Dracula’s Curse’s legacy changed in the most unexpected way possible for a video game series: exploring a different medium of storytelling with pristine success.
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Castlevania
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‘Castlevania Bloodlines’: The Official Sega Genesis Sequel to Bram Stoker’s Hit Novel, Dracula
by Renan Fontesby Renan FontesCastlevania isn’t a dialogue-heavy series by any means, but it’s still home to one of gaming’s most compelling narratives. Equipped with only their ancestral weapon, the legendary Vampire Killer, descendants…
‘Super Castlevania IV’ is just as much a love letter to the franchise as it is the definitive, one-of-a-kind Castlevania experience.
31 Days of Horror
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‘Castlevania: Rondo of Blood’ Ensured there Would be New Ground to Break
by Renan Fontesby Renan Fontes25 years later.
One might be right to be hesitant about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The term ‘spiritual successor’ is one that often leaves me a skeptic. How often have we seen…
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‘Bloodstained’ is Everything You Could Want From a Modern ‘Castlevania’
by Mike Worbyby Mike WorbyBloodstained: Ritual of the Night has finally been released, after nearly 5 years in the making. The unholy successor to the classic Castlevania games released by Konami from 1997-2008, Bloodstained joins the ranks of Doom, Final…
The first Castlevania game was released on the Japan-only Famicom Disk System as Akumajou Draculaon, September 26, 1986, and later released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System as…
Vampires, bats, whips, spells, castles…what’s the first thing that comes to mind when hearing these words? Elder Scrolls maybe? Twilight perhaps? Of course not! It’s time to take a look…
Adventure is often written as a metaphor for idealistic youth, where anything is possible and conquering the world seems an inevitability. From whiny Luke Skywalker to sleepy-headed Link, the departure…