1. Dumah's clan territory being in the snowy mountains makes COMPLETE sense given Dumah's obsession with strength. I wouldn't be suprised if he enforced a *"sink or swim"* philosophy that basically stated that either you're strong enough to adapt and survive in such unfavorable conditions , since its established that any water; even rain & snowfall can severely debilitate vampires at best or outright kill them at worst, or you're not. 2. The reason Dumah's transformation seems the best out of his brothers is because he was likely put in a comatose state JUST as he was about to begin devolving. Leaving him in a stage where he still had all the perks of his evolution, but none of the downsides, when Raziel reawoke him. 3. Its actually a fan theory that the reason Dumah's clan is so mindless is because he literally consumed their soul energy while in the spectral realm to sustain himself, like he does to Raziel during the fight
I think the fledglings cant stand the sun and both dumahim young and mature cant handle the water since I killed them myself in the sanctuary of the clans, they somehow tankier than other vampires I think they developed some kinda of armor or hard scaled skin
Quella nel territorio di Dumah non è neve ma cenere, non per niente la zona si chiama "villaggio delle ceneri". La potente fornace che usiamo per ucciderlo è solo una parte del grande complesso che i vampiri usavano per oscurare il cielo.
Fun fact: Raziel and Dumah used to regularly spar. The latter was endlessy frustrated at the fact that he could never beat his elder slibling but they respected each other nevertheless
Huh I've played this game many times but not once did I think to go into the spectral realm while Dumah was still speared in his chair and had no idea he appeared in the spectral realm there
The first time I didn't atempt it because every vampire before that, if it was "slained" but it's soul wasn't absorved ended as a wraith on the spectral world so... I feared a BOSS Wraith. One time out of curiosity check what happens if you warp on his room before the fight and well, the rest everyone knows it.
According to developer diaries had Dumah not been killed by the hunters he’d have evolved into a rhino like creature there’s some early concepts of it out there, but I’m not sure how far along that got before they decided on what they did
fun fact about the human city that i wish stayed, it used to have a much bigger role in the original draft of soul reaver as there was suposed to be a vampire cult led by a searess, when you killed her (as your only power gotten from a human) it would allow you to possess enemies like the charm in blood omen 2 or any of the soul abilities in blood omen 1
And a rave goin on in part of the city named " soul *raver* " AYYYYY Sorry, just had to poke fun at that little typo. I know it was unintentional, but still XD Couldn't help myself.
oh my god.....i literally touched every corner of these game maps. find ways to glitch through maps and bugs cus i played it so many times. was the best game for me back then.
Im glad i stumbled upon this recommendation. This game series was ahead of its time, and the voice acting was so good. and the story was responsible for starting my love and appreciation for lore, too. I would pay whatever to have a remake of this, but sadly, some of the original iconic voice actores passed away 😢
Dumah power is the one power that didn't carry over is it because he was dead and had to be revived or they couldn't and didn't think of puzzles to carry his powers over it still would have been nice to constrict enemies on soul reaver 2 and defiance
I completely missed the Human Citadel on my first playthrough, as well as most of the glyphs and power-ups. I had many hours of fun looking for everything. Dumah was such an unsettling boss! I distinctly remember screaming as he followed me out of the throne room and shouting "WHAT DO I DO? WHAT DO I DO?" as he chased me around. I admit I cheated, using an online guide to figure out how to kill him.
That's the sad part. The only Glyph that's actually useful is the fire while all the others are pointless for both finishing the game and lore wise. Such a waste
It's not absolut if you kill them. You simply have to fight humans, once they are close to death, feed on them and let them alive. They will not attack and let you heal on them. Fun Fact, you can jump to the other side of the broken bridge but it is totaly useless because of the "pool" wich follows. It is also Possible to access Rahabs layer without the Climb ability, by jumping arround the pillar ruins while swapping around in Material/spectral but its hard and again pointless.
ooo i had an idea for a video if you think it would work, as a lore play do you think it would be worth to describe how the game would have been if the original draft saw completion, saw some vids that showed the scrapped concepts and i think it would work as a lore play mega episode (mostly sense there isnt really any remaining assets for the old story other then voice lines i think
"He would have burned with shame to have me find him here like a stuck pig". Well, Dumah certainly didn't express any shame on meeting Raz in either realm. His first and only sentiment was arrogance. The only way to test Dumah's claim of being stronger than Kain is to ask, would Kain also have been killed by the furnace? I don't think he would. It would severely injure him to be sure, but I think he would recover quickly. With his dark gifts from the BO series, he perhaps could have avoided the fire entirely.
