to MaG's wonderful wt (how do you do it?!), have finished the game and am so sad it's over. Marvelous game! Far as I'm concerned, a 15 on a scale of 10!! Looking forward to D.O. 2!!

I agree, bkrytr, I also thought that this was a fantastic game. I really enjoyed the variety of puzzles and challenges; really good fun to play.

I'm still playing - I really needed the walkthrough to do the lock in the Turks house, now in a muddle with heiroglyphics.

I just finished playing Dracula Origin. I guess, I'm the only one who felt that the game didn't measure up to Dracula Sanctuary or Dracula Resurrection. To me this game was just average, I was really expecting more from this game.

Check out my review

Hemlock, In the time of struggling adventure games developers I am most sorry to see your ending comment on such a wonderfully made game. I enjoyed the game fully from beginning to end and think it is a great game from the story, on to the graphics to the gameplay. Games that are full of glitches and bugs are worthy of your comment, but a smooth running game such as this does not. Just my opinion.

Ana

BET, Just because a game does not have any glitches in it.Does not make it a good game. I have played a lot of GOOD adventure games and in my opinion. I find this game lacking. I an also aware of the struggle action adventure game developers are facing. But I think it still think it boils down to putting out a good product into the market place. If the game is good! Gamers will buy it.

No matter what genre it is.

I personally think that all this talk about PC gaming and Adventure gaming being a dying breed is a lot of bunk. If you look at all the advancements being made to graphics and physics today, its mostly being done on the PC first.
The game Adventure Game developers need to step up to the plate with some better games.

This is just my opinion of course.

I never said anything about a dying breed. I said they are struggling, which is true since their profits are no where near other genres.

I cannot imagine what a developer must do to step up to the plate to satisfy your wants if this game is not worth purchasing. I'm just utterly baffled. I am not not trying to discredit your feelings of the game, but I just feel that it is a rare game that I can think of that I would tell someone not to buy. I reserve that opinion for one that is full of bugs and that is clearly poorly and carelessly done for a quick dollar.

Ana

BET, After sleeping on it, and replaying the game in my head last night. I have reconsidered my rating and review. I think I was a little to critical in my assessment of the game. After thinking about it, I feel my review had more to do about my expectations of the game than the game itself.

I know you did not say anything about a dying breed. Those were my words. But there have been rumors for years about the eventual discontinuation of the Adventure Game Genre due to the lack of sales and the rise in popularity of the other types of game genres out there.

I will amend my review to remove my comment about not buying this game.

I do love playing Adventure games and I do not want to see the genre fail.

I played Secret Files: Tunguska also developed by Frogware and distributed by The Adventure Company. Both Dracula Origin and Secret Files: Tunguska shared the same type of game play, but for some reason I found Tunguska so much more fun to play. Which I would probably have to credit the subject matter and storyline of the game. I can not say that about Dracula Origin. Brams Stoker while a classic is seriously outdated.

Thank you for being fair. I applaud your character for taking in constructive opinions.

Frogwares did not do Tunguska. It was done by Fusionsphere System And released by Deep Silver and TAC.

I loved this game. No gliches, good story, intriging puzzles, good voices, diary to remind you where you were, inventory items removed when finished with, being keep in a place until you were finished. What is there not to like? The only reason it was not on my list this year was that I had not finished playing but it will be next year.
Bram Stoker outdated? That's like saying Shakespear, Dickens and Jane Austin are outdated. Just because they are long dead does not mean they should be religated to the attic.

My bad, I got Tunguska mixed up with Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis and Dracula Origin Were Developed by Frogware. I stand corrected.

I loved the game...!!!!

Very well made game in all..
I would recommend others to play it..

Thanks, HEMLOCK
For your review & opinion

Thank you for editing out the sentence Hemlock....much appreciated.

Ana

I bought it yesterday and in a few days I'll start playing it. Can't wait.

I'm before going in the manor. My G*d, this is an excellent game so far!

I really enjoyed the game, used the walkthrough just a bit. My daughter who will be 20 this year, just started playing adventure games she just finished the game and liked it too. It is just her 3rd game to play. She has played Sherlock Holmes Awakened and Tungaska. I don't know which she liked the best. I liked all 3. I will have to ask her. I have myself have played a lot of games. Very rarely do I find one I don't care for. But I really check out all I can about a game before I buy it. Even after I do that I sometimes get a bummer. I like a good story, good graphics, good sound, good puzzels, good mystery and so on.

And it gets better, Taurnil!

I had fun with the puzzles in the graveyard.

I agree with Hemlock. I liked the first two Dracula games better than this one. It was worth playing but I doubt if I will replay the game.

Well I just finished this game today and enjoyed it.

I debated whether that was a spoiler or not and decided to err on the side of caution.

I'm glad you enjoyed it oldman. I thought it was a wonderful game also.

Ana

I haven't played it yet but I'm not expecting an ending that answers everything, after all its the story of Dracula's beginning not his ending, right?

That is correct Guybrush.

Ana

No glitches? I found that you can

just started plaing the game , so i'm not to far into the game yet to know ether way, but it looks good to me so far .at the Godalming manor.i have alot to look forward to.. deleterman.

I have been playing this game for the better part of the day and am really enjoying it. I love the atmosphere (even the menus are wonderfully done), so far the story makes sense, the puzzles are pretty good, and there haven't been any nonsensical "make work" puzzles. I despise those kinds of puzzles.

I love that it's creepy but not terrifying. I couldn't play it if it was too scary!