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Soul reaver 1 and 2. Narrative is 20/10. Combat 8/10 Sounds and ambiance 10/10 Amy henning is behind the script. It made her reknowned well before uncharted
Loved Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance. Defiance was a fantastic top off to the 5 game series. Blood Omen 1 and 2, Kain's perspective, Soul Reaver Raziels perspective, Defiance, bringing the two together in a well threaded package.
It is hard to have a favourite, when the story is a narrative experience all the way through. =) One of the best voice acted games. With Shakesperian Time Traveling Vampires and Wraiths.
Someone actually cobbled together the entire cutscenes from all of the games, from Blood Omen to Defiance, making the game series into a cinematic movie of sorts. The best storyline of any game series I've ever played, and I've been around since the Atari/Intellivision days. Movie Link: ruclips.net/video/w3faOccJsZc/видео.htmlsi=UKkCZZdi9KyKmZU3
Right there with you!!! I'm 45 I played them all. Greatest storyline I've ever seen!! I cried at the end of defiance! The voice actors are the apex of voice actors. I love this series more than any of them!!!
25 years later, I still think about this game series, but somehow since childhood Raziel being casted into the abyss resonated with me forever. No idea why
The agony of his scream and the depth of his dialogue, paired with the unforgettable background theme, made the intro alone a masterpiece and something I never forgot from childhood. No other game story or soundtrack impacted me as much as Soul Reaver.
It's not Shakespearian, thankfully. That would be hard to follow, trust me.. But, I know what you're saying. It's Theatrical and filled with Grandeur, there's definitely a word that applies but thank god, it's not Shakespearian Victorian? Edwardian? There is a word.
Legacy of Kain doesn't use Shakespearian language at all. Where do you see "doth"? "Thee"? None of the old english is used in LoK. So that "Shakespearian language usage" is bullshit.
@@damsen978 damsel would be a better name for someone so sensitive, as yourself, sweetpea. If that comment could impact you like that, I assume I've made you never leave the house again, with this one, precious xxx
There's 2 series in the Legacy of Kain 2 games on ps1 and 3 on ps2; Blood Omen telling the story of Kain being turned into a vampire and corrupting the pillars of creation, and Blood Omen 2 on ps2 to show his rise to power. Soul Reaver was the fall, and Soul Reaver 2 on ps2 which involved time travel and showed the "truth". Defiance brought both games together where Kain and Raziel fought a corrupt god
Blood Omen 2 isn't a direct sequel to Blood Omen 1, though. Blood Omen 2 is more of a spin-off of Soul Reaver 2, showing the altered timeline after BO1 due to the time shenanigans in Soul Reaver 2. In the original timeline, there was no Sarafan Lord or Hylden to contest Kain's rise to power.
Thanks for watching my recommendation. This is one of my favorite franchises in gaming. The story and script writing is incredible and as you pointed out, looks really good for PS1 into PS2 for the later games.
I thought this first soul reaver game was such a great way to tackle a legacy of kain sequel. Because if you did play the first game you kind of knew how they got there because you had played as Kain but if you didn't play the first game it was perfectly playable as you learned the "truth" of the past and future plot implications alongside this main protagonist. And returning players got to learn what had happened during the millennia in-between.
The Legacy of Kain games has probably the best voice acting of all time and even back on the PS1 with the very first game, Blood Omen, it most definitely stood out among the rest.
I would absolutely Love to see that happen but if It ever did for God's sake DON'T give It to Disney to produce! Given what they have done too much of the Marvel projects and Star Wars as well, It would end up probably being an epic disaster!
Legacy of Kain is ONE HELL of a rabbit hole to go down in It is ONE of the most iconic and unique game franchise Its dark, its mature, the dialogues and storytelling and the world building is just *Chef's Kiss* even 30 years later. Compelling characters, with dramatic lore, Deep lore and world with a huge part given to exploration and immersion in this world of Gothic Horror, absolutly amazing soundtrack Yes the sagas weakness is, its gameplay, wich isn't terrible, its just does its job and it can be enjoyable, but we are far from modern action/rpg games. But LoK IS one of the best Nobledark saga in video games history. There's quite a LOT of lore videos about the LoK series and i recommend you dive into them, even if its on your free time, its worth it
This was one of the first games that just made me completely lose all track of time. When I first got it I started playing around 7.30 at night and before I knew it it was almost 4 o'clock in the morning!
