The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered collection represents a cherished era in my gaming memories. These two games entered my life during what I consider the most exciting period in gaming—the sixth generation—when the Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and eventually Microsoft Xbox were all fiercely competing for gamers’ attention with groundbreaking visuals, innovative gameplay, and increasingly mature narratives. I owned both the original 1999 PlayStation version of the first game and the visually superior Dreamcast port that came out a year later. In my eyes, the Dreamcast version was the first “3D remaster” I ever played that truly looked the part, long before remasters became common.
Launched on December 10 to commemorate the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver’s 25th anniversary, this two-game anthology includes modern remasters of the first two Soul Reaver titles. It finally gives gamers the chance to play these classic games back-to-back... Read more