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Dracula Resurrection

This game begins seven years after the ending of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in which the vampire was defeated.  Jonathan Harker returns home one day to discover that his wife, Mina, has left him.  In a letter, she tells him that she can no longer ignore her longing to return to Transylavania.  Of course, Jonathan follows her to Borgo Pass and learns that his nemesis has somehow returned.  Jonathan’s quest is to gain access to Dracula’s castle and rescue his wife before it is too late.

This was only the second horror game I had ever played, and the atmosphere was suitably spooky.  The character movements in the cut scenes were a bit awkward at times, but the dialogues were informative and not too long.  I enjoyed the exploration and the puzzles.  Unlike the sequel, The Last Sanctuary, there were no timed elements either.

The screenshot shows the cemetery where you must find a very important inventory item to continue your adventure.

I played this a long time ago. The copyright on the box says 2000, so it’s been a good fifteen years at least. The game, from Dreamcatcher, played on Win95/98 machines, so it is another game that would be unplayable (out of the box) on current PCs.

I remember another Dracula game that came that came out about the same time. It was voiced by Tim Curry. And that’s all I remember. It was a horrible game. Unless, of course, you are into over-the-top, high camp game design.