Something that stands out to me about the music in this scene is how perfectly it captures a sort of apocalyptic feeling. Everything that's happening here is a personal apocalypse for our protagonist Raziel here, and the music unironically makes it sound like the whole world is ending.
It does perfectly encapusalt the whole "Trumpets of the End of Time sbeing Blown when the Angels open the final Seals" vibe. And Soul reaver basicly happens in a Post Apocalyptic version of Nosgoth
When i was a kid i was UTTERLY OBSESSED with this series, played every game! This series has a fanbase as rabbit as lots of the rings. It’s an incredible game world
I knew from the moment that intro played that this was something special. The world, the dialog/writing, the voice acting all still beyond many games today. They managed to do something so unique with vampire mythology in a video game. It's like a weird, gothic, H.R. Giger horror take on vampires you'd expect to see in a novel or indie horror movie.
Yeah newer games just can't do this level of mix between Zelda exploration, and Gieger/Gothic Horror/cthuluesque environment with a HEFTY dash of Shakesperian dramaturgy on top of it. There's a raison why LoK is so unique.
"You must understand that our presence here doesn't alter history. You and I meet here because we are compelled to. We have always met here. History is irredeemable" - Kain in Soul Reaver 2
And they refuse to give it a remake! They give new games (Looking at you "The last of us" and "Resident evil") multiple remakes and remasters, but this gem is still ignored.
@@izeckx From what I know. the game is ( or was ) drowned in lawsuits from the studios involved claiming the rights of the IP; multiple future project cancelations - Dead Suns project failing right when it was being released at E3 - and.. well eventually the fountain dried up.. : ( Maybe one day my friend, we will see this game realized with all the glorious new tech we have today. or maybe it's better for it to stay at nostalgia land. I honestly dont know.. but at least we can say that we had this amazing experience growing up.
@@Cangaca777It was finally over, and last I checked, the studio who currently owns the Legacy of Kain series, has full creative control of it. I'll have to look for the article about it, but basically, if I remember it right, it's no longer in Squenix's clutches.
The entire Legacy of Kain Franchise was Absolutely Peak ahead of its Time and to this day, this Series was and is the Best of Deep Narrative Storytelling at its Core. The Character Progression and the the World Building was a Testament that Prolonged this Series into Legacy of Kain Defiance. If I had a choice of today's narrative storytelling into modern single player games today, the Legacy of Kain Series is a Series I will always go back and replay all over again. To be honest, we don't have games like this anymore, other than the Mass Effect Series or the Uncharted Series but even then nothing is compared and unmatched than the Legacy of Kain Series!!
Hahaha... To think one could grasp the extent of Kain's machinations, from a brief glimpse at a single act. You have a long journey yet ahead of you, if you wish to uncover the truth of this tale...
The OG Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver were on PS1, the other games were on PS2. Legacy of Kain: Defiance was the final game and tied the Soul Reaver and LoK games together, and was seriously one of my favorite games of all time. Simon Templeman and Michael Bell are just PERFECT casting for the voice-acting.
Defiance was decent but just felt a bit rushed for such a complex, epic story. They barely interact and are doing somewhat random stuff on their own until the end. Idk it was just a bit unsatisfying after how brilliant SR1 and 2 were.
Just saw this reaction video. In the video titled "Legacy of Kain | The Corruption" by Strictly Fantasy you can get some more info about the lore and world-building. In the first game Kain was made into a Vampire by one of the guardians of the Pillars of Nosgoth (the throne room form the intro you reacted to). The pillars ar far older then Kain and were created by an extinct race who vere actually the first vampires and had angel like wings (that's why it was such a transgretion by Raziel to have wings, he became closer resembling to the ancient vampires than Kain). Through the series you slovely unvocer the lore why the 2 main protagonists, Kain and Raziel. Both were initially driven by revenge but then realizes they have been manipulated by others and then decide to take destiny into their own hands. The voice acting and dialog is LEGENDARY. There are "movies" on YT made from just the cutscenes from the games. Totally worth watching. Recomending "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - All Story Cutscenes" and "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 - Story Cutscenes" by R. M. G.
Ahead of its time in storyline, dialogue and acting. Mate you need to play (or youtube) the entire Legacy of Kain series (possibly skip Blood Omen II). You wont be disappointed.
