Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun Cancelled

[DalekFlay]

I haven't played any of the games past the original Blood Omen and can't speak for this series specifically, but sometimes a reboot makes sense. At some point rebooting is logical when the entire series revolves around one main plot point. For example Batman is all about his origin story and his first encounter with a half-dozen villains, after that you're just repeating the same shit forever. In contrast something like Star Trek could literally go on forever, as there isn't one plot, if that makes sense.

The reboot being good is of course the important part, which... well... lol @ concept art, etc.

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

fuck you all faggots those artworks are not that bad now i wil never put leeches on my undead bitch ass. fucking

 

[dnf]

I haven't played any of the games past the original Blood Omen and can't speak for this series specifically, but sometimes a reboot makes sense. At some point rebooting is logical when the entire series revolves around one main plot point. For example Batman is all about his origin story and his first encounter with a half-dozen villains, after that you're just repeating the same shit forever. In contrast something like Star Trek could literally go on forever, as there isn't one plot, if that makes sense.

The reboot being good is of course the important part, which... well... lol @ concept art, etc.

Except that there is no game ending the Kain's Legacy, only the Soul Reaver arc.

 

[Mother Russia]

http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/14/leg...by-square-publisher-discusses-cancelled-game/

Link has the entire story, leaked videos, story info, art, as well as another link to 10 cancelled LoK games over the years since 1994.

Furthermore, the Nosgoth multiplayer game is still on track. Fucking internet.

Apparently Square Enix cancelled Dead Sun because it didn't meet sales projections...

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Square Enix does a lot of stupid things lately.

 

[Gurkog]

Publishers are doing a lot of stupid things lately.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Nobody fucks up sacred IPs so well as Square Enix. Well, maybe EA. And Lucas Arts. And..... oh well i guess you have a point.

 

[evdk]

Damn, I hoped they canceled the multiplayer abomination. There is no God.

 

[Athelas]

Not exactly a big loss, judging by the shitty art design and shitty story specs that were leaked.

Really, the franchise was already in decline after the first two games, when they moved away from exploration and puzzles into shitty combat. Not to mention the convoluted, retconnish mess the story devolved into (pure evil aliens vs. blue angel vampires, WTF?).

 

[Diablo169]

For fucks sake, where am I going to get my Simon Templeman fix now!?

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

For fucks sake, where am I going to get my Simon Templeman fix now!?

Dragon Age: Origins

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Not exactly a big loss, judging by the shitty art design and shitty story specs that were leaked.

Really, the franchise was already in decline after the first two games, when they moved away from exploration and puzzles into shitty combat. Not to mention the convoluted, retconnish mess the story devolved into (pure evil aliens vs. blue angel vampires, WTF?).

It's quite a bit more convoluted than that. And it's also quite excellent.

 

[DalekFlay]

If they made an open world RPG in the style of the very first game it would make a lot of money. Of course Square thinks 4 million copies sold isn't enough, so...

 

[Papa Môlé]

Good thing I never even heard about this until the announcement of its cancellation so I had no time get disappointed.

 

[AlexOfSpades]

Better nothing than a MOBA, no?

 

[Gerrard]

Sounds like incline to me. You didn't honestly expect it to be good?

 

[Metro]

If they made an open world RPG in the style of the very first game it would make a lot of money. Of course Square thinks 4 million copies sold isn't enough, so...

Legacy of Kain started an an open world RPG? Always thought it was just a Tomb Raider style 3D Platformer with a few upgrades.

 

[dnf]

If they made an open world RPG in the style of the very first game it would make a lot of money. Of course Square thinks 4 million copies sold isn't enough, so...

Legacy of Kain started an an open world RPG? Always thought it was just a Tomb Raider style 3D Platformer with a few upgrades.

Started as a Zelda clone.

For fucks sake, where am I going to get my Simon Templeman fix now!?

Dragon Age: Origins

What voice did he do in DA? He also made VA in Dead Space 3.

 

[Metro]

When people say 'Zelda clone' to me it means 8 bit original Legend of Zelda but I'm guessing you mean the 3D ones.

 

[Machocruz]

They mean a top down action adventure game where you get items that let you open up formerly restricted areas, explore trap laden dungeons.

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PSX, PC)

 

[DalekFlay]

Not really an open world I guess, been a long time since I played it, but it was a lot different from the sequels.

 

[Machocruz]

It was Link to the Past with gothic fantasy skin. Boulders blocking your path? Come back later with the mace that smashes boulders.

You took damage in the sun, some paths only opened up during certain time of day or moon phases. If you turned into a werewolf, NPCs would turn hostile. Dirty gypsies threw knives at you. It was p. cool, and the first PS1 game I bought. Slowdown and loading were a BITCH though.

 

[Metro]

O I C. Wonder why they don't sell this one on Steam... or apparently any other sites from what I see.

 

[Excidium]

Slowdown and loading were a BITCH though.

Yeah, Jesus Christ. Loading screen everytime you open and close inventory menu is a bit excessive even for PSX standards.

O I C. Wonder why they don't sell this one on Steam... or apparently any other sites from what I see.

Because the PC version is horrible to run on modern systems. And also because it's a different company with the rights, I think.

 

[Zeriel]

Just when I was starting to feel good about gaming again, this had to come along and punch me in the gut.