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| 22 JUL 2008 at 9:57pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5587
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | I'm actually enjoying this game - the graphics are quite nice and the puzzles fairly straight forward. It's not overly challenging, just good old fashioned entertainment.
57% is on the low side by me, I'd give it a solid 70% -
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| 22 JUL 2008 at 11:06pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | I enjoyed it too -- for pretty much the same reasons as Inland.
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| 22 JUL 2008 at 11:33pm |
DarleenIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 54
Joined: 19 SEP 2007
Status : Online | I totally LOVED this game A very sophisticated, delightful, alluring, superb game...
Just fell inlove with Dracula [smiley=devil_smiley_grintail.gif]
///*_*\\\
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| 2 AUG 2008 at 10:42pm |
| Deleted User | I haven't had time to play much yet, but I just had to come and have a quick rave about the nice music, atmosphere, etc. - and those graphics!!
I have not installed my new hardware yet -I'm still playing with exactly the same specs as in the last 18 - 20 months, and in all that time I have not seen such breathtaking graphics. (Ignore what I said about Mass Effect) The textures, the colours, the lighting - the attention to detail! 8-)
For instance - notice that the clock in Mina's drawing room is ticking; see the circling birds, and flapping fabrics; smooth textures (like glass) looks tangibly smooth; rough textures look as if you'd scratch your hand if you touched your screen; the foliage detail is divine, etc. etc. etc.
Just gotta love it! [smiley=cool.gif] [smiley=love.gif]
/me decides she must stop playing old games for a while now.
/me decides she wants to just revel in the beauty of modern graphics for a while now. 8-)
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| 3 AUG 2008 at 2:12am |
TCPrivate Detective
Posts : 688
Joined: 14 NOV 2005
Status : Online | TheTraveler, you must resist the allure of modernised graphics and technology! If you don't, it will envelope your very SOUL for all eternity!
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| 3 AUG 2008 at 7:24am |
chronotigger65Journeyman
Posts : 1143
Joined: 23 FEB 2005
Status : Offline | I think I'll just stay with Castlevania.
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| 3 AUG 2008 at 6:22pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By TC (3 AUG 2008 2:11am)
TheTraveler, you must resist the allure of modernised graphics and technology! If you don't, it will envelope your very SOUL for all eternity!
Ah! Too late! I've been sucked into the abysmal void!
I sat and played until 3 A.M this morning. Too bad all my noisy housemates who wouldn't let me sleep nice and late as should be my prerogative on a Sunday morning, don't understand that one has to play dark, creepy games at night time, to savour the full atmosphere of it. And a gal needs her morning sleep so that she can play at night again, doesn't she? [smiley=sleeping.gif]
No matter - I'm currently in Egypt, searching for the very origin of Vampirism, and as the game is not currently very spooky, I suppose daytime will do for now! [smiley=detective.gif]
Chrono, I don't know if your'e talking about about the NES version of Castlevania, but I actually saw a PC DOS version advertised on the internet a while ago, and decided that I shall resist!
As I said, I must stop fiddling with old games now... I think it's more of a challenge to get them to play, than it is to actually play them, once I get them going.
No, rather focus on the pleasures of an easy install, sound that works beautifully, coherently and in perfect synchronisation with divine graphics - doesn't that sound a lot more relaxing? 8-)
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| 3 AUG 2008 at 7:40pm |
DangerousDaveIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 54
Joined: 31 MAR 2008
Status : Online | aint played it much but im near the beginning and have just entered the mansion and picked up a load of stuff. im finding the puzzles hard and half the time i dont know what im supposed to be doing and it hasnt really sucked me in..but then i hate getting stuck for even 15 mins and its hard to resist temptation to look at a walkthrough. just got the lost crown as well but im gonna give dracula another go.
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| 4 AUG 2008 at 12:07pm |
DangerousDaveIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 54
Joined: 31 MAR 2008
Status : Online | can anyone do some of these puzzles without looking at a walkthrough? eg im at a puzzle where i have to put words onto the symbols in the museum after just having raided the turks house. how is anyone supposed to know what symbols the words go with?!?!
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| 4 AUG 2008 at 8:24pm |
MKBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 241
Joined: 24 AUG 2006
Status : Offline | Way too many logic puzzles for me in this game! I don't mind them occasionally but it seems this game has one everytime you turn around. I can usually complete them (I probably take much longer than most people) but I find them tedious.
I'm currently stuck (for several hours now) at that picture puzzle by the grate in Dracula's castle. I have no clue what is expected of me. Frankly, it's getting to the point that I don't care anymore. I probably won't finish this game.
I don't buy download-only games. Never have, never will........Mike
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| 4 AUG 2008 at 8:55pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By DangerousDave (4 AUG 2008 12:07pm)
can anyone do some of these puzzles without looking at a walkthrough? eg im at a puzzle where i have to put words onto the symbols in the museum after just having raided the turks house. how is anyone supposed to know what symbols the words go with?!?!
