A Marvelous Gothic Vampire Story!
As a lover of great stories, characters and voice acting, I can say with certainty that there is nothing better than the Legacy of Kain series when combining these aspects, and this is the very first in the series.
A world of magic and dark forces, where vampires pray on the defenseless villagers of Nosgoth while ancient beings twist the balance of the world in an endless cycle of death and revenge.
This is the kind of work of art that makes me love what the gaming world can do. The game is very hard indeed. In fact, the controls were never the selling point of this entire series. What is though is the excellent plot and dialogues with all their conflicts and machinations, very deep, interesting and memorable characters, and second to none voice acting.
Names like Simon Templeman, Richard Doyle, Tony Jay and much more bring life to the players in a game of power, fate and free will.
I cannot recommend this game enough, or the entire series for that matter! It really is that great! And now, thanks to GOG resurrecting this first installment that has long been waiting in the desert of lost licenses, you too can experience this amazing story as a whole!
To add to your enjoyment, there is an OpenGL patch that makes the game even better, with additional graphical features and languages, just to name a few. It's not necessary for the game to run as it plays great right out of the box, but if you find it too dated for your taste, give this patch a try and I'm sure you'll change your mind.
As of now, GOG is the only place you can get this masterpiece outside of the original PlayStation 1, but I hope that as more people and a new generation gets to know this series, that it can finally be more regarded, as it certainly deserve.
To quote Kain himself: "I marveled that such beauty should grace our dying world!"
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