
Branding for supposed remasters of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II has been spotted at San Diego Comic Con, leading to speculation that a re-release of the classic action-adventure titles may be heading to Switch alongside other platforms.
Highlighed on Resetera before making the rounds on social media, the branding accompanies a new Dark Horse Comics statue featuring series protagonist Raziel facing off against the evil vampire lord Kain.
Dark Horse Comics has stated that the statue will be available in August, however the branding for the remasters has now been removed. Its appearance certainly suggests that an announcement could be on its way in the coming weeks; perhaps this is another project from the folks over at Nightdive..?
Originally launched back in 1999, Soul Reaver, along with its sequel, was directed by Amy Hennig and stars Raziel, a vampire who is cast into the Lake of the Dead by the jealous Kain after showcasing a rather fabulous set of wings. Gameplay required players to shift between material and spectral planes to progress, while sucking up the souls of vanquished enemies.
The games are genuinely great fun and have rightly gained a significant cult following over the years. We're sincerely hoping a remaster makes its way to the Switch, so fingers crossed..!
Are you hoping to see Soul Reaver I & II on Switch? Did you play the originals? Share your thoughts with a comment down below.
[source resetera.com, via x.com]
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Awesome! Soul Reaver was one of my favourite games back in the day. Raziel was such an awesome antihero, too. Definitely going to pick this one up when it releases!
Picking this up day one. The voice acting in this game is still amongst my favourites to this day.
Ooh, have never played these games, but heard great things about them so I'd love to see rereleases of them also on Switch!
Okami, BG&E, Soul Reaver, Darksiders II all remastered on switch. What a time to be alive. Can we Get Shadow of The Colossus? The Original Version.
Oh please say this is coming to switch with a physical.
Remember playing a demo of the first one on an Official PlayStation Magazine disc but never got around to playing the full game
Despite loving the first Soul Reaver, I am not sure how well these games will hold up. That said, I am buying these day one.
One of the dozen or so series of games that I leave the VA on for! And yes, I'll get those, please.
i played the first game and enjoyed it very much..
@Ace-Lucario either you are very young or never owned a ps..
Omg yes!!! I've been wanting to give these games another shot!!
I don't know how well these have aged, but I got into the Legacy of Kain series on the Dreamcast. Very enjoyable at the time. Very happy to see these being re-released!
Weird that they wouldn’t put out Blood Omen first.
This is my number one lost retro media. I can’t believe this might be happening!!!
@Ace-Lucario It is absolutely normal, yes! It also didn't help that Sould Reaver 1 was released fairly at the end of the PSX lifecycle.
I remember reading an article of this (back then) obscure game giving it a 9, which was my incentive to at least try it. And certainly loved it back then! Amazing atmosphere, graphics and VA! However, it remains to be seen how these remaster turns out. In my opinion, alot of PSX games have aged poorly compared to the 16-bit era. Fingers crossed!
Woah actually it occurs to me that Tomb Raider 1-3, Gex Trilogy, and potentially now this… are we just getting a crystal dynamics explosion?
Initially misread this as the first two Legacy of Kain games and really got my hopes up. I'd kill for a modern port of Blood Omen. I still play it on the Vita and it's one of the best spins on the first Legend of Zelda. Fixing the load times and allowing the HUD to be hidden is about all it needs. Soul Reaver, I could leave it, unless we're finally getting the whole game but the existence of Soul Reaver II pretty much precluded that ever happening which is itself one of the worst loopy nonsensical sequels ever made. The voice acting is without peer as noted and that opening cinema is almost worth the price of admission, but nah.
This is great news for me if it really is a thing. I’ve never played these as I only really bought Nintendo games then but I do remember hearing of these. I’ll just be curious to try these as many did love this series. So I remember there being soul reaver where you were a hero that fed on souls but there was either a prequel or sequel of games maybe called blood omen but you are this white haired vampire I think. I’d just like to hopefully get the full set to try them and complete them.
I loved the last game in the series so much. Never finished the first 2 since I got too lost in them. Cant remember if I finished the 3rd person Kain game either. But that last one was a masterpiece.
when my best friend went into the army, he was on leave when I was still in highschool and he brought back "Legacy of Kain"
I had never heard of it.
late cycle PS1 was the golden era of games.
I wish that game would get a proper sequel.
@Poodlestargenerica Shadow of the Colossus would never happen. It's owned by Sony.
@TCKuma That's almost certainly true, but it's a dumb business decision.
Great voice acting
Holy Moly! this is awesome... I'm still waiting for the Time Splitters Remasters from Embracer but this is awesome too.
I hope we will see all the legacy of kain games remastered.
