The Legacy of Kain series is one filled with turmoil and upset. At least 13 games have been cancelled in the series and only 5 games have ever been fully released. The latest victim to the LoK curse was Nosgoth, a unique PvP online game where players battled in teams of four. While the latest game was cancelled last year, the community is still strong and a real convention was held this year where players met in person. So it’s clear the LoK community is still strong but perhaps Square Enix should be looking away from games now.
Crystal Dynamics' interest in Legacy of Kain and the new secret playtest rekindle hopes for the epic vampire journey's much-needed revival.
Yeah. It would be nice.
But kind of hard to do when they are tasked in helping TRILLION dollar companies finish making their games. Just blows your mind right? Sucks the life right out of you like a vampire.
They need to do it quick the voice talent isn't getting any younger and we need a wrap up of the story of Kain and Raziel.
Man I can only imagine what a modern take of Nosgoth would look like past and present. Have Blood Omen with D4 style top down graphics and Soul Reaver taking advantage of SSD and physical/spectral plain shifting with modern graphics and updated combat ,,,, drool :p Honestly they could condense soul reaver 1,2& defiance in to 1 game if they ever do a remake , make it a huge epic arpg
PS4Home explore a variety of PS2 series which could make a great return on the PS4.
Gosh where do I start?
Dark Cloud
Onimusha
War of the Mosters
Jak and Daxter
Syphon Filter
Soul Reaver
Klonoa
Bushido Blade
Tenchu
Crash Bandicoot
Wipeout
Marvel vs Capcom
Darkstalkers
Twisted Metal
Godzilla Save The Earth
You forgot "Contra Shattered solider " "Gradius 5", "R-type" , "Einhander" name a few.
if anyone seen reboot R&C footage a
Jax and Daxter reboot would blow our mind.
I had a PlayStation Underground demo disc back in the day with Einhander on it. Was a lot of fun and I played through it so many times.
I'm good with more Twisted Metal, Bushido Blade, Tenchu, and Onimusha. I'm also interested in more Godzilla games cause I really liked the one that came out on PS4. I'd add Ace Combat but AC7 is coming out on PS4. How about some Final Fantasy.
Ape Escape 3 and Harry Potter: The next generation would be good, since they're both fairly rare
"Finder interviewed Crystal Dynamics’ senior designer Michael Brinker, who is currently working on Rise of the Tomb Raider, and asked him about the studio’s second most popular game series."
They really do have a fun back catalogue of games Crystal Dynamics. Surely by the time they do this Tomb Raider trilogy they will be ready for something new.
I seen this headline and my eyes came. This is my second all time fav franchise! As long as it comes to PS4 at some point. MAKE THIS HAPPEN CD, PLEASE!
Yes please.
The original Soul Reaver was truly superb, the running plot-line absorbing, and I've always had a soft spot for the original top-down 16-bit adventure - naff graphics be damned.
A truly underrated series.
You can only assume they would run any sequel through the Tomb Raider engine as well, which is pretty impressive. It's salivating.
Unfortunately, what we have to consider is with the direction of the free to play Nosgoth out in the world, that any "sequel" to the Legacy of Kain series might not be what we expect. Less a continuation of the storyline of Kain & Raziel, and more a refined cash grab that ignores the legacy of the series.
Just like Phantasy Star. Goddammit.
@ shodan74
Agree completely. A new rebooted version with excellent voice acting just like the original would fly off the shelves, but the keys to it's success are Story, voice acting, and incredible gameplay that matches the original.
Soul Reaver was highly addictive.
What's Amy Hennig up to at the moment any way? Maybe the trick is to get her back involved.
@SlappingOysters, last i heard was she's working on something Star Wars related currently.
Anyways, obviously the gameplay and powers can be improved upon, but it had an excellent story that carried the game far as well. Otherwise it wouldn't have been this popular today still.
Soul Reaver wasn't top down. I think your thinking of The legacy of Kain: Blood Omen which birthed the franchise, and as much as I loved Soul Reaver it was always a shame to me that it over shadowed Kain which I preferred and dominated the franchise from then on.
OT Don't you dare let MS buy exclusivity for the game Crystal Dynamics. Legacy of Kain belongs on PlayStation. I don't care if it's multiplat but don't exclude the platform that made it famous like you are with Tombraider.
VAE VICTIS !!
I know! I was referring to both games separately. Probably could have made that sentence slightly less confusing!
Ugh.. I just don't know . I want to see another LOK just as much as anyone else but I feel like the current talent CD has would be better used on a brand new IP.
Like, reinvigorating an old franchise with so much oomph should at give you at least the opportunity to try something fresh. A rite of passage of sorts.
much rather have a game since it combines elements of a movie and an interactive experience, plus it isn't restricted to time restraints so we can get even a beefier narrative.
Legacy of Kain on PS4 please.
No, we need a game.
Square Enix doesn't seem all that interested in Eidos's classic franchises aside from Tomb Raider
Would like to see this game go back to its root. One game, full of story, mechanics and growth: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
This game, still to this day invokes wonder and intrigue, in me.
Heck, maybe even include the classic top-down overhead vantage.
Either way if a game is made I hope a direction away from some of the muddled and mired sequels is taken.
(Oh, and let's avoid a movie unless it can get a proper Van Helsing-esque treatment.)