Imagine a fronsoftware remake of blood omen - be that elden ring style or sekiro - but still using the original sounds and voice acting, just syncing up the animations to fit... chef kiss!
@@LittleGreenBoxShow The very first time I played blood omen I was so captivated by the story I ended up playing it for hours and lost all track of time. I started playing it about 8 o'clock at night and before I realized it it was 3:30 in the morning. While I appreciate the fact that the soul reaver games have got the remaster treatment I would definitely love to see a full on remake of the original game that started the series.
Legacy Of Kain is Kain's story extended. Blood Omen is Kain's story mainly focused on him. Soul Reaver is Raziel's part of Kain's story. Defiance is Kain's story focused on Kain and Raziel.
@@THEYCANTSTOPME You too, my friend. You too. Stay awesome.
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if i had to rank the games in the serie, blood omen would definitely be at the first position, not even close then i would put defiance, soul reaver 2, soul reaver 1 and finally blood omen 2
If they remastered the same game (BO) with updated UI and graphic redesign, I’d still buy and play it. However! If they actually remade the game into a 3D version, I’d be over the moon.
RAZ-AYYY-EL sounded like a vinyl record skipping, every time I would get back into the nostalgia of the old lok games and hear it, I'd be whiplashed back to reality, whoop there goes gravity ..
imagine the entire Legacy of Kain series remade into the style of Ghost of Tsushima. Imagine the majesty of the pillars of Nosgoth, how otherworldly they would be to behold
They done a survey asking fans what direction they should go a while back. I think these remasters are pretty easy money spinners for something in the works.
I think if anything Blood Omen deserves the full remake treatment. Providing they keep the story as it was, but I would be OK with them changing the ending or fixing it to one of the endings to make it line up with the rest of the franchise. However I think some of the reasoning for the Soul Reaver remasters came from that you cannot currently purchase the first game anywhere. The rest are on GOG and might require a bit of fiddling but you can purchase them. They would run on my mobile phone better than the original hardware. Edit* Just remembered the first blood omen is also available on the evercade system. I know its a £100 entry fee but the option is there
The final encounter with Mortanius should be changed, as the dialogue in the version that got made, doesn’t make much sense. The Hylden seem undecided on whether they want Kain dead or alive too. That could be made more clear.
I'm hoping that's the route they're going for the other games of the series. However they might want to pour a lot more story elements in terms building the other remakes. Like becoming open world action rpgs similar to God of War: Ragnarok. A large open world with side quests and other content.
Blood Omen was such an awesome game. While there are no remakes/remasters announced yet, the State of Play DID announce that you can play the OG via PS plus
On one hand yes. Blood Omen as a proper open world RPG with all the game mechanics of the original would be wonderful. But on the other hand there's much more room to fudge things up than with just remastering the textures and models for the Soul Reavers. Blood Omen is huge! I wouldn't want it stripped down to make a shorter game of it when such a big part is the exploration. Gathering spells and items, walking between towns, waiting for the moon caves to open etc. You could even talk to the villagers in your human disguise to hear more about the game events. It really is the true successor to the Original Zelda in many ways. Blood Omen is the game I've actually replayed the most over the years, and I just want them to do it justice if they try to remake it. It would be a huge and expensive endeavor. And it's not like Kain is just a villain in Sour Reaver series. In every scene he's in we're told Kain has some bigger plan he's working on and Raziel is only seeing part of the picture. In fact he's much less selfish as an individual by the time of SR than in the first game when he's just out to avenge himself. It isn't until SR2 that the meaning behind his choice is explained.
Shiiiiit! Your right. I'm too an huge fan of blood omen since it was my very first game I've played on the ps1 back in 97. I'm happy that their finally bringing this back out for the current gens and remaster soul reaver! But for omen they need to start from scatch leaving the storyline and dialog intact. Even keeping kains wardrobe but a bit modified like your concepts as well present. They truly need to work on this in full. As for omen 2! Unfortunately I couldn't feel it the story was everywhere the character designs was awful, hell kain didn't even look like himself it was like playing an entirely new vampire with the legacy kain title. If they decide to remake this game i say start from scatch and show how young kain started to mutate to the kain we see in soul reaver
I started with Blood Omen and it’s still my favourite of the series. There was a fan made HD remaster called Blood Omnicide but I don’t know if they finished it but the demo looked impressive. Personally I want the whole series remastered, LOK is the greatest fantasy story ever told in gaming.
The Soul Reaver 1&2 releases are just remasters, a Blood Omen REMAKE would take a lot LOT more work. But I agree, I would wholeheartedly adore a remake of the first game in the series. I imagine if the remasters sell well they’ll know that enough people are still invested in this IP and they would probably consider tackling the first game :)
I agree totally. Plus legacy of kain blood omen 2 and defiance. And a new chapter in the series. I need to know what happens after defiance. People think raziel is the protagonist in these games when in all actuality. It’s Kian’s story that is important. He’s the main character, and the legacy of kain series is just side stories
Bravo! I 100% agree. Blood Omen has been overlooked for far too long. That said, Soul Reaver is being remastered. If they were to make Blood Omen, it was have to be completely remade from rhe ground up. It would have to lose its top down dungeon crawler gameplay and have a more Witcher 3 style world/gameplay. That is a lot more money and most people came into the series with Soul Reaver/Raziel. I believe a Blood Omen remake should end with an epilogue (RDR2 style), where the player takes control of a younger vampire Raziel, who just got his wings and is about to present it his new gifts to Kain.
Exactly. I don't think people realize how huge BO is, and how expansive it would be to remake in any form. Either it would need a massive budget at a time when the entire gaming industry is close to breaking, or we'd get something very stripped down.
Blood Omen gets overlooked because the people who developed the rest of the series didn't get the rights in all the court mess. And BO2 is not viewed favorably.
@@nyanuwu4209 Nah, that's not the reason. People just gravitated to Soul Reaver because of that awesome intro, the character design, music and the fully explorable 3D Metroidvaniaish world. Blood Omen had an amazing story, but it was a top-down dungeon crawler/RPG. It sucks how many people didn't get a chance to experience that awesome story before playing Soul Reaver. Also, BO2 has no impact on the original Blood Omen's popularity. Even fans of the first game didn't much care for the second. I didn't mind it, because I found the actual gameplay in BO2 more engaging than most of the Soul Reaver games. I know that's blasphemous, but that's how I always saw it.
It wouldn't need to be a Witcher 3 styled game, it could be an updated version of the original style, made more accessible. Look at games like Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo IV, Hades and many others, there is space for top down/isometric action games, It could be remade with a reasonable budget.
Blood omen remake would be insane! Let's do away with the birds eye view and go completely 3D and immerse ourselves in the darkest, bloodyist atmosphere. I can't even begin to imagine what this art would look like. But I know one thing, it would be eye candy!
I want Blood Omen 2... but more gorey and amazing visual... Kain looking like a true badass vampire with his iconic armor.. playing the game on the classic xbox was a true privilage...!
BO2 did not have outstanding storytelling or characters. Bad guys were mostly generic and the story was flimsy not to mention hugely dismissive of the setting and continuity (until Amy wrote Defiance to reconcile it all as an alternate timeline). There's a reason it's the least liked and often hated.
I replayed few weeks ago and I dont know man, I really liked. There are some issues as you said, but overall I liked the dialogue, and storywise. I only agree about gameplay complains. At the time the story was a WAY better than overall games in the genre.
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blood omen 2 is the weakest of the serie for me, felt too childish and poorly exploited story wise the gameplay was also the weakest of the serie and don't get me started on how they've butchered vorador
I agree, I mean obviously they remastered the Soul Reaver games bc they are the most well known or remembered titles with the most unique hero... but I hope this is only one of the first steps to bringing back this IP! I'd love a Blood Omen full on remake with third person and a world that plays like Metroid Prime ode the Jedi Fallen Order Games....so not a full open word that wouldn't fit and would take away from the story. And the story must stay untouched of course. Honestly I think it would be a big success SR 1 also deserves a full remake and I hope it all leads to a new title!
