Welcome to the Castlevania: Bloodlines guide! This section introduces the game's premise, characters, and the unique branching paths and multiple endings that offer high replayability for fans.
Hello one and all, and welcome to the third instalment of both my, and Greg's trilogy of _Castlevania_ guide/walkthroughs: _Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse_. Undoubtedly, this is the pick of the bunch as far as the old 8-bit _Castlevania_ games go, with multiple routes, characters and endings, as well as a much more refined playing experience.
Instead of being a follow-up to the events of the first two games in the series, _Castlevania_ and _Castlevania II: Simon's Quest_, this game is actually what we would term a "prequel", with the story set some 200 years prior and featuring one of the great forefathers of the Belmont family, Trevor C. Belmont. Handling very much just as his descendant Simon, you guide Trevor on his way to Dracula's castle, using the usual array of whips and weapons to defend yourself from the count's deadly minions of the night. The path will occasionally split and the route you take to get to Dracula is entirely up to you, with the levels and challenge changing accordingly.
Trevor can be joined by a handful of additional characters with their own unique powers and abilities, who can make life easier in certain parts – but the twist is you can only have one assistant character with you at a time, so opting to take on a new partner results in other partners being dropped for the remainder of the game. Ultimately reaching and defeating Dracula whether with Trevor alone, or paired with one of three additional characters will result in a different ending, so there is a lot of replayability here for the _Castlevania_ enthusiast!
You've got the usual assortment of information within this guide: a complete walkthrough to cover every stage in all paths, enemy and item lists, boss strategies, secrets and useful information to know before getting started. We aim to make this guide as thorough as possible, and welcome feedback or any helpful info you think we could include! If that's the case, feel free to get in touch with either of us. Thanks for reading, and let's crack on with taking down Dracula once again!
Hello everyone!
We are back with another _Castlevania_ guide. This time it is for the most popular NES _Castlevania_ title: _Castlevania III_! We're going back to the old-school style of _Castlevania_ here, with pure platforming goodness, but we're also bringing some friends along!
This game actually lets you pick your path towards Dracula, but no matter what path you pick (or which allies you take along with you), you know that Ryan and BK have your back!
I'm still on my quest to write for every _Castlevania_ game out there, as it has always been one of my favorite series in gaming. This is my 20th _Castlevania_ guide in fact, and who better to write it with than my good friend Ryan Harrison, certified old-school game lover and long time GameFAQs author/reviewer.
With all of that said, I'm glad you're here with us playing through this classic game! Let's get into the guide!
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