How's your pyschological fortitude? The intro to Shadow of the Colossus is hauntingly gorgeous some don't understand it, some say it's boring, but they just simply don't understand the concept, it's unique style and it's minimal approach to story telling, both Legacy of Kain and Shadow of the Colossus are apart of my top 5 games ever created, was great to see your reaction to this I reacted the same when my 16yr old self played this game for the first time
this compleet story arc across 5 games is amazing,lets just say what you see here does happen but there are other reasons for it then is indicated here.
When I was a kid back in 1999 I had bought every game I owned I even payed for my PS1 and I bought this and legacy of kain soul reaver was and still is my favorite game of all time
The thing that stood out the most for me in the games, was the incredible warping of the world, whenever you transition from the spectral plane to the "normal" world, the shape the architecture around you would simply bend and make new shapes, corridors and passages that where not there simply opened, a very cool transition effect they had for this game.
Uncontested best console series ever, imo. The story, characters, voice acting, innovative dimension-shifting puzzles; way ahead of it’s time in terms of integrating story and gameplay.
You should have a look at the Soul Reaver 2 intro cinematic too. It was for PS2. . . but not if you plan to play Soul Reaver. You need to play that first to avoid spoilers.
Unconfirmed as of yet. No announcement means no hype. Don't set yourself up for bitter disappointment. They're just testing the waters now, but prospects look good. Once they make an announcement, then you get hype.
Wait till you get to the game play and realize everything they can't do in game that is in the pre-rendered cut scene. But, what it did was still impressive for the time.
This looks great although when played on original PS1 hardware it's a little 'fuzzier' but nonetheless one of the very best intros in the world of gaming
The Legacy of Kain series as a video game was fairly mediocre. Decent graphics for PS1/PS2 era games, controls were a little tanky, puzzles were simplistic and repetitive, and they never did manage to make the combat system very interesting...but OH MY GOD the story was so fantastic it made all of that worth it! Legacy of Kain remains my favorite video game series despite how much of a slog it was to play simply because the story was so well crafted, the voice acting was so well done, and the characters are so deep and well written. It's a forgotten gem of the early 3d era of gaming and a crime that they haven't given us a final installment to wrap up the loose ends that Defiance left dangling.
Seriously do a live stream of playing this game. Legacy of Kain was too good for its time. The story was never finished and never will be as some of the cast has sadly passed away. Its the masterpiece that never was. You will not be disappointed streaming this game.
The gameplay was great but also fairly glitchy. Forgivable though, for all they accomplished. This was, in my opinion, the best game in the series. The PS2 games had a more plastic-y look, whereas this still felt like stylized gothic artwork. This one also had the best soundtrack, and in my opinion the best writing. It sort of spirals out later in the series, but tbh I feel that way about most time travel stories that go on and on. Starts to feel a little incoherent after a while. It still relatively simple in Soul Reaver 1, so you really get to focus on the vibe. Regardless, the same great voice actors are involved throughout most of the series, including the late great Tony Jay. I can't even imagine how hard jt would be to get your hands on this game now, but if you do, I recommend it! There's zero requirement to play Legacy of Kain first.
Why it s an insult it was ok. Money grab yes. But if needed to get another game of the series, i m all for. Plus why not try a multiplayer. Nosgoth lore and story is def good setup.
Dreamcast version is the best. This was back during the good days of gaming before Crystal Dynamics got riddled with the cancer that is activism and political correctness and that God awful DEI. RIP Legacy Of Kain
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Soul reaver 1 and 2. Narrative is 20/10.
Combat 8/10
Sounds and ambiance 10/10
Amy henning is behind the script. It made her reknowned well before uncharted
Loved Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance. Defiance was a fantastic top off to the 5 game series. Blood Omen 1 and 2, Kain's perspective, Soul Reaver Raziels perspective, Defiance, bringing the two together in a well threaded package.
Defiance is my favourite, but SR2 is a close second
It is hard to have a favourite, when the story is a narrative experience all the way through. =) One of the best voice acted games. With Shakesperian Time Traveling Vampires and Wraiths.
Someone actually cobbled together the entire cutscenes from all of the games, from Blood Omen to Defiance, making the game series into a cinematic movie of sorts. The best storyline of any game series I've ever played, and I've been around since the Atari/Intellivision days.
Movie Link: ruclips.net/video/w3faOccJsZc/видео.htmlsi=UKkCZZdi9KyKmZU3
To this DAY one the best written and best acted video game series out there.
