It might need taken 22 years, however in the end, a brand-new Legacy of Kain recreation has been introduced. Developed by BitBot Media, Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a pixel-art platformer with loads of motion at its core, and it will launch for PC and console on March 31.
Set earlier than and in the course of the occasions of Soul Reaver, Ascendance explores an period of the Legacy of Kain video games that has solely been briefly referenced–and earlier than time-travel shenanigans began to make issues a bit of complicated. Kain is in the course of his marketing campaign to beat Nosgoth, whereas Raziel seems as a human Seraphan who fights again towards the vampire clans.
A 3rd character–Elaleth from the latest Legacy of Kain: Useless Shall Rise comedian e book mini-series–is additionally playable, and she or he’s described as a fast-paced brawler who’s adept at each fight and platforming. Crystal Dynamics and BitBot estimate that it’s going to take roughly 4 hours to finish this retro-inspired platformer.
Kain naturally has his signature vampiric skills and may wield the Soul Reaver, whereas Raziel can trip his struggle horse into battle. Time is cut up equally amongst all three characters, and, with Ascendance being a story- and dialogue-heavy recreation, Crystal Dynamics and BitBot have introduced again the unique forged for this prequel. Simon Templeman and Michael Bell as soon as once more voice Kain and Raziel, respectively, and the remainder of the forged consists of Richard Doyle as Mobius and Breaking Unhealthy’s Anna Gunn as Ariel.
The opposite large Legacy of Kain announcement from the PlayStation State of Play livestream was the affirmation of a Defiance remaster. The 2003 motion recreation is out even before Ascendance–March 3–and it is resurrecting the cult traditional with sharp graphics and several other quality-of-life upgrades.