An outstanding yes! This is exactly the kind of game which deserves a remake. It is flawed but it has potential. Unfortunately, most remakes are done to cash in on nostalgia. They're mostly games which are already great on their own or in a better case, legendary games which are nearly impossible to run on modern systems. Sadly, flawed games which have potential are not remade that often.
If kain would come out as a young villainous graphically gorgeous vampire with all the more polished combat and better enemy intelligence and enhanced plot. I would drop my money on that right now.
play it again on the phone with a controller. you wont regret it. with 3x graphics, it is like a remake. top 3 games on the ps2! i recently replayed it. amazing
But soul reaver 2 and 1 , blood omen 1 and even defiance were better than blood omen 2. Blood omen 2 is repetitive and boring I couldn’t finish it even after recently replaying. I’m a huge fan of LOK but blood omen 2 is my least favorite of them all
@@amandalicorne7769 no way does Defiance come close. You get lost in the unorganized world of Defiance. Replayability is low. Blood Omen 2 is a masterpiece.
@@thatevanguy1480 I was able to play it just fine and replay them both often. They're my absolute favorites of the series. Heck Defiance was the first game I bought for my PS2 when I bought it. I understand that you aren't fond of it but I still absolutely adore Defiance. Tons of love for BO2 too.
@@amandalicorne7769 Defiance would be tough as a first game to get into since the story is complicated at that point. Engaging for sure though. I love it. Played it over 3 times but the replayability of bo2 is way better.
Blood Omen one has a lot of the battle mechanics with feeding on enemies. He could stun enemies and feed from them. He also had a spell that allowed him to feed from multiple opponents at once
The "one at a time" feeding mechanic in the original version of Blood Omen 2 was probably the worst way to go about it. Having played Soul Reaver and LoK: Defiance, where you can replenish your health from multiple sources at the same time was such a time saver. Defiance especially, as you could move around and not run the risk of being attacked whilst trying to heal yourself. If it starts off as "One at a time", but as like the narrator suggested having a skill-tree progression system for combat and vampiric traits allowing for the number of sources as well as range of said sources to increase, not to mention having to sit through the same long-drawn out feeding cut-scene, that would be a godsend. (This was particularly monotonous against the higher tier enemies from stage 5 onwards.)
I for one, would love to play a remake/re-envisioned Blood Omen 2. Although it doesn't fit completely in the whole lore, since it was made by a different team back then, the game has absolutely the beauty of its own.
@@hater2764 I'm trying to make it as short as possible. Blood Omen 2 was created by another team, which wasn't under the supervision of Amy Hennigs. They introduced their own ideas into the lore, forcing Amy Hennings to change the scripts at the end of Soul Reaver 2 as well as designing LoK Defiance around it. At the end of Blood Omen 2, Kain finds a certain character. He also appears briefly in the final boss fight as well. But what happens then doesn't make any sense at all. This video describe it much more in depth (SPOILER ALERT): th-cam.com/video/OBAyo8rJWDo/w-d-xo.html
I’d like to see the entire series get revived. Playing the soul reaver remaster just felt so clunky. But the world they designed seemed so interesting. I think your idea about making it like devil may cray with stamina would be really cool. I’d also like some of the combat to feel heavy, but also fluid. I will say though, I just in general like Raziel’s character design more and would like to see it redesigned with today’s tech. Lastly, I’d like to see Kain’s upgrade paths change how he looks, perhaps making him look more vampiric like he did in soul reaver or something else.
This game is my childhood. Came out the year i was born in, and somehow i got it from my parents for PC first, then i was begging them to buy it for me on PS2 and they did! I grew up on this game. The sounds, the visuals, i remember 95% of the game perfectly. I even bought it on steam like 2 years ago just for the heck of it haha I’d love a remastered version!
I would like a Blood Omen remake, hell one thing I’d love to see is when Kain kills all his lieutenants that betrayed him he goes for a new set of bound lieutenants who’s mindset is both fanatical and brutal for their master. How cool would it be to see Raziel raised from the dead in game alongside his brothers and aid Kain in retaking his power base even against the likes of Vorador cause I doubt he’d like the sold Sarafan Lords who killed his master even when turned.
If such a remake/remaster were made, one of the things I'd like to see included would be, to play as a pre-defeated Kain, entering the stronghold of Mobius to reclaim Vorador's severed head, (As it was shown to remain in an undecayed state in Soul Reaver 2.) this would at the very least, explain Vorador being in the game to begin with.
I totally agree with you, but I think the Dev team need to create a Remake of Blood Omen 1 first as that is the oldest game in the franchise series by todays standard! Then Remake Blood Omen 2.
I thought Blood Omen 2's combat was quite good, I remember how satisfying how you could take on a strong enemy and have it end with him desperately crawling away from you. I would agree it should be vastly improved but I would build upon it.
