ETC: Are you tired of juiced up, armored space marines fighting aliens? Do packs of zombies and post-apocalyptic landscapes no longer arouse your senses? Are you sick of little kids wearing green and women with boobs so big they shouldn’t be able to stand up straight?
Do you pine for a simpler time when a vampire-turned-wraith harvested souls to keep himself (somewhat) alive? While also gliding through the material and spectral realms by using wings that his boss ripped the bones out of? All while killing dozens of vampires in classic (sunlight, water, fire, stake through the heart) and not so classic (glowing blade fused with his arm that can take on elemental powers) styles to quench his thirst for vengeance?
If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions (especially the last one) come join me on a trip down memory lane and into the land of Nosgoth to chat about Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.
Vampire games are making a comeback of late, and gamers hoping this is a new trend should look back at the 7 best vampire games ever made.
What is a list? A miserable little pile of scribbles.
A Best Vampire Game list and no Bloodborne. A bold choice, indeed.
IMO, I wouldn't consider bloodborne a vampire game. Long story short, It's more about the side effects of the blood experiment and the influence of the red moon, than actually being a vampire.
Yes, Bloodborne is about Vampires. It's not just the undertones, or the imagery or the obvious parallels, it's pretty much everything and then some. Here's the thing, Bram Stoker's Dracula is also not a Vampire novel. Why? Because technically Vampires from folklore were something else.
But based on our updated view of what Vampires are, informed in one way or another by Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu The Vamprye, and many other stories, and combined with From Software's own interpretation, we can say with confidence that Bloodborne IS a Vampire story. Sure, there are other elements, but the central narrative is pretty much Vampires. Which would make it THE Vampire game. I mean, Cainhurst Castle. Anyways, that's how I see it.
But to each their and we'll agree to disagree.
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No Blood Omen? Even today it's one of my favourite vampire games. We could really do with a release on modern platforms.
I really enjoyed Vampyr. The combat is a little clunky and could use some work. However, the story, characters, dialog. setting, and pretty much everything else in the game is great.
Check out our review of the dark fantasy classic, Soul Reaver!
Same here, I was getting excited too lol. Maybe there’s still hope for a return to Nosgoth.
Bring the series back Crystal Dynamics. Didn't realize Amy Henig worked on tihs one thats dope
I’ve been wanting to replay this for over a year. It’s been on “Coming Soon” status on GOG forever. Have no idea what they’re waiting for.
Rebooting seems to be all the rage these days, so here's Chit Hot's picks for seven game series that need a reboot.
Dino Crisis and Legacy of Cain I can get behind. The others, meh. I would also love to see a Remake of Resident Evil: Outbreak, Legend of Dragoon, and Jade Empire.
I absolutely love Banjo Kazooie but holy crap is a Dino Crisis remaster such a massive opportunity for Capcom.
The engine they have used for the RE Remakes is perfect and it would be so cool to see the first two games remade.
Mercenaries, True Crime, Dead to Rights, Max Payne, Manhunt, Duke Nukem, Prince of Persia, Burnout, Matrix, Outrun, Jet Set Radio, Otogi, Kenka Banco, Syphon Filter, Power stone, San Francisco Rush, and despite not being a series, BLACK
The Saints Row reboot needs a reboot. Saints Row 2 holds up quite well, but the original needs a remake at least. Keep everything exactly the same, just with better graphics.
I'm actually replaying this on the PSP, and falling in love with it all over again. =)
It freaks me out that Soul Reaver is considered retro. I remember the day it was released on PSone. How time flies.
LoK was such an amazing series though. If only someone would revive it. It's just a shame Amy Hennig would no longer be at the helm because she's a big part of what made the series so amazing.
I wish Amy Hennig had an opportunity to make another game. Can you imagine Kain/Soul Reaver running on the Naughty Dog engine?!? That would be something else.
I loved this series. It's a classic in my view.
One of my top 10 games of all time. The later games started to fail much like sequels to movies. But that original Soul Reaver was so full of awesome.
They need to make a HD version of ALL those games!