🤝💯👀
Omg omg omg yes, this is still my favorite game of all time! And I'm a 40yo Mexican woman
That's my favourite type of woman 😂😊
Happy to see other girls love this game so much to 💙 have a great day ^^
Right there with you!!! I'm 45 I played them all. Greatest storyline I've ever seen!! I cried at the end of defiance! The voice actors are the apex of voice actors. I love this series more than any of them!!!
There are rumors
Of a remaster
Give your prayers
35, I can say the same) This game showed me what a good storytelling is.
The narrative, soundtrack and voice acting in this series is just 10/10
Undeniably!!
🤝💯👀
I grew up playing every game! This entire series exemplifies peak voice acting in the gaming industry!
25 years later, I still think about this game series, but somehow since childhood Raziel being casted into the abyss resonated with me forever. No idea why
The agony of his scream and the depth of his dialogue, paired with the unforgettable background theme, made the intro alone a masterpiece and something I never forgot from childhood.
No other game story or soundtrack impacted me as much as Soul Reaver.
You are reborn lol. This series has definitely stuck with me through the years as well.
My friend has an entire tattoo sleeve themed around this
Because of the hypocrisy that damned him to the abyss!
@@Davidsworldtravels I feel a "deepening hatred"
The writing for these games, the Shakespearian language used. This series was beautiful. May it never be forgotten.
It's not Shakespearian, thankfully. That would be hard to follow, trust me..
But, I know what you're saying. It's Theatrical and filled with Grandeur, there's definitely a word that applies but thank god, it's not Shakespearian
Victorian? Edwardian? There is a word.
Good morrow!
How now - God ye good den!
How sayest thou?
There's a Kickstarter running for a prequel visual novel.
Legacy of Kain doesn't use Shakespearian language at all. Where do you see "doth"? "Thee"? None of the old english is used in LoK. So that "Shakespearian language usage" is bullshit.
@@damsen978 damsel would be a better name for someone so sensitive, as yourself, sweetpea.
If that comment could impact you like that, I assume I've made you never leave the house again, with this one, precious xxx
Best voice acting and favorite characters of my childhood
Crazy band of the 80s and 90s, Information Society did the main theme here. This game was huge in my childhood!
There's 2 series in the Legacy of Kain 2 games on ps1 and 3 on ps2; Blood Omen telling the story of Kain being turned into a vampire and corrupting the pillars of creation, and Blood Omen 2 on ps2 to show his rise to power. Soul Reaver was the fall, and Soul Reaver 2 on ps2 which involved time travel and showed the "truth". Defiance brought both games together where Kain and Raziel fought a corrupt god
Blood Omen 2 isn't a direct sequel to Blood Omen 1, though. Blood Omen 2 is more of a spin-off of Soul Reaver 2, showing the altered timeline after BO1 due to the time shenanigans in Soul Reaver 2. In the original timeline, there was no Sarafan Lord or Hylden to contest Kain's rise to power.
Thanks for watching my recommendation. This is one of my favorite franchises in gaming. The story and script writing is incredible and as you pointed out, looks really good for PS1 into PS2 for the later games.
I thought this first soul reaver game was such a great way to tackle a legacy of kain sequel. Because if you did play the first game you kind of knew how they got there because you had played as Kain but if you didn't play the first game it was perfectly playable as you learned the "truth" of the past and future plot implications alongside this main protagonist. And returning players got to learn what had happened during the millennia in-between.
The Legacy of Kain games has probably the best voice acting of all time and even back on the PS1 with the very first game, Blood Omen, it most definitely stood out among the rest.
This is a game that they NEED to make a movie of.
I would absolutely Love to see that happen but if It ever did for God's sake DON'T give It to Disney to produce! Given what they have done too much of the Marvel projects and Star Wars as well, It would end up probably being an epic disaster!
I want a live play, honestly.
I would love a top notch animated legacy of kain series , starting with BO1
Legacy of Kain is ONE HELL of a rabbit hole to go down in
It is ONE of the most iconic and unique game franchise
Its dark, its mature, the dialogues and storytelling and the world building is just *Chef's Kiss* even 30 years later.
Compelling characters, with dramatic lore, Deep lore and world with a huge part given to exploration and immersion in this world of Gothic Horror, absolutly amazing soundtrack
Yes the sagas weakness is, its gameplay, wich isn't terrible, its just does its job and it can be enjoyable, but we are far from modern action/rpg games.
But LoK IS one of the best Nobledark saga in video games history.
