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[Nirolak]

Square Enix did trademark a new name related to the series some months back.

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 | 10:39 GMT
Rumour: Crystal Dynamics on “Soul Reaver” reboot

VG247 has it on good authority that Crystal Dynamics is currently working on a full reboot of vampire series Legacy of Kain.

Crystal Dynamics is working on a reboot of “Soul Reaver,” VG247 has been told.

Details are anorexic, but our source has claimed the game is a full reworking of the vampire action classic, and includes a new art direction.

We have been previously told the project was aiming for a reveal this year – possibly at E3 – but new information has warned this may not be accurate.

It’s unclear where the new game will lie in the IP, and whether or not Raziel or Kain will lead. The series itself is Legacy of Kain; Kain is a noble murdered and revived as a vampire who embarks on a crusade to kill his assassins and be restored to human form.

The protagonist of Soul Reaver – the sequel to the series’s first title, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, which released in 1996 for PlayStation – is vampire-turned-wraith Raziel.

Soul Reaver – released in 1999 for PlayStation and PC, with a Dreamcast version following in 2000 – was a much-loved action adventure, and spawned a direct sequel in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 for PS2 and PC in 2001.

Two more games followed: Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain in 2002 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance for PS2, Xbox and PC in 2003.

Aside from some PSN releases, the series has been dormant ever since.

Crystal Dynamics is currently working on Square’s Tomb Raider reboot for release later this year. The studio has also confirmed it’s readying to announced a new IP in 2012. We’ve been told today this is an XBLA game.

We’ve reached out to Square Enix for comment, but no reply had been received at the time of writing.

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/20/rumour-crystal-dynamics-working-on-soul-reaver-reboot/

 

[Gravijah]

you're not mama robotnik

 

[Phoenix Fang]

Make it happen CD.

DO WANT

 

[Aklamarth]

Wohohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (if it's true).

 

[snoopeasystreet]

next gen or this one?

 

[Nirolak]

Presumably this is what Cory Barlog and Scot Amos were hired to work on.

 

[JoeBoy101]

Mmmhmm, mmmhmmm. Tell me more.

 

[Vinterbird]

next gen or this one?

If they could reveal the game as early as this year, it will be on current gen hardware. I highly doubt we will see anything related to the next generation this year.

 

[De-mon]

nm

 

[Pinko Marx]

LoK doesn't need a reboot, it just needed to be revisited.
Hope this turns out worthwhile, but I'm not getting my expectations up.

 

[ZombieFred]

Eidos/Square just keeps on giving and giving. I hope we'll see something soon (and hoping it's true).

 

[Opus Angelorum]

That art style + next generation hardware = OMG

 

[Nirolak]

That's not entirely accurate.

Let me guess.

Eidos Montreal Team 3 is making it, and Crystal Dynamics is advising.

 

[Gravijah]

If they could reveal the game as early as this year, it will be on current gen hardware. I highly doubt we will see anything related to the next generation this year.

there's always that wii u tabletmajig

 

[Officerrob]

I want no part of Soul Reaver, but I'll take a reboot of "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain"

 

[Pinko Marx]

there's always that wii u tabletmajig

bu-bu-bu nintendos for kids

 

[Kafel]

CD did the (first) Lara Croft XBLA game ?

 

[Frank Jaeger]

FPS with visceral cinematic action!

 

[Nirolak]

CD did the (first) Lara Croft XBLA game ?

Yes.

 

[Sentenza]

Hell yeah.

 

[Acidote]

Well, Square has asked people several times through polls so...

 

[Endo Punk]

weeeeeeeeeeoooooooo. Now that's a reboot I would back completely.

 

[Krev]

Really hope the art direction is good.

 

[Kafel]

Yes.

Thx.

Well Lara Croft 2 for XBLA.

 

[Metallix87]

I'm not surprised by this, really. Soul Reaver has always seemed like an IP that had a lot of potential, but was just looking for the right time and the right game to help it explode in popularity.

 

[Aostia]

I would be really happy, with a proper reboot on this brand...

 

[Raide]

Wait, wait, wait...they are rebooting it? There was nothing wrong with the earlier games! Just make a sequel!

Would kill for a HD version of the first 2 games though.

 

[MarshMellow96]

In the realm of Nosgoth chugachugachugachugachuga

 

[Nirolak]

Thx.

Well Lara Croft 2 for XBLA.

This one is a new IP, though I imagine it will share conceptual values with their previous project.

 

[Atolm]

Fuck yeah. This will be the true megaton of the E3 if true.

 

[fierrotlepou]

Nice, always wanted this. I still think it's weird that all the "good old games" are only being remade or rebooted at the end of this generation.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

please let this be true

 

[The_End]

Intriguing.

 

[weeaboo]

New artstyle by Tetsuya Nomura

 

[Gravijah]

Silly you, if they started building a game for Wii U, they would build it very differently and with unique functionality. So unless their opinion has changed in the last two months, or unless it's a Tomb Raider exclusive excuse....no. What if they've already been working on the game before Wii U was announced, that would also exclude it immediately.

all they'd have to do is put an inventory or map on the bottom screen. bam.

 

[Pinko Marx]

In the realm of Nosgoth WUBWUBWUBWUBWUB

ftfy

New artstyle by Tetsuya Nomura

would actually really love to see some trailers by Squeenix in the same nature as the Deus Ex trailers.

 

[Nirolak]

Any other guesses on what's slightly inaccurate about the rumor?

EM does have a mysterious fourth team, but I'm not sure if that would be far enough along.

 

[Accoun]

Never could really get into the original ones. Might try again.

 

[Vinterbird]

there's always that wii u tabletmajig

And it would be stupid not to release it there, but I was interpreting the next-gen part as a "next gen visuals" thing and having the lead platform be the 360 would not result in a game that will push the same amount of visuals as a Wii U/PS4/Loop game would.

But it would be incredibly stupid not to include Wii U if they are building it for current hardware and releasing it next year.

 

[Hunter-Zero]

New artstyle by Tetsuya Nomura

Not enough leather and zippers in the world

 

[Paracelsus]

Hopefully it's not a reboot like Lords of Shadows.

 

[Perfo]

New artstyle by Tetsuya Nomura

It'd be so good T.T

 

[Pinko Marx]

Hopefully it's not a reboot like Lords of Shadows.

Was Lords of Shadows considered a reboot?

 

[Nirolak]

Was Lords of Shadows considered a reboot?

 

[weeaboo]

It'd be so good T.T

Imagine Kain's new Buster Reaver.

 

[Foffy]

Was Lords of Shadows considered a reboot?

Dave Cox has been inconsistent in that regard. While it's marketed as a reboot, he said some time ago on his Twitter (which was already posted in this topic as a reply to this question) he's also said that it's akin to the Ultimate series from Marvel comics, and also said Lords of Shadow is a different series than Akumajo Dracula in Japan, as if its an entirely separate line from Konami.

It surely has very little to do with Castlevania outside of maybe one-third of the game.

 

[Rezbit]

Would be happy to see a remake of Blood Omen, or if it is a reboot make it quite different/separate from the old series but keeping the top-quality voice acting and story.

 

[Like the hat?]

Two words: Fuck yes

 

[Impeccable]

Kind of yay, look forward to any more information... but... what the hell at this: "Details are anorexic,"

 

[Pinko Marx]

Kind of yay, look forward to any more information... but... what the hell at this: "Details are anorexic,"

you know...like Raziel!