<s>
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Koalabs	O
Studio	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
in	O
2014	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
2000	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Sanctuary	I-Application
,	O
and	O
2008	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
Resurrection	O
and	O
Last	O
Sanctuary	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
two-part	O
loose	O
sequel	O
to	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Ellen	O
Cross	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
restorer	O
employed	O
at	O
the	O
Metropolitan	O
Museum	O
of	O
Art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
minimalist	O
HUD	B-Application
;	O
a	O
quick-access	O
item	O
holder	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
item	O
without	O
entering	O
their	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
an	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
feature	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
activated	O
at	O
certain	O
predetermined	O
spots	O
,	O
or	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
quits	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
basic	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
player	O
around	O
and	O
manipulate	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
player	O
's	O
perspective	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
fully	O
touchscreen	B-Device
operable	O
on	O
compatible	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
around	O
the	O
screen	O
it	O
can	O
change	O
into	O
different	O
styles	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
;	O
neutral	O
cursor	B-Application
(	O
no	O
interaction	O
is	O
possible	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
indicated	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
mouth	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
over	O
whom	O
the	O
option	O
appears	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
eye	O
(	O
an	O
area	O
or	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
examined	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
hand	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
the	O
object	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cog	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
an	O
inventory	O
item	O
to	O
initiate	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
object	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
left-right	O
horizontal	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
up-down	O
vertical	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
object	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Dracula	B-Application
games	O
is	O
a	O
health	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
tsunami	B-Application
engulfing	O
a	O
freighter	O
carrying	O
a	O
priceless	O
collection	O
of	O
fifteen	O
paintings	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
from	O
England	O
to	O
the	O
Metropolitan	O
Museum	O
of	O
Art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
leads	O
her	O
to	O
speculate	O
the	O
missing	O
painting	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
portrait	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arno	O
Moriani	O
also	O
listens	O
to	O
this	O
cylinder	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Bergen	O
was	O
Vambery	O
's	O
grandfather	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
recording	O
after	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Vladoviste	O
in	O
Transylvania	B-Device
,	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
gone	O
with	O
his	O
friend	O
Ioan	O
Hartner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	B-Application
had	O
fallen	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Hartner	O
's	O
wife	O
,	O
Luciana	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
initiated	O
her	O
onto	O
"	O
the	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
eluded	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
recording	O
,	O
Ellen	O
asks	O
Stoker	O
if	O
he	O
knows	O
what	O
the	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
,	O
and	O
Stoker	O
tells	O
her	O
it	O
is	O
thought	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
initiation	O
rite	O
one	O
must	O
follow	O
if	O
one	O
wants	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
although	O
he	O
himself	O
does	O
n't	O
believe	O
in	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Addressing	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
contemporary	O
story	O
rather	O
than	O
one	O
set	O
directly	O
after	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
1920	O
,	O
and	O
ended	O
in	O
1942	O
)	O
,	O
writer	O
Marianne	O
Tostivint	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
we	O
had	O
several	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
really	O
is	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
legends	O
that	O
have	O
inspired	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
than	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
's	O
book	B-Application
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
composer	O
Pierre	O
Estève	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
players	O
know	O
that	O
Dracula	B-Application
is	O
around	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
never	O
very	O
far	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
use	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
's	O
noxious	O
presence	O
,	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
feel	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
as	O
we	O
know	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
as	O
much	O
attention	O
in	O
the	O
mainstream	O
gaming	O
press	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Dracula	B-Application
games	O
,	O
garnering	O
very	O
limited	O
coverage	O
from	O
professional	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
feature	O
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
overwrites	O
the	O
previous	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
"	O
Fans	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
3	I-Application
are	O
n't	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
satisfied	O
if	O
they	O
're	O
expecting	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
taken	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
too	O
short.	O
"	O
</s>
