Blood Omen Retrospective

[@wangchung2157]

The Legacy of Kain Series was in danger of being forgotten but recently alot of people seem to be talking about it again and I couldnt be more happy its such an amazing series that deserves alot of love

[@arkham666]

There's always rumblings of a remaster or some kind of series restart but recently it really does seem like more people have been celebrating this classic and sharing their love for it. The GoG release really helped I think.

[@jamief1263]

Out of all the LOK games, I feel this is the one that has aged the best, as the faults are mainly with load times and graphics, the others usually have camera or other control issues.

[@gibakigamer4041]

We need a remake of this game now.

[@arx3516]

Just a little nitpick: When we visit Malek's bastion we see Malek's decomposed corpse on a throne, it's no skeleton, just a corpse. Then we visit the depths of Avernus cathedral, and in the room where we pick up the wraith armor we see that it is the exact same room where Mortanius bound Malek's soul to his armour, we also see a sieleton chained in the exact same way Malek's one was. This begs a question: is the corpse on the throne in Malek's bastion the real body of Malek?

[@thesummerofmark]

Good chonker of a video, my dude. Can’t wait to see the rest of the series covered!

[@arkham666]

Thanks sir. Looking forward to hearing your opinions on big Max's journey through the night

[@vaevictis_]

This game was so unique in the time it came out in. This was back in a time when developers would take risks. I know people always say to play the game despite the gameplay, but I find this game quite fun to play, maybe it’s because I grew up with it. Great video!

[@clockworkNate]

It is still to the day one of the most unique games. In a time filled with copy paste open world crap and barely any story at all.

[@neofluxmachina]

Awesome video. Legacy of Kain is the most important game series of my life and the reason for many of my decisions and interests.

[@arkham666]

Just looking through the comments on these videos I can see just how much its affected so many people.

[@Shrapnel82]

I already have many video game channels subscribed to, and wasn't really looking for more... but the polish, the work put into this one, the love for the source material and the dedication... I can't not give it a sub.

[@arkham666]

Thank you I really appreciate you taking the time to write this. Hope there's more I can entertain you with down the line.

[@TheSoapysoap1]

I only played Soul Reaver years ago on the Dreamcast, but I always find myself watching lore videos. The story is timeless to me

[@uiebattles]

Great video. The story is amazing. The gameplay doesn't look so fun, imo. I'm glad there are creators who remember the good old days of gaming, so many forgotten classics.

[@arkham666]

The story is definitely the highlight and carries the simple mechanics a long way. It's still a lot of fun to play though.

[@xipetotek8366]

I find the gameplay to be just as good as old-school Zelda games

[@Game_Glyph]

It's really cool to find a channel like this before it gets huge! You have great writing and narrative skills, this is a fantastic review and it really does the game more justice than most of the others I've seen. Fantastic work, I look forward to checking out the rest of your videos. Subscribed!

[@arkham666]

Thank you sir. I really appreciate your words and your optimistic stance that this channel will become huge.

[@Game_Glyph]

@@arkham666 I think the name is the only reason it hasn't already, the KZbin algorithm is really choosy and usually has poor taste. Keep going!

[@Marc_Araujo]

Vae victis!!

[@TheBeird]

Your experience with Legacy of Kain mirrors my own! Blood Omen was the third game I played in the series after the Soul Reaver games. I had to get it on eBay after bidding like a bastard for it. While I enjoyed it, it weren’t my favourite. But I respect it and the work Silicon Knights did cause it created one of my favourite pieces of fiction ever!

[@loggernaut6415]

I always wanted to try this series but didn't want to skip the first game and at the same time it looked so bad that I thought I was just gonna suffer through it. Last week I started it and it took some work but soon it clicked and I became obsessed with it, what a masterpiece.

[@RainaAudron]

Nice work on the video! However, there are some issues - Ariel is not a Scion of Balance. Kain is the only Scion of Balance in existence. Kain visits Spirit Forges, not Blood Forges (even though you sacrifice blood, not souls). I´d like to point out the mispronunciation of several names (notably Ziegstuhrl, Nupraptor, Avernus, Janos Audron) which was a bit jarring. Also, Elzevir is described as a doll maker, not a toy maker. Good effort overall!

