Legacy of Kain: Defiance

i loved the series, only reason i can not give the full five star is due to the lack of xbox contoler support it made the game some what of a chore due using only mouse and key. if anyone that knows of a external mod that would be great for th next update.

Amazing game for real penny! The camera is nooot perfect, but scenario, dialogues, voice acting, music, atmosphere...It all rewards everything. It is not a scary game, but it have a dense climat. Definitely worth up to 10 times of the amount you must pay now on G.O.G. Take it and enjoy!

Unless you are super talented at coping with awkward and poor controls I strongly recommend you do not buy this game. I have played games that I got for nothing which played well. With this game you are likely paying to be greatly frustrated and disappointed. Wish I could give it zero stars!

I just started playing this game and it rocks. I have no issues with the controls and I am using a controller. I couldn't get my controller to work in some of the previous entries in the series but I was able to get it to work in this game. I absolutely love it. I'm having no issues with moving Kain around and attacking. I highly recommend this game and I'm sure you will have a similar experience as I. Can't wait to get further in this game and hack some people to pieces and drink their blood!

Legacy of Kain will hold dear to me as a series where while gameplay didn't age quite well, the story is quite well made and probably one of the best written fictional worlds. Why Square Enix decided to cancel Dark Prophecy is a damn shame to the series. With that said, this game is very good. The combat has had major improvement comparing to Soul Reaver (and ahem *blood omen 2*), which I always found the combat to be kind of... lackluster. Special combos are added, more than one different kind of weapon and best part of all, you get to play both Kain and Raziel! That's really awesome. The story is also great, I always loved the story in LoK series, and this is one of the few games that made me play from start to finish. When the game drives me to play every day, then I know it's a fun game. There is one issue with this game, which is the reason why I won't give it 5 stars, and why I think it will drive some people off: Camera. This has to be the worst camera in the game series, it's like developers played Devil May Cry and put really awkward and bad angles. What's so bad about the camera is that it usually switches your controls, which causes some platforming to be challenging, even though they aren't. I know some people actually quit this game because of this issue, but my advice is to persevere through this and you will eventually beat it. The game isn't terribly hard and checkpoints are frequent. Bosses are challenging, but not dark souls level hard. After playing through all Legacy of Kain series, I can safely say, this deserves the second place. The combat, the story, the ability to play both Kain and Raziel and satisfying ending are actually worth your time. Vae Victis!