I loved the first game in this franchise, but I was kinda disappointed with 'Book of Shadows', so I wasn't sure what to expect from this episode (which is, I believe, the end of the Heavenly Host Saga, but I might be wrong).

Well, I'm happy to say that overall I was satisfied with 'Blood Drive', even if, in my opinion, it's not nearly as good as the first part, but it's still much more fun than the second. This is definitely one of the better J-horrors I've played, with a great story, and, unfortunately, some flawed gameplay mechanics and clunky controls. Music and voice acting were both OK, and I loved the new characters (however, some old ones were extremely frustrating, at times making downright dumb decisions...). I wasn't a huge fan of the 3D chibi character design, but eventually I got used to it. Fortunately, the unsettling atmosphere was still spot on, like in previous installments, and I was glad that we got more exploration and less visual novel parts this time.

All in all, I can safely recommend this to fans of the series, but only if you played 'Corpse Party' and 'Book of Shadows', otherwise the story won't make much sense to you.