I agree with you. The first one; Blood Omen Legacy of Kain is where it’s at. The story line and the way they spoke grabbed my attention initially. There is so much to know about the first game that can be opened up and even stories before Kain becoming a vampire as well. But besides the load times and laggy gameplay with too much going on within the game will be remedied with today’s technology. It’ll be more fluid. Not sure if doing the overhead view may still be a thing to duplicate again or not but i enjoyed the very first one. I loved Soul Reaver but I didn’t enjoy the fighting mechanics as well as not knowing how precise to jump from areas as well. I didn’t like having full health in order to maintain the blade and basically all your doing is stunning the enemies unless you had a spear to kill them. The storyline is where it was at and although I know they was trying to try something different I would say they smoothed it out better with Soul Reaver 2 and then Defiance was the better of them finally ironing out the gameplay to a great extent. I think basically if they had enough backing of funds and I guess more staff working on it that they could’ve been leaps and bounds to producing a very worthy game maybe who knows.
I totally agree with how much Blood Omen gives more depth to the later LOK series. I started with SR, then had a friend recommend BO just to fill all the gaps that were left in SR. Especially about the pillars, the ghost of Ariel and Nosgoth as a whole
One of the best part of Legacy of Kain series is watching how Kain as character evolves. And his evolution will never be complete without his origin story.
I'm a massive LEGACY OF KAIN fan since the beginning, I pre ordered everything from the news BUT BO1 always has been my favorite! So thanks a lot for this incredible vid, tho I ain't a big fan of Al but it was nice to see what kind of results we could get from BO. It deserved a remake, the characters, the storyline, the plot twists, Nosgoth, the Pillars, the source of LOK is inside BO. Kain, Vorador, Mortanius, Moebius, Ariel all these fantastic characters were amazing from BO. And the soundtrack!!!
I agree with you. I think there’s a lot of good stuff to mine from this source. It’s like people only caring about Terminator 2, yes it’s great. But it’s great in part because of the original
Blood Omen remaster/remake would be incredible, and absolutely deserves some love and care. I know that there was a survey sent out a few years ago and one of the questions was, overall, if a game was remastered and brought back to the forefront of things, which would you choose. I have a feeling Soul Reaver came as a majority vote because of how it looks and feels, and it would be friendly to new players. I do not believe for a second that anyone *didn't* want Blood Omen remastered, but we also wanted more people on board with the games again so that the chance it *could* be remastered was on the cards again, y'know? Definitely absolutely show some love to the remastered Soul Reaver 1&2/etc, then hopefully we can push for the remake Blood Omen deserves - it's such an incredible and fun game even now, I would LOVE to see more of it, for SURE! It just has so much content that would look and feel stunning if shown in a different light, but baby steps. We'll get there! Also unrelated, but you have a great voice for videos, I'm new here haha but I thought I'd mention. Great calm voice xD
Not only that but remastering or remaking BO would be a huge and expensive undertaking. It's a much larger game in terms of content and mechanics than either of the Soul Reavers. There's also the issue with the sound quality of the dialogue.
I would be down for a remake of Blood Omen. Just remaster the dialogue. No recasting or re-recording since that aspect was perfectly fine the first time. I mean, I can’t never see anybody but Simon Templeman voicing Kain.
Not to mention Tony Jay has been dead for years and Michael Bell is almost 90 at this point. We are lucky to get the remasters at this point and probably wont get Blood Omen, 2 or Defiance if the sales of this flop if we get them at all
@@RubijoyalYeah. It is sad Tony Jay is no longer with us. Micheal Bell has stated he would like to play Raziel for something again, despite admitting he is no longer a Spring Chicken. There’s also the fact that both René Auberjonois and Paul Lukather also passed away. There’s no replacing those two either.
I agree. I've always thought this. Seriously, just re-release an HD port of Blood Omen and pair it with this remaster bundle. Or with updated graphics if you prefer, but how are you gonna introduce new people to the series and its world through its second installment with no prior context? That was understandable back in the day because Blood Omen was readily available ALONGSIDE Soul Reaver on hardware perfectly capable of running it without hassle or hurdles to jump. But I'm betting most people unfamiliar with the series didn't even pick up on the state of play announcement that it's on PS plus because they don't even know it is a part of the series. It wasn't even positioned as the prequel to the remasters they just announced. Now, even if they don't get PS plus, they still won't know Blood Omen's relevance to the soul reaver experience unless they decide to research the series. All in all, i'm so happy we're getting these remasters but it strikes me as odd we couldn't even hype up Blood Omen or bundle it with this package to give new players the full story. I just want the whole franchise remade/ported so you can go through it in a single weekend. Sorry, that was a bit long and more vitriolic than I intended.
I feel you. I know the Soul Reaver games are likely more popular and what people think of when they think "PlayStation" but it feels like a missed opportunity.
While Blood Omen is a fantastic game, it isn't really required in order to understand the story of SR. They discuss the events pretty thoroughly especially in SR2. I would sell a kidney for a proper BO remake, but I think it would be too big of an undertaking to be realistic.
Im really glad we get the SR Remasters now. I played SR1 and SR2 before catching up on Blood Omen. I heard about it and knew the plot from the Nosgothic Realms Website. When I finally played it, I loved it despite its age. A true Remake of BO1 would be indeed a dream come true. Well, lets make the SR Remasters a success and hope for the best.
Nicely put Ryan, and fully agree. I watched my pal plat through Blood Omen, he was a total vampire devotee. I was ensnared by its rich lore and its willingness to explore so many vampiristic traits and exploit them as power ups, very gratifying. I came in as a player with Soul Reaver, when I finally had my own Playstation, not expecting it to be so wildly different but so good. I think the whole series should be done, with special attention to Bllod Omen 2 and giving it the love that it was denied first time round, development wise as well as canonising some of the story elements and character motiviations with greater care and attention. After Defiance we could have a new final chapter, and this would be a TRUE LEGACY........ of KAIN... KAin...kain... kain... kai... ain..ain... ad infinitum. Just to annoy Morbius
Well I do get your point. I was aware of Blood Omen`s existence (and really wanted to play it) when it was released but never got to find a copy of it. My real introduction to the series was the first Soul Reaver. And back then I loved it. With that said I never differentiated between the two because they were parts of a bigger story with the exception being Blood Omen 2. Funny enough though that I finished Blood Omen last but Ithink somehow that of all the LOK games Blood Omen aged the best.
I can only recommend Blood Omnicide a Blood Omen engine remake... only made it to version 0.1 but you can at least play some of the game this way making it more 3D and support more modern effects. Seems its the closest thing we will probably get to a remake of the game the next 3-5 years.
Yes, the only way for us to get this series back, is to buy the remasters. Though, respectfully, I would disagree that Blood Omen should be the first movie adaptation. It works more as a backstory. Yes, Blood Omen started it all, but Soul Reaver put it on the spotlight. Let's hope the remasters blow up to proportions beyond our expectations to warrant us Blood Omens 1 and 2, and Defiance. And maybe the we get the Dark Prophecy.
BO is a fantastic game, but it works just fine as a prequel. I mean hopefully the games blow up and we'll get a budget for a proper BO remake, but it would probably take a lot.
I have to admit Soul Reaver was the first game of the series I played and loved when I was 5, followed by Blood Omen 2 and so on. And I remember briefly watching my dad play the first Blood Omen and being disinterested in it just from the play style, mostly because I loved the other games and others like Spyro, Crash, Jak, Ratchet, and Medievil 2(The one in the museum not the military one).
Was also nearly moved to tears when I learned of the Dead Sun game's stillbirth, and disgusted when they thought the cheap PvP version of Nosgoth would hold any interest for long.
