Using D-pad press Up, Right, Square,Circle, Up, Down ,Right,Left during gameplay, also Right,Right,Square,Circle,Up,Down, Right,Left during gameplay for Blood Omen.
The feedback asking for one for Ultima immediately made me decide I'll do the same for any other series I do. Not everyone likes a playlist, so who am I to say no? :P
This is an incredible retrospective. I enjoyed every second of it. Thank you for taking the time to revisit such an incredible series. The story of the Legacy of Kain games has inspired me and has provided me with lots of inspiration to have hope in even the darkest moments. That closing quote of Defiance when Kain finally finds hope is so meaningful to me. So thank you kind sir for this video. I have subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch more of your content.
Thank you for those kind words. I very much agree, and like the ending of Defiance. Having heard of many people who feel like it's inconclusive and bad, I'm glad to have heard of more people who resonate with the ending's message.
This video popped up in my feed. Thank you very much. New content about Legacy of Kain is always appreciated. And apparently this was a series combined into one? Thank you very much for that as well.
Thanks for watching! I tend to do a series of games one at a time, and once finished, make a compilation such as this, since during the Ultima series it became quite clear there were a lot of people who preferred a compilation instead of a playlist. So who am I to argue? :P
My theory regarding Kain, is not that his evolution stagnated, but once he had condemned Raziel to his fate, he utilized one of Moebius' time streaming devices, jumping forward in time to await Raziel's resurrection and set the proverbial wheels in motion.
53:15 the letter box had two jobs, both of which it did well at the time. It did add a feeling of cinema to their in-game cinematics, as in the 4:3 era that was common for home releases of made for movie theather movies to have letter box since the aspect ratio is different. Subconsciously, letterbox felt more like cinema, and you're already using the lower quality in game graphics rather than higher definition pre-render, it helped with the vibe. If you were alive in that era, chances are you'd have that strong association too, you see that in other games from the 90s too like the original resident evil. This also served its second more practical purpose, which is to communicate that it is in fact a cinematic in spite of the use of game graphics and you're not in control. Letterbox = it is on auto, no letterbox = you might have to do some inputing there.
Love these games. Soul Reaver’s opening intro cinematic made such an impression on me at a formative age that in my head the Legacy of Kain games are on a par with Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. But as much as I love them, and want them to be available for everyone to play them today, I don’t want a continuation. I know there are loose ends and a few plot holes, yet I find the ending of Defiance to suit the series better than any scenario of Kain destroying his enemies. That’s not as interesting to me personally as the story of Kain regaining a sense of hope.
From a gameplay perspective, I tend to want to return to that most often, despite some of the clunkiness. It really feels like a more dark Zelda game, in a way.
I never played the first game! They need to re-port all to modern platforms (using DC version of Soul Reaver 1 for example), current PC versions need fan patches to even work.
Indeed! For me, the PC versions "work", depending on which PC I use. For example, Soul Reaver 2 doesn't even launch on my desktop, but does on my laptop. The fan patches are almost a necessity, and at the very least, GOG should talk with the mod developers and have those implemented by default to have wider modern PC support. That at least would be a band aid in case Embracer doesn't care enough to re-port the games.
Using D-pad press Up, Right, Square,Circle, Up, Down ,Right,Left during gameplay, also Right,Right,Square,Circle,Up,Down,
Right,Left during gameplay for Blood Omen.
Some of the greatest voice acting in computer games.
It was very enjoyable to look back on this series, great video.
Agreed, and thank you!
Thank you for combining all your videos into one, it'll be something good to listen to in the background like the ultima one.
The feedback asking for one for Ultima immediately made me decide I'll do the same for any other series I do.
Not everyone likes a playlist, so who am I to say no? :P
This is an incredible retrospective. I enjoyed every second of it. Thank you for taking the time to revisit such an incredible series. The story of the Legacy of Kain games has inspired me and has provided me with lots of inspiration to have hope in even the darkest moments. That closing quote of Defiance when Kain finally finds hope is so meaningful to me. So thank you kind sir for this video. I have subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch more of your content.
Thank you for those kind words.
I very much agree, and like the ending of Defiance. Having heard of many people who feel like it's inconclusive and bad, I'm glad to have heard of more people who resonate with the ending's message.
This video popped up in my feed. Thank you very much. New content about Legacy of Kain is always appreciated. And apparently this was a series combined into one? Thank you very much for that as well.
Thanks for watching!
