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Posted July 09, 2013
The dark heritage of blood.

Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon, a contemporary tale of mystery and terror delivered in the form of an intriguing and immersive point-and-click adventure game, is available on GOG.com for only $19.99. Special offer: a copy of the preceding Dracula Trilogy comes free with every purchase!

In the ominous reaches of the Carpathian mountains a ruthless voivod ruled from the height of his throne red with blood of his enemies. Whoever met him in battle would call him a demon, or a devil. His subjects had a different name for him, though, in their tongue. They called him Dracul, the Dragon. The legend has it, that this fierce warrior renounced God and become cursed to roam the Earth forever, restless, hungry for innocent blood, and doomed never to see the light of day again. But the curse came with power growing with every century of roaming the darkness. Thus, Dracul became the embodiment of evil and darkness itself, the one that fills our hearts with fear whenever the light goes out. The Vampire, the immortal enemy of man, that hunts in the night up to this day. So the legend says. There is at least a grain of truth to every legend.

Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon takes the vampire lore into the modern setting. We follow Ellen Cross, a young art restorer, on her journey across Europe. In her way she's confronted with mysterious and terrifying events that will make her question everything us humans assume to know about the world. Secret societies, dark rituals, and powerful demons stand in her path. Will you dare to follow her blood-chilling story, in this atmospheric point-and-click adventure?

Immerse yourself in the twisted, dark, and dangerous world of the vampire mythos and challenge the Dark Lord of Carpathia himself! Get Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon for only $19.99, and receive Dracula Trilogy for free, to enjoy the complete saga. Don't miss out!
Posted July 09, 2013
Can't believe this sequel came out after so much time has passed

Also: Great offer with the free trilogy, nice going GOG
Post edited July 09, 2013 by Roman5
Posted July 09, 2013
I don't mean to start another Slender debate, however I'd just read this review the other day and am posting it just so people are aware of a few things to save disappointment. It seems that this is a very short, lite game.

I love the first two Dracula titles and I'm still tempted to bite while the very nice launch offer is on, as I do want to play this one as well. But if it is really just three hours then the price seems rather steep?
Post edited July 09, 2013 by Timelord1963
Posted July 09, 2013
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Timelord1963: I don't mean to start another Slender debate, however I'd read this just review the other day and am posting it just so people are aware of a few things to save disappointment. It seems that this is a very short, lite game.

I love the first two Dracula titles and I'm still tempted to bite while the very nice launch offer is on, as I do want to play this one as well. But if it is really just three hours then the price seems rather steep?
Looks like it's an episodic game... but I fail to see anything about that on this thread or the gamecard..
Or am I missing something?
Posted July 09, 2013
god she's ugly...
Posted July 09, 2013
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Timelord1963: I love the first two Dracula titles and I'm still tempted to bite while the very nice launch offer is on, as I do want to play this one as well. But if it is really just three hours then the price seems rather steep?
The German Adventure-Treff gave it a better score (78%), even though they also stressed it's short and does not conclude its story. And apparantly the story is the strong part, because apart from praising the English voiceovers, they described the puzzles as average and easy, the minigames as annoying, the graphics as okay with only few animations, resulting in areas looking a bit lifeless and sterile, the controls as requiring getting used to, and they criticized that if you want to display hotspots you can only do so permanently, so that they are visible all the time, while if you don't, you'll probably miss a few of them and get stuck. :/
Post edited July 09, 2013 by Leroux
Posted July 09, 2013
20$ dollars for an incomplete story and short game, even if we get the first 3 for free, is WAY TOO expensive !
Posted July 09, 2013
... Just bought Dracula 4, but no sign of the gifted trilogy with it.... Is there a problem ?
Posted July 09, 2013
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Merchito: ... Just bought Dracula 4, but no sign of the gifted trilogy with it.... Is there a problem ?
Check your e-mail. ;)
Posted July 09, 2013
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Merchito: ... Just bought Dracula 4, but no sign of the gifted trilogy with it.... Is there a problem ?
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triock: Check your e-mail. ;)
Nope. Not there either :-) As soon as you add Dracula 4 to your cart, you'll be able to add the Trilogy as well, with a $0.00 price tag. This can also be accomplished after buying Dracula 4. If you have it in your collection, your price for the Trilogy becomes $0.00 and it will remain so until the promo ends (Sunday, 9:59AM GMT).

I know we haven't been entirely consistent with our method of delivery for the free bonus games, recently, but technical reasons dictate so at this time.
Posted July 09, 2013
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Merchito: ... Just bought Dracula 4, but no sign of the gifted trilogy with it.... Is there a problem ?
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triock: Check your e-mail. ;)
Nothing there, excepted the order confirmation for Dracula 4 only. That, is the problem :)
Or perhaps it comes much later. That's why I'd like some feedback from people who ordered the game too.
Posted July 09, 2013
It doesn't sound like this one turned out all that great, but I'm definitely getting it for the original trilogy and as I said in that release thread, to give Anuman some love, so they release more of their splendid catalogue of Cryo filled oldschool adventures.
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N0x0ss: 20$ dollars for an incomplete story and short game, even if we get the first 3 for free, is WAY TOO expensive !
Take a look how much You'd have to pay at full price on or [url=http://eu-adventureshop.gamesplanet.com]TAS for the original trology alone (not saying it's not too expensive, especially in light of the apparent quality of the latest one, but still; I'm also not sure if the whole series is sold anywhere else, maybe I'm just not seeing the good places).
Posted July 09, 2013
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triock: Check your e-mail. ;)
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G-Doc: Nope. Not there either :-) As soon as you add Dracula 4 to your cart, you'll be able to add the Trilogy as well, with a $0.00 price tag. This can also be accomplished after buying Dracula 4. If you have it in your collection, your price for the Trilogy becomes $0.00 and it will remain so until the promo ends (Sunday, 9:59AM GMT).

I know we haven't been entirely consistent with our method of delivery for the free bonus games, recently, but technical reasons dictate so at this time.
Right! That's it! It works, free in the cart. Thank you very much!
Posted July 09, 2013
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MoP: Snip
I'm talking about the fact that they're trying to hide the EXORBITANT price of the 4th installment by offering the 1st 3 for free.

A 20 $ Game that's only 900 MB released in 2013, that is basically an episode and that's not THAT great.
Compare it to Runaway 3 (5.6 GB game) or The Night of the rabbit released this same year (5.2GB)
Same Price, much Higher value.
Not saying that the size of the game should determine its value, but it is a factor to consider as cinematic, music and graphics ARE part of what makes a point & click adventure game enjoyable.

I think the 4th installment should be sold at 9.99, and they're trying to justify the insane price by gifting the 3 prequels or other games or whatever....
Posted July 09, 2013
this isnt even a complete game?
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