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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Eidos Interactive;Square Enix (Crystal Dynamics) | 1999 | Latest version: 1.2 (as of 1999-11-04?) There's also an unofficial XP compatibility patch.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 95 or 98 * Pentium 200 MHz CPU (with 3D accelerator) * Pentium 266 MHz MMX CPU (without 3D accelerator) * 16 MB RAM * 4 MB VRAM * 320 MB free HD space * DX-compatible soundcard * 4X CD-ROM drive * keyboard * mouse [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium 266 MHz CPU * 3D accelerator * 32 MB RAM * 8X CD-ROM drive * gamepad or joystick AMD's 3DNow! is advertized on the back cover, so obviously this game can benefit from it.***You're Raziel, one of Kain's Vampire Generals.. or rather, you were. Kain betrayed you, when you showed him that you had evolved beyond him. So he granted you death, by ripping out your new wings and throwing you down in to the Abyss. Dead, at least that's what you thought, you re-awaken in the Underworld, right under the nose the Elder. Confused, weak, and no longer a vampire, you set out to settle some matters with your former master, Kain. More in-depth description: [spoiler]... Although you were no longer a vampire, you still suffered some of their natural weaknesses, such that of water burning you like acid or sun scorching your skin like fire. However, you rid most of these weaknesses from yourself over time as you devour the souls of your slain enemies. You're young in your new form, though, and can't hold your physical form forever in the material realm, constantly draining your strength, the longer you stay there unsated. So at any time you're weakened too much, you're transported back into the spirit realm where you can sate your hunger with the lost souls. Your ability to transport yourself back and forth between material and spiritual realms is fundamental to your success, and adds an interesting depth to some puzzles and fights. However, you're practically immortal, even if you were to die, as if you could, you're transported back to the underworld, below throbbing tendrils and the everwatchful gaze of the Elder.[/spoiler] | labelimagesubject |
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | Eidos Interactive;Square Enix (Crystal Dynamics) | 2001 | [b]Minimum requirements:[/b] * Windows 98 or ME * Pentium III 450 MHz or equivalent * 128 MB RAM * DX 8.0 compatible graphics card with 16 MB VRAM * 850 MB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium III 700 MHz or equivalent * DX 8.0 compatible graphics card with 32 MB VRAM***Soul Reaver 2 continues right from where [game=#162000]Soul Reaver[/game] left off. You're on the hunt for Kain, the one who betrayed you and threw you into the Abyss where your vampiric self was transformed into the Soul Reaver that you are now. There's a lot of time travel involved in this one, and is a bit more complex in the plot than the prequel, but at least you get to know the world better, and your own history, before you became a vampire and some odd prophetic stuff about your destiny. The ending was surprising, to say the least, and set ground for [game=#110390]Defiance[/game] quite nicely. The new Elemental Forge enhancements to your Soul Reaver sword was a bit annoying, but you still had most of your old abilities (minus the least useful one), and the Elemental Forges themselves were interesting and visually impressive puzzles (like rest of the game, though I only remember the wind forge right out of the top). | labelimageminimize |