You already had me at the first minute mate. I also want this remakes to start at the first game. I liked the OG Blood Omen so much. And I so much agree with how Blood Omen as the base enriches Soul Reaver. It's the little things really. In the first Soul Reaver, when Raziel said "In the days before Vorador" it just hit a spot with me. It's a small line but if you knew who he was then this added so much flavor to the entire world. IIRC this is the only time Vorador gets mentioned in SR1 and it's only in SR2 where he gets a more prominent role. So that line means nothing to people who've never played the original Blood Omen. And just for the sake of it another example, seeing the remains of Nupraptors castle hit some so much. Like it was so up high and difficult to get to in the first game but in Soul Reaver it was just a ruin on the ground. But again, nobody who didn't play the original game would have this connection. Just remake or simply remaster the game already.
I have wanted this for so long. Best game in the series, even with the controls. This was probably the first game I played where the voice acting helped the game, rather than detract from it
Understanding Raziels story takes on new meaning when you Understand why Kain is the way that he is. He's the real main character of the series. And eats up every scene he's in. Love Blood Omen. Really hope this happens!
I agree with you 100%! This game is still my favorite game of all time. Don't get me wrong I still love the Soul Reaver sequels. But Kain is my favorite character. 🧛♂️
I agree with you. I don't want to see LoK remade at all , but if they do, the first Blood Omen would be the best choice. It felt like the most mysterious and erie game in the series. BO1 had the most sense of adventure, even though it was the only one not 3D, and the gameplay has the least replay value. Seeing the first Blood Omen with modern gameplay would be pretty neat. I would have loved see that Dead Sun game too.
I think something missing on the "dishonoring player's decision to sacrifice themselves" is the full series gets back around to Kain seeing his error and looking for a way to correct it. Defiance is a good close for the story and redemption.
You hit the nail on the head. I loved blood omen more than soul reaver because the attention to detail that the game had throughout. I've never seen a game where when you pick up a new piece of gear, the gear shows the description, and it had a had a voice over which was well acted. Totally unnecessary but we'll worth it. That much attention is what slot of games are missing. "Please help me, kind sir!" lives rent free in my head
The whole series needs the fans support ATM. They will be looking at how well this remaster and the graphic novels perform. If they do well enough we could get a full remake, including blood omen.
When the survey went out, whenever ago that was, I stated that I wanted to see soul reaver remasters but a full on remake for blood omen and if those did well, then continue the story from defiance. Also, you say that in soul reaver games we only see Kain as a bad guy doing things for selfish reasons, but this isn’t true. Sure, in soul reaver 1 this is what we’re led to believe, but in 2 you get to see that he’s out to actually save the world from demons and an unseen force but most importantly save raziel from his fate. I think Kain is far more interesting in soul reaver and defiance than blood omen. Personal opinion of course.
Soul Reaver 2 was my intro into the series. that being said Kain was my favorite character! I wish Blood Omen 2 had just a bit more on the budget front. Even back then the graphics were, ok. The OG Blood Omen had such a solid story and Soul Reaver 1 played into that well. Defiance....oh Defiance while it wasn't perfect, it hyped me up for the next chapter that never came
REMASTER BLOOD OMEN 2!!! My favorite game in the entire series. And now since Soul Reaver 1&2 are being remastered, Blood Omen 2 is now a real possibility.
I love the soul reaver series and that's how I was introduced to this world, but man there is so much potential for a blood omen remake leading into soul reaver remake. Not just remasters.
I would love a blood omen remake, haven’t played that game for so long. I Agree it’s a must for new fans as you see Kain in a different light, I started with SR1 then after discovered there was an older game (BO) and after that it completely changed my perspective of Kain and him as a character. Always thought I’d love an animated series similar to NF castlevania, grim dark world with rich lore, would have less humour than u saw in the castlevania series but would still be great. Could get a fair number of seasons starting with the blood omen story, then the new dead shall rise graphic novel onto Kain conquering the world (at this point there’s more creative freedom but would have to be sure not to mess/contradict what’s to come) You can establish the relationship between Kain and Raziel as his second eventually leading to the opening scene in soul reaver (if done right new fans not familiar with the game would have this as an impactful moment while old fans would anticipate this moment and the change it brings) to then follow the remaining games. Later seasons you could have off shoot movies exploring the older stories such as the original vampires as and when they are introduce in the main series.
Imagine making Nosgoth as large a map as Hyrule in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! How i yearn for a remake of the game with detailed places like Vorador's Mansion, Malek's Bastion, Nupraptor's Keep, Dark Eden and the Land of the Nemesis? I would buy the game in a heartbeat!!
Don't ever accuse people of stealing, when you don't know if we made backups of our own CD that loves to get scratched. Roms are important, some companies are only realising now after trying to shove live service crap. Don't be on a high horse or preach. Some people in poor countries can't afford a ps5 remake.
Totally agree, the PS1 game was fantastic and the voice acting was amazing. I can't belive they skipped this. I play through this so many times and the weapons and spells were amazing and bloody.
speaking as one who grew up with Defiance as a child (didnt get my hands on the other games until 1-2 years ago) i have been desperatly wanting a remake of the series as a whole (but dear god do they need to rethink a few things about Blood Omen 2, the combat comes to mind). I know that Soul Reaver is the most popular in the series (so could be that they are starting there to kind of lure the community back in and test the water) but story and lore wise starting at Blood Omen 2 would have made more sense
Is a 10/10 voice acting and 10/10 history writing game, if it gets a remake it can become a hit no one will ever understand what is going on in SR1, SR2, LoKD and LoKBO2 if never played LoKBO but how to explain to modern game companies that this is a gold mine. I have the whole saga ps1 ps2 and i purchased it all again for pc on GoG, revisiting this game bring me a lot on memories of my youth and how fun was gaming then although now Kain will have a lot of censorship and they will have to change a lot of things in order to bring this game back and that can kill the game essence.
I agree but don't agree as well. Soul Reaver was the first game I ever owned that was mine. I am soooo happy they are remaking 1 and 2 and have pre-ordered on the Playstation. I also after playing one, played Blood Omen, before Soul Reaver 2, and Blood Omen 2 after Soul Seaver 2, and ended with Defiance. So From my Kid perspective. The Blood Omen games came across as Kain's Flashbacks to his past. I really hope they do Blood Omen 1 and 2 next, then revamp defiance. Also a new game that followed Raziel during his 1000 years serving Kain would be amazing. I have always wanted that. But now, I really really want it. Lastly, These games have one of the best Vampire origin stories ever, bar none. Right up there with Bramstoker's Dracula or Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Just an Amazing story.
Honestly I was beyond happy when I saw the Soul Reaver remastered trailer. Except for the 1st Blood Omen game I own and played all the others from Reaver 1-2 to Omen 2 to Defiance. The way I see the original Blood Omen needs a complete remake Final Fantasy VII style. With the current tech an open world hack'n slash game Witcher 3 style would be an amazing sight to behold but honestly I don't think there's any developer right now who can do it justice. And lets not forget that Amy Hennig should be heading development.
I agree that Blood Omen needs a remake. If one game from the series needs a full remake, it's Blood Omen. I think remasters are fine for the other four games. You are not alone in your opinion that we are "getting the carriage before the horse" in getting SR 1&2 before BO1, but maybe they wanted to start with the series' high point (in terms of sales/ popularity) and see how that goes before doing the rest of the series. SR2 was the first game I played in LoK, and I think they did a pretty good job recapping what all had happened up to that point.
Hell even if they remake it just with new visuals and such kinda like Konami with mg3. Idk if you could replace Tony jay, or if Simon temple man would even do it at this point and you can’t replace kain Edit: great video by the way. I always appreciate someone trying to bring light to my favourite series
@LittleGreenBoxShow I agree BO needs an overhaul to keep it more consistent with the later titles and to make it more appealing to modern audiences. It also lays a lot of framework for the later games' story. That being said, i think the game would require WAY more heavy lifting than the Soul Reaver reskin. The game would have to be overhauled graphically and storywise (as they would probably want to retcon and homogenize some of the original elements). The game would also certainly have to be open-world, as originally envisioned. I think they should pull a Silence of the Lambs. Establish the sequels then go back and pour love into the prequels once there's clear interest and no threat of studio heads canning it over profit projections.
