Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

[i]"Given the choice, whether to rule a corrupt and failing empire, or to challenge the fates for another throw - a better throw - against one's destiny... what was a king to do?"[/i] The Legacy of Kain: Defiance is the last entry in the Legacy of Kain series (Ignoring junk), so if you're here you must've played the previous entries and you finally made it to the last game, OR you have already played all the games and you're interested in the remaster. In both cases, this game is worth it. [h3]IF YOU PLAYED ALREADY: (No Spoilers)[/h3] The biggest difference this remaster has to offer is the new camera perspective, you can now play the game with a modern third-person over the shoulder camera perspective at all times, instead of the dated fixed camera angle perspective similar to games like DmC and classic Resident Evil. This makes the famously annoying platforming segments MUCH easier and overall provides a totally different experience from the original (Keeping in mind that you can switch perspectives at any time). The remaster also includes overhauled textures and completely remade models for all characters and enemies including different skins to unlock and play with, which are fine. Unfortunately most bugs and crashes [b]HAVE NOT[/b] been fixed, you are sadly guaranteed to experience at least a couple of bugs in your playthrough, in my 10 hour playthrough my game has crashed twice and I was soft locked once. It is absolutely a shame that these bugs haven't been fixed with this remaster. Otherwise the game is mostly stable and runs on high refresh rates and resolutions. [h3]IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED BEFORE:[/h3] If you're going through the series now after hopefully playing Soul Reaver 1, Soul Reaver 2 and Blood Omen 1, well you've already made it this far, so I doubt you aren't interested to see how the series ends. And you get the answers to whatever questions you still had. Compared to SR1 and SR2, you're gonna find the gameplay MUCH smoother, the combat feels really fluid, and it's fun to hit combos with your melee and telekinesis. The writing and music are still as good as previous entries, the enemy variety is acceptable and the bosses are fine, the puzzles aren't as intricate or complicated as those in the previous games, but they are still fun to solve. PS. If you haven't played Blood Omen 2 yet, the perfect time to play it is after finishing this game. [i]"But does one ever truly have a choice? One can only match, move by move, the machinations of Fate, and thus defy the tyrannous stars."[/i]

the same but now remastered and better than ever

The upgrades from the original are very nice. it still has the same slow jump responses as the original but the new better camera and upscaled graphics make that just a minor inconveinence

Really good remaster Really good story Mediocre gameplay Puzzles were very weak compared to Soul Reaver 1 & 2

fantastic game love this series so glad they remastered it can play with the new graphics or the old graphics by clicking the right stick down

A good remaster that doesn't hurt the original art style and improves on the control and camera and includes some good behind the scenes material for the hardcore fans. Not much anything else to say since it's the same game. As a game on it's own... Not perfect but not bad either. Like the original. Would prefer a more open world experience when it comes to Nosgoth as it could have allot to offer +Best combat in the series +Story and dialog +Good way to end the Kain vs Raziel saga -Enemy variation is lacking and the same goes with bosses (mainly Raziels part) -"puzzles" are rather boring as it is mainly a hack and slash type game -Not that replayable and can get quite repetetive Now let's get a proper LoK sequel! (not some 2d platformer) I wouldn't mind if a sequel wouldn't include Raziel nor Kain and leave em as pure mentions, hints and nods as the new era emerges and intruduce new characters and continuing the Nosgoth history with new conflicts and such. A series that truly deserves more

Amazing game, like I remember. I played it when I was young, what a time it was. Still hoping for a sequel or something in the future.

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