Just finished watching! And as Raziel would probably say, _I was not prepared for what lay at the end of this video..._ Thank you for keeping Nosgoth updated and of course... Væ victis, fellow soul *RAVErs!* 🖤
I played this a decade ago on my ps1 and I'm telling you I couldnt get passed the necropolis lmao not because I didnt know to solve the puzzle but because I was so scared back then as a kid, even the menu screen gived me the creeps and the intro too but after some years I managed to gathered my courage and beat the game. Best vampire/gothic game I ever played
The irony of finding this video on the very same day that I finally managed to complete my legacy of Kain collection again. Over the last year and a 1/2 years I have been trying to get back the series on PlayStation 1 and 2 and just today I was finally able to get myself a copy of defiance! I can hardly wait for the Soul reaver remastered versions to be released.
Thank you for the content, as always, amazing! I definitely think that split map is just showing the different eras of Nosgoth through time, just for effect, its very cool! It has been so much fun seeing all the memes and fan excitement lately! XD I really hope there are physical editions as well, really for collection purposes!
Happy to see you doing well and rocking the LOK content dude :) This is Cookiedude from the Nosgoth Player Council (good old days eh?) I don't know if you'll be streaming/making content on the games when they release, but I'll definitely watch it if you do! Hope you guys are doing great :)
Thank you for bringing the kickstarter update to my attention. Not having been able to afford to pledge back then but being able to now, I thought it was too late, but thanks to them allowing late backers I got to secure a physical copy of The Dead Shall Rise! If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have been aware and clicked on the link to see this was the case. Having my name immortalized within one of my favorite 2 franchises fulfills me with joy I can only describe as having crossed out 3 things on my bucket list in one go. :) What a time to be a LoK fan. Quick extra comment: I love the way the Reaver shines it's light even in it's base state without the Light or Fire Reaver. In the base games they don't really illuminate the area around Raziel like this. :) (seen in the image of Raziel meeting Kain at the Pillars)
Melchiah's circular eyes in the original SR1 are non-functioning alpha channel and should have probably worked as a shine with opaque borders. The remastered version is quite faithful to the original design. Dumah looks great but I somewhat hope they make his armor texture a little bit dirtier and beaten, he is a warrior and also he lied there for ages.
I had a feeling that if the remasters and The Dead Shall Rise will sell well we will be seeing a game that is set in times where Raziel was vampire - this way for exemple the Elder God will be absent.
Its good to be a lok fan these days, years of patience and loyalty have paid off, thanks guys, cant wait to see what the future has in store for us, surely more twists and turns before this drama unfolds completly.
6:38 what's crazy is that we've never explored the east side of Nosgoth. maybe in a new sequel? O_O EDIT: 19:17 honestly, I feel like they could have done better with Moebius. in the original, (SR2) he has very big eyes/smiling grin, which in turn allows him to have very expressive facial expressions....... almost as if he was mo-capped. this new model looks very stiff.
And with any luck perhaps getting the rest of the series remstered as well. I am personally a little skeptical on that front but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
Make the spectral reaver look the same across the two games and choose the drill-like version of it from SR1, please! It's way better than that spiky, pointed crystal. If The models of Kain and Raziel are the same across the two games, so should be the spectral reaver.
Thanks so much for these videos, doing the Elder God's work. I think the remaster stuff we've seen so far looks fantastic and I'm absolutely stoked to play it. Waiting for the game to be on the Switch for pre-order....
Yep as soon as I saw this game on Steam I immediately picked it up. I even made a library area in my steam Library specifically for legacy of Kain Soul Reaver games cannot wait till it comes out
I preordered 1 & 2 but I really want a remake over a remaster. LOK brought up to modern graphics would be epic. I would really love to see a FF VII treatment of these games.
A dinosaur, a hedgehog(?) and a dratini! I still hope for a Rahab plushy. As much as I'm looking forward to the game, the thing I'm most excited to isn't the game. It's being able to recommend the game to friends without having to tell them to download things, I can just gift it to them on steam.