I would absolutely adore a full 3d remake of blood omen, however I see why they went with a soul reaver remaster to test the waters, hopefully the remasters will send the message we want more redone in this series specifically with kains part in the story
Big same, I thought the same thing when I saw the remaster announcement. Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly grateful to see any LoK content getting dropped in 2024, but Blood Omen needs love probably more than any other game in the series
Blood Omen was the one i played first and still my favorite of the series. It's atmosphere and style is quite different from the rest and everything about it is very satisfying. I fully agree the game needs a proper remake. Unless they managed to screw it somehow, i'd buy without a second thought.
Yes sir, i need a remake of this Game. This Game IS my favorite in all my Game collection ( all consoles and pc). Bo legacy of kain IS way way better than soul reaver, back then in the 90s , the atmosphere and the music of the mausoleum was so creepy and scary. A remake of the bo ps1 without the original voice actors and without preserving the atmosphere and without keeping the exact dialogues is doomed to a total failure.
I'm with you, I really want to see them remake Blood Omen 1, it was such an epic game with an amazing storyline. That said, that's one hell of a massive project; Soul Reaver is an easy one to do (comparatively) because you already have a lot of the work done, on the other hand, Blood Omen 1 would have to be remade from the ground up. If they do remake Blood Omen I hope they keep all of the dialogue and leave the storyline alone. I don't need to steal a ROM of Blood Omen, I still have the PS1 disc and a working PS3 60GB to play it on.
I've been begging for a remake of Blood Omen for decades! Hopefully with the remaster of soul reaver they'll reconsider, the isometric view like Diablo would be absolutely perfect! Oh please let it be so 🙏
I would also have preferred Blood Omen. On a completely different note: If the games wouldn't have had fully voiced audio, not only wouldn't they have been the masterpieces they are, also you would have me seriously doubting how to pronounce Raziel 😂
I don't know how people mispronounce the name. Every other character says it constantly. 😂 Even in his own opening monologue he says it at least twice. "I am Raziel"
I would pay almost any amount of money for this version -- even if it's just a simple re-release of the original without the slowdown. To this day, few games have ever matched the voice acting and story of the original Blood Omen. Top 3 PS1 game hands down.
I got an rog ally a few months ago and one of the first games i strated playing via emulator is blood omen legacy of kain.....omg if this game gets a remake i hope it plays like elden ring or no rest for the wicked....i was hype for the soul reaver remaster but way more intereted in kains story especially those endings....one of my first PlayStation memories.
I would also like a blood omen remake more than Raziel's story. Even with top-down view. Just modernized graphics. Although I can't imagine anyone else doing Kain's voice than Simon Templeman.
You couldn't be more right. Blood Omen was the right choice.Ya know, they could even just package the soul reaver remakes with a direct port of blood omen that allows me to play it on my modern consoles and I'd be happy enough. That's not necessarily what I want, but it'd be okay if they did that.
I've always imagined a Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain remake to look and play closer to The Witcher 3. Instead of a full open world game it can be divided into several large areas as it was in the original game as well as in The Witcher 3. Perhaps Kain can choose between presenting himself as a vampire or concealing his dark nature and pretend that he's still the righteous nobleman that he was before undeath, leading to different quests and outcomes when dealing with NPCs. His morality will be influenced by how the player finish quests and treat human NPCs, which will eventually determine which ending we will get.
Totally agree with your take, but it's impossible to decouple from the economic realities, unfortunately. If the SR1/2 remasters do well, that gives us the best chance of a BO1/2 remake (and it should be a remake, not remaster). It all had to be done this way, in the most risk averse manner possible. Remember there had been trouble with Embrace making unwise desicions, and there are a few IP's that suffered - Deus Ex being one of them. They had to be careful about how they reintroduced LOK. I wanted a remake and not remaster for SR1/2, but I understand why they did it. A remake would have been much more expensive. And then crowd funding the graphic novel. I will say that SR1/2 being remade rather than merely remastered would have given those games a better chance of landing with a younger generation of gamers by updating various antiquated elements, so I guess we'll all see where this leads to.
Yeah, I don't think people realize how expensive and much work it would be to remake or even remaster BO for a modern audience. It's such a huge and special game, we wouldn't want them to do a half-assed job.
Rented the orginal when it came out for PS1. Just replayed the GOG version (think it was cheaper to buy then I paid for the rental). Absolutly loved it. To go along with your suggestion, it was annoying having to go to the pause screen to swap weapons, armors and spells. I would be nice to be able to do that on the fly without pausing as it breaks up the play.
I've always thought that Blood Omen deserved a remake far more than either of the Soul Reaver games. The gameplay for Blood Omen is just so much better and more timeless.
If they are already doing the soul reaver series as just remasters, I think there's a big chance it's a move to A: test the waters for the series' commercial viability in todays scene. B: Get hype going for a proper remake, in which case BO1 would be the prime candidate. C:Get money to fund it.
if the SR remakes does well now I can't decide what ide want to happen next. Finally getting a new final chapter next project, finishing off Kains Legacy while we get the chance. Or a remaster of Bo1 Bo2 and Defiance would be pretty amazing, and then risking hope that does well enough to help fund a final chapter project.
Fully agree. The LOK series is all about the plot (and the amazing voice acting). Kicking off mid-stream doesn't make sense to me. It is really Kain's story. With Raziel, we get to explore and experience Nosgoth (and its history) as molded by Kain.
Who would you cast as Kain for a movie? It’s such a tough one because Simons voice is iconic as Kain. When it got to soul reaver, I can only think of Robert Pattinson. He has the look and voice.
Remaking Blood Omen as a full 3D 3rd person game would be a big undertaking and I'd buy it at the drop of a hat
In AAA song prestige style? Take my money. I’ll buy the stupid deluxe edition.
Imagine a fronsoftware remake of blood omen - be that elden ring style or sekiro - but still using the original sounds and voice acting, just syncing up the animations to fit... chef kiss!
@@LittleGreenBoxShow The very first time I played blood omen I was so captivated by the story I ended up playing it for hours and lost all track of time. I started playing it about 8 o'clock at night and before I realized it it was 3:30 in the morning. While I appreciate the fact that the soul reaver games have got the remaster treatment I would definitely love to see a full on remake of the original game that started the series.
I want a remake or remaster but not a 3D one. I want it in its original Zelda style top down. Otherwise not interested.
Check Blood Omen Resurgence.
Soul Reaver is Raziel’s story.
Blood Omen is Kain’s story.
They entwine at Defiance.
Legacy Of Kain is Kain's story extended.
Blood Omen is Kain's story mainly focused on him.
Soul Reaver is Raziel's part of Kain's story.
Defiance is Kain's story focused on Kain and Raziel.
Bro legacy of kain is basically just the brand name@jackwilliam4436
@@Yamah96 except its not. Raziel is a supporting character in the series kaine is the main character. Its his story not raziels
Totally agree! Kain is my favorite protagonist in this series. Raziel is awesome but his story serves Kain’s legacy
Finally, someone says it. Blood Omen is the GOAT and far overlooked by Soul Reaver.
I think you mean blood omen 2
@@THEYCANTSTOPME Both?
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if i had to rank the games in the serie, blood omen would definitely be at the first position, not even close
then i would put defiance, soul reaver 2, soul reaver 1 and finally blood omen 2
I absolutely agree, I'm replaying Blood Omen in Duckstation and the story is amazing 😭 this game has amazing potential for a proper remake
I recommend that you play the PC version with the unnoficial patches. The imediate loading makes it all worth it.
Totally agree
If they remastered the same game (BO) with updated UI and graphic redesign, I’d still buy and play it. However! If they actually remade the game into a 3D version, I’d be over the moon.
Blood Omen in Ghost of Tsushima engine. I'd die happy.
Maaaaaaalek!