I always thought this game was incredibly underrated! I understand the critique but I actually prefer it over the Soul Reaver games because of the worldbuilding and setting, I loved the linearity yet grander scale of the levels and getting immersed through the world through overhearing NPC dialogue.
Although parts of this game were clunky I genuinely had a lot of fun with it back in the day. By the way you’re describing the remake it makes me think of dark souls, and I DO NOT want to change this compelling dark story into a teeth grinding souls like clone.
I think ...Blood omen 2 was actually one of the time lines of kain out of many possibilities where Kain failed and defeated Sarafan Lord with a legendary comeback
@azghuldrake or it could be possible, that as the BO2 seems to have quite advanced engineering and technology as compared to the other parts, as you said BO2 could be the distant future where Kain actually becomes the guardian of the pillars and somehow corruption in him and nosgoth ends with Raziels sacrifice as seen in the end of 'Defiance'. Only one soul reaver remains, kain turns into a more human looking vampire with corruption lifted, enabling him to create better vampires without defiling the corpse.
@@kennyblaze6303 Good idea, but memories are, by definition, of events you have already witnessed. In order for Kain to know about Blood Omen 2, either it has already happened to him (no matter after how many time travels), or he is seeing the future - which is not the case, since he is neither using a time-streaming device, nor using magic to make prophecies, at the time he warns Raziel about the Hylden threat and Janos. Also, why would Kain work on conquering Nosgoth, after being cured from Nuproptor's attack, at the end of Defiance, instead of defeating the Elder once and for all and restoring the Pillars ??? Blood Omen 2's technology just fell into disuse, since it was primarily used by the hylden and Humans, to fight Vampires. During Kain's conquest of Nosgoth (between Blood Omen 2 and Soul Reaver 1), his army more than likely destroyed the anti-Vampire machines and, with the decreasing Human population, Humans simply forgot how to use that era's science, while the Vampires themselves simply didn't need it (as they could use magic, instead).
@@jackwilliam4436 actually kain did see the glimpses of the future, most of it he didn't or probably clearly couldn't see due to many possibilities. The proof of kain seeing into the future is that Raziel also sees himself absorbed the soul of Ariel to power up his soul reaver which is seen further in defiance. For kain to rule nosgoth he needed to end the corruption in himself and so to become guardian of the pillars. To my understanding the story of Nosgoth is that, it has always been two fantasy creatures in the human world which were brought by human intervention out of their evil desire. One is Vampires brought out by Necromancy (Magic) and Two is the Hylden which are the aliens (explained by Janos in BO2) which are brought out somehow by Science or Technology by Humans curiosity with some Aliens manipulation in creating worm hole using Glyf energy. Kain did not understand that, the dark forces behind were the Hyldens. The magicians and scollers perhaps were manipulated by distant communication with masked aliens (Hyldens). Even for a human like Mobius it's ridiculous to have such intelligence such as Time Streaming Device which seems to be using that green Glyf energy. There are so much unanswered plot, which devs could really explain by further making new part. But it's great that the fans are happy sharing their ideas.
@@jackwilliam4436 that's more likely the case bcs we speak in centuries of history between kains birth an the end of SR2 In the opening of SR1 kain is ancient in human standards and in BO2 he is more likely raziels age wen he got his wings
Because these games are so story-driven, one thing Blood Omen 2 would need is an explanation for why this is so different from what the other games had indicated was going on during Kain's initial conquest. How is Vorador alive again? Did Kain reattach his head? One line would fix that problem. They could've also explained that things really had changed because of the events of Soul Reaver 2, and now Kain needed to fix things again so he could completely fix things for Defiance. Maybe it would change the context of Kain's actions in the Soul Reaver games. Above all, though, I totally agree that the top priority needs to be fixing the combat system. The clunky combat was a huge problem for this game.
I would like to see a remake. I agree the story wasn't as fleshed out, a new game + with all abilities, soul reaver and costumes unlocked. Maybe even an open world inspired by Assassins creed where you can conquer terrortory and have abilities to call vampires and worshippers to help you undermine the Sarabande. And create the set for Kain to create the clans. I felt the levels were too long and had little going on inside them so maybe they could fix that too. I'd love to take control of Kain again. And yes Simon Templeman was (and could be again) Kain
Me Personally,i would just love them to carry on with Kain where we left off in Legacy Of Kain Defiance ,Kain looking over at the Pillar's now with Raziel's soul within the Soulreaver now at it's most powerful,Kain finally has a Better chance at being the Balance Guardian and King of Vampire's .....a game based on that i think is what most Legacy Of Kain fan's really want ,but it's just my opinion ,when i saw the end cut scene with Kain now with Raziel's soul fully powering the Soulreaver and what Kain said....i was so looking forward to the next game,but very disappointingly never came and that is a crying shame cus there is so much potential and i think it would of been an awesome game 👍
As much as I would like to see a remaster but I think if they would remake it I think they would do an even better job this time around a lot of people are into monsters today than ever before and make some sort of attachment on how it led up to Soul Reaver. Blood omen one and two or sort of different when it comes to Soul Reaver they were more human like in the blood Omen series then whenever it got to Soul Reaver it was like Paul open up your eyes everything changed the thing is from blood Omen in Soul Reaver there is a big gap that needs filled it didn't make sense to a lot of fans when they first made it that was never told.
