Play as the vampire Kain and his betrayed lieutenant Raziel. Wield legendary blades, use supernatural abilities, and battle through a world of conflict, intrigue, and prophecy as their paths collide across the dark world of Nosgoth.
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SteamYou are here | $9.99−60% | 638reviews | 97% | — | $163.9K |
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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is a remaster of the fifth Legacy of Kain game. Here, for the very first time, you can control both Kain and Raziel in alternating chapters, as they defy against the Elder God's plans. Gameplay is more akin to Soul Reaver 2, with more focus on combat and less on puzzle-platforming, but the combat is better here. They have boss fights again, something SR2 sadly lacks. I love how you can play as 2 different characters, explore different timelines and see their point of view. Raziel's levels are more puzzle-centric, while Kain's more combat-centric since he cannot traverse the spectral realm. The story feels like an epic culmination, but the levels can get a bit repetitive as you revisit them several times, and sadly the Hylden, which are supposed to be the big bads, barely made appearances aside from possessing bodies, unlike in Blood Omen 2 where they are prominent. If you're playing this game, I recommend playing the previous 4 LoK games, as there are many references, and I like how some areas from the first game are revisited, although obviously changed to fit the game's style. The game has similar features as the Soul Reaver remasters, with the ability to change between old and new graphics, a photomode, and cut levels. But this game kinda expands some features, like how you can play the remastered graphics with the classic lighting (which in some levels, have considerable difference), a comprehensive lore reader for characters, locations, and history, as well as alternate character skins, usually referencing past games, like recreations of Kain's Blood Omen 1 look and a pre-corruption Raziel. But the biggest and most loved change is the camera angle. In the original Defiance, the camera angle is fixed, which is kinda difficult for a game with plenty fast-paced combat and platforming. Here, the camera follows you, like in SR games. While it's a strange choice in the first place, if you'd prefer that, the original camera angles are also toggle-able. Compared to the previous remasters, Legacy of Kain: Defiance is a great step-up in changing and adding things. Many people have problems with the camera angles, they changed it. People who aren't too familiar with the lore, they can read it. And the skins! Hopefully they are a sign that a Blood Omen 1-2 remake or remasters are coming. One can only hope... But before that happens, if you like dark fantasy stories, the Legacy of Kain universe is one you should explore.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.14/day in the week to Jul 31 → 1.14/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,402 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
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Languages: English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Japanese*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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Remastered trifft definitiv zu ! So wünscht sich das der Nostalgiker.
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered was a much more interesting experience than I expected. The first thing that stood out to me was how much certain parts of Kain reminded me of Kratos. There’s a similar physical presence, the pale skin, imposing build, aggressive personality and that general feeling of playing as someone powerful enough to challenge forces far beyond a normal human. The stories also share some similar themes involving gods, destiny, betrayal, revenge and characters trying to fight against a fate that has effectively already been written for them. What makes that comparison even more interesting is that the original Defiance actually came out before the first God of War, so it’s not really a case of Legacy of Kain borrowing from Kratos. If anything, playing it today makes you realise how many ideas that later became common in dark fantasy action games were already being explored here. The biggest strength of the game for me is easily the story. Kain and Raziel are both genuinely interesting protagonists, and switching between their perspectives keeps things moving while gradually bringing both sides of the story together. Neither character feels like a traditional hero either. They both have their own motivations, flaws and interpretations of what is happening, which makes the story feel much more mature than the usual good-versus-evil setup. The atmosphere is another huge positive. Nosgoth has this dark, gothic and almost hopeless feeling throughout the entire game. The environments, architecture, music and voice acting all work together incredibly well. Even when the graphics naturally show their age underneath the remaster, the art direction still gives the game far more personality than a lot of modern releases. The voice acting deserves particular praise. A lot of older games have dialogue that has aged terribly, but Defiance is almost the opposite. The characters speak in this dramatic, theatrical way that fits the world perfectly. Kain especially has an incredible presence whenever he speaks. Combat is enjoyable, although you can definitely feel the age of the original game underneath it. It can become repetitive, and some encounters rely more on constantly throwing enemies at you rather than doing anything particularly clever. The camera and movement were probably some of the biggest weaknesses of the original, so the improvements in the remaster make the game significantly easier to enjoy today. The puzzles and exploration also help break up the combat. They’re generally straightforward, but they suit the pacing well and give you a reason to actually pay attention to the environments rather than simply running from one fight to another. Overall, this is one of those games where the story, characters and atmosphere are far more memorable than the actual combat mechanics. Kain and Raziel are excellent protagonists, the writing is surprisingly strong, and the entire game has a distinctive identity that you just don’t see very often anymore. If you enjoy the darker mythology and anti-hero side of games like God of War, I think there’s a lot to appreciate here. Just remember that Legacy of Kain was doing a lot of this before Kratos had even picked up the Blades of Chaos. Definitely worth playing, especially if you enjoy story-heavy action games with dark fantasy, vampires and genuinely memorable characters.