RAZ-AYYY-EL sounded like a vinyl record skipping, every time I would get back into the nostalgia of the old lok games and hear it, I'd be whiplashed back to reality, whoop there goes gravity ..
imagine the entire Legacy of Kain series remade into the style of Ghost of Tsushima. Imagine the majesty of the pillars of Nosgoth, how otherworldly they would be to behold
Blood Omen was the best game of the series, with some of the best writing.
Simon Templeman just tearing shit apart.
They done a survey asking fans what direction they should go a while back.
I think these remasters are pretty easy money spinners for something in the works.
I think if anything Blood Omen deserves the full remake treatment. Providing they keep the story as it was, but I would be OK with them changing the ending or fixing it to one of the endings to make it line up with the rest of the franchise. However I think some of the reasoning for the Soul Reaver remasters came from that you cannot currently purchase the first game anywhere. The rest are on GOG and might require a bit of fiddling but you can purchase them. They would run on my mobile phone better than the original hardware.
Edit* Just remembered the first blood omen is also available on the evercade system. I know its a £100 entry fee but the option is there
The final encounter with Mortanius should be changed, as the dialogue in the version that got made, doesn’t make much sense. The Hylden seem undecided on whether they want Kain dead or alive too. That could be made more clear.
I'm hoping that's the route they're going for the other games of the series. However they might want to pour a lot more story elements in terms building the other remakes. Like becoming open world action rpgs similar to God of War: Ragnarok. A large open world with side quests and other content.
I saw that on evercade. That’s a fairly recent development, yeah?
@@LittleGreenBoxShow Blood Omen is also available on GOG nowadays.:)
£100 entry fee sounds criminal just to play a old ass game. Smh
Blood Omen was such an awesome game.
While there are no remakes/remasters announced yet, the State of Play DID announce that you can play the OG via PS plus
On one hand yes. Blood Omen as a proper open world RPG with all the game mechanics of the original would be wonderful. But on the other hand there's much more room to fudge things up than with just remastering the textures and models for the Soul Reavers. Blood Omen is huge! I wouldn't want it stripped down to make a shorter game of it when such a big part is the exploration. Gathering spells and items, walking between towns, waiting for the moon caves to open etc. You could even talk to the villagers in your human disguise to hear more about the game events. It really is the true successor to the Original Zelda in many ways.
Blood Omen is the game I've actually replayed the most over the years, and I just want them to do it justice if they try to remake it. It would be a huge and expensive endeavor.
And it's not like Kain is just a villain in Sour Reaver series. In every scene he's in we're told Kain has some bigger plan he's working on and Raziel is only seeing part of the picture. In fact he's much less selfish as an individual by the time of SR than in the first game when he's just out to avenge himself. It isn't until SR2 that the meaning behind his choice is explained.
Blood Omen really isn't THAT huge compared to some modern open-world games.
@@nyanuwu4209 Which are incredibly expensive to make.
Shiiiiit! Your right. I'm too an huge fan of blood omen since it was my very first game I've played on the ps1 back in 97. I'm happy that their finally bringing this back out for the current gens and remaster soul reaver! But for omen they need to start from scatch leaving the storyline and dialog intact. Even keeping kains wardrobe but a bit modified like your concepts as well present. They truly need to work on this in full. As for omen 2! Unfortunately I couldn't feel it the story was everywhere the character designs was awful, hell kain didn't even look like himself it was like playing an entirely new vampire with the legacy kain title. If they decide to remake this game i say start from scatch and show how young kain started to mutate to the kain we see in soul reaver
I started with Blood Omen and it’s still my favourite of the series.
There was a fan made HD remaster called Blood Omnicide but I don’t know if they finished it but the demo looked impressive.
Personally I want the whole series remastered, LOK is the greatest fantasy story ever told in gaming.
The Soul Reaver 1&2 releases are just remasters, a Blood Omen REMAKE would take a lot LOT more work. But I agree, I would wholeheartedly adore a remake of the first game in the series. I imagine if the remasters sell well they’ll know that enough people are still invested in this IP and they would probably consider tackling the first game :)
I agree totally. Plus legacy of kain blood omen 2 and defiance. And a new chapter in the series. I need to know what happens after defiance. People think raziel is the protagonist in these games when in all actuality. It’s Kian’s story that is important. He’s the main character, and the legacy of kain series is just side stories
Bravo! I 100% agree. Blood Omen has been overlooked for far too long. That said, Soul Reaver is being remastered. If they were to make Blood Omen, it was have to be completely remade from rhe ground up. It would have to lose its top down dungeon crawler gameplay and have a more Witcher 3 style world/gameplay. That is a lot more money and most people came into the series with Soul Reaver/Raziel. I believe a Blood Omen remake should end with an epilogue (RDR2 style), where the player takes control of a younger vampire Raziel, who just got his wings and is about to present it his new gifts to Kain.
Exactly. I don't think people realize how huge BO is, and how expansive it would be to remake in any form. Either it would need a massive budget at a time when the entire gaming industry is close to breaking, or we'd get something very stripped down.
Blood Omen gets overlooked because the people who developed the rest of the series didn't get the rights in all the court mess. And BO2 is not viewed favorably.
@@nyanuwu4209 Nah, that's not the reason. People just gravitated to Soul Reaver because of that awesome intro, the character design, music and the fully explorable 3D Metroidvaniaish world. Blood Omen had an amazing story, but it was a top-down dungeon crawler/RPG. It sucks how many people didn't get a chance to experience that awesome story before playing Soul Reaver. Also, BO2 has no impact on the original Blood Omen's popularity. Even fans of the first game didn't much care for the second. I didn't mind it, because I found the actual gameplay in BO2 more engaging than most of the Soul Reaver games. I know that's blasphemous, but that's how I always saw it.
It wouldn't need to be a Witcher 3 styled game, it could be an updated version of the original style, made more accessible.
Look at games like Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo IV, Hades and many others, there is space for top down/isometric action games, It could be remade with a reasonable budget.
Blood omen remake would be insane! Let's do away with the birds eye view and go completely 3D and immerse ourselves in the darkest, bloodyist atmosphere. I can't even begin to imagine what this art would look like. But I know one thing, it would be eye candy!
I´ve just played and completed the game recently.
It is a pretty good game. The story is stunning and I would love to see this been remade!
I want Blood Omen 2... but more gorey and amazing visual... Kain looking like a true badass vampire with his iconic armor..
playing the game on the classic xbox was a true privilage...!
Not only the BO 1, but 2 as well. Outstanding storytelling and characters. I still remember some dialogues from Blood Omen 2.
BO2 did not have outstanding storytelling or characters. Bad guys were mostly generic and the story was flimsy not to mention hugely dismissive of the setting and continuity (until Amy wrote Defiance to reconcile it all as an alternate timeline). There's a reason it's the least liked and often hated.
I replayed few weeks ago and I dont know man, I really liked. There are some issues as you said, but overall I liked the dialogue, and storywise. I only agree about gameplay complains. At the time the story was a WAY better than overall games in the genre.
blood omen 2 is the weakest of the serie for me, felt too childish and poorly exploited story wise
the gameplay was also the weakest of the serie and don't get me started on how they've butchered vorador
I agree, I mean obviously they remastered the Soul Reaver games bc they are the most well known or remembered titles with the most unique hero... but I hope this is only one of the first steps to bringing back this IP! I'd love a Blood Omen full on remake with third person and a world that plays like Metroid Prime ode the Jedi Fallen Order Games....so not a full open word that wouldn't fit and would take away from the story. And the story must stay untouched of course. Honestly I think it would be a big success SR 1 also deserves a full remake and I hope it all leads to a new title!
So many people..
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@@LittleGreenBoxShow It was a good video though ;)
I personally know somebody who pronounces Richter Belmont as RICH-tur Belmont. I've been forgiving with the mispronunciations of names since then. XD
He says his own name in the game, how can they keep fucking up his name!?