There's quite a LOT of lore videos about the LoK series and i recommend you dive into them, even if its on your free time, its worth it
First game i ever played. Will love it forever for the universe/story.
This was one of the first games that just made me completely lose all track of time. When I first got it I started playing around 7.30 at night and before I knew it it was almost 4 o'clock in the morning!
Something that stands out to me about the music in this scene is how perfectly it captures a sort of apocalyptic feeling. Everything that's happening here is a personal apocalypse for our protagonist Raziel here, and the music unironically makes it sound like the whole world is ending.
It does perfectly encapusalt the whole "Trumpets of the End of Time sbeing Blown when the Angels open the final Seals" vibe.
And Soul reaver basicly happens in a Post Apocalyptic version of Nosgoth
The track is "Ozar Midrashim" by Information Society if you ever want to listen to it clean.
@@SymbioteMullet yeah I know, I've been a fan of the band before they worked on this game.
I remember getting soulreaver for my ps1 back in 1998,i was blown away by the graphics,even more by the writing and voice acting.
True classic 👑
The Legacy of Kain series is a masterwork of storytelling with an entrancing style.
When i was a kid i was UTTERLY OBSESSED with this series, played every game! This series has a fanbase as rabbit as lots of the rings. It’s an incredible game world
I knew from the moment that intro played that this was something special. The world, the dialog/writing, the voice acting all still beyond many games today. They managed to do something so unique with vampire mythology in a video game. It's like a weird, gothic, H.R. Giger horror take on vampires you'd expect to see in a novel or indie horror movie.
Yeah newer games just can't do this level of mix between Zelda exploration, and Gieger/Gothic Horror/cthuluesque environment with a HEFTY dash of Shakesperian dramaturgy on top of it.
There's a raison why LoK is so unique.
Good god i miss this bloody game. This game was BEYOND goated
"You must understand that our presence here doesn't alter history. You and I meet here because we are compelled to. We have always met here. History is irredeemable"
- Kain in Soul Reaver 2
My childhood game right there! and even to this day there's no other vampire game like it!
And they refuse to give it a remake! They give new games (Looking at you "The last of us" and "Resident evil") multiple remakes and remasters, but this gem is still ignored.
@@izeckx From what I know. the game is ( or was ) drowned in lawsuits from the studios involved claiming the rights of the IP; multiple future project cancelations - Dead Suns project failing right when it was being released at E3 - and.. well eventually the fountain dried up.. : (
Maybe one day my friend, we will see this game realized with all the glorious new tech we have today. or maybe it's better for it to stay at nostalgia land. I honestly dont know.. but at least we can say that we had this amazing experience growing up.
@@Cangaca777It was finally over, and last I checked, the studio who currently owns the Legacy of Kain series, has full creative control of it. I'll have to look for the article about it, but basically, if I remember it right, it's no longer in Squenix's clutches.
It ALWAYS blows my mind these are ps1 games. Each one is so surprisingly beautiful. Quite the feat at their times
The entire Legacy of Kain Franchise was Absolutely Peak ahead of its Time and to this day, this Series was and is the Best of Deep Narrative Storytelling at its Core. The Character Progression and the the World Building was a Testament that Prolonged this Series into Legacy of Kain Defiance. If I had a choice of today's narrative storytelling into modern single player games today, the Legacy of Kain Series is a Series I will always go back and replay all over again. To be honest, we don't have games like this anymore, other than the Mass Effect Series or the Uncharted Series but even then nothing is compared and unmatched than the Legacy of Kain Series!!
Few game stories would ever come close to it.
Most books fall short.
It is a _Masterpiece_ & a technical _Masterclass._
One of the best series, the voice acting and world building are A tear
Hahaha... To think one could grasp the extent of Kain's machinations, from a brief glimpse at a single act. You have a long journey yet ahead of you, if you wish to uncover the truth of this tale...
To the dude in the video, it's the second game of the series, the first was blood omen legacy of kain
The OG Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver were on PS1, the other games were on PS2. Legacy of Kain: Defiance was the final game and tied the Soul Reaver and LoK games together, and was seriously one of my favorite games of all time. Simon Templeman and Michael Bell are just PERFECT casting for the voice-acting.
You mean tied the soul reaver and blood omen games together? They’re all legacy of kain games
Defiance was decent but just felt a bit rushed for such a complex, epic story. They barely interact and are doing somewhat random stuff on their own until the end. Idk it was just a bit unsatisfying after how brilliant SR1 and 2 were.
