Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered will let players experience the conflict between Kain and vampire-turned-wraith Raziel in its original form or with remastered graphics, according to a product description from PSN. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered will be released on Dec. 10 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, a trailer for the collection reveals.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was released in 1999 for the original PlayStation and later ported to Sega Dreamcast and Windows PC. Sequel Soul Reaver 2 was released for PlayStation 2 and Windows PC in 2001. Both games starred Raziel as the playable character in his quest to exact revenge on his master Kain, star of the first game in the franchise, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Earlier this year, Crystal Dynamics and Aspyr released Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, a lavish overhaul of the first three Tomb Raider games. Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer Group said in 2022, after acquiring Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and the team at Square Enix Montreal (and their IPs Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Legacy of Kain, and Thief), that it saw “great potential […] in remakes, remasters, spinoffs, as well as transmedia projects” based on those franchises — meaning more classic remasters are likely to come.