First time I've ever played this series and I'm IN LOVE! This was such a fun game to play through, even though I didn't fully understand what was happening. I'm definitely checking out the rest of the series after playing this. I had no issues playing through it, this remaster was done well! It also contains comics from the series and a ton of cool behind the scenes stuff. It was cool to look through all the art from production. If you played this series back in the day, pick this up! Find your love for Legacy of Kain again!!
Noch viel besser als damals! Das ist das beste, schönste und umfangreichste Remaster der Reihe mit sehr viel Bonus und Goodies Material! Ich als Fan der Soul Reaver Spiele komme bei Defiance Remastered voll auf meine Kosten und es fühlt sich stellenweise wie ein echtes Remake an wegen der neuen Kameraführung!
One of my favorite games, ever. after sr1 and 2 were remastered, I thought, "I hope they do defiance." *insert holy light sound* this game is awesome, the remaster is SO well done. They added extra skins for the reaver as well as Kain and Raziel, they fit the game and look amazing, they didn't change or mess with anything like some remasters have. As for the original game, it has storytelling no one seems to do anymore, it has fantastic voice acting, combat is fun. there's nothing I love more than sending an enemy flying of a cliff screaming in terror. or stabbing them with a 5 foot sword. or stealing their blood/soul....or... aahhhh, old games. *fuzzy feelings and flying enemies*
Um jogo incrível e com um remaster sensacional! As novas texturas e skins dão ao jogo a oportunidade perfeita e jogar para aproveitar o enredo do jogo em grande qualidade!
This is fantastic - plays beautifully, lots of visual options, ALL the easter eggs you could ever want, beautiful skins, the art of the entire remaster is really good. The bonuses when you beat the game are hilarious. If you like LoK, get this!
8 из 10, потому что разрабы, которые делали боёвку и добавили такое количество мобов (6 в один файт, и они тебя пинают все вместе), — я, ♥♥♥♥♥, руки бы вам пообломал.
Bug Report: Crash at Main Menu with Intel HD Graphics 5500 (igd10iumd64.dll) Hello, I would like to report what seems to be a compatibility issue with Intel HD Graphics 5500. My system: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (Build 19045.6466) Intel Core i3-5005U 6 GB RAM Intel HD Graphics 5500 Graphics Driver: 20.19.15.5171 (updated manually to the latest available version) Problem: The game launches normally. The intro videos play correctly. However, as soon as the main menu appears, the game immediately closes to the desktop without any error message. Windows Event Viewer always reports the same crash: Faulting application: defiance.exe Faulting module: igd10iumd64.dll Exception code: 0xc0000005 I have already tried: Verifying game files. Reinstalling the game. Reinstalling Steam. Running as Administrator. Disabling Steam Overlay. Using launch options (-windowed, -safe, -dx11, -d3d11, etc.). Deleting and recreating the Saved Games folder. Updating the Intel graphics driver from version 20.19.15.4835 (2017) to 20.19.15.5171 (2020). The crash still happens at exactly the same point, and Windows always reports igd10iumd64.dll as the faulting module. Could you please investigate whether there is an incompatibility with Intel HD Graphics 5500 or older Intel integrated GPUs? Thank you.
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