Kain's Legacy - Legacy of Kain: Defiance Retrospective

We're here, at the last main-line game in the Legacy of Kain series, Defiance. A game created to overhaul gameplay and push the story forwards and fix past mistakes...was it successful?
0:36 Development History
5:58 Chapter I - Look to the Pillars
26:18 Chapter II - Elder Lore
48:59 Chapter III - Vae Victis
1:07:31 Chapter IV - Defiance
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[@lakdav]

Raziel, SR1: "I would choose oblivion over this existence." Elder god SR1: "The choice is not yours." Elder God Defiance: "And soon you'll understand how oblivion can be a mercy." Raziel: "Oh f*ck you!"

[@thelawfulgeek]

What I really wanted to see: Elder God: "I am the engine of life..." Raziel: "Yes, yes, the hub of the wheel, yadda yadda...will you shut up about that?"

[@lakdav]

@@thelawfulgeek I just like to think that the EG with severe body image issues listens to self-reaffirmation tapes and he repeats how important he is every time he gets

[@thelawfulgeek]

@@lakdav He had a difficult Eldritch upbringing. He's not really talking to Raziel or Kain, he's looking in the mirror, all his eyes focused and he's repeating: "I am the engine of life, the hub of the wheel, the inexorable cycle of death and rebirth."

[@lisacastro3899]

I remember buying this game when it came out at Toys R Us, along with the strategy guide lol I think I was in Highschool. I still have both. 😂 Definitely not my favorite in the series, but I really liked how they tied most of the loose ends from previous games, like what happened to Turel, showing how Janos became the vessel for the Hylden's machine in BO2, and Kain being able to see the Elder God and "killing him." Some say he's not dead, but with that cancelled game, I guess we'll never know. The writing was good, though not up to SR or SR2 standards, it was immensely better than BO2😂 I did enjoy switching off between Raziel and Kain and seeing how each traversed through different timelines in some of the same locations. I will admit, I remember being so sad when Raziel finally went into the Reaver. With no sequel (this was obviously WAY before the sequel was known and cancelled), I stepped away from story-driven games for a long while. I will say, the biggest villain of this game is the awful camera angles. Just watching the playthrough in the first few minutes had me frustrated lol Fond memories, for sure. 😂 Thanks again for all your hard work!❤ It was quite the treat to watch these all.❤

[@thelawfulgeek]

Funny thing about the strategy guide, it really has some interesting in-universe explanations, lore, basically. Like the areas of influence for the different pillars, and such.

[@lisacastro3899]

@@thelawfulgeek I feel silly by saying this, but does it? I honestly haven't opened it back up since highschool lol I have it on my shelf, so I'll have to dust it off and have a look xD Thanks for the head's up!

[@MrRyan1011]

Best channel I’ve ever seen

[@BertyBadass]

Amy Hennig is the GOAT 🐐

[@agentspliff]

Yo lispy

[@HNIN1973]

As much as I hate to say this.. LoK can't continue. Actors/writers/developers are trash these days and would only leave us regretting bringing the game to their attention.