I LOVE that they brought back soul reaver. But after my excitement calmed down a bit, I must say I'm a bit disappointed it was just a "hd remaster". Loved that they reused the original voice tracks, but sad they just traced over the original game. Wish they would remake it or ANY of the LOK games with the style they did with Bloodborne. And yes definitely update the fighting mechanics.
I bought blood omen 2 when it came out, and while i thought it was really cool, it was a little boring in the gameplay dept and visuals. I think a remake would surpass any level of justice that could be done for it.
Dmc has no open world, npc’s, taverns or anything, neither does any LOK game, but they feel like it. Maybe something more like a 3rd person bioshock because of all the abilities he has but you move more like a big sister or dishonored, very fast. Hmm I’m thinking now maybe closest thing to what kain would really be like is the cyborg ninja hallway massacre scene. He can turn invisible. Something like that where you’re just speed blitzing. Mmm maybe best way to picture it is how would kain behave if he was in the Metsl gear solid game
I love Legacy of Kain for its story. Blood Omen 2 has the weakest story, but is my favorite in terms of gameplay. It's not a hack-n-slash beat-em-up that many try to play it as, it's more of a patient block and counter game and its slower pace suits me. Please don't ruin in by turning it into DMC or a souls-like. I wouldn't mind a rewriting of the script, as long as the plot remains the same. It may have the weakest story in the series, but it is what it is and needs to stay that way. A more Hennig-like script would make it fit in with the rest of the series without drastically changing the overall story. If anything, it would be nice to see how Vorador is alive (Kain makes a reference to Vorador being killed so we know that his death in BO1 was not erased) as well as an explanation of who the seer is.
Combat in Soul Reaver 2 was mid af too. Dunno why people hated on Blood Omen 2’s combat so much by comparison. At least it had a bunch of cool abilities unlike Soul Reaver 2.
I wish that devs would listen/watch this vid. Your ideas are great for both titles blood omen 1 and 2 and I would play the plum out of them. I have re played both remastered soul reaver although I wasn't totally happy with it cos there were a lot of things that they could have done with that they haven't. Great vid btw
@@jurgennolte7577 the problem is....we only really have simon templeman left to voice. The elder god Ba ded, Mobius VA ded, Vorrador VA ded. Raziel- really...REALLY OLD
The story just didn't work for me, it was too jarring comparing to the rest of the story, and way too linear. I loved the exploration of the first two games. Blood Omen could learn a lot from thief, crusader of might and magic, and such. Kicking things into spikes is fun. Clearly we need more panicking civilians and a more dynamic world that gets more brutal and twisted.
BO2 is one of the best games out of all 4. The reason why the series does not have 5 games is because BO1 is so bad in terms of graphics and gameplay, it's worlds apart from any of the other 3D titles of the series. And for 1997, there's not really any good excuse for having a 2D game that looks like a dark Zelda RPG clone.
I was so disappointed when I first played this game being a teenager and even back then I realized how ugly looks compared to the Soul Reaver games that came out early. It's like if Blood Omen 2 would have been developed by a totally different studio that had no idea of the tone of the legacy of kain series. The dialogues lack the rich and dramatic language of the other games and the story is pretty bland. The character models and designs are generic and looks nothing like the stilyzed designs from the previous entries, plus the stiff animations are such a downgrade compared to the ones in Soul Reaver 2, and hell I think even SR 1 with less poligons made thigs much more expresive. If at least the gameplay was decent, but not even that. To me it feels clunky and boring. I dont know how to describe it but it's like Kain moves, fights, cast spells and controls like a robot. I can't tell why people like this game so much, probably because this one was the first of the series that they played and they remember it with nostalgia, but for my Blood Omen 2 is the black sheep of the Lok series.
I strongly disliked this game. The retcons it presented as well as the terrible combat and the atmosphere was just off. Could def tell that a diff company made this and they tried to shoehorn it into the existing lore. Wish this one would just be forgotten if/when they remake the series. Doesn't belong with the rest.