Mini-clue --
Spoiler AlertSounds like you need to ask an expert. Who do you know (in the game) who might be able to help you translate symbols?
Originally Posted By MKB (4 AUG 2008 8:24pm)
I'm currently stuck (for several hours now) at that picture puzzle by the grate in Dracula's castle. I have no clue what is expected of me. Frankly, it's getting to the point that I don't care anymore. I probably won't finish this game.
I'm not surprised you're stuck on that one. It's a multi-step puzzle that is based on colors, shapes, and the relative positions of the tiles. You'll need to experiment with it. Or if you don't want to do it at all, check the walkthrough --> ***here*** which has some pictures.
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| 4 AUG 2008 at 8:58pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (2 AUG 2008 10:42pm)
I haven't had time to play much yet, but I just had to come and have a quick rave about the nice music, atmosphere, etc. - and those graphics!!
I have not installed my new hardware yet -I'm still playing with exactly the same specs as in the last 18 - 20 months, and in all that time I have not seen such breathtaking graphics. (Ignore what I said about Mass Effect) The textures, the colours, the lighting - the attention to detail! 8-)
For instance - notice that the clock in Mina's drawing room is ticking; see the circling birds, and flapping fabrics; smooth textures (like glass) looks tangibly smooth; rough textures look as if you'd scratch your hand if you touched your screen; the foliage detail is divine, etc. etc. etc.
Just gotta love it! [smiley=cool.gif] [smiley=love.gif]
/me decides she must stop playing old games for a while now.
/me decides she wants to just revel in the beauty of modern graphics for a while now. 8-)
Okay Traveler, I'm sold. I wasn't planning on getting this title based on some reviews but you twisted my arm just enough. Good music, atmosphere, graphics and Dracula to boot. Now I can't resist. Hopefully, I can find some time to play.
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| 5 AUG 2008 at 12:50pm |
DangerousDaveIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 54
Joined: 31 MAR 2008
Status : Online | just completed it...really really short game but then i was using the spacebar all the time.. yeah the graphics are great, the backdrops are stunning esp later in the game. lacking in atmosphere for a game like this and not scary at all but very pretty nontheless. a few stupid puzzles like trapping the coachman and a bit too much random combining stuff but mostly good. reasonable voice acting and decent sound. but the ending!?!? : officially the WORST ending to any game i have ever played :-/ :-/ glad the game was so short cos i would of been pissed if it took me ages only to get that. what a letdown, no final confrentation and an ending scene that doesnt make sense and lasts 10 seconds. i guess they ran out of cash or couldnt be bothered.
still i enjoyed it, but Bloodlines aint gotta worry about losing the best Vamp game title thats for sure.
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 6:26am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Masher (4 AUG 2008 8:58pm)
Originally Posted By TheTraveler (2 AUG 2008 10:42pm)
I haven't had time to play much yet, but I just had to come and have a quick rave about the nice music, atmosphere, etc. - and those graphics!!
I have not installed my new hardware yet -I'm still playing with exactly the same specs as in the last 18 - 20 months, and in all that time I have not seen such breathtaking graphics. (Ignore what I said about Mass Effect) The textures, the colours, the lighting - the attention to detail! 8-)
For instance - notice that the clock in Mina's drawing room is ticking; see the circling birds, and flapping fabrics; smooth textures (like glass) looks tangibly smooth; rough textures look as if you'd scratch your hand if you touched your screen; the foliage detail is divine, etc. etc. etc.
Just gotta love it! [smiley=cool.gif] [smiley=love.gif]
/me decides she must stop playing old games for a while now.
/me decides she wants to just revel in the beauty of modern graphics for a while now. 8-)
Okay Traveler, I'm sold. I wasn't planning on getting this title based on some reviews but you twisted my arm just enough. Good music, atmosphere, graphics and Dracula to boot. Now I can't resist. Hopefully, I can find some time to play.
Hang on, Masher - I'm not quite sure if this is entirely your cup of tea, as there's not really a lot going on actionwise. This is a real traditional adventure game, which as you know, I can tolerate with a bit of patience. However, no combat, and your character only walks - you cannot even make him run. So although it is a lovely game - there's not really much in it for action fans. Dangerous Dave is also right in one never completely being scared out of one's wits - if thats what he's implying about the atmosphere.
I enjoyed the atmosphere, but it's not quite Call of Chtulu or Doom; -about on par with Witcher Atmosphere, but minus the combat.
There's a lot of darkness and horror implied in the story though, in what you learn about how Count Dracula came to be a vampire.
Also, I thought the puzzles are cool, but theyr'e not everyone's cup of tea - a lot of them are logic puzzles like Andromus and Caroline and JKing would enjoy, and some of them are inventory puzzles.
I haven't had a chance to finish yet, so I cannot comment on the ending, unfortunately.
