Bloodlines throws a massive spanner in the works for the series, and is even substantial enough to get a direct sequel in the form of Portrait of Ruin many, many years later. If none of that blew your mind, then have I got news for you – Dracula is not set up as the main villain, instead the aforementioned Elizabeth Bartley is the target. Adding to all these firsts, Bloodlines even goes as far as making Quincy Morris from the Bram Stoker novel a canonical Castlevania Vampire Hunter and descendant of the Belmont Clan. The timeline has advanced considerably, whilst simultaneously establishing that the series is set in the real world, and for the first time we are not playing a Belmont. Not wanting to lose its headstart, Bloodlines finally gives us a plot that has a little bit of weight. Add to this some pretty sweet locales and you have yourself a Castlevania that brings the classics to life once more. We have classic monsters and bosses making their return, we have awesome castle shots and we have our corridors back. Like a bat out of hell, Bloodlines ‘Morris Struts’ onto the scene and fixes that immediately. Many of the classic 30’s horror designs had been dropped, traditional powerstanced castle shots were no longer a thing and heck, we even lost that scene setting introductory corridor. The last couple Castlevania games have really abandoned the ‘feel’ of the series. The question is, after all of these years, how does Konami’s second 16-bit attempt fair? As a result, this game is often overlooked due to being that weird outcast on the Megadrive. John Morris and Eric Lecarde march on Transylvania armed with the Vampire Killer and the mysterious Alucard Spear (yes, that Alucard) to end her nefarious schemes.Ĭastlevania: Bloodlines is the first Castlevania to leave the Nintendo family of home and handheld consoles. As the Great War ravages Europe, Elizabeth Bartley plans to use the worlds suffering to resurrect Dracula once more. With the Belmont’s missing, indirect descendants and other powerful bloodlines took on the mantle of Hunter, and faced Dracula in their stead. Unfortunately the legends of Trevor, Christopher and Simon fell into obscurity as their line faded. Since as early as the 11th Century, the Dark Lord Dracula, master of Castlevania and lord of Vampires had risen and been defeated by the Belmont Clan. Due to a full review of the collection coming soon, I will not be mentioning everything the collection brings – only mentioning those that pertain to Castlevania: Bloodlines. Disclaime r – This review is part of an 9 part series of reviews for the the Castlevania Anniversary Collection for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC.
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