Remember the "Legacy of Kain" series? Soul Reaver, anyone? Raziel, disgraced and tortured for a thousand years rises from the swirling, acidic bowels of the Lake of the Dead to kill his mentor and brethren.
Well, the games were favorites of mine when I was a wee lad of 12-14 and I wish Eidos would make a new one. The last one released was Legacy of Kain: Defiance, in which both Kain and Raziel were playable characters.
The plot is ridiculously well thought out, in terms of a video game, anyway. Unexpected twists abound, there's time travel, themes of redemption, betrayal and greed. And it's superb design and amazing voice acting (Simon Templeman plays the ancient and violent vampire Kain-- I suggest you Google him) provide a flavor unique in the industry.
For any fans of the series who don't yet know, here's an excellent fan-made and maintained website:
It's got everything you could want, down to the game's dialogue in script form and concept art.
Speaking of Eidos, though, the London-based game developer has recently been bought out by none other than Square Enix, the giant responsible for Final Fantasy. We all know who they are, of course.
What this means for the LoK saga... well, I hope they don't can it. I want to revisit the vampire-infested, blood-gorged realm of Nosgoth sometime soon.