I tend to do a series of games one at a time, and once finished, make a compilation such as this, since during the Ultima series it became quite clear there were a lot of people who preferred a compilation instead of a playlist.
So who am I to argue? :P
Because we all know, 5 hours is better than 1! 😅
Lol I can't get enough of LOK retrospectives.
@@charaznable8072 Same. There should be more of them!
Another multiple-hour video extolling the virtues of The Legacy of Kain series? Yea, I say. Yea verily.
My theory regarding Kain, is not that his evolution stagnated, but once he had condemned Raziel to his fate, he utilized one of Moebius' time streaming devices, jumping forward in time to await Raziel's resurrection and set the proverbial wheels in motion.
53:15 the letter box had two jobs, both of which it did well at the time. It did add a feeling of cinema to their in-game cinematics, as in the 4:3 era that was common for home releases of made for movie theather movies to have letter box since the aspect ratio is different. Subconsciously, letterbox felt more like cinema, and you're already using the lower quality in game graphics rather than higher definition pre-render, it helped with the vibe. If you were alive in that era, chances are you'd have that strong association too, you see that in other games from the 90s too like the original resident evil. This also served its second more practical purpose, which is to communicate that it is in fact a cinematic in spite of the use of game graphics and you're not in control. Letterbox = it is on auto, no letterbox = you might have to do some inputing there.
Love these games. Soul Reaver’s opening intro cinematic made such an impression on me at a formative age that in my head the Legacy of Kain games are on a par with Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films.
But as much as I love them, and want them to be available for everyone to play them today, I don’t want a continuation. I know there are loose ends and a few plot holes, yet I find the ending of Defiance to suit the series better than any scenario of Kain destroying his enemies.
That’s not as interesting to me personally as the story of Kain regaining a sense of hope.
Unfortunately the point is that Raziel is both champions simultaneously it's stated in the "redeemer and destroyer" lines
Best voice acting ever. Just incredible.
That it is!
24:15 sick reference, toobs!
@@Dullrig TWU!
@@finntrovert TMDWU
Great. Now i got to use a PTO day. Ugh
At least you get PTO
*laughs in watching this at work at 2× speed on TV*
The Cobes references crack me up so much dude
That's what's up, doodt!
Alternative title: "The Legacy of Kain - or: Why I don't like letterboxed mode".
;-)
@@Chaosherold The Letterbox of Kain is indeed the bane of my existence. :P
The first was always my favourite.
From a gameplay perspective, I tend to want to return to that most often, despite some of the clunkiness.
It really feels like a more dark Zelda game, in a way.
Everybody drop everything. Some absolute kino released.
Neat, glad I found this channel. // Englannin lausuntasi on muuten erinomaista.
@@Grummar Kiitos, kiitos!
Hell yea solid video brother
Thanks!
Still have the old CD!
@@JobeStroud Nice!
Soul reaver was epic in scale on all fronts and for a ps1 game it raised the bar
I laughed so hard about the Cobra jokes. i cant. hahahahahahaahhahah
Sometimes there's an irresistible need to reference the disputed king of Casper. But... I digress.
TMDWU Toobs
I know what I'm putting on when I go to bed tonight!
same here lol
This is the first time I've seen footage of the originals pc version.
So just to be clear, your looking at system shock next, right?
Yup. And the video should be out next week unless something catastrophic happens.
@@finntrovert lit
I never played the first game! They need to re-port all to modern platforms (using DC version of Soul Reaver 1 for example), current PC versions need fan patches to even work.
Indeed!
For me, the PC versions "work", depending on which PC I use. For example, Soul Reaver 2 doesn't even launch on my desktop, but does on my laptop.
The fan patches are almost a necessity, and at the very least, GOG should talk with the mod developers and have those implemented by default to have wider modern PC support.
That at least would be a band aid in case Embracer doesn't care enough to re-port the games.
@@finntrovertlet's hope the remaster of SR 1+2 sells enough, so they remaster the rest and maybe finally a new sequel after Defiance
Watching this after the announcement of the soul reaver remasters lol e
Why did he end up in hell in the first place
oh heck yeah!
aika ebin lorea ku noi soul reaver remasterit julkastaan koht :P ni halusin just löytää tällästä tietoo
@@maestergiguruzugi404 Kiva, kun tykkäät!
Mukavaa myös, että saa pelisarja osakseen ansaitsemaansa huomiota remastereiden myötä.
Fuck yes
❤
TWU
But... I digress.
Here, a great channel about this series here on YT: RainaAudron