Which one of these game is the one you recommend for somebody not familiar with the series?
Is a great saga, maybe you must buy the first one, Soul Reaver! (Really the first one is Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain but is not for Steam T_T)
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I'd love to recommend blood omen 1, but it's not included, so go with 2.
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It's a story based series, so I'd make sure to start with the first game [Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver], myself..
Especially since it's presented as a mystery of sorts at the start.
That being said, the Blood Omen Games are a lot more straightforward action-RPG, while the Soul Reaver games are more platforming/puzzle-solving, and the two storylines don't really require each other- so Blood Omen 2 is an option if you prefer something more straightforward.
I'd definitely favor Blood Omen 1 as well, but it was never ported to PC :(
If you're not planning on ever playing the entire series through, and just want a single game to know what you missed, Defiance is definitely the best option, being the last of the series, and allowing you to control both characters.
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It was ported, but never re-released online. You can play a cof cofbackup copy cof cof
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Sorry, I was basing on the fact it was never available for any service [Eg, GOG].
I musta missed the original release =O
I'm going to have to search, see if I have a cof cof backup copy cof cof somewhere laying around. :P
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I have a copy, it's for win 95, although not sure if it was the original release or a re-release. Don't have the box anymore either.
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I'm glad you're gonna get into this series! Be prepared to be amazed, dazzled, shocked and awed at the incredible story telling. I highly recommend starting with Soul Reaver 1. Blood Omen 1 is also a great starting point, though it doesn't do a lot of story that isn't also explained in the other games. The ideal order is (From a story point of view) Blood Omen 1 -> Soul Reaver 1 -> Soul Reaver 2 -> Legacy of Kain: Defiance (I noticed that one wasn't on your list. Be sure to remember that one!)
However, I beg of you, don't play Blood Omen 2. Blood Omen 2 was created by a different studio without the director of the other games in the series, and as such its story is a mess with more plotholes than swiss cheese (there's literally only one loose end that said game ties up in the story, and even then it's not really all that conclusive).
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Actually no, Blood Omen 2 is developed by Crystal Dynamics too (director is different) but they tried a different game engine and gameplay and they pretty much failed. (: It's the black sheep of the series. It still covers one hell of a subject (of the story) though. (: Also, there is always Youtube if you don't want to play it.
With BO2, the order is... Blood Omen 1 -> Soul Reaver 1 -> Soul Reaver 2 -> Blood Omen 2 -> Legacy of Kain: Defiance
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Definitely agree with what others have said ...
Follow the story in order for best appeal. So if only getting 1 game, get the first one :-)
- Soul Reaver
- Soul Reaver 2
- Defiance
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Buy Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and watch Blood Omen from Youtube. It's incredibly different from series' other games. As a fan and having a translation project of the series, I can assure you that Soul Reaver should be your first game.
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I personally didn't enjoy Soul Reaver the last time I played it. It was fun as heck when it first came out, but I just didn't enjoy it later on. Blood Omen 2 though didn't age as poorly in my eyes. I haven't tried Defiance, though. Also I didn't play them in order to see the story or anything. My opinion really doesn't mean much at all.
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Soul Reaver 1 is the way to go if you never played this series before.
It's more like blocks puzzle solving everytime, kinda annoying, but well worth it
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I remember having a great immersive experience with Soul Reaver on my Dreamcast. Even for the story itself the first one can be enough.
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver definitely the pick up
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I was thinking of doing exactly the same: using up my GMG credit on a Legacy of Kain game.
Soul reaver would make sense because of the story, but it just seems a bit of a waste to me not to buy the full set, as I'm pretty sure I'd like to play them all. So I'll probably use the credit on something different altogether.
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I want to burn my last cents on GMG before the credit makes poof in some days and I guess a game (only one) from Legacy of Kain series could do it.
I don't know the series and I'd like to pick the best one, in the unlikely case I decide one day to undust it out of my backlog, where it's going to fall for some time without remedy.
Thanks for you advice!!
EDIT: I will get only 1 game, not the full series; Blood Omen is not an option on steam and GMG sale, thus is not included in the poll.
EDIT2: You liked it, you voted it, you get it!! (my backlog thanks:)
Soul Reaver
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