They showed us all gameplay which is fantastic, but they never showed us the intro cinematic for both games, will they look like the in-game models or they will. Be better?
The statues could be Raziel's members of his clan that never appeared in the wholes games and was destroyed by kain. They must be more approached and perhaps a spin-off about Raziel's clan in future games..
@@elena_tapean I'm willing to bet that the Demons from Nosgoth's future will be just regular enemies, as Raziel's Sarafan Brethren will be just the bosses.
This was very refreshing and fascinating to watch thank you! So nice seeing these updates. I find it interesting that the developers decided to keep Rahabs eyes yellow instead the traditional vampire red to align with the accuracy. Nevertheless, a fun game indeed. Do you guys know if Simon Templeman or Michael Bell ever gave a reception towards the remaster of the new games?
I very much prefer a map with objective points than being 7 years old and asking Ariel for directions and her advanced-english-eloquent ass saying, "Far in the eastern mountains, a stifled titan stands in mute surrender - unwilling host to a parasitic swarm." I was pretty sure she casted a spell of confusion on my 7 year old brain because I was LOST. 🤣
At last. I must say I'm disappointed in your progress, I imagined this video would come out sooner. Tell me...do you enjoy the update to your brothers?
One small change to Raziel's model that i'd like, is for his talons to be a bit more pointy and grimy, they look a little clean and dull in my opinion. still super excited for this game though!
You know, with the games having a big time traveling aspect, if someone were to make a video going through the remaster and switch between old and new graphics, it could make for a really cool video lol
@@ClarkKentai I remember SR1 on the ps1 you could save butyeah you had to travel back to where you were. I think SR2 has like 3 save points in the entire game.
I do want to see them change the wraps on their arms.. I need to get more of the impression of the wraps being almost bound to the skin not burned.. Or melted but just one with whats left of his flesh.. I just dont get that impression from the model currently. The wraps are a little to thick their clean in comparison to the ones in the original Soul Reaver. If its one thing id suggest a tweak to out of what weve seen its that.. As they are works for Kane.. They dont work for Raziel.. He is a corpse. A saved corpse but a corpse none the less.. His wraps were on his body as his flesh was burned in the well of souls.. They should feel appropriately 'bound' to that flesh dirty and a little bloody. Just as the textures imply in the original game. Im okay with most of the rest ive seen. I do think some of the 'horror' is lost in some of the undated models. But they are working with PS1 i understand this is a remaster not a remake. As long as the original graphics are there unchanged to flip back and forth ill be more than happy.
thats great. i dont like the doom 2016 look and it looks like they were going for it. Its not a good match for soul reaver. Glad to see that they hear feedback and making changes
The design of Kain as a model in Defiance was disappointing. He looked like a classic bodybuilder on a high protein diet. Not at all like a dry, sinewy, thousand year old vampire with demonic body features. What prevented the creators of this game from taking the character model from SR2 is beyond me. I hope this mistake is not repeated.
to me its just a 4k filter slapped on soul reaver not sure if anything will change gameplay wise i'd rather get a remake of the very first blood omen with modern technology
"Answer me, little brother, or I will beat an answer from your horrid lips!"
Melchiah confirmed to have lips lol 💋
Melchiah:
👁__👄__👁
Just finished watching! And as Raziel would probably say, _I was not prepared for what lay at the end of this video..._ Thank you for keeping Nosgoth updated and of course... Væ victis, fellow soul *RAVErs!* 🖤
I know that there is a ton of cut content/ dialogue from the original release, I do hope they restore some where possible
I would love it if they added in the cut content to the human city and add the cut boss fight there
Right? Turel's fight and area sounded so cool. Maybe down the road a mod or a fan remake will add him back in.
Turel is in Defiance. I hope they remaster it as well.
