Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Remastered is a remastered version of the 1999 action-adventure game. Set 1,500 years after Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, it follows Raziel, a vampire lieutenant executed by his master Kain and resurrected by the Elder God as a wraith. Raziel travels across Nosgoth seeking revenge against Kain and his former vampire brethren.
Gameplay combines combat, exploration, platforming, and environmental puzzles, with Raziel able to shift between the Material and Spectral Realms, devour souls, and wield the spectral Wraith Blade. The remaster adds updated graphics, camera and control options, navigation features, and the ability to switch to the original visuals.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is a great way to play two underserved cult classics, with reams of extra material for the devoted.
In short, it is a product whose remastering is more aimed at fans of that time than new players, who have been enjoying some playable improvements that the medium has adopted for years and that they will not find. But also, a window to a good past, in which games already had a solid, fun and incredible base, which have forged the future we enjoy today,...
A worthy remastering of a title completely ravaged to time, with barely functioning combat dragging down an otherwise brilliant example of world-building and narrative.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered feels a bit archaic by modern standards, but it still tells a compelling tale of vampires and vengeance.
Soul Reaver and its sequel are both perfect storms of story, voice work, soundtracks, and now they have the final pieces they needed to become classics for a new generation with revamped controls and now gorgeous graphics. While I'd like to see the execution be a touch cleaner, the sum of its parts is so damned strong that it lets you experience this...
