Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered is a heavy legacy for a new generation. Because that brings two great games into the present.
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With Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 we get two very exciting gamesThe Remaster Versiona digital makeover.The action-adventures from 1999 and 2001 impressed with a deep, but not necessarily transparently told story.
There were large worlds and puzzles that only revealed themselves completely later in the game, the solution to which was rarely clearly written down in the next room. In short: Such mechanics today are more reminiscent of Elden Ring than a typical action-adventure à la Assassin's Creed.
And because the two Soul Reaver titles have become absolute cult games in their niche over the years, we describe the current remaster versions as “exciting” at the beginning of this article – or rather the answer to the following questions:How do two games that already went their own way fare in a completely new gaming generation?
Suits you if...
- ... you feel nostalgic for the series.
- ... you like challenging 3D platformers.
- ... you like to explore worlds on your own.
Doesn't suit you if...
- ... you want a down-to-earth story.
- ... you want to be guided through the game.
- … you need the convenience of modern games.
Double revenge
In Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 we slip into the rotten bones of Raziel. As a powerful bloodsucker, he is actually one of chief vampire Kain's closest confidants. But because Raziel reaches the next stage of evolution before his vain boss and is the first vampire to get wings, Kain simply plucks his new achievements from his flesh and throws him into the Lake of the Dead, where Raziel will suffer eternal torments from hell.
There he languishes for the next 500 years and experiences physical and mental destruction before a mysterious old deity finally saves him and sends him on a two-game, approximately 20-hour campaign of revenge against his former tormentors.
