When Bram Stoker sat down in 1897 to write Dracula, did he know he was penning the first ever video game design document?
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Vampire games are making a comeback of late, and gamers hoping this is a new trend should look back at the 7 best vampire games ever made.
What is a list? A miserable little pile of scribbles.
A Best Vampire Game list and no Bloodborne. A bold choice, indeed.
IMO, I wouldn't consider bloodborne a vampire game. Long story short, It's more about the side effects of the blood experiment and the influence of the red moon, than actually being a vampire.
Yes, Bloodborne is about Vampires. It's not just the undertones, or the imagery or the obvious parallels, it's pretty much everything and then some. Here's the thing, Bram Stoker's Dracula is also not a Vampire novel. Why? Because technically Vampires from folklore were something else.
But based on our updated view of what Vampires are, informed in one way or another by Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu The Vamprye, and many other stories, and combined with From Software's own interpretation, we can say with confidence that Bloodborne IS a Vampire story. Sure, there are other elements, but the central narrative is pretty much Vampires. Which would make it THE Vampire game. I mean, Cainhurst Castle. Anyways, that's how I see it.
But to each their and we'll agree to disagree.
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No Blood Omen? Even today it's one of my favourite vampire games. We could really do with a release on modern platforms.
I really enjoyed Vampyr. The combat is a little clunky and could use some work. However, the story, characters, dialog. setting, and pretty much everything else in the game is great.
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I prefer the Metroidvania style Castlevania games compared to the new Lords of Shadow series. While they do maintain the themes of the series, and the first features the voice acting of the great Patrick Stewart, Lords of Shadow felt more like a hack and slash game akin to God of War than a Castlevania game.
Even though Lament of Innocence went the 3D route too and had elements of hack and slash, it still maintained the exploration, Metroidvania feel that I like. I suppose Lords of Shadow was the 3D version of the more linear style games in the series, but I would be interested to see how MercurySteam could make a more Metroidvania style Lords of Shadow game. I know Lords of Shadow 2 is supposed to be open world, but will it mimic the open yet closed feel of Dracula's castle, or be more like GTA?