Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996)

Developer: Silicon Knights
Publisher: Activision, Sony Computer Entertainment, Square Enix Europe, Crystal Dynamics
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Rating: 3.8 of 5, 68 player ratings
Main story: about 18 hours
Completionist: about 27 hours
Where to get it: PlayStation Store

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How it feels

A brooding, gothic crawl through a dying world where you play as a vengeful vampire antihero navigating dark magic and moral ambiguity with deliberate, sinister purpose.

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About

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a top-down action-adventure video game with role-playing game elements. It is the first game in the Legacy of Kain series, and the only one developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics. The game was first released in 1996 for the PlayStation, and later ported to Microsoft Windows. A Sega Saturn version was announced during production but later cancelled before release. It was followed by four sequels, which were all developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.

What players say

A gothic vampire action-adventure beloved for its dark, fully realized world and superb voice acting, but bogged down by brutal load times and dated visuals. Fans treat it as an unpolished gem and the forgotten origin of the Legacy of Kain series.

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