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A good port of an early Playstation classic
In Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain you play the role of Kain, killed by unknown ememies, and seeking revenge after being resurrected by a necromancer as a vampire. Set in the gothic, medievil fantasy land of Nosgoth, the story is deep, atmospheric, engrossing, and unfolds via in game cutscenes, and a first person narrative by Kain (played by Simon Templeman) as the game progresses. High production values are obvious as the game has pretty sharp 2D graphics (considering when it was made--this is a port of a first generation PSX game after all), and good sound, and voice acting. For the most part, this is a hybrid action/adventure game accentuated by combat, puzzle solving, and basic RPG elements. You can use magic, change forms, suck blood to sustain yourself (and blue ghost blood to replenish your magic), and you have a modest selection of medievil weapons. The game is considerably longer than your typical console based RPG, and you can expect to invest a good 60-80 hours in completing it (considerably more without cheats, or a strategy guide--both of which I highly recommend as this is a very challenging game). As with most older console games, the game has a tendancy to rely on a frustration factor to keep you playing at times, but that's fairly typical for games of this period (1997), and it doesn't over-rely on it, so it's hard to smack it around too much for that. On the whole, the dark story, and addictive gameplay spurs you on. The game also contains developers cheats to help get you past the toughest parts if need be, several secret areas chock full of bonus power ups, and at least 1 mini-game I've been able to find. <
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>Forewarned is forearmed, and prospective buyers should know that PC Blood Omen is a rare breed of console port which requires a bit of spelunking to get running under Win2K and WinXP operating systems. Mercifully enough however, installing and running it in Win98/ME compatiblility mode with an unofficial patch (just do an internet search and it pops right up on a fan website) seems to cure this problem. The patch is not written, or supported by Crystal Dynamics, or Activision, but seems to work fine (on my machine at least). Also, the game is not a system hog, and seems stable and well behaved, rarely if ever crashing to desktop, exhibiting graphical anomalies, or framerate problems. <
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>PC players will appreciate the higher resolution, good sound, and analog control(assuming you have a dual analog gamepad and surround sound speakers) and shorter load times that the PSX original could not offer. The shorter load times almost single-handedly make the PC version of this game worth pursuing for fans as they alleviate a good deal of the game's frustration factor, and this becomes a significant consideration in a game where you will spend a good amount of time navigating in and out of your inventory, and going in and out of houses--both of which generally causes about a 3-5 second load time on the PSX/PS2. The game is a straight port of the original offering no bonus or expanded content for PC players, which is a bit disappointing, but the aforementioned enhancements offer PC players the opportunity to experience the definitive enhanced version of the game if you're set up to play it that way, which makes it more than worth pursuing. Console players who caught the sequels (which I didn't like as well as this one but are still decent games) get the chance to re-visit the game's roots, and nostalgic PC players get an old favorite which inherits several major free enhancements (graphics, analog control, surround sound, shorter load times) just for being a PC port. While not truly comparable to modern RPG heavyweights, this is a must have for nostalgic players, fans of gothic medievil fantasy adventures, fans of the franchise, and collector's of rare PC console ports (and this IS a rare one). Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, is a good game, and has more than enough gaming meat on your RPG bone to be well worth your money.

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Brilliance.
The first game in the Soul Reaver story. I couldn't really grasp the genius of the game at first, but after playing Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain I went back to this game and could understand the effort that was put into this game. This game made the path for its predecessors with its dark, gothic enviroment and puzzles. You are Kain and the hatred that boils for the people that killed you is unfathomable. You have been brought to life through black sorcery to take vengeance on those who betrayed you. This is a great story line and the carnage that is incorporated into the game only adds on to suspense and fun. Like a vampire you need blood for sustenance and obtaining it is always fun. The puzzles are good and so is the game. So if you are into the dark games like me get this game.

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he won't shut up!!
i first played this game on the playstation then i brought it for the PC because i did kinda like the story line and the price was good (i got it new for $4). the story is a bit sad but good, i don't know really why he was killed in the first place anyway, but he lust for revenge was creepy.the blood sucking is a bit nasty and there's way to many prisoners (food) but sorry for the entire game like every second he has to explain every little single detail and he can't shut up and you can't really make him. the whole game is like a documentary and he is so annoying and there's no kidding that he's bitter. for the entire game i felt sorry for him for only a second and hate him even more. however still a pretty good game, graphics are not the best but at least there's a main character you can hate.