They should do a blood omen 1 remake. Bo1 is the best part of the series for me and its good enough as standalone if Kain sacrifice himself at the end .
would like the game to be remade with a story remake, but this time amy in charge of the story, I want combat to be much more diverse as well, give us a bunch of new vampire abilitys for combat, have us change builds and abilities that change our overall play style, give us a dark souls lite Approach to its combat, where enemy attacks vary making dodges timings and counters different. note when i say dark souls lite approach, i dont mean making a action combat game with a dodge roll, think about how souls games does its enemy types? every one of them fights drastically different from one another.
2:41 actually, that honor goes to defiance as the weakest entry. EDIT: 5:24 no, you obviously don't know legacy of kain. The devil may cry combat in defiance is what took players away from the gothic horror vibe from it's previous entries. Legacy Of Kain has always played like a Zelda clone, so Dark Souls would be more fitting.
Speak for yourself. IMO, Defiance > Blood Omen 2. Gameplay preferences are one thing, but The Legacy of Kain's real strength was always the storyline, and Blood Omen 2 features bad plot holes. It even features Vorador, who is canonically dead by the events of Blood Omen 2 (he was decapitated in Blood Omen 1 by the Sarafan). Vorador's appearance in Soul Reaver 2 is due to Raziel travelling back in time to an era when Vorador was still an active vampire, prior to the events of Blood Omen 1. Blood Omen 2 is set after the events of Blood Omen 1, and Vorador just appears a perfectly healthy vampire, and no explanation is given for his apparent resurrection. You can't deny that Blood Omen 2 dropped the ball with regards to the lore. Defiance made the Dark Entity from BO1 the same creature as the Hylden Lord, retconning it in order to have BO2 make a little more sense. Doesn't even try to explain the Vorador plot-hole, though. BO2 is the weakest link in the Legacy of Kain storyline/lore.
@n64fan60 1 you're right, your opinion. As for storyline, just cuz there are plot holes doesn't = a weak story. If I recall correctly, the paradox created after soul reaver 2 reshuffled Kain's history/past memories. So vorador being alive is totally valid. And by the way, Moebius k!lled Vorador. (Not the sarafan.) 2. Hash'ak'gik is a collection of hylden, not the serafan/hylden lord himself. 3 after Raziel's D3ath, the story to legacy of kain sucks @$$ now because there is no way to give it a proper ending unless Kain sacrifices himself to restore the pillars/Nosgoths current wasteland. If raziel had lived, he would end kain giving him the amplified reaver at the mountains retreat, end the elder god, and end whatever hylden threat that invades Nosgoths future while simultaneously healing the land when new pillar guardians are born. Kain being alive will only recreate a bad ending like blood omen 1 leaving Nosgoth/the pillars in ruins.
@ewwwt 1) I reckon plot holes do mean it's the weakest in the series. You're correct regarding who killed Vorador. Refardless, he is decapitated in BO1, and later games show Moebius (I think?) kept his head as a trophy. This particular paradox is not honored in Defiance. 2) Regardless, the Dark Entity from BO1 is retconned as the Hylden Lord in Defiance, because of having so sort out nonsense established in BO2. 3) Fair enough. I don't really know what to say to that. IMO, the weakest link in terms of storyline is BO2, which, for me, makes it the worst in the series.
Would you want to play a Blood Omen 2 Remake?
Yes. I have the OG on a few devices.
Yes I would. Hoping to see it on the PS6.
Now that LOK ownership is no longer with Square Enix, there is a greater than 0% chance of this happening.
I would rather a new entry that follows right after the story of Defiance.
An outstanding yes! This is exactly the kind of game which deserves a remake. It is flawed but it has potential. Unfortunately, most remakes are done to cash in on nostalgia. They're mostly games which are already great on their own or in a better case, legendary games which are nearly impossible to run on modern systems.
Sadly, flawed games which have potential are not remade that often.
If kain would come out as a young villainous graphically gorgeous vampire with all the more polished combat and better enemy intelligence and enhanced plot. I would drop my money on that right now.
This is one of my favorite games of all time.i was so caught in that world when i first played it.Awesome atmosphere.
play it again on the phone with a controller. you wont regret it. with 3x graphics, it is like a remake. top 3 games on the ps2! i recently replayed it. amazing
Blood Omen 2 was my fav of the series. I played it the most. I would love to see it remastered.
Defiance is mine but Blood Omen 2 is a VERY close second!
But soul reaver 2 and 1 , blood omen 1 and even defiance were better than blood omen 2.
Blood omen 2 is repetitive and boring I couldn’t finish it even after recently replaying. I’m a huge fan of LOK but blood omen 2 is my least favorite of them all
@@amandalicorne7769 no way does Defiance come close. You get lost in the unorganized world of Defiance. Replayability is low. Blood Omen 2 is a masterpiece.
