I see your Nightdive, and I raise you Bluepoint.
(Nightdive would still be awesome, though, their Turok ports are amazing)
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is getting an update, it seems
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(Nightdive would still be awesome, though, their Turok ports are amazing)
Blood Omen 2 runs like shit on modern PCs. Getting it past the menu is a major pain.
This. Please.
I hope it fixes the audio glitch and adds controller support. Aside from those two major issues this game still holds up. and it's layered one world system is still relevant in our current dark souls / metroidvania world. The writing is also top notch still. Seriously this game holds up if not for two glaring technical problems.
im so happy they didn't follow through with that overly edgy Sam Barlow game. That would be a disservice to the writing and tone of dialogue established by the OG LoK games
im so happy they didn't follow through with that overly edgy Sam Barlow game. That would be a disservice to the writing and tone of dialogue established by the OG LoK games
Yes, SR2 happened because the original SR1 was cut short and so they ended the game on the ChronoChamber fight, setting up the sequel.
Original design had Raziel using the Silenced Cathedral to wipe out all vampires in Nosgoth. So there wouldn't have been any sequels.
Bought both 1 and 2 on Steam for 99 cents during last Steam sale. Cool they are getting updated to run on current hardware.
Really wish they'd do a Nightdive type run through this series to make it easier to play on modern hardware, get controller support in, etc. Not holding out hope for anything like that, though. They're probably just yanking out some content they don't have the rights to anymore.
I'd recommend using some fan patches on steam community and utilizing dgvoodoo. That is how I ran it :X
Thank you.
I have some older PC builds for retro gaming, so it's not a problem for me, but i'm sure it will help others reading this.
I'm actually thinking of doing a Dreamcast run of Soul Reaver 1 next time, just need to fix my lens :|
Yeah, some obvious stumbling blocks come to mind! Although I wouldn't be sad if they just took the original dialogue audio and wove an uplifted game around that.
Wonder if this has any connection with the Panzer Dragon remake studio announcing that they made a deal to do remakes of an series that Square owns.
Yea, me too, because Blood Omen is the *cough*superior game*cough*.
I just really, really don't want Blood Omen 1 to go 3D.
So much random stuff, like Lupine form, Moon gates, optional dungeons and spells/items are 100% getting cut if they decide to re-make it in 3D. And I don't want that, because all that extra stuff you only needed for 100% completion made Nosgoth feel alive like no other game in the series.
So much random stuff, like Lupine form, Moon gates, optional dungeons and spells/items are 100% getting cut if they decide to re-make it in 3D. And I don't want that, because all that extra stuff you only needed for 100% completion made Nosgoth feel alive like no other game in the series.
You can emulate the Dreamcast version and add HD textures, this pack was released last summer:
As long as they don't mess around with the voice files, sure why not.
All this game really needs is proper game pad support with improved camera controls, arbitrary resolutions, and the ability to run at any framerate.
But I would absolutely love it if they went above and beyond. Give it some improved textures, improve the models a bit, and improve the combat controls. The game is amazing as is, but I can dream of an even better version.
But I would absolutely love it if they went above and beyond. Give it some improved textures, improve the models a bit, and improve the combat controls. The game is amazing as is, but I can dream of an even better version.
You can emulate the Dreamcast version and add HD textures, this pack was released last summer:
This i know, but i'm one of those freaks that loves playing on the original hardware even if that means jaggies, low res textures and bad framerate xd
I have nothing against emulators. I think they're a great way to play games and i use them from time to time, but as someone that grew up as a PC gamer, it's nice to go back and experience everything from the other side.
Any comparison of this? I'd love to see how good the DC version looked in terms of textures and models
Sadly most textures in the Dreamcast version are slightly worse than the PS1. From the DF Retro episode on it I gather that this is mostly due to how the Dreamcast does texture compression.
From what i remember it was kinda just Raziel and Kain, the latter who got a model that matched his CGI/eventual Soul Reaver 2 design, who got model upgrades.
Unless you're suggesting Bluepoint do a standard HD remaster like they used to do, I don't think it'd be a good fit. They tend to like and keep their full on remakes as 1:1 as possible in terms of gameplay, and as much as I love Soul Reaver, it genuinely, and understandably, feels dated when it comes to gameplay, and that same gameplay with cutting edge graphics at like 4K 120fps would make the flaws even more pronounced.
After Shadow of Colossus and the derpy face of the protagonist I cannot blindly put faith in Bluepoint as before.
Yeah, I can't imagine any "modern sensibilities" gamer trying to play Soul Reaver's combat. Facing 2 Dumahim at once was genuinely more frustrating than most encounters in any given Souls-like. You stun both, pick one up, toss them onto a spike, try to grab their soul, the other one recovers and hits you, the sould comes back, start over. And those were the easy enemies.
Also, block puzzles.
I played it for the first time last year on Steam (1080p/75fps, 4:3 AR otherwise the soul reaver didn't show properly), and i had to fix a shitton of things to make it work on w10 without crashing (and still didn't want to launch from time to time), so this is good news.
If they fix the usual problems and add controller support, i'm definitely replaying it.
If they fix the usual problems and add controller support, i'm definitely replaying it.
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I first played it a couple years ago, and I think it holds up pretty well. But I do agree that it would need some modernizing to be acceptable to most players these days.
Leave those block puzzles in though. I enjoy those things.
Hopefully! One of my favorite games of all time.
PS1 version runs better than my PC which is hundreds of time stronger.
PS1 version runs better than my PC which is hundreds of time stronger.
Maybe some CD devs are on here and see that an update to a game from 1999 has 2 pages and will trigger an uphill battle to reboot this series.