@@theganjician9272 I've heard the lost levels will be added I hope it's true
Ive Hope so too ive Really hope they will add Turel Clan Territory, The Undercity and Kain Mountain Retreat in the Remaster
It should be as a new game+, so it doesn't change the original experience and adds replayability
I appreciate the developers taking note and making tweaks to the game all the way up to release. Everything looks amazing. I can't wait 😄
I was never able to play these games back in the day as I didn't have a ps so I'm am excited to play these with my kids.
They are rather scary I feel
@@misha130 agreed they are getting into their teens though
@@misha130 You mean the kids, right?
I played this a decade ago on my ps1 and I'm telling you I couldnt get passed the necropolis lmao not because I didnt know to solve the puzzle but because I was so scared back then as a kid, even the menu screen gived me the creeps and the intro too but after some years I managed to gathered my courage and beat the game. Best vampire/gothic game I ever played
@@SharkRoach1 correct
We must all buy this remaster.
Only then we can pray to ancient vampire gods that the comic becomes the script of a new full fledged game
The irony of finding this video on the very same day that I finally managed to complete my legacy of Kain collection again. Over the last year and a 1/2 years I have been trying to get back the series on PlayStation 1 and 2 and just today I was finally able to get myself a copy of defiance! I can hardly wait for the Soul reaver remastered versions to be released.
Thank you for the content, as always, amazing! I definitely think that split map is just showing the different eras of Nosgoth through time, just for effect, its very cool!
It has been so much fun seeing all the memes and fan excitement lately! XD I really hope there are physical editions as well, really for collection purposes!
Happy to see you doing well and rocking the LOK content dude :) This is Cookiedude from the Nosgoth Player Council (good old days eh?) I don't know if you'll be streaming/making content on the games when they release, but I'll definitely watch it if you do! Hope you guys are doing great :)
@@cookiedude1108 Hey Cookie! Great to see you around! Yes, we will be making more videos for sure 😁
@@RainaAudron I'll be here for it! :D
@@RainaAudron Hey Raina. So do you know if they are going to sell Soul Reaver Remastered on compact disc?
It's a great time to be a Legacy of Kain fan. Vae victis.
Thank you for bringing the kickstarter update to my attention. Not having been able to afford to pledge back then but being able to now, I thought it was too late, but thanks to them allowing late backers I got to secure a physical copy of The Dead Shall Rise! If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have been aware and clicked on the link to see this was the case. Having my name immortalized within one of my favorite 2 franchises fulfills me with joy I can only describe as having crossed out 3 things on my bucket list in one go. :)
What a time to be a LoK fan.
Quick extra comment: I love the way the Reaver shines it's light even in it's base state without the Light or Fire Reaver. In the base games they don't really illuminate the area around Raziel like this. :) (seen in the image of Raziel meeting Kain at the Pillars)
Melchiah's circular eyes in the original SR1 are non-functioning alpha channel and should have probably worked as a shine with opaque borders. The remastered version is quite faithful to the original design. Dumah looks great but I somewhat hope they make his armor texture a little bit dirtier and beaten, he is a warrior and also he lied there for ages.
@@janzizka9963 I never knew that
🔴👄🔴 Mothman Melchiah
I had a feeling that if the remasters and The Dead Shall Rise will sell well we will be seeing a game that is set in times where Raziel was vampire - this way for exemple the Elder God will be absent.
Thanks for keeping the updates coming
Ive really wish n hope they will add Turel Clan Territory, The Undercity and Kain Mountain Retreat in the Soul Reaver Remaster
Its good to be a lok fan these days, years of patience and loyalty have paid off, thanks guys, cant wait to see what the future has in store for us, surely more twists and turns before this drama unfolds completly.
I cannot wait to play again!!
Haven't even started to absorb all this...very nice to see.
Thank you, as always. ❤ when life is crazy and all go. Different from 25 years ago😂a landmark from the good times is so positive!
How did I miss this video yesterday? Any news on the physical release of Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered?
