Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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.

I had heard of the game series, so when the soul reaver remasters can out I played them, then this. Honestly it was worth it. I do wish the series gets revived.

As other LoK it is amazing story. But I dont thik I ever saw worse camera in any game ever. All of the difficulty is comming from the camera, exploration is ruined by the camera, half of the time you are walking blind, becasue camera decided you have to look backward. Sound mixing is also bad, several sounds are too loud and drown dialog. Genuently just watch video of the cutscenes for the story and scip the game. If the do remaster, I will buy it on codition the camera is reworked.