Man, forgot how long these cutscenes were, this series was so ahead of its time storywise.

@shards-of-glass-man

3 жыл бұрын

When I was a teen, I extracted SR2 cutscenes and captured footage for those I didn't find and combined it into a movie, and it clocked just around two hours iirc

I adore Kain's monologue at the Pillars. I really recommend that people take the time to listen to what he is trying to explain. I think the deeper message applies to more then just the situation in the game

@OddballEddie

3 жыл бұрын

@@gundamsdm well, Kain explains that he was faced with a binary choice in the events of Blood Omen, either save the world and restore balance by killing himself and the vampire race (since he was the last) or refuse the sacrifice and allow vampires to continue to exist but dooming the world into slow decay. With time travel he found that his choice was not so simple, there are alternatives, the edge of coin as he says. The way this would apply beyond the game is how often we find ourselves trapped into this line of thinking, that we only have limited choices and actions to proceed, when in reality there are more options we usually don't consider or realize that they exist or dismiss them for being unlikely or hard.

@bigninja27

3 жыл бұрын

@@gundamsdm i would echo the same point @grifo made. Reality is less binary than we'd like to believe

Matt's talking about water in the series, but Raziel learns to swim in the original game, which is why you can swim here, I don;t remember there being anything particularly funky about how water behaved in 1 besides it having no presence when you are spectral so you walk as normal under it.

@Razuach3

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah think it instantly kills you in one until you get the soul and just vampires in general in the series are weak to it

Man, the dialogue is the main thrust of this series, i wish he didn't mix the game audio quite so low.

Crazy how good the voice acting is in Soul Reaver 1 and 2. It's better than a lot of modern games even and the overly dramatic inflection everyone uses does wonders for the game's atmosphere.

@KatherinaBathory

3 жыл бұрын

This is what you get when you decide to hire Shakespearean actors and voice acting legends for your game 💙💙💙

The first game ended on a cliffhanger, the second ended on a punch in the nuts

I could watch this series characters talking with each other for hours long... It's weird but also cool how the dialogues and the lore are so dense and entertaining.

"Everybody Hates Kain and Kain is Totally Fine With This Situation."

@battlion507

3 жыл бұрын

Kain: "Hate me. But do it with honesty..." A bit paraphrased but such a good line.

@KatherinaBathory

3 жыл бұрын

@@battlion507 actually the line is accurate ;)

@UndyingWladeslaus

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody Hates Kain. And the sequel, Everybody uses Raziel.

A remake of Soul Reaver by Bluepoint would be AMAZING. I could die happy after playing that.

@ColorMeDoubleZ

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit yes they are the perfect studio for LoK especially when it comes to mood and atmosphere

@SamitadeMilanesa

3 жыл бұрын

@@ColorMeDoubleZ Absolutely!

@seonaidhkennedy6784

3 жыл бұрын

I NEED Amy Hennig to be involved. I don't think it'd be the same without her touch on the writing front. With all the deleted Soul Reaver stuff being discovered lately, you could remake SR1 and include all the stuff that was cut. Turel, the smokestack, Priestess, etc.

The naming convention is pretty simple Legacy of Kain=Franchise Blood omen= Kain games Soul Reaver= Raziel games Defiance= Combo game

@Batman1016

3 жыл бұрын

But that's the thing: original game was called "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain." Not the other way around. Then the second game was called "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver." The next two games went by "The Legacy of Kain Series: [Title]." And the fifth game went by "Legacy of Kain: Defiance," only the series title was huge and the game title was tiny, so the visual emphasis/marketing was all skewed. And "Nosgoth" was never even series-titled, even though it IS part of the LoK series. So yes, if you knew the series well, then you were aware what the actual distinction was, but from a casual consumer perspective, Eidos never really formalized the naming scheme, and so it could be annoyingly confusing for outsiders and newcomers. They just couldn't friggin' settle. *chuckle*

@Undeadaccount

8 ай бұрын

Ratio this clown dawgs

Raziel's VA actually did voice several Smurfs.