Can we like get Simon and Micheal Bell to react to this latest development on Legacy of Kain?
Iove this franchise and i was only 10 years old when i play this on ps one
6:38 what's crazy is that we've never explored the east side of Nosgoth. maybe in a new sequel? O_O
EDIT: 19:17 honestly, I feel like they could have done better with Moebius. in the original, (SR2) he has very big eyes/smiling grin, which in turn allows him to have very expressive facial expressions....... almost as if he was mo-capped. this new model looks very stiff.
I've been asking and saying we needed a remake or remastered of soul revaer for years, and it finally happing, I'm like a kid in a candy store 😊😊
Vae victis🖤
I'm just praying this remaster sells well so we can have physical releases. 🙏
And with any luck perhaps getting the rest of the series remstered as well. I am personally a little skeptical on that front but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
@@scruffylookingNerfherder5742 I would like that too.
i would love a high res photo frame of the menu screen of the statues
Make the spectral reaver look the same across the two games and choose the drill-like version of it from SR1, please! It's way better than that spiky, pointed crystal. If The models of Kain and Raziel are the same across the two games, so should be the spectral reaver.
Great video
thankfully they grimed up the texture. Melchiah looks so much better
Thanks so much for these videos, doing the Elder God's work. I think the remaster stuff we've seen so far looks fantastic and I'm absolutely stoked to play it. Waiting for the game to be on the Switch for pre-order....
Fantastic video thanks!😊
I have no doubt ass village will be kept for DLC :P
I never thought Nosgoth was an island.
It was actually never cleared up - it could be an island or a smaller continent - or perhaps both that and the world itself.
Yep as soon as I saw this game on Steam I immediately picked it up. I even made a library area in my steam Library specifically for legacy of Kain Soul Reaver games cannot wait till it comes out
My man! The new looks are way better than the first ad for the remasters. Completely disagree with old Melciah bit. The new version looks awesome
I preordered 1 & 2 but I really want a remake over a remaster. LOK brought up to modern graphics would be epic. I would really love to see a FF VII treatment of these games.
Definitely already preordered the digital, just hoping for physical to come at some point.
Any news on when Blood omen will be released for PS plus?
A dinosaur, a hedgehog(?) and a dratini!
I still hope for a Rahab plushy.
As much as I'm looking forward to the game, the thing I'm most excited to isn't the game. It's being able to recommend the game to friends without having to tell them to download things, I can just gift it to them on steam.
Thank the scion of balance we are going back to Nosgoth guys! Vae victus!
Hello Reaver funs! Do you know if there will be any previously cut content included?
They showed us all gameplay which is fantastic, but they never showed us the intro cinematic for both games, will they look like the in-game models or they will. Be better?
The statues could be Raziel's members of his clan that never appeared in the wholes games and was destroyed by kain. They must be more approached and perhaps a spin-off about Raziel's clan in future games..
It will be awesome that they include the priestess, left out in the original series .. can you guys push that forward? On surveys or whatever? haha
I was hoping they could include the alpha Turel and the loss parts of the story. Oh well.
Sorry what bosses do you refer to when mentioning SR2?
@@rgarciaf071 the same ones as SR1 but human.
There were no bosses in SR2 if I recall.
@@shawns4354 Raziel's brothers
Unless it's the demons and the Sarafan brethren.
@@elena_tapean I'm willing to bet that the Demons from Nosgoth's future will be just regular enemies, as Raziel's Sarafan Brethren will be just the bosses.
This was very refreshing and fascinating to watch thank you!
So nice seeing these updates.
I find it interesting that the developers decided to keep Rahabs eyes yellow instead the traditional vampire red to align with the accuracy. Nevertheless, a fun game indeed.
Do you guys know if Simon Templeman or Michael Bell ever gave a reception towards the remaster of the new games?