@@thatevanguy1480 I was able to play it just fine and replay them both often. They're my absolute favorites of the series. Heck Defiance was the first game I bought for my PS2 when I bought it.
I understand that you aren't fond of it but I still absolutely adore Defiance. Tons of love for BO2 too.
@@amandalicorne7769 Defiance would be tough as a first game to get into since the story is complicated at that point. Engaging for sure though. I love it. Played it over 3 times but the replayability of bo2 is way better.
Blood Omen one has a lot of the battle mechanics with feeding on enemies. He could stun enemies and feed from them. He also had a spell that allowed him to feed from multiple opponents at once
The "one at a time" feeding mechanic in the original version of Blood Omen 2 was probably the worst way to go about it. Having played Soul Reaver and LoK: Defiance, where you can replenish your health from multiple sources at the same time was such a time saver. Defiance especially, as you could move around and not run the risk of being attacked whilst trying to heal yourself. If it starts off as "One at a time", but as like the narrator suggested having a skill-tree progression system for combat and vampiric traits allowing for the number of sources as well as range of said sources to increase, not to mention having to sit through the same long-drawn out feeding cut-scene, that would be a godsend. (This was particularly monotonous against the higher tier enemies from stage 5 onwards.)
Kain is a classic would love a new game but would worry about the virus that has spread throughout the gaming /filming - company's
I for one, would love to play a remake/re-envisioned Blood Omen 2. Although it doesn't fit completely in the whole lore, since it was made by a different team back then, the game has absolutely the beauty of its own.
How it doesn't fit? 🤔
@@hater2764 I'm trying to make it as short as possible. Blood Omen 2 was created by another team, which wasn't under the supervision of Amy Hennigs. They introduced their own ideas into the lore, forcing Amy Hennings to change the scripts at the end of Soul Reaver 2 as well as designing LoK Defiance around it.
At the end of Blood Omen 2, Kain finds a certain character. He also appears briefly in the final boss fight as well. But what happens then doesn't make any sense at all.
This video describe it much more in depth (SPOILER ALERT):
th-cam.com/video/OBAyo8rJWDo/w-d-xo.html
Some good ideas but I don't want generic skill trees in my Legacy of Kain 😅
I would personally invest in this project and want to get involved. What a time to be alive 💪🏽🔥🔥🔥
Title is misleading, this is not a Blood Omen 2 Devlog. 10/10 video anyways.
I’d like to see the entire series get revived. Playing the soul reaver remaster just felt so clunky. But the world they designed seemed so interesting.
I think your idea about making it like devil may cray with stamina would be really cool. I’d also like some of the combat to feel heavy, but also fluid.
I will say though, I just in general like Raziel’s character design more and would like to see it redesigned with today’s tech. Lastly, I’d like to see Kain’s upgrade paths change how he looks, perhaps making him look more vampiric like he did in soul reaver or something else.
This game is my childhood. Came out the year i was born in, and somehow i got it from my parents for PC first, then i was begging them to buy it for me on PS2 and they did! I grew up on this game. The sounds, the visuals, i remember 95% of the game perfectly. I even bought it on steam like 2 years ago just for the heck of it haha
I’d love a remastered version!
I think we need to talk about the first game before we bring this game up
@@isaacvampful already made a video on the first blood omen
I would like a Blood Omen remake, hell one thing I’d love to see is when Kain kills all his lieutenants that betrayed him he goes for a new set of bound lieutenants who’s mindset is both fanatical and brutal for their master. How cool would it be to see Raziel raised from the dead in game alongside his brothers and aid Kain in retaking his power base even against the likes of Vorador cause I doubt he’d like the sold Sarafan Lords who killed his master even when turned.
If such a remake/remaster were made, one of the things I'd like to see included would be, to play as a pre-defeated Kain, entering the stronghold of Mobius to reclaim Vorador's severed head, (As it was shown to remain in an undecayed state in Soul Reaver 2.) this would at the very least, explain Vorador being in the game to begin with.
I hope in the remake they would add some elements like more character interaction between Umar, Kain and Vorador.
Yes, the entire Legacy of Kain series needs to be re made.
You had to use that AI eyesore for a thumbnail? -_-
I totally agree with you, but I think the Dev team need to create a Remake of Blood Omen 1 first as that is the oldest game in the franchise series by todays standard! Then Remake Blood Omen 2.
I thought Blood Omen 2's combat was quite good, I remember how satisfying how you could take on a strong enemy and have it end with him desperately crawling away from you. I would agree it should be vastly improved but I would build upon it.
As long it's not for the MODERN AUDIENCE, then I'll be happy if it ever happens, and I truly hope so
I always thought this game was incredibly underrated! I understand the critique but I actually prefer it over the Soul Reaver games because of the worldbuilding and setting, I loved the linearity yet grander scale of the levels and getting immersed through the world through overhearing NPC dialogue.
