Avoid it like water, my Vampire Brethren
Subpar and woefully uninspired storytelling (when what the Legacy of Kain games used to be known for was excellent writing, dialogue and story).
But it seems that without Amy Hennig at the helm, these writers have become incompetent, and are trying to appropriate her story, steal the limelight from her and Dennis Dyack's characters by introducing.... get this.... Raziel's effing sister (ugh, are you serious? Elaleth? Were we not clear about how much this comic book character was disliked?) and they try making her the catalyst for half the events of the previous games' storylines. Pathetic and parasitic. Not to mention derivative and bordering on a.i. slop creation and/or plagiarism. We reject this character as a protagonist or even as a supporting member of the cast. (not the actress' fault, she's good).
They basically tried to "Star Wars Acolyte" this masterpiece of a saga. And it's oooooh so, so bad. Not even my nostalgia can let me enjoy this.
Voice acting: it's good mostly because of Simon Templeman, who is the GOAT (he's always excellent).
Michael Bell is a fine actor, but his voice quality is now (at 87) way too haggard and raspy and feeble-sounding to be playing a young character like Raziel. They should have recast him in a different role, bc he's still excellent, just not the right voice for Raziel anymore. He sounds like a very old man. Perhaps they should have considered him for Janos Audron or Moebius, or some other character who is more age appropriate.... and it would have been fine. Nothing wrong with accepting that your voice has changed. The man can still act.
Gameplay: was this made in 1991? You seriously expect us to be okay with this product? To quote Kain: "Don't be simple". It's so repetitive and basic that it gets old after 15 minutes.
Music: no, just no. bring back the old themes and instrumentation. These compositions do not fit this operatic (almost Shakespearian) saga.
To the writers: stop trying to make it "your own" or give it your own "style" or interpretation thereof. You overestimate yourselves and your skills/talent. You cannot improve upon Amy Hennig's writing and creations. Her story is what we loved, and you should have left that completely untouched. Now, you've ruined it.
Direction of the Franchise: change course immediately, people. Ignore that awful comic book story and focus on the main character of this saga: Kain. He alone is worthy of a sequel. Give this franchise a proper ending that fixes the Elder God's shenanigans across the ages and have Kain annihilate him once and for all, therefore saving Nosgoth. Use Raziel (inside the sword), just like they use Kurama in Naruto's anime perhaps? Do not ruin his sacrifice at the end of Defiance, to get him out of the sword again.
And if you do not listen to what we are saying, remember Kain's words: "In the meantime, you'd best burrow deep".
Edit: I played this on Steam. It was a present from a well-intentioned friend. But I felt it was essential that I made our opinions (us the fans of LoK) heard loud and clear. This is not the way, game company.