The game its bassed on ps1 vercion or dreamcast? O:
I very much prefer a map with objective points than being 7 years old and asking Ariel for directions and her advanced-english-eloquent ass saying, "Far in the eastern mountains, a stifled titan stands in mute surrender - unwilling host to a parasitic swarm." I was pretty sure she casted a spell of confusion on my 7 year old brain because I was LOST. 🤣
Tell me about it! Her directions were vague as hell to say the least. It got to the point that if she wasn't dead I'd kill her myself!
If it's not bothering me, could you put HD textures for soul reaver PS1?
Lol, to ALL newcomers...Nosgoth awaits....
(Be veeeeery grateful you have map assistance)
The metal eye part of Melciah still looks off but I'm just happy this is actually happening.
Is the one nosgoth map just the whole globe
Its pretty strange both Melchiah and Dumah have dabbled into the spectral realm and somehow acts supirior within in relation to Raziel
At last.
I must say I'm disappointed in your progress, I imagined this video would come out sooner.
Tell me...do you enjoy the update to your brothers?
That Mobius looks like its directly from Defiance
One small change to Raziel's model that i'd like, is for his talons to be a bit more pointy and grimy, they look a little clean and dull in my opinion. still super excited for this game though!
Kermet the frog 🤣 he gave the creeps back in the day great boss fight
Those Raves were fun.
You know, with the games having a big time traveling aspect, if someone were to make a video going through the remaster and switch between old and new graphics, it could make for a really cool video lol
As a visually impaired gamer with a full time job I'd like a save anywhere option.
The base game already had that, but using the gates to travel was always a pain, yeah
@@ClarkKentai I remember SR1 on the ps1 you could save butyeah you had to travel back to where you were. I think SR2 has like 3 save points in the entire game.
As one of the loudest detractors of the terrible art choices on the original trailer, this new one is a HUGE improvement. So happy.
Since this master is basically a graphical update, it would have been nice to see a bit more effort put into water and particle effects
🔥🔥🔥
Oh wait, no that hurts vampires! Uhhh
....hmm... ❤❤❤
I do want to see them change the wraps on their arms.. I need to get more of the impression of the wraps being almost bound to the skin not burned.. Or melted but just one with whats left of his flesh..
I just dont get that impression from the model currently. The wraps are a little to thick their clean in comparison to the ones in the original Soul Reaver.
If its one thing id suggest a tweak to out of what weve seen its that.. As they are works for Kane.. They dont work for Raziel.. He is a corpse. A saved corpse but a corpse none the less.. His wraps were on his body as his flesh was burned in the well of souls.. They should feel appropriately 'bound' to that flesh dirty and a little bloody. Just as the textures imply in the original game.
Im okay with most of the rest ive seen. I do think some of the 'horror' is lost in some of the undated models. But they are working with PS1 i understand this is a remaster not a remake. As long as the original graphics are there unchanged to flip back and forth ill be more than happy.
Is this game in UE5?
I wish this was available for ps4.
I'll miss Muppet Rahab.
Stopping any nerds from getting to say "first"
first
@@khalvarius Too late. You're a liar now.
But you said it as well therefore you failed to stop it and also became a nerd in the process 😂
At least I'm not like those guys.
@@gameslayer420 *other nerds
thats great. i dont like the doom 2016 look and it looks like they were going for it. Its not a good match for soul reaver. Glad to see that they hear feedback and making changes
The design of Kain as a model in Defiance was disappointing. He looked like a classic bodybuilder on a high protein diet. Not at all like a dry, sinewy, thousand year old vampire with demonic body features. What prevented the creators of this game from taking the character model from SR2 is beyond me. I hope this mistake is not repeated.
Man, I thought I was the only one who noticed that.
Didn't you know
to me its just a 4k filter slapped on soul reaver
not sure if anything will change gameplay wise
i'd rather get a remake of the very first blood omen with modern technology
Right side of the map is soul reaver 2 and the left side is soul reaver 1
Swap that
Lies. I checked the countdown on my purchase order