@nackskott12

3 жыл бұрын

He also did a bunch of voices in Ratchet and Clank, even voicing the major antagonist in Deadlocked.

The game seems very quiet compared to your voice Matt, i'm struggling to hear sometimes

"48 minutes! A pretty beefy LP look!" *realizes it's including cutscenes* "Okay, a quick look then!" So hyped you're getting into this serious! Hope you're digging it!

Hey Square how about not wasting Eidos & Crystal Dynamics on terrible Marvel games and make another Kain game?

@jesseking1403

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe make the games actually playable on steam? Seriously, I bought every LoK game available on steam and only Defiance barely works. The rest just won't load up at all.

@battlion507

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesseking1403 Yeah, I bought them all on GOG... Still busted and bugged. So... emulators for the win.

@FoxDie77777

3 жыл бұрын

go to thr pcgaming wiki and there is an ultra patch that does everything Oh and they attempted a reboot getting rid of the good character designs and stuff

@TungstenViper

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@paladinepaladine

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be happy for a nice touch up on some of the graphics and a re-release in a pack.

I would love to see this game redone or a continuation of the franchise. Such a good game. One of my faves. Thanks for the upload.

@paladinepaladine

3 жыл бұрын

They were going to make a new one called Dead Sun. But having seen some of the gameplay, as much as I'd love another Kain game or in the world of Nosgoth the dialog replaced nuance with swear words.

@GeebusCrust

3 жыл бұрын

@@paladinepaladine Yeah, replacing Shakespearean soliloquies with "fuck you, vampire" is pretty whack.

@Karloss00

3 жыл бұрын

@@paladinepaladine There was Dark Prophecy first which was a continuation from Defiance (we'd play as both old and young Kain) but that got canned, then Dead Sun was another attempt but again was canned but the Multiplayer was reworked into Nosgoth which was poorly received.

@paladinepaladine

3 жыл бұрын

@@Karloss00 I played Nosgoth, the absence of any sort of story means I don't really class it as a part of the series.

@TheStupendusMan

3 жыл бұрын

They left the door wide open after Defiance but didn't do anything. I'd love to see any kind of continuation of the Raziel story.

This game is literally my favorite game of all time. The gameplay could use tons of polish, but goddamn that story, voice acting, and even the character model animation/dubbing is fantastic. And the puzzles were much better than the first one. Also, this is random, but the swimming controls were the absolute best I've ever experienced to this day.

@ColorMeDoubleZ

3 жыл бұрын

If some of the older games just had the combat from defiance would literally be my fav game series ever.

@BelartWright

3 жыл бұрын

@@ColorMeDoubleZ Truthfully, I like Defiance's combat the least. There's some really good ideas there but its too shallow. I think each game just needed to flesh the fighting mechanics out more. I'd say both Blood Omen games had the most fleshed out and polished fighting mechanics followed by the original Soul Reaver. * My ideal system would be something that combines Blood Omen 1's magic with the SR2/BO2 style adventure combat. I'd just flesh out the animations and maybe add more complex grapples and additional weapons.

@ColorMeDoubleZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@BelartWright I think I just liked the actual feel of defiance the most. Like the animations, effects, hit stun, dash, launchers etc. telekinesis was fun too. The others to me just felt awkward in ways defiance didnt I suppose? Only in terms of action, perhaps I played too much dmc and ninja gaiden back then. But yeah I totally get you, blood omen deffs had me actively thinking the most.

@BelartWright

3 жыл бұрын

@@ColorMeDoubleZ Defiance used to actually be my favorite combat in the series until I replayed it a few times. I like how you can easily use TK in the middle of combat and how the reaver upgrades are all on the d-pad. I think they actually beat Devil May Cry to doing that. I just think there needs to be more technique and enemy variety like in DMC and NG or just more creative combos with TK. But even so, I'd prefer the action adventure type combat in this series to hack n' slash. I think Darksiders does the closest thing to what I'd like to see.

