Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Feb 2nd, 2009 by cm1

It’s rare enough to find a truly memorable main character in a game, let alone two. Legacy of Kain: Defiance is instantly appealing to fans of this long-running action adventure series, since, for the first time, it lets you play as both the arrogant vampire, Kain, as well as the determined half-demon, Raziel, in their continued quest to confront each other and defy their respective fates. The strength of the Legacy of Kain series has always been these characters, though the Soul Reaver games starring Raziel also featured some rather striking innovations and inventive puzzles. The new Legacy of Kain: Defiance, now available for the PC weeks after the game debuted on the Xbox and PlayStation 2, follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, but it offers a new, faster-paced combat system, a typically smooth frame rate, and an overall presentation that clearly resembles Capcom’s influential PS2 game Devil May Cry. Unfortunately, this new presentation isn’t fully realized, leading to awkward camera angles and needlessly confusing gameplay, though Legacy of Kain fans will still want to struggle through just to see what happens when Kain and Raziel finally encounter each other once again.
The story of Legacy of Kain: Defiance is convoluted and seems intended primarily for those who’ve been keeping up with the series, but even if you have, you might find the events of this game difficult to follow. Basically, you’ll alternately play as Kain and Raziel through many of the same levels, but at different times. Kain’s journey begins when he raids the Sarafan stronghold to confront the manipulative Moebius, who seems to know how Kain’s and Raziel’s fates will intertwine and what is to become of the land of Nosgoth once their conflict comes to an end. Raziel’s journey begins when he breaks free from the clutches of the octopuslike Elder God and presses on to meet his destiny.
Simon Templeman and Michael Bell, the expert voice actors who have provided these characters with their personalities ever since the first Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver titles, again reprise their roles and deliver the same high-quality performances that fans would expect. Frequent in-engine cutscenes are used to convey the storyline, but it’s all still rather confusing and eerily similar at first to the plot of Soul Reaver 2. If you’ve been following the series, expect to encounter the same cast of characters and to listen to the same type of philosophizing that you’ve heard before. On the other hand, if you’ve been following the series, you’ll be pleased to know that things finally come to a head here, and the characters confront the answers and the enemies that they seek. And, if you’re new to the series, Defiance offers some supplemental material that can bring you up to speed.
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