CASTLEVANIA BLOODLINES OST PC

The tight, rigid controls of the original games are back, much to my delight. Bloodlines marks the series' first foray onto a Sega console, and while it didn't make as lasting of an impression as its other 16-bit brethren, I say it should've: in terms of the gameplay and level design, this game is by far a much more faithful follow-up to the NES trilogy than IV, Rondo, or Dracula X.

CASTLEVANIA BLOODLINES OST PC

Even with these quality of life improvements to the controls, Bloodlines still delivers in its difficulty and frustration, especially with its abundance of subsequent boss fights.Īfter the PC Engine got Rondo of Blood and the SNES was treated to both Super Castlevania IV and Dracula X, it only seemed fair that the Sega Genesis got in on the Castlevania action as well. It is also possible to jump while on a set of stairs and, while you still cannot manipulate your air movement, you can turn to face the other direction after a jump. John Morris can only whip horizontally while on the ground, but can attack diagonally up or straight down after a jump, making airborne enemies and safe landings more manageable. The gameplay feels a lot like the NES titles with controls that aren’t as fluid or responsive as Super Castlevania IV, but I strangely prefer it kind of clunky. I opted to play as John for the whip, but Eric has a few tricks to distinguish the two, such as a weaker attack with longer range and the ability to use his spear for a stronger jump. Both John Morris and Eric Lecarde are playable from the start, wielding a whip and spear respectively. 74/100īloodlines is a strange edition to the Castlevania timeline not only does it take place throughout Europe during World War I, but the two playable descendants of the Belmont family have been loosely tied into the original Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. I'm guessing they decided to do that because Genesis games had their origin in arcade ports and many of them, even Sonic, had a limited continues system. It's also fairly hard due to limited continues, which I think is a horrible idea for castlevania. It's respectable but nowhere near my favorite in the series. THat being said, the game runs smoothly most of the time, and the level design is pretty good. The semi-boss rush at the end is not a castlevania style mechanic and I would have rather had a more interesting fight with death than pad out the battle with other bosses. His best whip and best sub-weapon have convoluted mechanics and I wasn't able to quite figure them out other than realizing that getting hit while wielding either causes you to lose them. He can whip in multiple directions, but only sometimes.

Jonathan Morris has some unique gameplay quirks that don't appear in other games. 2 Players: John Morris (whip) / Eric Lecarde (javelin) - 6 stages - Playing time 3 hours if you don't know the pattern, second run for me in less than 2 hours - Despite the short playing time, a lot of bosses (17), almost all of them are good - Much more agile in terms of gameplay than its predecessors - reminds me of the old parts most of Symphony of the Night - first Castlevania title with Michiru Yamane composing the musicĤh 6m PlayedIt's a competent castlevania but it just doesn't feel quite as good to play as others in the series. In terms of old school Castlevania, I think it's definitely one of the best parts. Otherwise an absolute top game, I claim if it had been released on the SNES the game would have enjoyed a much higher 'reputation' in retrospect. It would be preferable to concentrate the franchise in/around a castle. It is also questionable whether the locations should have been distributed across Europe.

The only downside is the short playing time: The only 6 stages can be completed in less than 2 hours on the second run. In addition, especially towards the end, it's also difficult again, so nothing is missing. I also think the enemy design and the boss fights are more successful than in part IV. more successful/balanced that you can only whip diagonally in the jump, that was maybe a bit too much in part IV and in a certain respect OP. The level design is also convincing for me. In addition, great varied platforming as well as successful combat. Everything is significantly more agile and no longer seems so retracted and stiff. As far as the pure gameplay is concerned, for me it is even significantly better than the 4 previous main parts of the franchise. 3h 20m PlayedI'm positively surprised by the title.

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