@BelartWright

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnganske8731 I would never tell Kain that his games need polish. I like not being thrown into the abyss.

Man, if I want to hear the game, my whole house hears Matt's voice because of the difference in volume.

For combat, pikes and the Soul Reaver are really the only way to go. Swords are only good if you run around poking the enemy like someone's hyperactive younger brother.

I kinda love how sassy Raziel was in SR2. He straight up bullies Moebious every time he can lol

It's my Birthday today and this is like a surprise present, thank you Matt, I love the Legacy of Kain series, so the more the better.

@mr.badguy8500

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday mate.

Matt you could swim in Soul reaver 1 and water behaved properly.

Keep going! The story gets so much deeper. As far as combat, once you become more acclimated to the mechanics it's so good.

The thing Kain is trying to explain at the Pillars is that he's trying to find a way to save the pillars and restore balance without also having to die.

@MattMcMuscles

3 жыл бұрын

what a coward

@CPhrost

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattMcMuscles a narcissist to the end. Im glad there is someone else out there who loves this series as much as I do. I know it will probably never get the remake it deserves but I'll keep praying. Btw if you need inspiration for a Wha Happun then I definitely recommend looking into the game Nesgoth which was supposed to be a CSGO style shooter set in this universe involving a war between the Seraphan and vampires

Blood Omen 1: solid first entry in the series, with it's unique top-down perspective, still think that it holds up today(obviously great story and voice acting as with the entire series) Sour Reaver 1: very good game, great intro to the second main protagonist. Blood Omen 2: probably the worst in the main series gameplay-wise (and the story is kinda average) but still worth a playthrough. (Kain is still Kain) Soul Reaver 2: arguably the best one. Defiance: solid finale to the series. get to play as both main characters is a huge bonus.

@viktorsolovyov5067

3 жыл бұрын

The story in Blood Omen 2 is sick (in a good way) imo, it gets way of the road but it's sick )

@MetalBro7

3 жыл бұрын

blood omen 2 would be the worst in the series if it wasn't for realization that I had when i finish and/or replay the game: the aestethic of the hylden in this game makes them almost extraterrestrial than demonic, like they came from outer space which make me want shout to the high heavens: VAMPIRES VS ALIENS!!! really stupid concept but I would like to see a movie or comic about that

@viktorsolovyov5067

3 жыл бұрын

@@MetalBro7 they where extraterrestrial, I thought it was pretty obvious

@BelartWright

3 жыл бұрын

I lowkey think that Blood Omen 2 is one of the better games in the series from a gameplay perspective. It just doesn't seem to fit in very well with its artstyle and aesthetic. Gameplay-wise it's extremely similar to Soul Reaver 2 and in some respects better. It's not as smooth, I would even call it clunky but I enjoy the combat, exploration, and powers more in BO2. My personal ranking is: 1. Soul Reaver 2 2. Blood Omen 3. Soul Reaver 4. Blood Omen 2 5. Defiance (used to be my 2nd fav) Gameplay-wise I'd rank them: 1. Blood Omen 2. Blood Omen 2/Soul Reaver 3. Defiance 4. Soul Reaver 2

@TungstenViper

3 жыл бұрын

Defiance is in no way a finale.

While it’s definitely not as good as Soul Reaver 1, there’s some cool stuff in this one as far as the story is concerned. The way this one ends has stuck with me.

@KatherinaBathory

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! The ending of this one is so beautifully crafted

I adore the Legacy of Kain games, and to be the one alone I really enjoyed the second Kain game as well for all its clunkyness (played it recently and hoo it's clunky) :)

I'm a simple guy. I see Soul Reaver content by one of my favorite KZreadrs, I watch that shit 🔥

It's telling how popular this series really is when looking at the views on your other videos (no offence!) I just love how almost wholesome this fandom is, we've just gone dormant and feral since Defiance

I want a new co-op kain/raziel game in an open world nosgoth. Perhaps keep the spectral realm shifting, could work well in a huge map, finish the original story and give these two a proper conclusion. Please.

