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DF Retro: Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver - A Classic Revisited on PS1/PC/Dreamcast!
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MetalliCabombination
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T_T
muh childhood...
damn you dark
muh childhood...
damn you dark
dancrane212
Member
Looking forward to this; I loved the Dreamcast port of Soul Reaver.
That's awesome to hear. Mama Robotnik really has gone above and beyond hunting down all the available info on the Legacy of Kain games. Time to get watching!
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Fond memories of not being able to finish this game as I believe the disc was scratched and the game just crashed about halfway through. One day I'll return to it.
Me likely, get Dictator and DrRus on board some day.
Yeah, that's a great idea!
Hey dark10x, what are the chances of you doing a Beyond Good & Evil episode? It's a buggy game with a lot of different versions, the HD version supposedly missing some effects and having random crashes... It would be interesting to have you researching where the ultimate experience is 
. I'm playing it on an original Xbox right now
. I'm playing it on an original Xbox right nowPrime crotch
Banned
What's the deal with Soul Reaver 2 on PC? I hear it's easier to run it on epsx2 rather than the pc port.
Yeah, I'd like to do an episode on that at some point the future!Hey dark10x, what are the chances of you doing a Beyond Good & Evil episode? It's a buggy game with a lot of different versions, the HD version supposedly missing some effects and having random crashes... It would be interesting to have you researching where the ultimate experience is
Sir_Crocodile
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Great video. MR's segment was good too - if they're of the same quality, more would be welcome. I was really worried for a minute it was going to be Dyack lol.
How much would you estimate was cut from the game? The explanation makes me feel like it's almost half.
also eww at using epsxe
How much would you estimate was cut from the game? The explanation makes me feel like it's almost half.
also eww at using epsxe
Prime crotch
Banned
This is just a preference but I always liked better how the textures looked grittier in the PSX, due to the hardware limitations I bet, but still, when taken to DC it can look kinda bland.
Soul Reaver is such a magical game. I love that Dreamcast version, shame the PC version they're selling now isn't based on it.
I miss you, Legacy of Kain.
By the way, I'd be interested in DF Retro episodes on the other titles too. I don't know how interesting stuff like Defiance would be for example but it's hard to find good info on the differences, I've always heard the GameCube version of Blood Omen 2 is superior for example but I have no idea if this is actually true.
And oh yeah, I really love Mama Robotnik's insight here. I'd definitely like to see more guests in future episodes if they're similarly knowledgeable.
I miss you, Legacy of Kain.
By the way, I'd be interested in DF Retro episodes on the other titles too. I don't know how interesting stuff like Defiance would be for example but it's hard to find good info on the differences, I've always heard the GameCube version of Blood Omen 2 is superior for example but I have no idea if this is actually true.
And oh yeah, I really love Mama Robotnik's insight here. I'd definitely like to see more guests in future episodes if they're similarly knowledgeable.
I'm with you. The DC version would look a lot better if you could play with texture filtering disabled.
Soulblighter31
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That was great, John. I like the idea of guest appearances, especially if you can ever get any of the original developers on. Also, when talking about the best way to experience PSX games today, you should mention that the PS3 also plays discs. I don't think a lot of people realize that, and they might still that console lying around, or even still hooked up.
Felix Lighter
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Great video, I loved Soul Reaver. Played the Playstation version only at launch. The huge sprawling level design was so awe inspiring at the time. It was an obvious technical marvel at the time.
Dictator93
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Correctomundo
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Commenting so I don't forget to watch when I get home.
InsaneTiger
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Oh my emotions and nostalgia are getting moved! Truly the glory days of gaming for me.
A LoK Remaster collection would be awesome.
A LoK Remaster collection would be awesome.
Crankshaft
Member
Still own the DC version. The cliff hanger ending kind of killed my interest in the series. I remember getting the ending and was like "oh I have to buy another game to find out the ending? no thanks" and that was that. I wasn't even really mad or anything. I would see the sequels come out and I just didn't consider them.
CosmicRomancer
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Excellent! Will watch later. I love these videos.
Watched this while eating lunch and it was excellent. It's always interesting to hear how they get these things work with what might as well have been magic when I was a kid. I love how creative the limited hardware forces them to be. Guest was good too.
It's a shame that the series lays dormant. It seems like such a no brainer to leverage all the Souls/Bloodborne hype to give us something in the Legacy of Kain series.
Still got my PS1 copy laying around so might have to dig it out.
It's a shame that the series lays dormant. It seems like such a no brainer to leverage all the Souls/Bloodborne hype to give us something in the Legacy of Kain series.
Still got my PS1 copy laying around so might have to dig it out.
Cow Mengde
Banned
I never played this game, but I heard about the awesome data streaming.
The view distance is horrendous though.
The view distance is horrendous though.
Nachtfalke
Member
Haven't watched the video yet, but Soul Reaver was one of my favorite games at their time on the PS1. Then I saw the game at a friend on his Dreamcast and it blew me away. Bought the console shortly after that and I love to play it on that console until today.
Love to see the difference between both versions in detail now. Thanks John!
Too bad the second game never arrived on Dreamcast.
We also need more Legacy of Kain. If not a new game, I would love to see a collection or ports from the games for recent consoles.
Love to see the difference between both versions in detail now. Thanks John!
Too bad the second game never arrived on Dreamcast.
We also need more Legacy of Kain. If not a new game, I would love to see a collection or ports from the games for recent consoles.
Due to my love of the franchise I might be biased but this is the best episode yet. I already knew all of the information but it's really nice to see it all in one place.
What saddens me is that there isn't a truly definitive version of the game, all have drawbacks.
Also one thing that shows if you have played the sequels, is that they became scared of the massive scale of their original vision, because both 2 and Defiance, while still great games, are much more contained and far less ambitious.
To me Soul Reaver was the truly first open-workd third person adventure. In Zelda after all the game was still divided into areas.
What saddens me is that there isn't a truly definitive version of the game, all have drawbacks.
Also one thing that shows if you have played the sequels, is that they became scared of the massive scale of their original vision, because both 2 and Defiance, while still great games, are much more contained and far less ambitious.
To me Soul Reaver was the truly first open-workd third person adventure. In Zelda after all the game was still divided into areas.
prodystopian
Member
Great video! I've enjoyed all the Mama Robotnick threads on the Kain games and the games themselves.
MrTroubleMaker
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Such a good game.
Kurt Harland did a great job on the audio/music.
Kurt Harland did a great job on the audio/music.