[@arkham666]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@daleous]

@@arkham666 Also you say the year this game, Quake, and Daggerfall came out was 92 but they were all released in 96.

[@arkham666]

@@daleous what dya know. Guess I hit the wrong key when I was typing.

[@dranyth]

Though yes, Ariel was the guardian of the Pillar of Balance before she was murdered.

[@DevilWillCry222]

Love this series. Don't think id want a remake.

[@jack54686]

👏👏👏 bravo! Great review

[@arkham666]

Even greater comment.

[@nicholasdanger627]

I'm not sure if I just want the series to come back via an upscale remake (ala RE 2 remake) or if I just want the story to end in anyway possible (Like Amy Henning to just write down the story in a novel series.) I'm gonna be real, I really only care about the story, and that I really don't care about the gameplay in the Legacy of Kain games.

[@arkham666]

I think at this point it would be better to use the world rather than the story. Continuing the story now would alienate new players or at least require a massive primer movie. Maybe a game set 1000 years after defiance with a a new character and story. Then the events of the original series can be introduced as legends. That would pave the way for Kain and Raziel to return later on.

[@dustystevens5016]

I was trippin so hard on hallucinations when I 1st played the 1st soul reaver . I wasn't sure what I was seeing was real when I saw Raziel in the abyss in the opening cut screen. I miss my childhood😢

[@virgogaming6488]

I grew up with the PS1 version, those load screens wow.

[@arkham666]

The legend of blood Omen load screens lol

[@Deadforge]

I played The Legacy of kain Blood Omen 2 and Defiance briefly on xbox that I borrowed from a friend. I do however vividly remember watching my dad play Soul Reaver and I played Mortal Kombat. I actually mixed both games in a dream I had as a kid where Raziel participated in the tournament and killed Shang Tsung then threw him into a pit of lava haha.

[@arkham666]

Well Geralt turned up in Soul Caliber so who knows what might happen.

[@Deadforge]

@@arkham666 I mean true that would be badass though. I had that dream when I was like 4 or 5 probably maybe younger.

[@Deadforge]

@@arkham666 Also Soul Caliber 6 is really good

[@SomeRandomsGuy]

Can't wait to see what happens to the series now that Crystal Dynamics have it back again

[@arkham666]

Me too friend. This is a very exciting time.

[@SomeRandomsGuy]

Hope they start by releasing Blood Omen on modern consoles. You could release it as is

[@arkham666]

@@SomeRandomsGuy oh yeah for sure. Given the following the game has and the resurgence in pixel art from the indie scene it would go down a storm. Maybe even a pixel remaster with smoother animations and an option to play classic or updated.

[@SomeRandomsGuy]

Love it! And now is the perfect time to do it. Look at what they done with Castlevania symphony of the night. Re-released with an amazing Nexflix animated cartoon. Nothing stopping them doing the same thing here

[@ozanoutcast]

Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen will always be a cult game. A 2D classic.

[@Batman_83]

Can I watch this series again today? It's a new day, so why not? 😅

[@Batman_83]

LoK SR 1 and 2 remaster coming in a week, just finished a fresh playthrough and getting platinum in BO 1 and 2... figure that justifies another watch through of your series 😅

[@Deadforge]

I wasn't aware the original Blood Omen was a top down game 🤔

[@johnhawthorne4716]

History Abhors ♤ Parado》▪︎《

[@johnhawthorne4716]

Just finnished Sr2 Cant beleive its taken me 20 years to play it. Well worth the wait. Defiance here i come ;*)

[@tacklesspage9182]

ZA WARUDO

[@arkham666]

Yes?

[@tacklesspage9182]

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[@arkham666]

@@tacklesspage9182 okay

[@arkham666]

@@tacklesspage9182 oh it's a Jojo thing. Lol you're the 2nd guy to think that comment was serious lol.

[@tacklesspage9182]

Nah it’s just something I do xd

[@usern4metak3ns]

its silicon knights legacy of kain. cd just stole it with corpo corruption

[@khatack]

Ariel is NOT "the scion of balance", she's a GUARDIAN of Balance. KAIN is The Scion of Balance. Seriously dude, how can you get something like this wrong?