The story of those games are amazing but in order to fully comprehend it and enjoy it, you pretty much have to play every single game in release order, starting with Blood Omen 1 and ending with Defiance (except for Blood Omen 2 which can be skipped; that one is more of a side story from the main plot of the series and doesn't have much impact story-wise). However the main problem is that the gameplay across all of the games is a mixed bag, mostly because the combat is too simple and repetetive, however exploration and the puzzle solving sections are good and the superb voice acting and story is what drives you forward. Still, those games don't offer the best gameplay experience and should Square Enix decide to do something with the franchise again then they should definetly REMAKE this series and NOT REMASTER it. The story can be kept the same, it is the strenght and greatest aspect of the series however the gameplay needs a complete overhaul and that's why a REMAKE is what those games need.

I remember having a messed up copy of the game, so @5:52 my game would always loop so it was just "When, might be when, might be when, might be when...".

When I was 12 year old I rented this game with no prior knowledge of the series. I didn't understand anything that was going on, but I knew it was fucking radical. Great series.

Man I love that Matt plays all of these classics. Always fun to see someone replay games I grew up with, the nostalgia is real.

If I were you I would skip playing Blood Omen 2. The whole point of its story was to introduce the enemy race in those murals you see in that chamber under the Pillars. But it's your call, I'll still watch it.

I'm probably not going to say much more than a lot of fans have, but yes, you should definitely finish not just this game, but the whole series. This game in particular has some major plot developments and the ending of this is actually really incredible. I really wish they would do a remake of the game, but with the voice actors of the Elder God and Raziel passing, leaving only the voice of Kain (same voice actor of Danik (sp?) in Dead Space 3) being the last surviving actor, I can't imagine who they would have replace the cast. Definitely recommend a Wha Happun? and you're sure to find this out, but I think it was Square by that point had they had worked on a new open world style Legacy of Kain game I think for the PS3 generation that had some actual gameplay videos out there that unfortunately got scrapped for some reason.

@ColorMeDoubleZ

3 жыл бұрын

Michael bell is still alive, in fact he did an interview about the character a few years back. We only have our two bois left. They have to make one more at least as a send off for these two brilliant characters, preferably with the voices that birthed them.

Thank you so much for playing the LoK games!

A lot of people including me, would love to see a remake of these games, but also I think about what games companies do nowadays and I rather the LoK as they were, dude the story and voice acting is so good, I rather a book than a new game, also IMO the music in in soul reaver games is criminally underrated

I would like you to continue playing through this game

The first time I played this I ran into a bug where because I had disturbed all of the crows I came across, for some reason a door would not open and I had to restart the game since I hadn't been saving.

I really liked both the Soul Reaver games but the thing I remember most about the sequel was that there were multiple game breaking bugs in it. I encountered one on my way to the first dungeon that had to do with running into too many birds? If you made too many birds do their animation on the way to the dungeon you cant actually get it out after you finish.

Man this all makes me so happy. I neeed to play these through again it's been a while

Raziel is the Jon Snow of videogames

At first, immersion in water in Soul Reaver 1 dissolved Raziel's physical body, forcing him to return to the spectral realm. This ended when Raziel defeated...Rahab, I think, and Raziel consumed his soul which allowed him to swim in the material realm. But in the spectral realm, water has neither heft nor lift, and stands as thin as air. Too bad you can't fight while in water, 'cause Rahab's vampires can, and it was frustrating to explore certain underwater areas with them swimming around and biting you. Anyways, the combat system for Soul Reaver 2 is pretty crap, and it's wise to just run around and jump over enemies that you don't need to kill in order to progress. Soul Reaver 2 is much more often played for its story than its gameplay.

