiva. Peli tuntuu, näyttää ja kuulostaa Castlevanialta juuri oikeilla tavoin, vaikka se on monella tapaa eroaakin sarjan perinteistä. Pelissä ei pelatakaan Belmont-klaanin jäsenellä vaan valittavana on kaksi hahmoa omine liikerepertuaareineen. Samaten miljöissä on lähdetty linnaa kauemmas kurmottamaan, kun hahmot kiertävät ympäri eurooppaa mätkimässä hirviöitä. Tästä pelistä alkoi myös mestarisäveltäjä Michiru Yamanen työ Castlevanioiden parissa. Ärsyttävästi pelissä on rajalliset continuet ja melko kiperiä kohtia, mikä johtaa turhaan password-puljaamiseen ja/tai vanhojen kenttien uudelleensahaamiseen. Muuten peli on todella kelvollinen lisäys Castlevanioiden katraaseen.

[Played on Mega Drive Mini] I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion but I think this could be not only the last "traditional" Castlevania (meaning: action for the sake of it, no adventure/RPG elements at all) but also the best one. It's visually stunning, full of spectacular moments, music is great and it's so much fun to play. Also, it's hard but in an honest way: if you are careful and study the enemies patterns and the level design, it's very doable. That being said, save states help for sure.