The Castlevania series of games are classic titles that have spanned across many different retro and modern platforms. Some consider the franchise to be one of the all-time greats in gaming history, containing many genre landmark aspects and memorable moments. Of many of the long lasting franchises that have been around since the late 1980s, Castlevania has changed quite a few times over the years in both the traditional 2D and 3D titles in the series. However many later iterations of the franchise failed to capture the essence and long lasting appeal of some of the very first entries that appeared on the Nintendo Entertainment System. These are the classic games that brought skillful platforming and action packed vampire hunting to many childhood memories. This was Castlevania.
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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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This is a good first part of an overview of Castlevania.