I remember getting this game when it first came out as I loved the series. I feel old lol.

Oh man I remember playing this on repeat off one of the PS2 demo disks..... unfortunately it also had Extermination which I remember being...not as good.

@battlion507

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Extermination was an interesting game to me. Not great, but I liked it. Its kinda like The Thing, Area 51 and a dash of Resident Evil/ Dino Crisis.

@shards-of-glass-man

3 жыл бұрын

Extermination, despite not being worth much, still interested me on a concept alone. I really liked the infection mechanic.

I never even heard of the sequel until now but man this dialogue is a 10/10!

these games were dope. Had so much fun with them.

7:27 lol! "He's a time nerd ofcourse he knows you" lol!

My take: Clips of Blood Omen 2, LP of Defiance.

This felt more like the street fighter watch-along than i was expecting. Man there's a lot of cutscenes in this, at least they're well written.

In honestly for late 90s video games, this voice acting isn’t half bad.

@mattypenta

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this series had probably some of the very best voice acting of it's era. That might not be saying much since voice work in games back then was typically unimaginably terrible but still...

@nackskott12

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattypenta The voice acting is impressive even today imo, at least in the scenes with Kain. The actors have real chemistry.

Been real fun watching you cover these games. Would really like to see more soul reaver 2 if you're feeling it. Looking forward to blood omen 2 and defiance as well

The PC version of All the Legacy of Kain games work, but most of them need a Voodoo emulator to make them play right, as only Defiance was around when the normal concept of Graphics Cards had taken root. I actually have a VooDoo emulator guide for SR2 on Steam. Making them play on PC is how I got my playthroughs done. And yes, if anything the story is why you play all the Legacy of Kain games. The game play at times is flawed, but never horrible. That is until Defiance which I feel had the best polish done to the game play in the franchise.

Since you said you wouldn't have the time to do a full-on LP of any of the Legacy Of Kain games in their entirety, Matt, I'd personally say maybe do a 2nd video on this. Then, if there's ever still enough demand, do one-offs for Blood Omen 2 (Or as I like to call it, Kain's Mid-Life Crisis) and Defiance. You COULD go all the way back to Blood Omen 1, but don't force yourself to if you can't handle the jank of the gameplay (though the movement itself is fine). Still, thanks again for giving your attention to what you have of this series thus far!

I love SR2 so much I don't mind the combat system. A little tip: when you traverse through Nosgoth, you can run past the enemies without a fight. This is something you can do most of the time, atleast till mid/late game.

Matt: "Planetariums are mega lame." Me: "tell that straight to Neil degrasse Tysons face."

*Damn, that was a solid 10 minutes of introduction cutscene.*

I always wanted to play these. Did they ever release a collection or anything?

@mr.badguy8500

3 жыл бұрын

They released Soul 1 to Defiance on PC, but honestly they barely work.

Legacy Of Kain needs to come back, its unfair.

@boondockjoker

3 жыл бұрын

At least make the Steam copies playable!

@insertaunnombreaqui

3 жыл бұрын

naaah man, game companies nowadays couldn't do justice, when everything they care is about getting good graphics and visual effect to selling stuff and then selling the DLC stuff

Exciting both that you're only just discovering the series for yourself (honestly a bit jealous,) and that you're planning a project around it. There's a ton of production history to dig into so I'm sure you'll have a time of it.

your so right about looking like a lego in a he-man castle. everything is so off scale its like the decided to make it feel bigger without putting the work in and just shrinking the characters

@Batman1016

3 жыл бұрын

While the texture detail could use a little work, it's true, this WAS the PS2 era, so it's forgivable. As for being too big? Uh . . . it's the Sarafan Stronghold. They're a religious order of vampire-hunting knights. And . . . that's how religious orders built stuff in the Middle Ages. Gothic architecture was stupid oversized. cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190415161946-04-notre-dame-architecture.jpg

i still remember the 1st time playing the original Legacy of Kain on ps1. Ive never seen sr2 either! :)

We shall never get to see this fantastic story come to an end

love the series so much the scene of raziel and kain at the pillers is just brilliant. all you know so far is that kain refuses to die to restore nosgoth, of course we think he just wants to rule his kingdom with the whole pillars belongs to US. and how matt said ignorance. then just BOOM. he wasn't lying the pillars DO belong to the vampires and they must have them in order to keep the hyldens from invading and merging realms!