Why don't you try out a demo first?
Btw, I think that the "Legacy of Kain/ Blood Omen/ Soul Reaver" series, is a vampire series that would be right up your alley, Masher.
Don't know how strong your stomach is for lots of blood and decapitation, but if you enjoy that, try out either Bloodrayne 1 or 2- another vampire based title, with lots and lots of blood and action.
For a reallly creepy atmosphere, and some real survival horror, try out Call of Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth.
I've just ordered Clive Barker's Undying; which also really sounds like your cup of tea. Will let you know about that one some time in the future.
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 9:01am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16552
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | I was getting all excited at the mention of logic puzzles.
And I perked up at the nice scenery and the not terribly scary atmosphere.
Then I cooled off at the mention of inventory.
Then I REALLY lost interest when I read Jenny's hint to Dangerous Dave about talking to someone.
No. On balance, not my cup of tea.
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 12:28pm |
| Deleted User | There's minimal talking, and the inventory puzzles are very, very easy. Nothing like the convoluted stuff in Tunguska or the Agatha Christie games. Probably more straightforward and logical even than the inventory puzzles in the Broken Sword series.
It's the logic puzzles that people are complaining is too difficult. But there are clues provided for those.
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 5:29pm |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1632
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Snow Goddess (6 AUG 2008 9:01am)
I was getting all excited at the mention of logic puzzles.
And I perked up at the nice scenery and the not terribly scary atmosphere.
Then I cooled off at the mention of inventory.
Then I REALLY lost interest when I read Jenny's hint to Dangerous Dave about talking to someone.
No. On balance, not my cup of tea.
We're so alike in some things. Can you believe I did the same thing and looked up a review. The dialogue and inventory put me off, but maybe the logic part is worth the annoyance of inventory and conversations.
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 6:31pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Snow Goddess (6 AUG 2008 9:01am)
Then I REALLY lost interest when I read Jenny's hint to Dangerous Dave about talking to someone.
Spoiler AlertThe person you talk to gives you a book with symbols and some translations. It's actually a fun puzzle once you have that book.
Don't write off the game so soon. I was pleasantly surprised by it, even though I'm not a great fan of Dracula.
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 9:07pm |
Z0rkIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 4 AUG 2008
Status : Online | the graphics are really bad
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 9:14pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 6694
Joined: 16 OCT 2004
Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | .
Originally Posted By Z0rk (6 AUG 2008 9:07pm)
the graphics are really bad
Oh nonsense. The graphics in Dracula: Origin are very good.
Cheers, Terry
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 10:23pm |
DangerousDaveIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 54
Joined: 31 MAR 2008
Status : Online | Dialogue and inventory items put some ppl off?!? tbh i hate logic puzzles tho, games like Myst/Riven bore me to death, tried to get into Black Dahlia but just couldn't, the atmosphere was great but the puzzles were way too hard, too similiar, too boring and just not my thing at all. much prefer the item/inventory stuff in adventure games. i did really like Farenheit/Indigo Prophecy tho, hopefully there will be a sequel to that.
This is definitely a more traditional adventure game but theres still some logic puzzles in it and as someone said the inventory ones are really easy, probably the easiest out of any game ive played.
Originally Posted By Jenny100 (6 AUG 2008 6:31pm)
Originally Posted By Snow Goddess (6 AUG 2008 9:01am)
Then I REALLY lost interest when I read Jenny's hint to Dangerous Dave about talking to someone.
Spoiler AlertThe person you talk to gives you a book with symbols and some translations. It's actually a fun puzzle once you have that book.
I'm pretty sure i spoke to him to get that as most of these wont let u attempt the puzzle unless u have the info to do them. it showed about 8 symbols but not what they ment (except for maybe 2 of them) so it was pretty useless.. maybe i did miss something.
and yeah the graphics are far from bad, heres some pics i took..
[img]http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9162/drac6qq7.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/4817/drac7pm0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9493/dracwa9.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/3322/drac1cb0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5748/drac4cq8.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5787/drac11ey0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8880/drc12pg4.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8753/drac9cx6.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3215/drac10is7.jpg[/img]
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 10:42pm |
JKingSchattenjger
Posts : 2350
Joined: 4 MAY 2008
Location: 0
Status : Offline | It does indeed look lovely! I don't quite know what else someone would expect...
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 6 AUG 2008 at 10:49pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By DangerousDave (6 AUG 2008 10:23pm)
I'm pretty sure i spoke to him to get that as most of these wont let u attempt the puzzle unless u have the info to do them. it showed about 8 symbols but not what they ment (except for maybe 2 of them) so it was pretty useless.. maybe i did miss something.
So now you have some clues. Keep in mind the symbols are pictograms and try to match them up.
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| 7 AUG 2008 at 12:58am |
Z0rkIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 4 AUG 2008
Status : Online | outch... my mistake... the graphics in my game are all messed up :-X :-[
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