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Raziel can freely shift to the spectral realm, but can return to the material realm only through special portals when at full health. Initially unarmed, he fights using his claws, but can alternatively use weapons such as rocks, torches, spears and staffs, and the Soul Reaver. Īt first, Raziel can jump, glide using his torn wings, move blocks, and pick up and throw objects and enemies. Possession of the Soul Reaver sword stops automatic degeneration of health in the physical realm, but Raziel loses the sword instantly if he sustains damage and can regain it only by restoring his health to full.
When killed, enemies leave behind souls that replenish Raziel's health, which automatically decreases in the material realm and increases in the spectral. Human and spectral enemies can be killed with Raziel's claws or any weapon, but vampires must be bludgeoned into a stunned state and then destroyed by impaling them, setting them on fire, or tossing them into a hazard such as sunlight or water. Each brood of vampire enemies has unique powers reminiscent of their clan leader. In the spectral realm, players fight minor enemies called Sluagh and the souls of dead vampires who have become wraiths. Human enemies include peasants, vampire hunters and vampire worshippers. Raziel's enemies are grouped into humans, spectral creatures, and most commonly, vampires. The same location in the material and spectral realms.Ĭombat in Soul Reaver is a hack and slash system, involving the use of combinations of various different attacks before a finishing move. Block puzzles are also common and require the rotation, flipping, and moving of large blocks to progress, often with a time limit and while avoiding enemies.
Many puzzles are based on the differences between the two realms for example, platforms and environment features in one realm may change form to open new paths in the other. Although interaction with objects is limited in the spectral realm, this can be advantageous, because Raziel can phase through otherwise impassable gates there, and water is insubstantial, allowing him to walk on lakebeds however, blocks, doors, and switches can be manipulated only in the physical realm. Gameplay relies largely on shifting between the material and spectral planes of existence to progress through areas. The game is normally shown from a third-person perspective behind Raziel, but players can rotate the viewpoint around him. The player controls Raziel, a disfigured and ghostly vampire. By 2001, the game sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. However, the game was criticized for simple and repetitive gameplay and an unsatisfying climax. Soul Reaver was generally well received by critics and praised for its intriguing gothic story and high-quality graphics. This and other delays forced material originally planned for Soul Reaver to be instead released with later games of the series. Raziel shares this title with Kain's sword, the Soul Reaver, which he acquires during the game.Ĭrystal Dynamics began development of the game in 1997, but a deteriorating relationship with Silicon Knights, who had developed Blood Omen, created legal problems. Raziel is killed by Kain, but is revived by The Elder God to become his "soul reaver" and to exact revenge. Taking place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen, Soul Reaver chronicles the journey of the vampire-turned- wraith Raziel, lieutenant to the vampire lord Kain. Soul Reaver was followed by three games, one of which, Soul Reaver 2, is a direct sequel.
As the second game in the Legacy of Kain series, Soul Reaver is the sequel to Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
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It was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1999 and for the Dreamcast in 2000. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.
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