Rating: Summary: Pretty good Review: I just finished the game. It was very interesting plot. the puzzles and finding your clues are fairly easy with only 2-3 challegaing ones in it. There are many ares to explore and advance to the next level. The only problem I had was you could not move the mouse or keyboard during the animation or the game would stall and you would have to reboot. This is a great game for people getting started in action games. It only took me about a day's work to finish. The end was great and left it open to a sequel to the game.
Rating: Summary: A bit too short Review: I must say this game had great 3D graphics. The only problem was that the graphics slowed the game down. This game dealt too much with just searching around the area for things that can be used. The game needed more puzzles to solve. Moving around from place to place took too long. Then just as it was getting good the game ended without a puzzle to solve. But I did have fun playing it.
Rating: Summary: Incredible grahics Review: I really enjoy a good adventure game. This one has some of the best graphics I have ever seen to date. The storyline and gameplay are very good. Some of the puzzles are easy, but the graphics make up for that flaw. I am eagerly awaiting a sequel.
Rating: Summary: Skip this one if you're looking for a challenge. Review: I was extremely disappointed in this game. This was the easiest game I have ever played....it was essentially just a game of connect-the-dots with fancy graphics. There was never any doubt about what you had to do next, or how to solve a puzzle (if you can even call them puzzles). 75% of the time the items that you needed to solve a puzzle could be found in the immediate vicinity. However, this game does have one or two things in its favor (hence two stars instead of one). 1) The graphics and cut scenes were well executed. 2) It had a fairly interesting story. 3) This would be a great game for a beginner- they could get the hang of playing a computer game without getting discouraged.
Rating: Summary: Very Much Enjoyed This Game Review: Mina has returned to Transylvania. You, as Jonathan Harker, must follow her and save her from Dracula. Explore a dark forest, find your way through a mine and a castle full of traps and unknown chambers. Puzzles and riddles will slow you down (kind of), as you work your way closer to saving your wife and defeating the Prince of Darkness. Well, not really. Some of the puzzles are very easy, while others seem VERY hard. But if you examine everything and try your best, you should be able to save your wife. No time limites and no way to die. No ending, either. Better go get the next game!
Rating: Summary: Great game for vampire lovers. Review: Mina has returned to Transylvania. You, as Jonathan Harker, must follow her and save her from Dracula. Explore a dark forest, find your way through a mine and a castle full of traps and unknown chambers. Puzzles and riddles will slow you down (kind of), as you work your way closer to saving your wife and defeating the Prince of Darkness. Well, not really. Some of the puzzles are very easy, while others seem VERY hard. But if you examine everything and try your best, you should be able to save your wife. No time limites and no way to die. No ending, either. Better go get the next game!
Rating: Summary: my nightmare...my dream Review: My nightmare...my dream. This is a fantastic game, it's filled with hours of everything a real horror game should contend. The producers has really used the best way to evolve the gaphics over the years, and the final result of years of production, this is the final result. Story: 10/10 The story starts seven years after Jonathan defeated Dracula, but as time went by Mina, Jonathans fionce develops and feel the need to return to the castle, but what they didn't know was that Dracula was back, and ready to claim his revenge. So Jonathan travels to Transylvania to save Mina from this evil, Only their love for each other can save Mina from the Prince of Darkness, Dracula, the ultimate evil. Graphics 10/10 State-of-the-art graphics, exceptional beauty this game is absolutely on of the finest graphics ever seen in a computer game, each and every character is so exceptional detailed, you can see every vein and pore in the faces, it's so real that you almost can smell and feel their precense. The enviroments are so lifelike, from the moment you enter the Barina Inn you can feel the warmth coming from the fireplace, to feel the coldness and loneliness of the ancient castle. This game will suck right in, from the moment you put it on,it doesn't matter if you play this Pc version or the PSone version the atmosphere is just as immerse. Sound/ Music 9/10 The cold winds of the late dawn is rushing over you like a shadow from the past, the creepy noices in the forest are watching you, and the loneliness of an empty heart is just as cold as the winds of dawn. The sounds and music is absolutely a part of it's gothic attraction. Don't bleed your soul to waste. I'm positively passionate about this game, but hey the story doesn't end here pick Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary so you can get a highly satisfying ending...will Jonathan save Mina from the ultimate evil?...it's up to you to make sure he does...
Rating: Summary: A traditional PC game and a great starter. No, not scary! Review: The cover and title are misleading. This series, there is more than one, is a great series with which to start one's pc gaming experience. Much is traditional in movement and puzzles.
Violence? Not really! Just fun and mystery.
As a former educator, I'd recommend this for 13 and above. Killing about 3+ creatures is about as violent as it gets.
Gore? Not really.
Some fascinating, creepy but beautiful women are presented, if I remember correctly.
Wish I would have started with this instead of the Beyond Atlantis series which is more difficult. Crystal Key is gorgeous as is BA but the Dracula series is great for a beginner.
Enjoy!
Rating: Summary: a bit too short Review: The only thing that saved this game was the graphics. On the other hand it also slowed the game down. It took a long time to get from one place to the other. The game mostly focused on finding objects and not solving puzzles. It was more of a patience factor then a intelectual factor for playing this game. I found points in the game where I knew what to do but the area that needed to be clicked was too small and hard to find. Then just when the game started to get fun it just ended without a final puzzle to solve. The puzzles in this game would be more for an elementary school student.
Rating: Summary: Amazing Graphics and Animation Review: This game has awesome graphics and animation, seamlessly blended together. It looks more like an animated film than a game. The sound is also very cinematic - powerful, dramatic, reminiscent of the best film scores. This is great if your main reason for playing games is to explore cool worlds and enjoy the scenery/storyline, but if you are more interested in a challenge, this may not be the game for you. Some of the puzzles are moderately challenging, but there aren't many of them. The game ends too soon, after 4-6 hours. Buy it anyway. It's an experience you shouldn't miss.
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