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[Preview] General: Nosgoth - Light on Lore, But Shows Promise
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The Legacy of Kain series, with its two anti-heroes, Kain himself and Raziel, has been dormant since 2003. Psyonix takes the reins this time from central franchise developer Crystal Dynamics, in order to make a spinoff, albeit one that takes place within the series' land of Nosgoth. The game itself, called Nosgoth, is an upcoming free to play third-person competitive PvP game.
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Monster Hunter since '04!
Currently playing: MHW & MHGU
I really want either a new Soul Reaver or a new Blood Omen.
This I do not want.
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I got into the alpha for this, and I've yet to even bother playing it. Breaks my heart to see such an awesome IP with great (if a bit confusing ) lore turned into yet another MOBA in a market quickly becoming oversaturated with them.
Ah well. Gonna go pop my Soul Reaver soundtrack in for a listen.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
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This mmoba is an abomination of the memories of Kain!
I wouldn't touch this at all. PVP only gameplay?! No thank you.
Another installment in the series, or a well done reboot, but NOT this excuse of a Kain game.
Nosgoth deserves better than this!
I also would love another one in the same 'Zelda-style' as the first blood omen. Loved it being a dark Zelda of sorts. Playing a bada$$ vampire in that style was sweet!
BAH!
I've been thinking about this, and it really pisses me off. Not the game itself really, but what will most likely happen with it. Chances are, it's going to fail (I may be wrong, just my opinion). If / when it does, the next time fans ask about LoK, the jackasses at whichever corporation is in charge of the IP will say, "We tried to revive the series, but Nosgoth's failure proves there's just not enough interest in it."
That thought really pisses me off. The future of the franchise more than likely hangs on the success or failure of a game which shares nothing with its predecessors other than a very loose connection with the setting.
They don't need to expand the fanbase. It's here already, and games similar to Soul Reaver such as Darksiders and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow have enough of a following that simply the mere promise of a game in that style would bring in new people, especially since Darksiders will most likely never be concluded. Give the fans of that game a new home in LoK, Lord knows the two have quite a bit in common.
So many big companies really are run by idiots.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
#IStandWithVic
How's this a MOBA? Do people call all PvP games MOBAs nowadays? This seems more similar to Team Fortress than DotA.
While I would like a new LoK game, Tomb Raider has been great since Crystal Dynamics got it, so I'm satisfied enough with the current situation. Defiance was a decent finale, even though all LoK games after Soul Reaver 2 were a bit disappointing.
completely agree. I played Nosgoth and i've been mourning the Legacy of Kain series ever since. One of my favorite franchises turned to ashes with this f2p game.
MOBA = Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. This game has multiple players, in an arena type setting, and you battle each other. Pretty straightforward.
LoK was merely the end of Raziel's story, and the true beginning of Kain's ability to carve a new destiny for himself and Nosgoth. His 'third option' had finally become fully viable, as Raziel's sacrifice allowed him to see the true puppet master whose machinations were leading everyone to their doom.
Or at least that's what I took from it. Let's face it, by the end of Defiance the timeline(s) were such a mess that they made the Legend of Zelda's look simplistic. It's a wonder the entire LoK universe didn't implode from all the paradoxes present.
Edit: Know what? Just go over to GOG.com and buy the whole series (sans Blood Omen 1) for under $20. You'll get a lot more enjoyment out of that as opposed to buying any of the borderline P2W crap in this game.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
#IStandWithVic
how can you all say this game will fail if you have not tried it ?
is it because it is a pvp game and you want a single player game?