Die Hard Dracula Fans Beware.......
The above mentioned games had a more in depth worked out story line than this one. It was pieced together in such a way that it made the game feel choppy rather than flowing smoothly from one location to the next.
The main character you play Van Helsing has no personality whatsoever. Actually you feel no empathy towards any characters in the game. I was wishing that some undead creature would pop up and put Van Helsing out of his misery. And where was Dracula? I think I saw him a total of two times throughout the whole game.
The only positives were the attention to detail the graphic artists put into the scenes and locations. The sites were so beautifully rendered that I wished there were more places to explore. The puzzles were also easy to figure out and thanks to an ingenious hint system all you need to do is press space bar and any missed items or clues are pointed out to you.
With so much lore behind the Dracula legend I was expecting an immersive interesting game however it was not meant to be. Perhaps the upcoming Dracula 3 will pump some life back into the Lord of Darkness.