For being such a powerful vampire, his ability you get from him is really underwhelming. But then again, video games were limited in how much developers put in.
What's funny is Sonic Frontier literally uses that as a power and the moment I saw it in the gameplay trailers I called it out immediately bcus I played Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
Alright not to poke holes in the story. But Kain looks unchanged after all this time. And all of the vampires over time evolved. Why where they so buthurt at razeal for changing. But not the rest of his brothers.
kain wasnt butthurt.. kain was waiting for this moment of razeal to evolve.. kain knew razeal was how hed beat fate and live as the scion of balance.. however it made the world deteriorate. it was all to kains plan... mobius plan. elder gods plan..
It’s implied that Kain either travelled forward through time to when Raziel was resurrected and evaded the devolution that way. Or due to his nature as the first to be corrupted/ guardian of balance, the corruption didn’t lead to him physically devolving but amplified the worst of his traits similar to the other guardians of the circle. His ambition, his ruthlessness his narcissism.
@@linkaim5 But all that is way up in the future of the story, so bit a spoiler there. As for now in Soul Reaver 1, it would appear that after Raziel's execution Kain lost all interest in his empire and his other lieutenants. Just witnessing the end of an age, the clans scattered to the corners of Nosgoth, with the seat of the empire having outlasted its usefulness. Ultimately fatalistic which is a trait we will see in him a whole lot more.
Dumah was never stronger than Kain. Neither was Rah'ziel, Kain did what he had to do to stop that eldrict monster after the gaurdian of the pillars showed him the future. Remember Kain had the power to trancend time future or past.
Physically its actually what they say. Brothers that went up for the devolution and physically stronger and more advanced in their gift. So at some point each of them surpasses Kain in their own area of expertise. Its just they never understood what makes Kain such an outlier to them and only Raziel and ONLY after he was Wraith bound until Defiance starts to become to be an all-arounder like Kain is. Well, if you also count that Kain was a "bit" nerfed in Defiance.
1. Dumah's clan territory being in the snowy mountains makes COMPLETE sense given Dumah's obsession with strength. I wouldn't be suprised if he enforced a *"sink or swim"* philosophy that basically stated that either you're strong enough to adapt and survive in such unfavorable conditions , since its established that any water; even rain & snowfall can severely debilitate vampires at best or outright kill them at worst, or you're not.
2. The reason Dumah's transformation seems the best out of his brothers is because he was likely put in a comatose state JUST as he was about to begin devolving. Leaving him in a stage where he still had all the perks of his evolution, but none of the downsides, when Raziel reawoke him.
3. Its actually a fan theory that the reason Dumah's clan is so mindless is because he literally consumed their soul energy while in the spectral realm to sustain himself, like he does to Raziel during the fight
I think the fledglings cant stand the sun and both dumahim young and mature cant handle the water since I killed them myself in the sanctuary of the clans, they somehow tankier than other vampires I think they developed some kinda of armor or hard scaled skin
Quella nel territorio di Dumah non è neve ma cenere, non per niente la zona si chiama "villaggio delle ceneri". La potente fornace che usiamo per ucciderlo è solo una parte del grande complesso che i vampiri usavano per oscurare il cielo.
I think number 2 was confirmed by the Devs. If memory serves, he was supposed to devolve into a Rino like creature
So happy you're doing the Legacy of Kain series. Thank you.
More to come!
Your storytelling prowess I cannot stress enough is incredible
Well thank you kindly :D
Fun fact:
Raziel and Dumah used to regularly spar. The latter was endlessy frustrated at the fact that he could never beat his elder slibling but they respected each other nevertheless
Huh I've played this game many times but not once did I think to go into the spectral realm while Dumah was still speared in his chair and had no idea he appeared in the spectral realm there
you can also meet mortinuis and melchia in spectral realm
Ironic cause that was my first instinct to go spectral and try to drink his soul.
@@ayoubmorjane7722Mortanius in soul reaver 1?
The first time I didn't atempt it because every vampire before that, if it was "slained" but it's soul wasn't absorved ended as a wraith on the spectral world so... I feared a BOSS Wraith. One time out of curiosity check what happens if you warp on his room before the fight and well, the rest everyone knows it.