Great games. One of the best. Action adventure with puzzle elements like Tomb Raider series and not too dark like for example Dark Souls.
I preferred the original top down RPG, seem to remember you could turn into a werewolf? Never liked the 3D games though I tried. Found them too frustrating.
YES; PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
I'm still playing the (enhanced?) version of Dreamcast and it still holds up really nice. I would love a remastered version.
If this is real, that would be totally awesome! Day one purchase for me.
I would be interested in Blood Omen.
This does seem a lil Nightdivey, it seems like they have so many projects announced already… including an enhanced version of System Shock 2, which is great.
Literally just 2 days ago I was watching video of these games and wishing they'd get ported to Switch. I've never played them, but what I've heard about them makes me really intrigued.
@Ace-Lucario @sketchturner You're in for a treat. The gameplay WILL be dated at this point, but the plot, lore, script, atmosphere, world building and voice acting all make the package worth it.
One of the greatest tragedies of our time is that this series never got a conclusion, and we were left hanging on a cliff.
Oh Please please please please please!
@TCKuma I was about to say the same thing, but then again, we're getting a port of LEGO Horizon Adventures on Switch, so a little speculation and wishing is not totally out of the question!
Cool 😁
Don't know why this was not done before now 🤔
Great games, I love the intro of Soul Reaver 1… (not desperately in need to play them again, but will buy them so they decide to complete the trilogy, we need them to resolve the cliffhanger)
Yes, please. This would be a day one purchase for me. They are fantastic games and have probably the best voice acting ever.
The question is: what part of Embracer is doing it?
I would love fot this to happen, will look forward for sure
@Ace-Lucario well i played this game in the late 1990's it is a well know game..
Everything else is on Switch that either shouldn't be or no one ever thought would be, so why not, bring It on.
I can see why they would go with Soul Reaver 1&2 as those are the best entries in the series, however it's a shame that Blood Omen 1&2 as well as Defiance may potentially be overlooked. Still if this collection can revive interest in the series and potentially bring new entries, I'm all for it.
Soul Reaver and Sould Reaver 2 were great games, imo.
I would love to see them on a Nintendo Console!
Always loved the atmosphere but I never owned the full game, so I’m definitely getting this.
Man, what I wouldn’t give for a rerelease of Blood Omen!
Bring all three out on the switch. Blood Omen was brilliant, 'Sol Invictus!!
Really excited for the official announcement. Hopefully we'll get the first Blood Omen some day too.
No way. Woah. Yeah I am down. Have read great stuff about these games in the old review mags.
I am over the moon if this is true and coming to Switch! I would love to play these on the go. I will say that Blood Omen 2 is a guilty pleasure of mine. I pull out the og xbox and play it every few years and the way it connects Soul Reaver 1 and 2…this should be part of the set.
Oh please, one of my favourite ps1 games!!!! Hope we get a physical release!!!!!
@Aniscape blood omen: legacy of kain was phenomenal before GOW1 came out! They should make it a part of the package!
Legacy of Kain. Such a great game series.
@Znake
They were all great and i have them all. Would be nice not to have to plug in different systems to play them all. Blood omen PS1, soul reaver Dreamcast, soul reaver 2 PS2, Blood omen 2 and defiance xbox. That takes some work 🤓
The voice actor for Raziel also voiced my favorite G1 Transformer, Prowl.
These are legendary games and deserve to be brought back out of limbo and into the current dimension.
Will definitely buy, if legit.
@Res462 That would be wonderful.
@Aniscape Ehhhhhhhhh...we can skip Blood Omen 2 though, right? That was a rough game. I remember it being like Bloodrayne but in sewers and warehouses...so, Bloodrayne.
@LikelySatan
It was a bit claustrophobic but remains one of my favorites. Had a great blocking mechanic that filled up a meter to trigger special moves. But i think my favorite part was when i weakened people and siphoned their blood 5 feet away and how it grossed my wife out every time i did that 😏
@LikelySatan I have to agree... Blood Omen 2 is mediocre and skippable.
It's repetitive, it's clunky, and- this could actually be a positive- it doesn't really contribute to the overall Legacy of Kain storyline, so there's little to lose by going straight from BO1 to Soul Reaver.
PS: You do get to leave the sewers and warehouses eventually, but it takes way too long to get there, and it's not like the gameplay actually changes or deepens along the way.
PPS: Maybe I just needed to have someone watching, like Aniscape did.
@smoreon “PPS: Maybe I just needed to have someone watching, like Aniscape did.”
The slurping sounds still freak her out…”oh no, not that game again!”
Not the best of the bunch but something about keeps me going back for more 🤔
Would buy just to watch the intro
Would love if they brought this series back. Im in if this is on Switch.
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