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I recently replayed Diablo 1, so I figured I was in the right mindset as I enjoyed that despite it's age, but man.being stuck in an infinite stun loop, even with dozens of hearts is just not fun.Įverything about the game is great - except the game part, haha.Ĭan't say I share your conclusions but several of your observations are fairly valid.

#Legacy of kain blood omen world record Pc

At least on PC no 10 second load times - but still. It was one of the most brutally difficult games I've ever played.Īlso it was clunky to have to constantly switch between weapons in your inventory, and forms to do stuff, all in succession. I love the secrets and all that, but just too many times do solutions to areas not make sense. I see a ton of people saying this still holds up as a great action game or RPG - but man. At Dark Eden I just cheated because I wanted to actually see where it all began, in game form, as I had always just started at Soul Reaver. With proper 8 degrees of movement of attack instead of 4, it would've helped melee a lot.Īlso I didn't find items too frequently despite being told they were handed out like candy. Man I wish Blood Omnicide had been finished. My issue was, about 6 hours in, I simply stopped having fun because of how often I was dying to inane bullshit or being hit by traps that clearly missed me. Now I've played all the Soulborne games beaten them, so difficulty isn't something I got an issue with. Enemies either either complete chumps or the most bullshit thing ever. You can be pinballed into a perma spiral of death. They're all great, as you'd expect of a Legacy of Kain title.īut the gameplay.

I take no issue with the graphics, musics, voice acting, and story. I had been waiting on Blood Omnicide.but yikes. But, as the oft-cited Sturgeon’s Revelation states, “90% of everything is crap.” And, in many cases, a huge portion of that 90% is occupied by lawyers and opportunistic businesspeople.And I will never play it again. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia talking, but I find it sad when you peek behind something that you treasure only to realize it’s mostly grimy cogs, machinery and lawyers, driven by the bottom line, and not the wistful adventure you imagined. It’s dated and somewhat generalized, but it’s still worth a read.) (If you’ve never read Steve Albini’s take on the record industry problem “ The Problem with Music,” you should. With self-publishing and the Internet, you can carve your own little niche in that, but the game is still primarily controlled by record labels. Music is still a tough world that many idealistic youngsters long to be a part of. I found the parallels with the music industry to be striking. They won the right to be credited for the concept of Kain, but Crystal Dynamics got the real prize: rights to use the franchise and characters for sequels. The cause was rumored to be because they weren’t doing well enough financially to fight Eidos in court, but no one knows for sure since details of the settlement are confidential. Tensions between the two groups did result in police intervention at one point, so it appears there was some bad blood even before the lawsuit.Ĭrystal Dynamics settled with Silicon Knights privately, having partially been granted and denied merits of the counter-suit. Crystal’s countering with the story that they basically saved the game from the scrap heap bears some merit as well.

And although both companies seem to be under some sort of gag order, the evidence in this post seems to point toward Silicon Knights’ allegations that Crystal Dynamics basically sold off their Kain IP without notifying them or giving them first right of refusal. Silicon Knights have since gone the way of the dinosaur (which is not related to their dispute with Crystal Dynamics).

#Legacy of kain blood omen world record full

This includes a full account of the legal problems between the original developer and Crystal Dynamics, who was credited with publishing - and even helping finish - the game. It was also the first RPG I bought for the original PlayStation, so I treasured every moment as I patiently waited for Final Fantasy VII to be released.īack in 2012, a NeoGaf forum member culled published information and created a fascinating account of the series’ development woes. I fell in love with it for its voice acting and dark tone, despite its seriously annoying load times and lag. It was set apart from other games at the time by its strong anti-hero qualities and cinematic, complex storyline.

Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen was the first game in a series about a nobleman-turned-vampire seeking revenge.