Review - Defiance
Oct. 7th, 2006 10:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sqlrobTitle: Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Genre: Third Person Action Adventure
Platform: XBox
Complete: Yes
Price Paid: $12.99 - 10% (used)
Would Pay: $29.99
This is Soul Reaver 3, except you get to play as both Kain and Raziel and see the storyline from each of their views. This is much closer to Soul Reaver than Soul Reaver 2. I just wish it was a little closer. The Elemental Temples were a shadow of their former selves, although getting to the Water Temple felt almost exactly like puzzles from Soul Reaver 1. It's a shame that more of the game wasn't like this.
The Kain portions were fairly linear feeling, but still fun. You could easily tell where you were going to be as Raziel, as Kain couldn't open Elemental doors and you could often catch a glimpse of one. Some of this overlap was done rather sloppily however. The events of Kain and Raziel were 500 years apart, but sometimes the later time would be cleaner and have less damage than the earlier time even though the area was abandoned for that whole time.
The voice acting and story of the Kain series (Blood Omen and Soul Reaver) are both excellent, although with all the time travel it's hard to know what's going on and who's the good guy and who's the bad guy, although that is part of the charm. The series has kept it's voice actors (RIP Tony Jay, you'll be missed) throughout, making it easy to get into one after playing the others. Although whatever you do, don't play soon after eating. The graphical effects of the underworld can make your stomach do flips.
Genre: Third Person Action Adventure
Platform: XBox
Complete: Yes
Price Paid: $12.99 - 10% (used)
Would Pay: $29.99
This is Soul Reaver 3, except you get to play as both Kain and Raziel and see the storyline from each of their views. This is much closer to Soul Reaver than Soul Reaver 2. I just wish it was a little closer. The Elemental Temples were a shadow of their former selves, although getting to the Water Temple felt almost exactly like puzzles from Soul Reaver 1. It's a shame that more of the game wasn't like this.
The Kain portions were fairly linear feeling, but still fun. You could easily tell where you were going to be as Raziel, as Kain couldn't open Elemental doors and you could often catch a glimpse of one. Some of this overlap was done rather sloppily however. The events of Kain and Raziel were 500 years apart, but sometimes the later time would be cleaner and have less damage than the earlier time even though the area was abandoned for that whole time.
The voice acting and story of the Kain series (Blood Omen and Soul Reaver) are both excellent, although with all the time travel it's hard to know what's going on and who's the good guy and who's the bad guy, although that is part of the charm. The series has kept it's voice actors (RIP Tony Jay, you'll be missed) throughout, making it easy to get into one after playing the others. Although whatever you do, don't play soon after eating. The graphical effects of the underworld can make your stomach do flips.