Over 25 years after the primary Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver launched, Crystal Dynamics has introduced a remaster bundle amassing the primary and second video games within the sequence. The HD ports are the work of Aspyr, the studio answerable for the well-received remasters of the primary three Tomb Raider video games. The bundle was unveiled at Sony’s State of Play yesterday, however they’ve now been confirmed for PC.
Till just lately the unique variations of those video games have been out there on Steam; they’ve since been eliminated, presumably to get replaced by their modernised variations. The trailer beneath exhibits what to anticipate: each video games nonetheless look very very similar to late ’90s 3D motion video games, although they’re going to take pleasure in sharper textures, smoother framerates, and upgraded fashions and visible results.
Additions will embrace a photograph mode, an “upgraded digicam” and new management choices. These video games launched for the unique PlayStation at a time when analog sticks weren’t tremendous fashionable, so the brand new controls and digicam shall be very welcome certainly, although I keep in mind discovering them fairly playable with a mouse and keyboard. There’s additionally a brand new in-game map and compass. I am unsure if this can show controversial or not, however these video games have been principally massive 3D labyrinths, to a larger extent than, say, the Tomb Raider sequence.
The remasters hit Steam and Epic Video games Retailer on December 10, in addition to all of the consoles. For those who by no means performed the Soul Reaver video games and need to know what the fuss is all about, this retrospective piece by Rick Lane is an intensive and pleasant learn.
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