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I agree with you. The first one; Blood Omen Legacy of Kain is where it’s at. The story line and the way they spoke grabbed my attention initially. There is so much to know about the first game that can be opened up and even stories before Kain becoming a vampire as well. But besides the load times and laggy gameplay with too much going on within the game will be remedied with today’s technology. It’ll be more fluid. Not sure if doing the overhead view may still be a thing to duplicate again or not but i enjoyed the very first one. I loved Soul Reaver but I didn’t enjoy the fighting mechanics as well as not knowing how precise to jump from areas as well. I didn’t like having full health in order to maintain the blade and basically all your doing is stunning the enemies unless you had a spear to kill them. The storyline is where it was at and although I know they was trying to try something different I would say they smoothed it out better with Soul Reaver 2 and then Defiance was the better of them finally ironing out the gameplay to a great extent. I think basically if they had enough backing of funds and I guess more staff working on it that they could’ve been leaps and bounds to producing a very worthy game maybe who knows.
I totally agree with how much Blood Omen gives more depth to the later LOK series. I started with SR, then had a friend recommend BO just to fill all the gaps that were left in SR. Especially about the pillars, the ghost of Ariel and Nosgoth as a whole
The new games are remasters, not remakes. If they sell well there is a chance we might get an actual Blood Omen remake.
One of the best part of Legacy of Kain series is watching how Kain as character evolves. And his evolution will never be complete without his origin story.
I'm a massive LEGACY OF KAIN fan since the beginning, I pre ordered everything from the news BUT BO1 always has been my favorite! So thanks a lot for this incredible vid, tho I ain't a big fan of Al but it was nice to see what kind of results we could get from BO. It deserved a remake, the characters, the storyline, the plot twists, Nosgoth, the Pillars, the source of LOK is inside BO. Kain, Vorador, Mortanius, Moebius, Ariel all these fantastic characters were amazing from BO.
And the soundtrack!!!
I agree with you. I think there’s a lot of good stuff to mine from this source.
It’s like people only caring about Terminator 2, yes it’s great. But it’s great in part because of the original
Blood Omen remaster/remake would be incredible, and absolutely deserves some love and care. I know that there was a survey sent out a few years ago and one of the questions was, overall, if a game was remastered and brought back to the forefront of things, which would you choose. I have a feeling Soul Reaver came as a majority vote because of how it looks and feels, and it would be friendly to new players. I do not believe for a second that anyone *didn't* want Blood Omen remastered, but we also wanted more people on board with the games again so that the chance it *could* be remastered was on the cards again, y'know?
Definitely absolutely show some love to the remastered Soul Reaver 1&2/etc, then hopefully we can push for the remake Blood Omen deserves - it's such an incredible and fun game even now, I would LOVE to see more of it, for SURE! It just has so much content that would look and feel stunning if shown in a different light, but baby steps. We'll get there!
Also unrelated, but you have a great voice for videos, I'm new here haha but I thought I'd mention. Great calm voice xD
Not only that but remastering or remaking BO would be a huge and expensive undertaking. It's a much larger game in terms of content and mechanics than either of the Soul Reavers. There's also the issue with the sound quality of the dialogue.
I would be down for a remake of Blood Omen. Just remaster the dialogue. No recasting or re-recording since that aspect was perfectly fine the first time. I mean, I can’t never see anybody but Simon Templeman voicing Kain.
Vae Victus!!
Not to mention Tony Jay has been dead for years and Michael Bell is almost 90 at this point. We are lucky to get the remasters at this point and probably wont get Blood Omen, 2 or Defiance if the sales of this flop if we get them at all
@@RubijoyalYeah. It is sad Tony Jay is no longer with us. Micheal Bell has stated he would like to play Raziel for something again, despite admitting he is no longer a Spring Chicken.
There’s also the fact that both René Auberjonois and Paul Lukather also passed away. There’s no replacing those two either.
@@sparrowsanzo but we have AI tools now. I can see whole new dialogues made with the help of technology.
@@HellGod67I’m honestly not too keen on that prospect
I agree. I've always thought this. Seriously, just re-release an HD port of Blood Omen and pair it with this remaster bundle. Or with updated graphics if you prefer, but how are you gonna introduce new people to the series and its world through its second installment with no prior context? That was understandable back in the day because Blood Omen was readily available ALONGSIDE Soul Reaver on hardware perfectly capable of running it without hassle or hurdles to jump.
But I'm betting most people unfamiliar with the series didn't even pick up on the state of play announcement that it's on PS plus because they don't even know it is a part of the series. It wasn't even positioned as the prequel to the remasters they just announced. Now, even if they don't get PS plus, they still won't know Blood Omen's relevance to the soul reaver experience unless they decide to research the series.
All in all, i'm so happy we're getting these remasters but it strikes me as odd we couldn't even hype up Blood Omen or bundle it with this package to give new players the full story.
I just want the whole franchise remade/ported so you can go through it in a single weekend.
Sorry, that was a bit long and more vitriolic than I intended.
I feel you. I know the Soul Reaver games are likely more popular and what people think of when they think "PlayStation" but it feels like a missed opportunity.
just make a mod where i don't have to hear "vae victis" every minute so i can play it hehe
@@necrosadotor "Vae-vae vict-vae-va-vae victis-vae victis!" - Kain, vampire & former nobleman.
@@Ponce1656 yup, that f'n guy
While Blood Omen is a fantastic game, it isn't really required in order to understand the story of SR. They discuss the events pretty thoroughly especially in SR2. I would sell a kidney for a proper BO remake, but I think it would be too big of an undertaking to be realistic.
Im really glad we get the SR Remasters now. I played SR1 and SR2 before catching up on Blood Omen. I heard about it and knew the plot from the Nosgothic Realms Website.
When I finally played it, I loved it despite its age. A true Remake of BO1 would be indeed a dream come true. Well, lets make the SR Remasters a success and hope for the best.
Nicely put Ryan, and fully agree. I watched my pal plat through Blood Omen, he was a total vampire devotee. I was ensnared by its rich lore and its willingness to explore so many vampiristic traits and exploit them as power ups, very gratifying. I came in as a player with Soul Reaver, when I finally had my own Playstation, not expecting it to be so wildly different but so good. I think the whole series should be done, with special attention to Bllod Omen 2 and giving it the love that it was denied first time round, development wise as well as canonising some of the story elements and character motiviations with greater care and attention. After Defiance we could have a new final chapter, and this would be a TRUE LEGACY........ of KAIN... KAin...kain... kain... kai... ain..ain... ad infinitum. Just to annoy Morbius
"Blood Omen" is, by far, my favorite game of the whole series. The atmosphere, the story, the lore. A full remake would be absolutely awesome.
So true
Well I do get your point. I was aware of Blood Omen`s existence (and really wanted to play it) when it was released but never got to find a copy of it. My real introduction to the series was the first Soul Reaver. And back then I loved it. With that said I never differentiated between the two because they were parts of a bigger story with the exception being Blood Omen 2. Funny enough though that I finished Blood Omen last but Ithink somehow that of all the LOK games Blood Omen aged the best.
I can only recommend Blood Omnicide a Blood Omen engine remake... only made it to version 0.1 but you can at least play some of the game this way making it more 3D and support more modern effects. Seems its the closest thing we will probably get to a remake of the game the next 3-5 years.
Thanks for the tip
Yes, the only way for us to get this series back, is to buy the remasters. Though, respectfully, I would disagree that Blood Omen should be the first movie adaptation. It works more as a backstory. Yes, Blood Omen started it all, but Soul Reaver put it on the spotlight. Let's hope the remasters blow up to proportions beyond our expectations to warrant us Blood Omens 1 and 2, and Defiance. And maybe the we get the Dark Prophecy.
BO is a fantastic game, but it works just fine as a prequel. I mean hopefully the games blow up and we'll get a budget for a proper BO remake, but it would probably take a lot.
I have to admit Soul Reaver was the first game of the series I played and loved when I was 5, followed by Blood Omen 2 and so on. And I remember briefly watching my dad play the first Blood Omen and being disinterested in it just from the play style, mostly because I loved the other games and others like Spyro, Crash, Jak, Ratchet, and Medievil 2(The one in the museum not the military one).