Kain should sparkle like Edward Cullen. Because we all know vampires are sparkly in the sunlight...sparklpire...sparklepyr...
Although parts of this game were clunky I genuinely had a lot of fun with it back in the day.
By the way you’re describing the remake it makes me think of dark souls, and I DO NOT want to change this compelling dark story into a teeth grinding souls like clone.
Just purchased the collection on steam to accompanied the SR remasters
I think ...Blood omen 2 was actually one of the time lines of kain out of many possibilities where Kain failed and defeated Sarafan Lord with a legendary comeback
i think BO2 is what kain sees at the end of SR2 bcs he meets a enslaved janous at the end by the hylden
@azghuldrake or it could be possible, that as the BO2 seems to have quite advanced engineering and technology as compared to the other parts, as you said BO2 could be the distant future where Kain actually becomes the guardian of the pillars and somehow corruption in him and nosgoth ends with Raziels sacrifice as seen in the end of 'Defiance'.
Only one soul reaver remains, kain turns into a more human looking vampire with corruption lifted, enabling him to create better vampires without defiling the corpse.
@@kennyblaze6303 Good idea, but memories are, by definition, of events you have already witnessed. In order for Kain to know about Blood Omen 2, either it has already happened to him (no matter after how many time travels), or he is seeing the future - which is not the case, since he is neither using a time-streaming device, nor using magic to make prophecies, at the time he warns Raziel about the Hylden threat and Janos. Also, why would Kain work on conquering Nosgoth, after being cured from Nuproptor's attack, at the end of Defiance, instead of defeating the Elder once and for all and restoring the Pillars ??? Blood Omen 2's technology just fell into disuse, since it was primarily used by the hylden and Humans, to fight Vampires. During Kain's conquest of Nosgoth (between Blood Omen 2 and Soul Reaver 1), his army more than likely destroyed the anti-Vampire machines and, with the decreasing Human population, Humans simply forgot how to use that era's science, while the Vampires themselves simply didn't need it (as they could use magic, instead).
@@jackwilliam4436 actually kain did see the glimpses of the future, most of it he didn't or probably clearly couldn't see due to many possibilities. The proof of kain seeing into the future is that Raziel also sees himself absorbed the soul of Ariel to power up his soul reaver which is seen further in defiance. For kain to rule nosgoth he needed to end the corruption in himself and so to become guardian of the pillars. To my understanding the story of Nosgoth is that, it has always been two fantasy creatures in the human world which were brought by human intervention out of their evil desire. One is Vampires brought out by Necromancy (Magic) and Two is the Hylden which are the aliens (explained by Janos in BO2) which are brought out somehow by Science or Technology by Humans curiosity with some Aliens manipulation in creating worm hole using Glyf energy.
Kain did not understand that, the dark forces behind were the Hyldens. The magicians and scollers perhaps were manipulated by distant communication with masked aliens (Hyldens).
Even for a human like Mobius it's ridiculous to have such intelligence such as Time Streaming Device which seems to be using that green Glyf energy.
There are so much unanswered plot, which devs could really explain by further making new part. But it's great that the fans are happy sharing their ideas.
@@jackwilliam4436 that's more likely the case bcs we speak in centuries of history between kains birth an the end of SR2
In the opening of SR1 kain is ancient in human standards and in BO2 he is more likely raziels age wen he got his wings
I hope they do this.
Because these games are so story-driven, one thing Blood Omen 2 would need is an explanation for why this is so different from what the other games had indicated was going on during Kain's initial conquest. How is Vorador alive again? Did Kain reattach his head? One line would fix that problem.
They could've also explained that things really had changed because of the events of Soul Reaver 2, and now Kain needed to fix things again so he could completely fix things for Defiance. Maybe it would change the context of Kain's actions in the Soul Reaver games.
Above all, though, I totally agree that the top priority needs to be fixing the combat system. The clunky combat was a huge problem for this game.
"Soul Reaver" events take place centuries after "Blood Omen 2"
I would like to see a remake. I agree the story wasn't as fleshed out, a new game + with all abilities, soul reaver and costumes unlocked.
Maybe even an open world inspired by Assassins creed where you can conquer terrortory and have abilities to call vampires and worshippers to help you undermine the Sarabande. And create the set for Kain to create the clans.
I felt the levels were too long and had little going on inside them so maybe they could fix that too.
I'd love to take control of Kain again. And yes Simon Templeman was (and could be again) Kain
I would pay for a remake but a remaster would be a waste of time and money.
