Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?

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[@nintendolife]

Ver 1.1 (Released 11th December, 2024) - Fixed Alex's pronunciation of 'Raziel'. - Re-encoded to bypass playback issues. - Simon Templeman properly credited. - General Stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

[@d1rus592]

HAHAHAHA Patched immediately!

[@drakegoon6173]

@@nintendolife like a firmware: bug fixes, improve stability and user experience.

[@miguelferrazcosta]

Finally "Razael" fixed! :D

[@toby182]

That last one

[@Nah_no_thanks]

Thank you. I know it comes off as cunty. But I still think the voice cast in this series really nailed it and hearing Templeton does bother me, as it takes away from the exceptional work all of the cast did, on top of the original dev team.

[@zeri0n544]

Oh! You guys took the time and trouble to redo this review... Very diligent of you, I respect that! The original was hard to watch because it got disctracting very fast, Great job, guys!

[@fighterguard]

Kudos for taking the criticism to heart, and remaking (remastering?) the video review. This is the kind of polish and care I've come to expect from Nintendo Life 💜

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

they should add some remaster jargon to the title of this video to trick people into thinking they're getting something new. I would suggest Soul Reaver Review Country Returns HD

[@ultimasword0371]

I played the original games, this is more than worth it. I can't wait for defiance to arrive next.

[@Djinnifrit]

Same here and possible the 2 blood omens and a new game to end the series properly

[@ultimasword0371]

​@@Djinnifrit The two blood omens are available on the playstation store as the digital only. They are just the ps1 games ported.

[@Djinnifrit]

@@ultimasword0371 yep was playing it prior to this release but it would be nice to have a proper remaster for both.

[@Wazza555]

The games voice acting alone is worth the entry price of buying the game. Then there's the combat / puzzle and platform element to the gameplay, the story and the general bad-assness of being a reaver of souls. Epic.

[@MaisieSqueak]

Speech to text interpreted this as : "Hello there lovely pee politics"

[@akillercaterpiller]

I got “hello there lovely pit.” Is that an endearment or an insult? 🤔

[@lukeswan7776]

Alex's mispronunciation of Raziel was the best part of the original review!

[@TheDreadedZero]

How did he pronounce it?

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

probably Ray-Zile He has masters in linguistics I think, so he technically pronounced it as it SHOULD be. But if that's not how it's pronounced in game then I suppose he felt it right to re record it with the in-game pronunciation

[@zisssou]

@@WOOOPdoctorFROGhereOh no. Anyway…

[@sparkypack]

Agreed, we had creamy butter with bread. Now it's just bread. 🙁

[@thatssomegoodpie]

I wish they'd do a full tripple A remake of Blood Omen. The first game in the franchise is really the one that needs a modern update.

[@reizak8966]

Had no idea this was a thing. What a pleasant surprise!

[@1980latinlover]

Is there any news of a patch to fix the darkness in the silenced cathedral area in Soul Reaver 1?

[@kadosho02]

I have not heard of this series for so long. Excellent to see the remaster, gives it new life

[@ARGONIAN61]

I heard about this series after my ps2 gave out some years ago. I'll definitely be picking them up after a few paychecks.

[@xblurr]

I saw the original video. Other than a 2 second or so audio issue was there any other problem. I don't understand the patch notes lol

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I’m definitely interested in this connection, but I’m now in a conundrum. Do I get this for my switch or PS5?

[@syndicate_552]

Only thing I would change is locking on for enemies. Instead of holding it we should be able to tap it

[@kinzoadolpha9195]

Is this a re-upload of Monday's video? Because I swear I've seen this Monday on the bus to the library. Don't get me wrong. I'm still excited. I used to play The Originals, and even though I never beat them, I enjoyed them.

[@elliexvidia]

No need for patch notes in the pinned comment, just admit the reupload was purely because of Alex’s mispronunciation of Raziel 😂

[@DavyDave1313]

“He embarks on a quest to destroy Kane, because he was a nasty man” 🤣 I absolutely love the banter. Great review and it doesn’t sound like there’s any FPS problems on the switch

[@cineologist_]

You guys are professionals. Love it.

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

For those of you who are still confused if this review is a reupload of the 'Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver Review' video posted earlier this week. No. No it is not. This is an entirely new review and any similarity to any other reviews is just a case of you misremembering things, hence why it this video is titled Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver Country Returns HD review. Because it's completely new! It isn't old content! So pay full price for it!

