Crystal Dynamics’ beloved darkish fantasy action-adventure collection Legacy of Kain could possibly be poised to obtain the remaster remedy, if newly sighted branding at Comedian-Con is to be believed.
As noticed by a person on Resetera, logos for an unannounced “Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered” have been included on show plaques accompanying statues of recreation characters Kain and Raziel at this week’s Comedian-Con San Diego present.
A Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver graphic novel prequel, The Lifeless Shall Rise, was just lately introduced by Darkish Horse Comics, and GameSpot has now acquired affirmation from the writer’s VP of product growth and gross sales that this is because of launch in August.
Given the Darkish Horse brand additionally seems on the (now eliminated) Comedian-Con plaques, it is exhausting to not speculate the graphic novel and remaster may arrive in tandem – notably as the primary Soul Reaver recreation is 25 years outdated on sixteenth August this 12 months.
Hints that Crystal Dynamics is perhaps contemplating a Legacy of Kain revival first surfaced in 2022, when the developer despatched out a survey asking if recipients could be taken with seeing the collection – which spanned 5 titles between 1996 and 2003 – make a comeback.
Over 100,000 folks responded positively, to which Crystal Dynamics CEO Phil Rogers replied, “Relaxation assured, we hear you loudly and clearly, and we’ll proceed to replace you on the ‘what if’ potentialities forward for Legacy of Kain sooner or later.” Since then, mother or father firm Embracer has launched into an devastating programme of layoffs and venture cancellations, making a Legacy of Kain revival appear unlikely – however right here we are actually.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 have been written and directed by Amy Hennig – maybe finest often known as the inventive director on Naughty Canine‘s Uncharted collection – and the collection celebrated its twentieth anniversary again in 2019. In the event you’re curious to study extra, Eurogamer’s former editor-in-chief Wesley Yin-Poole recalled why the collection was so sensible on the time.
