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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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15 h Main + Sides
15.5 h Completionist
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Posted on: September 30, 2021
Boomken76
Verified ownerGames: 96 Reviews: 2
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I had to get his as it was one of my first PS games as I had to buy a Playstation to get the new Tomb Raider 2 game at that time. One bit of advise is in your wolf form you can jump counters. I was stuck for hrs back in the day cause I didn't know that, and at that time AOL and Compuserve were just starting to send there free cds.
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Posted on: October 7, 2021
Tierradal
Games: 57 Reviews: 1
Master piece!
I was they would do more games in this fashion. Very awesome game!
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Posted on: January 20, 2022
Jinxtah
Verified ownerGames: 500 Reviews: 12
Still fun after all these years.
Having just finished it, I feel like I should give it a thumbs up on here. At first I wasn't so keen on replaying it, as it seemed... off. Low fps and potato quality resolution. But after installing Verok's community patch everything turned out real nice with 60 fps and 1080p resolution, along with a bunch of other enhancements, making this a very enjoyable experience throughout. It still has its fair share of janky combat, but honestly it is just so much fun to progress in the story and go from a struggling vagabond to a godlike vampire with so many options to kill everything around you it becomes almost effortless by the end. Still worth the ~14 hours it took me.
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Posted on: March 23, 2023
ratza313
Verified ownerGames: 417 Reviews: 5
Needs a patch
Fortunately I did not get a black screen or freezing while playing. I reached bat and wolf form as of writing this review. The story and the theatrical voice acting are great. The graphics are a product of their times so without the nostalgia factor I suppose they are not great. It is actually funny that GOG used the original " 25 minutes of stunning full-motion-video footage" blurb. The gameplay is about finding the correct distance/position/timing mostly. Distance to not touch a spike. Position to not get hit but hit back. Timing for dodging traps. So the difficulty is not that high if you are patient and if you grind a bit to heal/refill magic energy. For 1 euro it was definitely worth it, considering I am a fan of the series and have played through all of the games back in the day. Despite recommending it for this affordable price I have to deduct 1 star for the lack of goodies/extras. Even the manual is in a chm file. If you search on the internet you'll find a beautiful printed map which accompanied the PC release. I was expecting at least some digital version of the map and a nice pdf manual, considering how long this game was unavailable for purchase. Another star is deducted for the framerate. I thought it was just me at first, but, after confirming from internet guides, the framerate is apparently set to 40fps. There is a patch available online which fixes this and even adds subtitles. The difference between the patched version and the original gog release makes the game actually fun to play.
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