[@Leopez02]

I bought and played Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 remasters only because before these remasters I've never even heard about Soul Reaver games so this is my first experience of Soul Reaver 1 & 2 I've played a little and gotta say this game is surprisilly good game defienitily story, voice acting and gameplay are amazing, but I can't say my review yet because it's too early. Is it possible to see 3, 4 & 5 remasters too if this selling well? 25 years old game older than I am Soul Reaver 1 & 2: You are my Soul Reaver!

[@Rudondada]

If you like zelda I highly recommend this series It's definitely worth the time

[@grw18]

I didnt have an N64 as a kid. But when i finally played ocarina, the hindsight went to me that soul reaver is just an edgy ocarina of time.

[@chrisgraham1781]

Another game I'd love to see a remake of for the lore and atmosphere is Drakon the ancient gates.

[@PanSangex]

Lmao I was very confused by the notification at first but yeah, I got it 😂. Man I miss razaiel lmao

[@StiffAftermath]

You know what else needs a remaster? Panzer Dragoon Saga, source code or not. Emulate the bloody thing. I don't care.

[@miguelferrazcosta]

Uops, you really have to play more of the second one, at least until the first forge! It's not so linear for sure! :D

[@spoc4r]

I was expecting to add the lost leves as you play 😔😔😔 and no as a bonus material. My hype is not the same

[@jorgeehernandez6930]

I’ll wait for a physical copy

[@efuller6770]

Good luck. I definitely will get one if they release as such but... for now I am geeked to see on a random search that a re-release is a thing.

[@kickpuncher1892]

Whats the song in the beginning?

[@gakiyarou]

this review didn't discuss at all how it performs on the switch....

[@efuller6770]

Which is exactly why I came here 😕

[@hteekay]

how come everyone is only reviewing the 1st but never touch the 2nd one? I mean I want to know the performances and stuffs about it too

[@chrisruston3920]

Am I experiencing deja Vu

[@superwaynem]

Was a tad bit annoyed that this didn’t show up on the UK eshop to get that slight discount. Still be buying as I really enjoyed the series back in the ps1 and Dreamcast era.

[@TSmith-rl4xd]

Is this a physical release?

[@chrisgraham1781]

Since they are remaking Tomb Raider 4 , 5 and 6 hopefully they will do Defiance or Blood Omen 2

[@gfkgrgrkm]

nice great video re-review 👍👍

[@JonnyDenny1816]

Nintendo forgot to Release this game, I kinda confused.

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

Alex's irritation with Soul Reaver 2 is understandable. The game unfortunately pushes a little too hard into locking in the narrative, and you lose a lot of the flair the original had because the exploration is just nowhere near as viable due to locking off areas as the story progresses (because Time Travel!). Still, I hope that this succeeds and encourages the current devs and publishers to give the series a bigger try!

[@jyesucevitz]

so the person talking isn't the person that actually paid the game? he's just reading someone else's review?

[@MrRudePolite]

correct, they are a team! Sometimes the voice over guys do in fact write the reviews as well. Delegating work helps them keep up with all the releases! It’s common practice, and personally I appreciate their transparency!

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

he gives his own thoughts at the end of the review. The main review is usually by a writer who's had a lot of time to play it and possibly complete the story etc. Whereas Alex gives his thoughts at the end after a few hours of playing it. He wouldn't be in a position to personally review it without playing it in its entirety

[@stephenpatoine6858]

Reupload?

[@Agumon5]

Thumbs up if you took down Melchiah in the first hour of playing the game.

[@SwitchUpYt]

FairPlay

[@drakegoon6173]

Shud have Defiance

[@judgemario]

And Blood Omen

[@miguelferrazcosta]

Fingers crossed for the next port/remaster.

[@theshadowdirector]

You just know, if they ever remade or rebooted this series today, it would be a souls like, I would bet money on it.

[@TheCrawl]

Probably closer to the recent Tomb Raider reboots tbh

[@BobRod-mi8rq]

😊

[@RKO1988]

HELLO DERE LUVLY PEEEEEPUL

[@jsullivan10]

667😀✝️👍

[@CreaLune]

😍👌👍👍

[@burnbrutal]

Please Alex. PLEASE. This intro is getting old.

[@sparkypack]

If AstroBot wins GOTY, Alex will choose another intro.

[@nintendolife]

Aging like fine wine 🍷

[@sparkypack]

@@nintendolife 🤭😅