LOVE that Hawaiian hula dance Dumah is doing at 12:47
Who ever makes a remake of this legendary game will be sitting on gold…how this game never got remade is insane
It’s needs to come to ps5 I never played it
@@matthewkiggin5456if it comes to the PS5, I would kill to have a PS5 just to play this game
@@pattyx9050 if I had a second ps5 I would hunt yiu down and give yiu it pal
According to developer diaries had Dumah not been killed by the hunters he’d have evolved into a rhino like creature there’s some early concepts of it out there, but I’m not sure how far along that got before they decided on what they did
The Soul Reaver sound track goes so hard.
fun fact about the human city that i wish stayed, it used to have a much bigger role in the original draft of soul reaver as there was suposed to be a vampire cult led by a searess, when you killed her (as your only power gotten from a human) it would allow you to possess enemies like the charm in blood omen 2 or any of the soul abilities in blood omen 1
And a rave goin on in part of the city named " soul *raver* " AYYYYY
Sorry, just had to poke fun at that little typo. I know it was unintentional, but still XD Couldn't help myself.
@@rednova2212 lol, typo fixed
oh my god.....i literally touched every corner of these game maps. find ways to glitch through maps and bugs cus i played it so many times. was the best game for me back then.
"We will test your FECES!"
"My vampiric thirst has been superseded by an even darker hunger!"
oh no XD
😂
This series needs a remake in current gen or next gen systems. I’m surprised no developer has done this.
Just clicked the last video to waste time with at work and caught this one in the recommendations. Nailed it.
The "frigid frost" ... "leveraging the lever" ... a symbol of "virility," now a "limp testament" to "premature" demise...
Oh, Dash, you rapscallion 😜
Thank you. Sometimes I do it for my amusement. Other times I think... is anyone appreciating this random word play 🤣
@@DarkLOREDash as an occasionally insufferable wannabe wordsmith myself, I'll always appreciate the effort 😊👏
I just looooooooove this game. One of my favourites ever
Im glad i stumbled upon this recommendation. This game series was ahead of its time, and the voice acting was so good. and the story was responsible for starting my love and appreciation for lore, too. I would pay whatever to have a remake of this, but sadly, some of the original iconic voice actores passed away 😢
Heya, I too love the voice cast! Apparently a remaster is in the works
Your voice acting made this video Absolute art ! This serie of games is so iconic, it deserves a love letter remake
Wow, thank you!
Best Vampire Game story of all TIME!!!!!!!!
I loved these games
was a amazing game with own secrets puzzles and music
I hope you continue covering the series after this game
"VAE VICTiS!!" as the obelisk comes tumbling down.
You're channel deserves more subscribers my friend!
Appreciate the kind words 🙏
@@DarkLOREDash 😎👍🏻
Awesome job as always! Thank you!
Thank you too!
Best series ever
I gotta say you do raziels voice well. I almost thought you was the original
He's not voicing Raziel, though it would be cool if he did for a remastered edition.
Man is having a riot playing these games
Thats true. I'm very excited to stitch it all together
Dumah power is the one power that didn't carry over is it because he was dead and had to be revived or they couldn't and didn't think of puzzles to carry his powers over it still would have been nice to constrict enemies on soul reaver 2 and defiance
I completely missed the Human Citadel on my first playthrough, as well as most of the glyphs and power-ups. I had many hours of fun looking for everything.
Dumah was such an unsettling boss! I distinctly remember screaming as he followed me out of the throne room and shouting "WHAT DO I DO? WHAT DO I DO?" as he chased me around. I admit I cheated, using an online guide to figure out how to kill him.
The game is 10 - 15 hours according to game guides. I think it would be closer to 100 if I was a kid again face rolling through puzzles 🤣
That's the sad part. The only Glyph that's actually useful is the fire while all the others are pointless for both finishing the game and lore wise. Such a waste
Dumah’s ost is my favorite. Ruined city
hyped for the end
Thanks for sharing! Love this game.
Feels like WOW I am watching.
Excellent video many thanks
i hope you do soul reaver 2 and defiance as well
He might have surpassed Kain but only in raw strenght.
It's not absolut if you kill them. You simply have to fight humans, once they are close to death, feed on them and let them alive. They will not attack and let you heal on them.
Fun Fact, you can jump to the other side of the broken bridge but it is totaly useless because of the "pool" wich follows. It is also Possible to access Rahabs layer without the Climb ability, by jumping arround the pillar ruins while swapping around in Material/spectral but its hard and again pointless.
Bro great job i like this
If you shifted to the spectral realm before freeing Dumah there's a cutscene. I didn't know that when I was a teenager.
