14 DAY TRIAL // Just this morning, MC2 and Kheops Studio have announced the signing of a "bloody" contract concerning the development of Dracula 3 for the PC platform. Dracula 3 is the latest installment in the Dracula series, continuing the adventure running through the series. Below are the game's plot and some official statements coming from the two companies.
Mgr Arno Moriani, the "devil's advocate", is carrying out a canonization process, investigating in the interwar years a potential candidate for beatification in Transylvania. His investigation is quickly wrapped up. The strange stigmata on the corpse are not the hallmark of some divine power. In fact, the villagers see it as the "mark" of Count Dracula. The bishop decides to carry out his own investigation to determine once and for all whether the vampire truly exists. But the reality is deceiving. Fiction is powerful. Doubts arise. And doubt begets fear?
Oh my, I'm shivering...! No, honestly now, it does sound like we're finally getting a "hell" of a Dracula game. Anyway, as I mentioned in the introduction paragraph, Dracula 3 is inspired by the world of Bram Stoker, continuing the adventure of the Dracula series - Dracula: The Resurrection, launched in 1999, followed by Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary in 2000 - two fairly good PC titles.
"Fans of the Dracula series can't wait to continue their adventure in the Count's disturbing world. We are therefore delighted to be teaming up with Kheops Studio to launch Dracula 3", comments Emmanuel Nouaille, Editorial Director at MC2. "Kheops Studio is happy to be working with a developer that has been responsible for so many great adventure games," says Beno?t Hozjan, CEO of Kheops Studio.
Nothing much is known about the game other than what I've just posted above and the fact that they're launching Dracula 3 sometime around Christmas, but by all means, do check out the previous installments and see if the three sinister artwork pieces, found in the upper left side of the article, ring any bells.