Was also nearly moved to tears when I learned of the Dead Sun game's stillbirth, and disgusted when they thought the cheap PvP version of Nosgoth would hold any interest for long.
Take that back, the audio of Blood Omen is amazing even today.
You already had me at the first minute mate. I also want this remakes to start at the first game. I liked the OG Blood Omen so much.
And I so much agree with how Blood Omen as the base enriches Soul Reaver. It's the little things really. In the first Soul Reaver, when Raziel said "In the days before Vorador" it just hit a spot with me. It's a small line but if you knew who he was then this added so much flavor to the entire world. IIRC this is the only time Vorador gets mentioned in SR1 and it's only in SR2 where he gets a more prominent role. So that line means nothing to people who've never played the original Blood Omen.
And just for the sake of it another example, seeing the remains of Nupraptors castle hit some so much. Like it was so up high and difficult to get to in the first game but in Soul Reaver it was just a ruin on the ground. But again, nobody who didn't play the original game would have this connection. Just remake or simply remaster the game already.
Thank you, I thought I was the only one, I would love also a remaster of the old one too
I have wanted this for so long. Best game in the series, even with the controls. This was probably the first game I played where the voice acting helped the game, rather than detract from it
Understanding Raziels story takes on new meaning when you Understand why Kain is the way that he is. He's the real main character of the series. And eats up every scene he's in. Love Blood Omen. Really hope this happens!
I agree with you 100%! This game is still my favorite game of all time. Don't get me wrong I still love the Soul Reaver sequels. But Kain is my favorite character. 🧛♂️
I agree with you. I don't want to see LoK remade at all , but if they do, the first Blood Omen would be the best choice. It felt like the most mysterious and erie game in the series. BO1 had the most sense of adventure, even though it was the only one not 3D, and the gameplay has the least replay value. Seeing the first Blood Omen with modern gameplay would be pretty neat. I would have loved see that Dead Sun game too.
I think something missing on the "dishonoring player's decision to sacrifice themselves" is the full series gets back around to Kain seeing his error and looking for a way to correct it. Defiance is a good close for the story and redemption.
You hit the nail on the head. I loved blood omen more than soul reaver because the attention to detail that the game had throughout. I've never seen a game where when you pick up a new piece of gear, the gear shows the description, and it had a had a voice over which was well acted. Totally unnecessary but we'll worth it. That much attention is what slot of games are missing. "Please help me, kind sir!" lives rent free in my head
The whole series needs the fans support ATM. They will be looking at how well this remaster and the graphic novels perform. If they do well enough we could get a full remake, including blood omen.
When the survey went out, whenever ago that was, I stated that I wanted to see soul reaver remasters but a full on remake for blood omen and if those did well, then continue the story from defiance.
Also, you say that in soul reaver games we only see Kain as a bad guy doing things for selfish reasons, but this isn’t true. Sure, in soul reaver 1 this is what we’re led to believe, but in 2 you get to see that he’s out to actually save the world from demons and an unseen force but most importantly save raziel from his fate.
I think Kain is far more interesting in soul reaver and defiance than blood omen.
Personal opinion of course.
Soul Reaver 2 was my intro into the series. that being said Kain was my favorite character! I wish Blood Omen 2 had just a bit more on the budget front. Even back then the graphics were, ok. The OG Blood Omen had such a solid story and Soul Reaver 1 played into that well. Defiance....oh Defiance while it wasn't perfect, it hyped me up for the next chapter that never came
REMASTER BLOOD OMEN 2!!! My favorite game in the entire series. And now since Soul Reaver 1&2 are being remastered, Blood Omen 2 is now a real possibility.
I was about to make a video on this myself, but I 100 percent agree. It has so much potential for a remake.
I also invite you and others here to check out the spiritual successor to Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain - Deadhaus Sonata!
as a fan of Blood Omen 1 and member of the deadhaus community it is worth checking out.
I love the soul reaver series and that's how I was introduced to this world, but man there is so much potential for a blood omen remake leading into soul reaver remake. Not just remasters.
I would love a blood omen remake, haven’t played that game for so long. I Agree it’s a must for new fans as you see Kain in a different light, I started with SR1 then after discovered there was an older game (BO) and after that it completely changed my perspective of Kain and him as a character.
Always thought I’d love an animated series similar to NF castlevania, grim dark world with rich lore, would have less humour than u saw in the castlevania series but would still be great. Could get a fair number of seasons starting with the blood omen story, then the new dead shall rise graphic novel onto Kain conquering the world (at this point there’s more creative freedom but would have to be sure not to mess/contradict what’s to come) You can establish the relationship between Kain and Raziel as his second eventually leading to the opening scene in soul reaver (if done right new fans not familiar with the game would have this as an impactful moment while old fans would anticipate this moment and the change it brings) to then follow the remaining games. Later seasons you could have off shoot movies exploring the older stories such as the original vampires as and when they are introduce in the main series.
Youve such a compelling argument. I hope this gets the light it needs
Imagine making Nosgoth as large a map as Hyrule in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! How i yearn for a remake of the game with detailed places like Vorador's Mansion, Malek's Bastion, Nupraptor's Keep, Dark Eden and the Land of the Nemesis? I would buy the game in a heartbeat!!
Totally Agree, Really miss that Blood Omen Legacy of Kain!! :)
Please please let this happen. This story was amazing it stretched through all the games and the Defiance is left on a cliff hanger.
Don't ever accuse people of stealing, when you don't know if we made backups of our own CD that loves to get scratched. Roms are important, some companies are only realising now after trying to shove live service crap. Don't be on a high horse or preach. Some people in poor countries can't afford a ps5 remake.
Hey. No judgement here.
Of course that supporting the IP by buying the remasters is vital to any future projects. Blood Omen does deserve a remake.
Totally agree, the PS1 game was fantastic and the voice acting was amazing. I can't belive they skipped this. I play through this so many times and the weapons and spells were amazing and bloody.
speaking as one who grew up with Defiance as a child (didnt get my hands on the other games until 1-2 years ago) i have been desperatly wanting a remake of the series as a whole (but dear god do they need to rethink a few things about Blood Omen 2, the combat comes to mind). I know that Soul Reaver is the most popular in the series (so could be that they are starting there to kind of lure the community back in and test the water) but story and lore wise starting at Blood Omen 2 would have made more sense
Is a 10/10 voice acting and 10/10 history writing game, if it gets a remake it can become a hit no one will ever understand what is going on in SR1, SR2, LoKD and LoKBO2 if never played LoKBO but how to explain to modern game companies that this is a gold mine. I have the whole saga ps1 ps2 and i purchased it all again for pc on GoG, revisiting this game bring me a lot on memories of my youth and how fun was gaming then although now Kain will have a lot of censorship and they will have to change a lot of things in order to bring this game back and that can kill the game essence.
I agree but don't agree as well. Soul Reaver was the first game I ever owned that was mine. I am soooo happy they are remaking 1 and 2 and have pre-ordered on the Playstation. I also after playing one, played Blood Omen, before Soul Reaver 2, and Blood Omen 2 after Soul Seaver 2, and ended with Defiance. So From my Kid perspective. The Blood Omen games came across as Kain's Flashbacks to his past.
I really hope they do Blood Omen 1 and 2 next, then revamp defiance.
Also a new game that followed Raziel during his 1000 years serving Kain would be amazing. I have always wanted that. But now, I really really want it.
Lastly, These games have one of the best Vampire origin stories ever, bar none. Right up there with Bramstoker's Dracula or Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Just an Amazing story.
Kain is definitely my favorite game character. I named my son after him... he, my son, is uncontrollable.
Honestly I was beyond happy when I saw the Soul Reaver remastered trailer. Except for the 1st Blood Omen game I own and played all the others from Reaver 1-2 to Omen 2 to Defiance. The way I see the original Blood Omen needs a complete remake Final Fantasy VII style. With the current tech an open world hack'n slash game Witcher 3 style would be an amazing sight to behold but honestly I don't think there's any developer right now who can do it justice. And lets not forget that Amy Hennig should be heading development.
