Posted on: July 3, 2023

arsalan12

Games: 243 Reviews: 20

One of my favorite games of all time

Amazing game. Just make sure to download this unofficial patch after installing the game. It introduces many options not included in the vanilla version like adding frame limit (30, 60, 120), SMAA, wide screen support etc. The game also doesn't crash anymore by using this patch. https://classicrebirth.com/index.php/blood-omen-2-re-vamped/ Look under the DOWNLOADS AND RELEVANT LINKS and click on Re-vamped DLL. Hit download and then copy d3d8.dll and paste it to the installation folder.

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Posted on: July 18, 2014

mcgalligog

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Games: 170 Reviews: 23

Underrated stand-alone sequel

I actually really like Blood Omen 2 for being a bit more combat oriented than the other Legacy of Kain games and diverging from the main (extremely confusing) plot-line. Would recommend whether you've played the Soul Reaver series or not.

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Posted on: December 15, 2019

nyth1983

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Games: 448 Reviews: 13

Runs fine for me

Not sure why this game has gotten such bad reviews and reports of it not working. Almost didn't buy it because of that, but it was on sale for like.79 cents, so i figured i'd go for it. Runs totally fine so far. Went through the first tutorial part, smooth as butter and no problems at all. Plays with a keyboard and mouse, (or just keyboard), the key mappings are a little wonky to get used to, but you can change them in game menu. Not as good as Legacy of Kain, but still a decent game and worthy of at least 4 stars.

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Posted on: April 25, 2014

someguys

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Games: 169 Reviews: 24

A nice game

Blood Omen 2 was the first game of the Legacy of Kain series I played, it was brutal, violent, and gore, and I loved it! I was disapointed when I tried Blood Omen 1 and Soul Reaver, because I expected something like Blood Omen 2, and so here is my opinion: No matter how good a game is, if you expected something else, it would be disapointing. I disagree with people about the plot, well, indeed the plot in Blood Omen 1 and soul reavers is better, but the story in Blood omen 2 is ... immersive. I mean, I tried Blood omen 2, then the 1, then Soul reaver 1 and then Defiance (never tried soul reaver 2) and my favourite is Blood omen 2 (and the 1) I think it's because Kain is better than raziel (^^) but mainly because Kain is far more evil than Raziel, making the plot more interesting. So, even if you don't like Legagy if Kain, even if you prefer the other game of the series, never forget that this game is worth a try.

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Posted on: July 14, 2024

ibLeo

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Games: 119 Reviews: 5

Flawed but fun

The main thing to mention is that the game as-is has an audio bug that can crash your PC, requiring a reboot. Checking the forums led me to a downloadable DLL file that fixed the issue and also corrected a few other smaller issues, such as level title screens flashing by too quickly. So it's unplayable as-is but a simple mod fixes it. Once that's fixed, the game is quite good. For its era, at least. The puzzles evolve as the game goes on, so they're trivial in the beginning but require a bit of thinking in later levels. Nothing too challenging; just enough that you don't completely steamroll through everything. Exploration is rewarded with EXP points which expand your life gauge, but the maps are never sprawling enough to feel like any exploration is going very far out of your way, and if you didn't feel like exploring, it's easy enough to get EXP through combat. You're not gonna get lost in this game. The combat is a mixed bag. Limited-durability weapons keep you weighing your options whenever you find a new one, but later enemies are so inclined to block everything you do that sometimes a sword will only last long enough to kill a single enemy. Getting around enemy defenses can be frustratingly time-consuming, although you get an ability later in the game that mitigates this. When there are multiple enemies you really have to plan your approach. A key element of the game is that your health is always going down, as Kain needs to constantly feed on enemies to keep his health up. This was never an issue during my playthrough as it's easy to keep feeding, but it's cool that the game forces you to not dawdle. The gameplay is only just challenging enough to not be a cakewalk, but the main reason to play this game is the story. The voice acting is first-rate, and there are enough plot developments to keep your interest piqued. Overall it's a fun game and if you liked the Soul Reaver games you'll probably like this.

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