Legacy of Kain: Defiance

I'll start by saying that this is my first time playing LoK Defiance, since I never had it growing up. I played every other Legacy of Kain game before this and thoroughly enjoyed them all. That being said... Im unsure if the devs of this game were new to the series, or the og devs tried something new, but its not it for me. The story seems interesting, and the games combat is fine so far, but that camera OOF! For some unknown reason they changed the camera type from being behind Kain/Raziel and moving with them, to some type of fixed/fluid motion hybrid and it makes the gameplay a bit of a pain. I died SO MANY times because of the camera! The way it changes angles, and makes the characters run with a bit of a curved direction will throw you off and make you run off a ledge, or cause you to miss your inteded landing zone when gliding. Don't even get me started on trying to play the platforming sections, good luck with that! I would make the excuse that it's a product of it's time but I can't since SR1&SR2 came out before this and both games shared better camera perspectives. It's just an odd design choice for me. I still plan to play it since I want to experience the story, maybe i'll get used to it. I just wanted to share this honest review to help people know what they're getting into. SR 1&2 Were recently remastered and new fans will come and download this game to experience more of the story so dont take this a a negative review, just a bit of a critique. Have fun! (Maybe try playing with a controller.)

OMG! I love this game. I love the entire Legacy of Kain series, but Defiance and the 2 Soul Reavers are the best.

An excellent 6th Gen era hack and slash that still stands the test of time. Playing as both Kain and Raziel in this, the final chapter in the unfinished LoK series, is an absolute treat. The only gripe most people seem to have is the fixed camera system which seems a step backward from prevvious entries free camera. Other than that the updated combat system borrows from Devil May Cry though while some people find the new jugglwe mechanic off putting, it lends itself well to the style of game that this is and makes combat nmuch more interesting and varied than older titles in the LoK series. Where the LoK games shine is in the sprawling and epic storyline that wrestles with themes of free will and servitude, morality as well as time travel and possible resulting paradoxes. Both main characters struggle against the machinations of fate and thus defy their predetermined destinies to the behest of thier puppeteers. While I do recommend playing the entire series in chronological order before indulging this last entry, it is not entirely necessary to play and understand the storyline here. The game does a fair job of getting newcomers up to speed on the events told therein. Though, to fully appreciate the locales and memorable cast of characters in LoK: Defiance, it pays to have played the previous entries where we first meet them. All in all, LoK Defiance is a spectacular and epic tale truly worthy of your time. Highly recommended...

The final chapter of the series is worth playing. The game works well on modern systems, even if you have to remap all the controls on the Xbox gamepad. It just takes some minutes.

Horrible controls, horrible camera angles and no controller support.