Castlevania Bloodlines

[Shinobi69]

This game is generally considered to be pretty good. Is there any replay value to it? I love the Symphony of the Night style games, and i know that Bloodlines if basically linear? let me know your opinions! :D

[Joe Redifer]

I really like the game, but the walking animation is really goofy. When he walks up stairs he looks like he's walking on the bottom of the staircase. But still a pretty good effort overall. I played Dracula X on my TurboGrafx before I played Bloodlines, so it is easy to see why Bloodlines didn't blow me away.

[Hidden_Darkness]

This game is generally considered to be pretty good. Is there any replay value to it? I love the Symphony of the Night style games, and i know that Bloodlines if basically linear? let me know your opinions! :D

I think that after you beat the game you can unlock a expert mode. it plays more like the old castlevania games before symphony of the night, meaning you cant go back and explore the levels. I really like the game, its definately a great genesis game to own if your into castlevania.

[Alvatron]

Playing as two different characters was always a plus, just like Dracula X. Also, if you beat the expert mode, you get the best ending.

[lordofduct]

I liked this game... It is definatly like the older Castlevania games, with better graphics. It also is rather hard and has some great effects showing of the genny quite a bit at its time.

I liked it very much.

[Obviously]

Bloodlines feels like a tribute to original NES Castlvania when you're playing it, especially the first level which is almost exactly the same as the first level in the NES game only updated for the 16-bit era. It's fun, has detailed graphics, and I enjoy it but I always felt like it was the Genesis' token Castlevania game. If you love the original then you'll love this because it's a sort of modernized version as has already been mentioned.

It's not as epic or as big of a graphical powerhouse as Castlevania IV and Dracula X are on the SNES and most Castlevania fans don't really give a lot of notice to Bloodlines because of this and it's definately no Symphony of the Night, but then again what is? It's definately an underdog in the Castlevania series but it's solid and a noteworthy title.

[GeckoYamori]

I thought it looked better than Castlevania IV. Overall it was cleaner and not as grainy, and the animations made everything feel much more alive.

[j_factor]

Bloodlines is my favorite Castlevania, though I never did play the PC Engine one. I just really love the level design, the graphics (better than IV in many respects), and the music. Mainly the levels are what hook me to this game -- the level in Italy is probably the best level ever devised for a Castlevania.

[Obviously]

I do like the larger and cleaner sprites used in Bloodlines than the ones used in IV. Dracula X was probably my favorite pre-SotN Castlevania however. I just couldn't get into Bloodlines as much as the other Castlevania games for some reason though.

[GeckoYamori]

I think Bloodlines was the first 'new school' Castlevania aiming for a more elegant and romantic theme, in spite of its much more classic gameplay style.