Yeah, I tried to tie that in to hopefully bolster the story
Lovd this game!
back in the day after defeating him be like wow that was alot
Just keeps getting better and better, gonna have to find a way to play the original then this one
ooo i had an idea for a video if you think it would work, as a lore play do you think it would be worth to describe how the game would have been if the original draft saw completion, saw some vids that showed the scrapped concepts and i think it would work as a lore play mega episode (mostly sense there isnt really any remaining assets for the old story other then voice lines i think
This is a game deserve a remake in these times,just to follow soul reaver 2 game mode with better graphics
TIL you could make the humans not agressive toward Raziel just by not being a brute toward them...
I still don’t know how to play it ! Even though I own it in steam for ages!!
Again awesome voice acting!
Try googling the remaster & using the flycast emulator for dreamcast instead? My steam & gog versions were shite
Nice voice acting
I've watched severl all cutscenes videos, but have never seen the dumah spirit one
Where can I send the application to make a sequel or reboot of Legacy of Kain?
They had an overwhelmingly positive response to a survey, oddly enough. They being Crystal Dynamics
Do you use some Graphic modes? i mean this looks far better than i rememberd it :O
Yes, the hd remaster for dreamcast by raina audron
Are you planing to showcase the Soul Reaver 2 ?
Depending on the reception of this series but definitely want to
Yes sir thx mate!!!!!!¡!!
My pleasure, cheers!
"He would have burned with shame to have me find him here like a stuck pig". Well, Dumah certainly didn't express any shame on meeting Raz in either realm. His first and only sentiment was arrogance.
The only way to test Dumah's claim of being stronger than Kain is to ask, would Kain also have been killed by the furnace? I don't think he would. It would severely injure him to be sure, but I think he would recover quickly. With his dark gifts from the BO series, he perhaps could have avoided the fire entirely.
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So was Kain the only vampire that had a bat form?
For being such a powerful vampire, his ability you get from him is really underwhelming. But then again, video games were limited in how much developers put in.
What's funny is Sonic Frontier literally uses that as a power and the moment I saw it in the gameplay trailers I called it out immediately bcus I played Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
For years been saying they should make movie Legacy of Kain enough of Marvel
When will they make a Remake of Soul reaver xD .. RE1 got their remake tho
Can't believe i solved all this when i was like 11, Still wondering myself how😨
That is badass
@@DarkLOREDash That's how much i liked that game man. I had a hard time getting a head start cause at first i was afraid of that game😂
Ey I'm here early
How can I play this today
Google Soul Reaver HD remaster and follow the sites instructions 😀
i just beat him again lol lol
Alright not to poke holes in the story. But Kain looks unchanged after all this time. And all of the vampires over time evolved. Why where they so buthurt at razeal for changing. But not the rest of his brothers.
kain wasnt butthurt.. kain was waiting for this moment of razeal to evolve.. kain knew razeal was how hed beat fate and live as the scion of balance.. however it made the world deteriorate. it was all to kains plan... mobius plan. elder gods plan..
That will eventually be explained in the upcoming games
It’s implied that Kain either travelled forward through time to when Raziel was resurrected and evaded the devolution that way. Or due to his nature as the first to be corrupted/ guardian of balance, the corruption didn’t lead to him physically devolving but amplified the worst of his traits similar to the other guardians of the circle. His ambition, his ruthlessness his narcissism.
@@linkaim5 But all that is way up in the future of the story, so bit a spoiler there. As for now in Soul Reaver 1, it would appear that after Raziel's execution Kain lost all interest in his empire and his other lieutenants. Just witnessing the end of an age, the clans scattered to the corners of Nosgoth, with the seat of the empire having outlasted its usefulness. Ultimately fatalistic which is a trait we will see in him a whole lot more.
@@slothkng I only played the first one on dreamcast. Never played the second one.
not bad... just talk over it all will work best
Still kinda irks me how you pronounce siphon
How would you pronounce it?
Dumah was never stronger than Kain. Neither was Rah'ziel, Kain did what he had to do to stop that eldrict monster after the gaurdian of the pillars showed him the future. Remember Kain had the power to trancend time future or past.
Physically its actually what they say.
Brothers that went up for the devolution and physically stronger and more advanced in their gift.
So at some point each of them surpasses Kain in their own area of expertise.
Its just they never understood what makes Kain such an outlier to them and only Raziel and ONLY after he was Wraith bound until Defiance starts to become to be an all-arounder like Kain is.
Well, if you also count that Kain was a "bit" nerfed in Defiance.