Don’t Kain on my parade
It looks like theLegacy Of Kain: Soul Reavergames could be getting the remaster treatment. An attendee at San Diego Comic-Con was looking at a set of figures based on characters from the series when they saw that the plaque accompanying the figures was labelled with the words “Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered” alongside the logo for Crystal Dynamics. I suppose if you throw a coin enough times, one day it will land on the side with the head of a jawless vampire on it.
An image of the plaque was posted by a user onResetera. A reporter from Gamespot went over to the display cabinet to see for themselves, but the signhad by then been removed. There’s not much more to go on than that. The QR code on the plaque takes you to a newsletter signup page for Dark Horse comics, which is probably connected tothe prequel comicsubtitled “The Dead Shall Rise”, coming soon from Dark Horse.
No remaster of the games has yet been announced by Crystal Dynamics themselves. Although the company’s CEO Phil Rogers has previously saidin earnings callsthat they were putting out feelers to see if players would be interested in revisiting the dark realm ofNosgoth. The 25th anniversary of the firstSoul Reavergame is also coming up in August. So it’s possible the remasters might be sprung on fans to coincide with that. Or maybe that’s wishful thinking.
Whatever the plans, I know Nic will be pleased to see the scurrilous dimension-hopping vampires get a much-delayed facelift. Meanwhile, I only have vague memories of the Legacy of Kain series, and recall the opening cinematic of the first Soul Reaver better than any subsequent levels. That bit where Raziel getstossed into the very hot soupand becomes all disfigured and skinny. He lies at the bottom of that green abyss for an eternity, untouched. Perhaps he’s about to get up?
