Posted on: July 16, 2025
Aethyllian91
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Spectacular!!
Classic game that kicked off a great series
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
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One of the darkest games of all time, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain for the PC takes gamers on an epic quest through a gothic universe fraught with murder, magic and vengeance.
Accentuated with cinema-quality voice-overs, dynamic lighting effects and more than 25 minutes of stunning full-motion-video footage, Legacy of Kain features an engrossing storyline that invites gamers to embark on a journey through an expansive world containing more than 100 hours of intense, blood-sucking, spell-casting gameplay.
The nobleman Kain has been slain by a group of bandits and in his death, he is revived by the necromancer Mortanius for his own ends. Kain is returned in the form of a vampire and yearns to exact vengeance on those who killed him. Stronger and faster than a human being, coupled with a thirst for blood that must be satisfied regularly, he is able to dispatch his killers quickly. However, Mortanius and other forces seek to use him as a tool in a greater plot. Mortanius is of the Circle of Nine, the guardians of the Pillars of Nosgoth. These pillars, connected to the world and balancing the forces, have become corrupted and the Circle members been driven mad. At the Pillars, Kain meets Ariel - a former guardian of the Pillar of Balance, now a spirit after being murdered by an unseen assailant. She informs Kain of his relation to the Pillars and that the only way for him to restore the balance is to seek out each guardian and kill them. The fate of Nosgoth may hang on Kain decisions.
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is an action game where the player controls the vampiric Kain. As a vampire, Kain is able to withstand sunlight, but is harmed by water. However, he is able to obtain several cursed abilities and spells such as being able to transform into a bat, wolf, and even a cloud mist respectively, as well as learning the ability to disguise himself from creatures of weaker mind. Kain is also fixated on murder and is a master of several ways to kill and destroy his opponents. As the enemies are slain in front of him, Kain may drink their blood to restore his health, which is always trickling away, representative of his insatiable craving. To aid in the slaughter of his enemies, Kain may equip different weapons and armor, each with its own unique properties.
Accentuated with cinema-quality voice-overs, dynamic lighting effects and more than 25 minutes of stunning full-motion-video footage, Legacy of Kain features an engrossing storyline that invites gamers to embark on a journey through an expansive world containing more than 100 hours of intense, blood-sucking, spell-casting gameplay.
The nobleman Kain has been slain by a group of bandits and in his death, he is revived by the necromancer Mortanius for his own ends. Kain is returned in the form of a vampire and yearns to exact vengeance on those who killed him. Stronger and faster than a human being, coupled with a thirst for blood that must be satisfied regularly, he is able to dispatch his killers quickly. However, Mortanius and other forces seek to use him as a tool in a greater plot. Mortanius is of the Circle of Nine, the guardians of the Pillars of Nosgoth. These pillars, connected to the world and balancing the forces, have become corrupted and the Circle members been driven mad. At the Pillars, Kain meets Ariel - a former guardian of the Pillar of Balance, now a spirit after being murdered by an unseen assailant. She informs Kain of his relation to the Pillars and that the only way for him to restore the balance is to seek out each guardian and kill them. The fate of Nosgoth may hang on Kain decisions.
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is an action game where the player controls the vampiric Kain. As a vampire, Kain is able to withstand sunlight, but is harmed by water. However, he is able to obtain several cursed abilities and spells such as being able to transform into a bat, wolf, and even a cloud mist respectively, as well as learning the ability to disguise himself from creatures of weaker mind. Kain is also fixated on murder and is a master of several ways to kill and destroy his opponents. As the enemies are slain in front of him, Kain may drink their blood to restore his health, which is always trickling away, representative of his insatiable craving. To aid in the slaughter of his enemies, Kain may equip different weapons and armor, each with its own unique properties.
BLOOD OMEN © 1996 Crystal Dynamics group of companies. All rights reserved. BLOOD OMEN, LEGACY OF KAIN, CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, and the CRYSTAL DYNAMICS logo are trademarks of the Crystal Dynamics group of companies.
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Posted on: July 17, 2025
UbijaMortis
Verified ownerGames: 7 Reviews: 2
Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain...
This is a very underrated game, probably my favorite oldschool game; The graphics aren't the best but the gameplay, the atmospheric sounds and it's all about blood... Really fun to play
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Posted on: July 31, 2025
hopefulhalo
Verified ownerGames: 157 Reviews: 1
Great Voice Acting
Worth it alone for the story. true pc classic
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Posted on: September 29, 2021
Аллард
Verified ownerGames: 417 Reviews: 11
VAE VICTUS!
Finally, after two and a half decades, the inaugural chapter in the ever-illustrious vampire saga is once again available to the masses. Blood Omen is a dark fantasy Zelda-like starring a newly initiated vampire named Kain on a quest for vengeance that turns into an epic storyline with mad sorcerers, conquering armies and time travel galore. The world of Nosgoth is highly atmospheric, the voice acting is superb, the writing is as exquisite and flowery as it is immensely quotable and the exploration is as satisfying as ever. The PC version found here, while a tad slower than its PS1 counterpart (fixable with Verok's fanmade patch), boasts improved loading times that take away the one glaring flaw of the PlayStation original. This is the game that kickstarted the cult classic Legacy of Kain series and put both Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics on the map, way before either wrote a single line of code for Eternal Darkness or Tomb Raider respectively. Everyone who likes vampires, fantasy, Zelda-likes or just good games in general owes it to themself to experience this masterpiece.
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Posted on: October 11, 2021
JoaoPauloZA
Games: 800 Reviews: 45
Flawed PAL Release fixed with fan patch
So, I have not actually played GoG's version, but some have complained about the black screen at the beginning and being locked at 42 fps. Well, that's because it's a slightly patched PAL version made to run on Windows 10. This game still requires Verok's GL Wrapper patch to play as it should....at 60fps with much better options. I don't know why Gog didn't go that extra mile, but the fans surely did. Yeah....this game is easy to find anywhere, but you might as well buy it to say you own it legally.
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