Me Personally,i would just love them to carry on with Kain where we left off in Legacy Of Kain Defiance ,Kain looking over at the Pillar's now with Raziel's soul within the Soulreaver now at it's most powerful,Kain finally has a Better chance at being the Balance Guardian and King of Vampire's .....a game based on that i think is what most Legacy Of Kain fan's really want ,but it's just my opinion ,when i saw the end cut scene with Kain now with Raziel's soul fully powering the Soulreaver and what Kain said....i was so looking forward to the next game,but very disappointingly never came and that is a crying shame cus there is so much potential and i think it would of been an awesome game 👍
Bloodomen , soulreaver and bloodrayne need a remake
As much as I would like to see a remaster but I think if they would remake it I think they would do an even better job this time around a lot of people are into monsters today than ever before and make some sort of attachment on how it led up to Soul Reaver.
Blood omen one and two or sort of different when it comes to Soul Reaver they were more human like in the blood Omen series then whenever it got to Soul Reaver it was like Paul open up your eyes everything changed the thing is from blood Omen in Soul Reaver there is a big gap that needs filled it didn't make sense to a lot of fans when they first made it that was never told.
Remake Blood Omen 1
Would rather see Blood Omen's 1 remake and reset the franchise properly from start
I LOVE that they brought back soul reaver. But after my excitement calmed down a bit, I must say I'm a bit disappointed it was just a "hd remaster". Loved that they reused the original voice tracks, but sad they just traced over the original game. Wish they would remake it or ANY of the LOK games with the style they did with Bloodborne. And yes definitely update the fighting mechanics.
We need a modern Kain that is LGBTQ+ and fights against climate change.
@@matthewlucent7645 netflix legacy of kain
nope if that happens it would KILL Kain
people don't want that in there games or films
- look how much money is being lost ! to dei - pc woke
I bought blood omen 2 when it came out, and while i thought it was really cool, it was a little boring in the gameplay dept and visuals. I think a remake would surpass any level of justice that could be done for it.
Dmc has no open world, npc’s, taverns or anything, neither does any LOK game, but they feel like it. Maybe something more like a 3rd person bioshock because of all the abilities he has but you move more like a big sister or dishonored, very fast. Hmm I’m thinking now maybe closest thing to what kain would really be like is the cyborg ninja hallway massacre scene. He can turn invisible. Something like that where you’re just speed blitzing. Mmm maybe best way to picture it is how would kain behave if he was in the Metsl gear solid game
Make it open world.
100% change the art style (specifically characters). It just doesn't work. It lacks of details on characters.
I love Legacy of Kain for its story. Blood Omen 2 has the weakest story, but is my favorite in terms of gameplay. It's not a hack-n-slash beat-em-up that many try to play it as, it's more of a patient block and counter game and its slower pace suits me. Please don't ruin in by turning it into DMC or a souls-like. I wouldn't mind a rewriting of the script, as long as the plot remains the same. It may have the weakest story in the series, but it is what it is and needs to stay that way. A more Hennig-like script would make it fit in with the rest of the series without drastically changing the overall story. If anything, it would be nice to see how Vorador is alive (Kain makes a reference to Vorador being killed so we know that his death in BO1 was not erased) as well as an explanation of who the seer is.
Combat in Soul Reaver 2 was mid af too. Dunno why people hated on Blood Omen 2’s combat so much by comparison. At least it had a bunch of cool abilities unlike Soul Reaver 2.
Remake the first one first
I wish that devs would listen/watch this vid. Your ideas are great for both titles blood omen 1 and 2 and I would play the plum out of them. I have re played both remastered soul reaver although I wasn't totally happy with it cos there were a lot of things that they could have done with that they haven't.
Great vid btw
They can make a new sequels.
thats what the soul reaver remasters i think are for. to gauge interest
@ZeroOmega-vg8nq i am down for a new one on the new systems.
@@jurgennolte7577 the problem is....we only really have simon templeman left to voice. The elder god Ba ded, Mobius VA ded, Vorrador VA ded. Raziel- really...REALLY OLD
@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq voice can easily be manipulated with AI these days or similar.
@@jurgennolte7577 with those legendary voices i dont think the fandom will see it in good taste my dude.
The story just didn't work for me, it was too jarring comparing to the rest of the story, and way too linear.
I loved the exploration of the first two games.
Blood Omen could learn a lot from thief, crusader of might and magic, and such.
Kicking things into spikes is fun.
Clearly we need more panicking civilians and a more dynamic world that gets more brutal and twisted.
BO2 is one of the best games out of all 4. The reason why the series does not have 5 games is because BO1 is so bad in terms of graphics and gameplay, it's worlds apart from any of the other 3D titles of the series. And for 1997, there's not really any good excuse for having a 2D game that looks like a dark Zelda RPG clone.
the game had lot of potential but was super janky
Basically combat style Darksiders 2 meets bloodborne with cool abilities.