This series to this day is still one of the best I have ever played.
One of my favorite games of all time.
Just saw this reaction video. In the video titled "Legacy of Kain | The Corruption" by Strictly Fantasy you can get some more info about the lore and world-building.
In the first game Kain was made into a Vampire by one of the guardians of the Pillars of Nosgoth (the throne room form the intro you reacted to). The pillars ar far older then Kain and were created by an extinct race who vere actually the first vampires and had angel like wings (that's why it was such a transgretion by Raziel to have wings, he became closer resembling to the ancient vampires than Kain). Through the series you slovely unvocer the lore why the 2 main protagonists, Kain and Raziel. Both were initially driven by revenge but then realizes they have been manipulated by others and then decide to take destiny into their own hands.
The voice acting and dialog is LEGENDARY. There are "movies" on YT made from just the cutscenes from the games. Totally worth watching. Recomending "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - All Story Cutscenes" and "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 - Story Cutscenes" by R. M. G.
I'm a simple man, i see soul reaver, i like
Favorite game, I LOVE the series & have all 5 games, would love to see a remake & have the original actors, but RIP Tony Jay.
I played that when it first came out, & I still remember that intro 🥹🥹🥹
If you go through the whole game series it ends up being like the best bromance between Kain and Raziel
You need to check the whole series out mate. Best story and narration ever. Not just for the time
It is crazy how well the movie intro could sell or break a game back then
Ahead of its time in storyline, dialogue and acting. Mate you need to play (or youtube) the entire Legacy of Kain series (possibly skip Blood Omen II). You wont be disappointed.
Ima always say this,its a dialog game not 4 its action,one of the best stories ever
Should take all of the old concepts and lore of this and turn it into a Netflix series.
I only ever played a demo of this game and it has haunted me since and i've been hooked
Why the guy from The Mummy playing ps1
This game 's voice acting is godlike. If it was remastered I want the exact same dialog.
One of the best voice acting in all media i believe. Damn good series.
It was on PS1 and PS2. that looked like the PS2 version, its much smoother than the PS1. and this is one of my favorite game intros ever.
How's your pyschological fortitude? The intro to Shadow of the Colossus is hauntingly gorgeous some don't understand it, some say it's boring, but they just simply don't understand the concept, it's unique style and it's minimal approach to story telling, both Legacy of Kain and Shadow of the Colossus are apart of my top 5 games ever created, was great to see your reaction to this I reacted the same when my 16yr old self played this game for the first time
Forgot to reply to beta test email for the remake smh. Man this intro still gives me chills.
this compleet story arc across 5 games is amazing,lets just say what you see here does happen but there are other reasons for it then is indicated here.
another great cinematic ps1 game is vagrant story that I'd highly recommend
What I thought was cool too that I just noticed, razial doesn't know how to use his wings. They way he opened them one at a time
When I was a kid back in 1999 I had bought every game I owned I even payed for my PS1 and I bought this and legacy of kain soul reaver was and still is my favorite game of all time
The thing that stood out the most for me in the games, was the incredible warping of the world, whenever you transition from the spectral plane to the "normal" world, the shape the architecture around you would simply bend and make new shapes, corridors and passages that where not there simply opened, a very cool transition effect they had for this game.
You should check out the first game in the series. Blood Omen Legacy of Kain. Superb voice acting 👌
Seriously one of the best intros of all time. Still gives me goosebumps & still feel it when Raziel hits the water.
These games are unbelievable and amazing!
Still one of my favorite games with one of my favorite video game characters
I'm a simple woman... I see any Legacy of Kain and I click
Just a masterpiece of a game👀💯
Uncontested best console series ever, imo. The story, characters, voice acting, innovative dimension-shifting puzzles; way ahead of it’s time in terms of integrating story and gameplay.
Best game series of all time. Just perfect.
Ive loved this game since it came out between this and tony hawk pro skater i wore my playstation out
1:44 Still Ps1 but that's a cinematic, higher pre-rendered graphic. That game follows Blood Omen, which is the journey of Kain.
I've never been more impressed by a game opening in my life.
Maybe now a reaction video to the Soul Reaver 2 intro? Would be amazing!
You should have a look at the Soul Reaver 2 intro cinematic too. It was for PS2. . . but not if you plan to play Soul Reaver. You need to play that first to avoid spoilers.
the only flaw of this cutscene is that the wings were attached too low on Raziel's back, right on top of his trousers waist band.