I agree that Blood Omen needs a remake. If one game from the series needs a full remake, it's Blood Omen. I think remasters are fine for the other four games. You are not alone in your opinion that we are "getting the carriage before the horse" in getting SR 1&2 before BO1, but maybe they wanted to start with the series' high point (in terms of sales/ popularity) and see how that goes before doing the rest of the series. SR2 was the first game I played in LoK, and I think they did a pretty good job recapping what all had happened up to that point.
Soul Reaver series did better sales wise, that's why they went with it
Hell even if they remake it just with new visuals and such kinda like Konami with mg3. Idk if you could replace Tony jay, or if Simon temple man would even do it at this point and you can’t replace kain
Edit: great video by the way. I always appreciate someone trying to bring light to my favourite series
I'm so glad that I still have this on the PS1, and I still have a PS2.
@LittleGreenBoxShow
I agree BO needs an overhaul to keep it more consistent with the later titles and to make it more appealing to modern audiences. It also lays a lot of framework for the later games' story.
That being said, i think the game would require WAY more heavy lifting than the Soul Reaver reskin. The game would have to be overhauled graphically and storywise (as they would probably want to retcon and homogenize some of the original elements). The game would also certainly have to be open-world, as originally envisioned.
I think they should pull a Silence of the Lambs. Establish the sequels then go back and pour love into the prequels once there's clear interest and no threat of studio heads canning it over profit projections.
I would absolutely adore a full 3d remake of blood omen, however I see why they went with a soul reaver remaster to test the waters, hopefully the remasters will send the message we want more redone in this series specifically with kains part in the story
Big same, I thought the same thing when I saw the remaster announcement. Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly grateful to see any LoK content getting dropped in 2024, but Blood Omen needs love probably more than any other game in the series
Dude I felt the same way ! I first played blood omen 2 my dad knew I loved vampires 😂 BUT man that game was so fun still have the copy 🔥
I love this series. And it would be great to have the whole story right from the beginning.
Blood Omen was the one i played first and still my favorite of the series. It's atmosphere and style is quite different from the rest and everything about it is very satisfying. I fully agree the game needs a proper remake. Unless they managed to screw it somehow, i'd buy without a second thought.
Yes sir, i need a remake of this Game.
This Game IS my favorite in all my Game collection ( all consoles and pc).
Bo legacy of kain IS way way better than soul reaver, back then in the 90s , the atmosphere and the music of the mausoleum was so creepy and scary.
A remake of the bo ps1 without the original voice actors and without preserving the atmosphere and without keeping the exact dialogues is doomed to a total failure.
I'm with you, I really want to see them remake Blood Omen 1, it was such an epic game with an amazing storyline. That said, that's one hell of a massive project; Soul Reaver is an easy one to do (comparatively) because you already have a lot of the work done, on the other hand, Blood Omen 1 would have to be remade from the ground up. If they do remake Blood Omen I hope they keep all of the dialogue and leave the storyline alone.
I don't need to steal a ROM of Blood Omen, I still have the PS1 disc and a working PS3 60GB to play it on.
Kain is one of the best characters in gaming, in my opinion. Love the voice acting.
I've been begging for a remake of Blood Omen for decades! Hopefully with the remaster of soul reaver they'll reconsider, the isometric view like Diablo would be absolutely perfect! Oh please let it be so 🙏
I would also have preferred Blood Omen. On a completely different note: If the games wouldn't have had fully voiced audio, not only wouldn't they have been the masterpieces they are, also you would have me seriously doubting how to pronounce Raziel 😂
I guess I should go back and listen to how they say it in game. Haha
I don't know how people mispronounce the name. Every other character says it constantly. 😂 Even in his own opening monologue he says it at least twice. "I am Raziel"
@@vanyadolly Also, Kain forced him to live under the sea, so his name rhymes with Arielle
I had hoped they’d remake all of the originals with current gen graphics and then drop the sequel.
This stuff needs to sell like crazy.
I would pay almost any amount of money for this version -- even if it's just a simple re-release of the original without the slowdown. To this day, few games have ever matched the voice acting and story of the original Blood Omen. Top 3 PS1 game hands down.
I could 100% see blood omen done the same way Diablo 2 resurrected was redone. It would be a great move, in my opinion.
I got an rog ally a few months ago and one of the first games i strated playing via emulator is blood omen legacy of kain.....omg if this game gets a remake i hope it plays like elden ring or no rest for the wicked....i was hype for the soul reaver remaster but way more intereted in kains story especially those endings....one of my first PlayStation memories.
I would also like a blood omen remake more than Raziel's story. Even with top-down view. Just modernized graphics. Although I can't imagine anyone else doing Kain's voice than Simon Templeman.
You couldn't be more right. Blood Omen was the right choice.Ya know, they could even just package the soul reaver remakes with a direct port of blood omen that allows me to play it on my modern consoles and I'd be happy enough. That's not necessarily what I want, but it'd be okay if they did that.
Thanks for the kind words about Blood Omen, @LittleGreenBoxShow.
I've always imagined a Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain remake to look and play closer to The Witcher 3. Instead of a full open world game it can be divided into several large areas as it was in the original game as well as in The Witcher 3. Perhaps Kain can choose between presenting himself as a vampire or concealing his dark nature and pretend that he's still the righteous nobleman that he was before undeath, leading to different quests and outcomes when dealing with NPCs. His morality will be influenced by how the player finish quests and treat human NPCs, which will eventually determine which ending we will get.
Totally agree with your take, but it's impossible to decouple from the economic realities, unfortunately. If the SR1/2 remasters do well, that gives us the best chance of a BO1/2 remake (and it should be a remake, not remaster). It all had to be done this way, in the most risk averse manner possible. Remember there had been trouble with Embrace making unwise desicions, and there are a few IP's that suffered - Deus Ex being one of them. They had to be careful about how they reintroduced LOK. I wanted a remake and not remaster for SR1/2, but I understand why they did it. A remake would have been much more expensive. And then crowd funding the graphic novel. I will say that SR1/2 being remade rather than merely remastered would have given those games a better chance of landing with a younger generation of gamers by updating various antiquated elements, so I guess we'll all see where this leads to.
Yeah, I don't think people realize how expensive and much work it would be to remake or even remaster BO for a modern audience. It's such a huge and special game, we wouldn't want them to do a half-assed job.
Rented the orginal when it came out for PS1. Just replayed the GOG version (think it was cheaper to buy then I paid for the rental). Absolutly loved it. To go along with your suggestion, it was annoying having to go to the pause screen to swap weapons, armors and spells. I would be nice to be able to do that on the fly without pausing as it breaks up the play.
I've always thought that Blood Omen deserved a remake far more than either of the Soul Reaver games. The gameplay for Blood Omen is just so much better and more timeless.
If they are already doing the soul reaver series as just remasters, I think there's a big chance it's a move to A: test the waters for the series' commercial viability in todays scene. B: Get hype going for a proper remake, in which case BO1 would be the prime candidate. C:Get money to fund it.
if the SR remakes does well now I can't decide what ide want to happen next. Finally getting a new final chapter next project, finishing off Kains Legacy while we get the chance. Or a remaster of Bo1 Bo2 and Defiance would be pretty amazing, and then risking hope that does well enough to help fund a final chapter project.
Fully agree. The LOK series is all about the plot (and the amazing voice acting). Kicking off mid-stream doesn't make sense to me. It is really Kain's story. With Raziel, we get to explore and experience Nosgoth (and its history) as molded by Kain.
Who would you cast as Kain for a movie? It’s such a tough one because Simons voice is iconic as Kain.
When it got to soul reaver, I can only think of Robert Pattinson. He has the look and voice.
Will say that Verok's Patch basically fixes all the issues with the GOG version and controller and resolution support works well.
I at least need a combo system
Blocking, counters, finishers with dismemberment, metalic combat sounds....
My respect to this game Blood omen is a one of a kind it needs a remake.