Part 1: http://youtu.be/PfCHarvZNsM My main channel: http://youtube.com/VlogRays Check out Skelekore (Also by me): http://youtube.com/Skelekore Follow me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/VlogRays My Twitter: http://twitter.com/VlogRays I'm also featured on: http://undertowpress.net _______________________________________ About The Game (From Wikipedia): Castlevania: Bloodlines is the only Castlevania video game released on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed and published by Konami, and was first released in North America, on March 17, 1994. Its Japanese title is Vampire Killer (バンパイアキラー Banpaia Kirā?). This version featured a considerable amount of violence, with the American port containing a surprising amount of blood and gore for a game of its "GA" rating. The European and Australian titles were censored and both titled Castlevania: The New Generation. As with most early Castlevania games, players proceed through each level, defeating enemies and collecting gems (hearts in previous games) to power special weapons (in this game, the axe, boomerang, and holy water). Each stage is sectioned into chunks, and has a sub-boss battle in the middle, with the big boss battle at the end. Some items will increase the power of the characters' weapons. Some portions of the game split into different paths, depending on which character is chosen. John is able to swing past huge gaps with his whip, whereas Eric must use a different route by performing high jumps by using his spear. Bloodlines is also noteworthy for its abundance of special effects, such as the Atlantis Shrine's water reflections, the swaying tower of Pisa, and large multi-jointed bosses. The final stage even uses effects to add challenge, such as playing upside-down or playing while the screen divides up into sections. The "Item Crash" feature (from Akumajō Dracula X Chi no Rondo) makes its return in Bloodlines. Unlike most Castlevania games, Bloodlines is one of the first games in the series that does not take place exclusively in Dracula's castle or even Romania. In addition to the first level (Dracula's castle in Romania), there are another five levels set in other European countries — Athens, Greece; Pisa, Italy; a weapon factory in Germany; the Palace of Versailles, in France; and the fictional Castle Proserpina in England. Despite the change in setting, however, the game still features the now-archetypal designs of Castlevania games. The player starts in the ruins of Castlevania (the first half of which is taken from the first NES game), which is a recurring theme in later titles. This game attempts to bridge the Castlevania games with the Dracula novel written by Bram Stoker, which the series had only been loosely connected to previously, having arguably more in common with the 1931 Bela Lugosi film than the actual novel. The game even refers to one of the stars of the novel, Quincey Morris. In doing this, some plot points invented by the American localization staff of the game are openly contradicted. According to the North American manual, John Morris (and his friend Eric Lecarde) were supposed to have witnessed his father's death moments after he had stabbed Dracula. This contradicts Stoker's novel, which most scholars agree takes place between 1885 and 1893, and John was born in 1895. Also, John and Eric were not mentioned in the novel. The original Japanese and European instruction manuals makes no mention of John and Eric being witness to his father's death. The novel describes the travellers who chase Dracula, but there is never a mention to any kids traveling with them. Nothing in the game contradicts the possibility of John witnessing his father's death, regardless of whether his age at the time prevented him from remembering the event. The manual claims Quincey stabbed Dracula with a wooden stake. However, in the novel, Quincy uses a Bowie knife. Additionally, the manual claims it was Quincey Morris alone that killed Dracula, with no mention of the combined efforts of other characters in the novel. However, in the novel, Dracula is killed when Jonathan Harker sliced through Dracula's throat (implying beheading), while Quincey simultaneously stabbed him through the heart. Quincey attempts to court Lucy early in the novel, but it is not mentioned that Quincey has a two-year-old child (meaning, he either is in a relationship, or just got done with one); though, in Bram Stoker's version, Quincey was intended to be a bachelor with no children. Additionally, the Countess Bartley is loosely based on the actual historical figure Elizabeth Báthory. The witch who resurrects her in the game's backstory is Dorottya Szentes, who in reality had connections to Báthory. (Just as the name "Bartley" in the English versions of the game is a mistransliteration of Báthory, the name "Drolta Tzuentes" is a corruption of Dorottya's name.)

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