Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

The controls for this game takes some time getting use to. I had to download a dx3 file so that I can use my X-Box controller. Nevertheless, this game stands out in terms of good storytelling and narratives. One of the best in the Legacy of Kain series.

Excellent voice work, Excellent graphics, soundtrack and art design that is just superb Out of all the games in the franchise, it may very well be the best experience the game that plays the best and is the most polished out of all 5 legacy of kain games, but it is not my favorite. But it is worthy of being called the best the series had ever had to offer. p.s. if you play this game before Blood Omen, theres not much point in playing Blood Omen, SIMPLY because soul reaver 2 is basically everyones recap of blood omen.

I've been investing some time in the "Kain" games recently, and I've gotten mixed results. First, you need to solve the DirectX issue if you want to play this on Win10: https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases Copy that and stick it in the game folder, and the game works right. GOG should have done this in the first place... Anyway, this game is a real chore. Long, dragegd out cut scenes that you cannot skip seem to be the biggest complaint. Yes, the story is lovely and all but let's be real about this: we play video games to play them. At least that's what I do. The story should be integrated in the gameplay, and games like this come across as pretentious when the first 45 minutes of the game is spent watching videos. This has been an unfuriating part of how video games have evolved, to the point where with some games, like this one, actually playing the game is secondary to the screenplay. One scene took so long that my controller went into sleep mode. Not a good sign. I am pretty disappointed. At least I fixed the bug, but in the end, who cares? Same points are 1 hour apart and the majority of your time is spent "with the story" and the rest of the gameplay is shallow and boring. I'm moving on. For hard core fans only.

needed to find sr2 patch to fix issues in the game.

Positive: Storytelling Gameplay Negative: Lack of save point Cannot skip the vdo scene Control is not fit for mouse+keyboard