I always had the feeling that that was done to account for his cloak being wrapped around his upper torso and back to cover his missing lower jaw.
The track is actually from the band "Information Society" - and is called "Ozar Midrashim" ruclips.net/video/CRfS_AI5RHM/видео.html
dreamcast version was a thing of beauty at the time
This game was also on the Dreamcast.
I had Tattoos of this Game Lore... Love it!!!!
The remaster will be a thing of beauty and a masterpiece once again! I can’t wait!
Unconfirmed as of yet. No announcement means no hype. Don't set yourself up for bitter disappointment. They're just testing the waters now, but prospects look good. Once they make an announcement, then you get hype.
Where did you hear of this? That would be amazing
Such a tragedy that this story was never finished
Wait till you get to the game play and realize everything they can't do in game that is in the pre-rendered cut scene.
But, what it did was still impressive for the time.
Brother I wish a remix for this legendary game. I am from Algeria. Thank you for this beautiful video.
This looks great although when played on original PS1 hardware it's a little 'fuzzier' but nonetheless one of the very best intros in the world of gaming
There doing remastered version of the series for PC and consoles
So, where's the Soul Reaver 2 Intro Reaction?
For gameplay, think the Tomb Raider series also on the original PlayStation but with melee combat rather then gun play.
You somehow missed, while talking about the lightning of the scene, that THEY ARE VAMPIRES UNDER THE SUN.
They evolved resistance to sunlight and also polluted the sky to keep the worst of the light away.
Well... except for Rahab.
@@SymbioteMullet Yeah, I am full aware of that.
Another good cinematic capcom ouimusha 3
Would love to see you react to warframe cinematic trailer
Dreamcast port was the best one
The Legacy of Kain series as a video game was fairly mediocre. Decent graphics for PS1/PS2 era games, controls were a little tanky, puzzles were simplistic and repetitive, and they never did manage to make the combat system very interesting...but OH MY GOD the story was so fantastic it made all of that worth it! Legacy of Kain remains my favorite video game series despite how much of a slog it was to play simply because the story was so well crafted, the voice acting was so well done, and the characters are so deep and well written. It's a forgotten gem of the early 3d era of gaming and a crime that they haven't given us a final installment to wrap up the loose ends that Defiance left dangling.
Netflix needs to hire the studio that did the Castlevania series to animate this. Without changing a thing that is. lol
I love this seris sadly a few of the voice actors died
1st game with no loading screens
Seriously do a live stream of playing this game. Legacy of Kain was too good for its time. The story was never finished and never will be as some of the cast has sadly passed away. Its the masterpiece that never was.
You will not be disappointed streaming this game.
The gameplay was great but also fairly glitchy. Forgivable though, for all they accomplished. This was, in my opinion, the best game in the series. The PS2 games had a more plastic-y look, whereas this still felt like stylized gothic artwork. This one also had the best soundtrack, and in my opinion the best writing. It sort of spirals out later in the series, but tbh I feel that way about most time travel stories that go on and on. Starts to feel a little incoherent after a while. It still relatively simple in Soul Reaver 1, so you really get to focus on the vibe. Regardless, the same great voice actors are involved throughout most of the series, including the late great Tony Jay. I can't even imagine how hard jt would be to get your hands on this game now, but if you do, I recommend it! There's zero requirement to play Legacy of Kain first.
Calling it a ps2 game is a compliment :)
Where my movie!!
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I've read many of the great classics of literature and this story is filed away with those.
Yeah right.... Film maker
Never play nosgoth, its a insult to the series in every single way.
I would recomend reacting to the toss of a coin scene, its poetry at its maximum.
Nosgoth isn't that bad but I will say they shouldn't have turned the series into a Fortnite/Overwatch like game. Completely missed the point
Why it s an insult it was ok. Money grab yes. But if needed to get another game of the series, i m all for. Plus why not try a multiplayer. Nosgoth lore and story is def good setup.
It was the multiplayer component of another soul reaver game, stripped out of that and presented to recoup costs when that game got cancelled.
Warcraft art-style is cartoon. It shares no similarities with this. Never compare the two.
Ps2? No, my guy. This was ps1 and dreamcast graphics.
This was ps1
Dreamcast version is the best. This was back during the good days of gaming before Crystal Dynamics got riddled with the cancer that is activism and political correctness and that God awful DEI. RIP Legacy Of Kain