Whole series plz! Blood Omen 2 in particular.

I would absolutely love to see you do a full playthrough of this game, but with no subtitles, I don't think that would be so good. You'd need to do some creative sound balancing for it.

I remember playing a PS2 demo disk and this was one of the games that had a trailer on the disk. Same with DMC1.

GOD I hope this series comes back on PS5

While irrelevant to you, the spanish dub of this game (a rare treat in those times) was outstanding as well. And it was the reason I loved this games so much back in the day, when all english sounded like gibberish.

Every time I rewatch Moebius's part I cannot stop cursing him in my mind and telling his manipulative self to shut bollocks up his **** xP

I only played like the first level of each game in the series and then my laptop crashed after it. This brings back a lot of memories. Although I played these in like... 2012? When U was supposed to study chemistry?

Buddy, no offense, but the game volume is like 3/10 and your mic is like 8/10, it makes the cinematics and dialogue really difficult to hear.

Id like to see more of this, its very watchable

i am right there with you- SR2 just feels off. i'm close to the end (it's like 6 hours) but just couldn't continue. Blood Omen 1 owns though!

Ha remastered of this game series would make so much money

You know I kinda wish instead of Avengers, Square and CD just remade Soul Reaver and 2.

Let's Watch Soul Reaver 2

In the first Soul Reaver, because time doesn't exist in the spectral realm, water doesn't support anything so it's like air

Oh baby, oh baby. I love me some LoK

I hear this game is super short but it looks more like cutscenes then gameplay. Still looks good for an old game.

Please consider "Blood Omen 2" -- the amount of jank and compromised presentation is worth a try, or perhaps a Wha' Happun?

More Reaver 2 please!

I only played the original Soul Reaver on DreamCast. I don't even remember the sequels. Raziel needs to be a reboot/remake.

throw back of a game

I don’t know what I want more a new Kain game or a new prince of Persia. I guess I sort of have that with the remake in January can square give us a remake of one of these ?

Best dialogues ever!

we really need a remake of this

What’s the music used for these intros?

soul reaver 2 raziel nosgoth tourist guide

I would love to see a Blood omen 1 video. if you are up for that :)

Go for the rest of the series. I thought the first blood omen was great. You should play it if you can. :)

I wouldn't mind seeing more of these games on the channel - even Blood Omen 1 for a short grump about it, I remember renting that a few times and never liking it.

Defiance had fun combat opposed to the others...ngl

Please continue this so I don’t have to watch someone else’s play through plz!

id love to see blood omen 2 :)

Right when I’m rewatching the cutscenes for this game series again look who’s playing it, lmao. Ahhh, I try real hard to not cry when I think about a reboot that got guided straight to the grave by Konami. Let’s put multiplayer in a LoK game,hahAAAA:AAFKLJ DSF:OI DSJF_

i mean this seems like a perfect game to watch be played and not play myself lmao so id def like to see more and have u play it instead of me hahaha

Maybe I'm crazy here. But, anybody else feels like legacy of kain would be a good fit IP for fromsoftware? I mean, It is a different thing I know, but I can´t stop feeling like their sensibilities could do wonders with this.

what happun? for the legacy of Kain series

RE Sould Reaver 2 on PC. There is 1 single file that they do not give you - to get it to to run you just need to download the missing file from a Nosgoth fan site and put it in the correct location in the game golder. The Steam release runs fine IF you do this however - why they sell a version missing one single KEY file that actually makes it run.... Wow.