<s>
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Legacy	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
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
its	O
prequel	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-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
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
and	O
2013	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	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
instead	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
a	O
two-part	O
loose	O
sequel	O
to	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Metropolitan	O
Museum	O
of	O
Art	O
art	O
restorer	O
Ellen	O
Cross	O
and	O
her	O
investigation	O
into	O
a	O
mysterious	O
portrait	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ellen	O
's	O
journey	O
leads	O
her	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
to	O
Istanbul	O
to	O
the	O
Chernobyl	O
Exclusion	O
Zone	O
,	O
bringing	O
her	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
an	O
ancient	O
secret	O
society	O
founded	O
by	O
Vlad	O
Tepes	O
 '	O
brother	O
Radu	O
,	O
and	O
placing	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
500-year-old	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
society	O
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	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
(	O
until	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
health	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
from	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
;	O
Ellen	O
Cross	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
restorer	O
from	O
the	O
Metropolitan	O
Museum	O
of	O
Art	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
uncatalogued	O
sixteenth	O
painting	O
from	O
the	O
Vambery	O
collection	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
believes	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
portrait	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
nightmare	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
colleague	O
Gerry	O
Berowski	O
tells	O
her	O
people	O
used	O
to	O
paint	O
crosses	O
in	O
black	O
tar	B-Application
on	O
their	O
doors	O
to	O
ward	O
off	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ellen	O
removes	O
the	O
tar	B-Application
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
portrait	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
librarian	B-Application
friend	O
of	O
Gerry	O
's	O
leaves	O
him	O
a	O
message	O
telling	O
him	O
whilst	O
she	O
was	O
researching	O
Radu	O
,	O
she	O
found	O
a	O
poem	O
he	O
had	O
written	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dagger	O
used	O
by	O
Vlad	O
's	O
wife	O
to	O
kill	O
herself	O
,	O
allegedly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
items	O
capable	O
of	O
harming	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concludes	O
Adam	O
plans	O
to	O
kill	O
Dracula	B-Application
using	O
the	O
dagger	O
,	O
and	O
stole	O
the	O
painting	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
draw	O
Dracula	B-Application
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
serving	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
forbidden	O
his	O
followers	O
to	O
harm	O
Ellen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
it	O
allows	O
Dracula	B-Application
to	O
see	O
through	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
why	O
Vambrey	O
was	O
so	O
afraid	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
why	O
he	O
covered	O
it	O
with	O
tar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tells	O
her	O
Dracula	B-Application
became	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
by	O
drinking	O
his	O
dead	O
wife	O
's	O
blood	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
all	O
vampires	B-Application
originate	O
from	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
no	O
vampire	B-Application
can	O
harm	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
born	O
independently	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
can	O
destroy	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
is	O
if	O
someone	O
else	O
were	O
to	O
drink	O
his	O
wife	O
's	O
blood	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
wears	O
in	O
a	O
vial	O
around	O
his	O
neck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yanek	O
and	O
Ellen	O
conclude	O
this	O
must	O
be	O
Adam	O
's	O
goal	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Yanek	O
's	O
instructions	O
,	O
Ellen	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
Chernobyl	O
Exclusion	O
Zone	O
to	O
meet	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
carries	O
her	O
body	O
to	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
stab	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
knife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
avoids	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
knocks	O
Adam	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
so	O
,	O
Ellen	O
becomes	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
kills	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unseen	O
by	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
Adam	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
drink	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
's	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Professor	O
Vambery	O
was	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Ármin	O
Vámbéry	O
,	O
a	O
Turkologist	O
,	O
who	O
stayed	O
with	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
in	O
London	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
composition	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
influenced	O
many	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
depiction	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	O
wife	O
killing	O
herself	O
after	O
being	O
tricked	O
into	O
thinking	O
he	O
had	O
died	O
was	O
taken	O
primarily	O
from	O
Francis	O
Ford	O
Coppola	O
's	O
1992	O
film	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
For	O
anyone	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
final	O
half	O
of	O
this	O
two-part	O
adventure	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blood	O
Legacy	O
wo	O
n't	O
give	O
you	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
closure	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
will	O
at	O
least	O
resolve	O
the	O
unsatisfactory	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
from	O
the	O
previous	O
instalment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
everyone	O
else	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
merely	O
a	O
second	O
incomplete	O
Dracula	B-Application
game	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
taken	O
seriously	O
when	O
paired	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
's	O
Mervyn	O
Graham	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
plays	O
neither	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
nor	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
despite	O
being	O
better	O
than	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
still	O
leaves	O
much	O
to	O
be	O
desired.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameBoomers	O
 '	O
Jenny100	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
C	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
similar	O
point	O
about	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
essentially	O
Part	O
2	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
takes	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Dracula	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
5	I-Application
together	O
are	O
still	O
shorter	O
than	O
the	O
games	O
we	O
used	O
to	O
get	O
from	O
Kheops	O
and	O
older	O
companies	O
that	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
first	O
person	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