This game was too easy...
I composed this song inspired by this series.
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I was so disappointed when I first played this game being a teenager and even back then I realized how ugly looks compared to the Soul Reaver games that came out early. It's like if Blood Omen 2 would have been developed by a totally different studio that had no idea of the tone of the legacy of kain series. The dialogues lack the rich and dramatic language of the other games and the story is pretty bland. The character models and designs are generic and looks nothing like the stilyzed designs from the previous entries, plus the stiff animations are such a downgrade compared to the ones in Soul Reaver 2, and hell I think even SR 1 with less poligons made thigs much more expresive.
If at least the gameplay was decent, but not even that. To me it feels clunky and boring. I dont know how to describe it but it's like Kain moves, fights, cast spells and controls like a robot.
I can't tell why people like this game so much, probably because this one was the first of the series that they played and they remember it with nostalgia, but for my Blood Omen 2 is the black sheep of the Lok series.
I strongly disliked this game. The retcons it presented as well as the terrible combat and the atmosphere was just off. Could def tell that a diff company made this and they tried to shoehorn it into the existing lore. Wish this one would just be forgotten if/when they remake the series. Doesn't belong with the rest.
Defiance tbh but never played so cant say 100% still i think a new actual game would be awesome
They should do a blood omen 1 remake. Bo1 is the best part of the series for me and its good enough as standalone if Kain sacrifice himself at the end .
would like the game to be remade with a story remake, but this time amy in charge of the story, I want combat to be much more diverse as well, give us a bunch of new vampire abilitys for combat, have us change builds and abilities that change our overall play style, give us a dark souls lite Approach to its combat, where enemy attacks vary making dodges timings and counters different.
note when i say dark souls lite approach, i dont mean making a action combat game with a dodge roll, think about how souls games does its enemy types? every one of them fights drastically different from one another.
Actually it was the hype!! Lol
2:41 actually, that honor goes to defiance as the weakest entry. EDIT: 5:24 no, you obviously don't know legacy of kain. The devil may cry combat in defiance is what took players away from the gothic horror vibe from it's previous entries. Legacy Of Kain has always played like a Zelda clone, so Dark Souls would be more fitting.
Speak for yourself. IMO, Defiance > Blood Omen 2. Gameplay preferences are one thing, but The Legacy of Kain's real strength was always the storyline, and Blood Omen 2 features bad plot holes. It even features Vorador, who is canonically dead by the events of Blood Omen 2 (he was decapitated in Blood Omen 1 by the Sarafan).
Vorador's appearance in Soul Reaver 2 is due to Raziel travelling back in time to an era when Vorador was still an active vampire, prior to the events of Blood Omen 1.
Blood Omen 2 is set after the events of Blood Omen 1, and Vorador just appears a perfectly healthy vampire, and no explanation is given for his apparent resurrection. You can't deny that Blood Omen 2 dropped the ball with regards to the lore.
Defiance made the Dark Entity from BO1 the same creature as the Hylden Lord, retconning it in order to have BO2 make a little more sense. Doesn't even try to explain the Vorador plot-hole, though.
BO2 is the weakest link in the Legacy of Kain storyline/lore.
@n64fan60 1 you're right, your opinion. As for storyline, just cuz there are plot holes doesn't = a weak story. If I recall correctly, the paradox created after soul reaver 2 reshuffled Kain's history/past memories. So vorador being alive is totally valid. And by the way, Moebius k!lled Vorador. (Not the sarafan.) 2. Hash'ak'gik is a collection of hylden, not the serafan/hylden lord himself. 3 after Raziel's D3ath, the story to legacy of kain sucks @$$ now because there is no way to give it a proper ending unless Kain sacrifices himself to restore the pillars/Nosgoths current wasteland. If raziel had lived, he would end kain giving him the amplified reaver at the mountains retreat, end the elder god, and end whatever hylden threat that invades Nosgoths future while simultaneously healing the land when new pillar guardians are born. Kain being alive will only recreate a bad ending like blood omen 1 leaving Nosgoth/the pillars in ruins.
@ewwwt 1) I reckon plot holes do mean it's the weakest in the series. You're correct regarding who killed Vorador. Refardless, he is decapitated in BO1, and later games show Moebius (I think?) kept his head as a trophy. This particular paradox is not honored in Defiance. 2) Regardless, the Dark Entity from BO1 is retconned as the Hylden Lord in Defiance, because of having so sort out nonsense established in BO2. 3) Fair enough. I don't really know what to say to that. IMO, the weakest link in terms of storyline is BO2, which, for me, makes it the worst in the series.
This is the only one I don't care for
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I dont think these games need a remake/remaster. Theyre perfectly fine to play as the original games on original hardware or on emulators!