Nov 20th, 2003, 06:08 PM
Just finished the game the other day. I loved it.
Then again, I love the whole series, so that shouldn't be much of a surprise.
As usual, the storyline is great. Loose ends are tied up, and interesting twists are thrown in. I admit that I had no idea how it was going to end.
Also as usual, the voice actors really kick the metaphorical ass. Simon Templeman, of course, is still a pimp and a half as Kain, and the rest of the voice actors do a damned good job as well.
Still, the camera, as in nearly every 3rd person game I've come across, is quite cumbersome.
To address what Perndog's heard:
Lots of boring running over long distances.
I guess if you have no idea what to do, there might be a lot of empty running, but to be honest, you shouldn't have to do too much of that in the game.
Little differentiation between the two playable characters.
I disagree. Whereas Kain's section of the game is more combat-oriented, Raziel has more puzzles and such.
Repetetive gameplay.
The different combat maneuvers that you get help to alleviate the problem, but you only get few (the game has an experience system that has five levels), and after that, you stop gaining experience for your kills. Still, each character gets a bunch of different upgrades for their weapon, so that adds more to the combat.
All that said, let me just say that I, personally, have never cared much for Raziel as a character. He just doesn't have the same flair that Kain does, and having him back to back with Kain in this game really makes that weakness stand out. Also, I enjoyed the combat with Kain way more than I did Raziel's puzzles. Moreover, Raziel's combat moves are much less effective than Kain's.
Still, he serves his purpose as a driving point in the storyline. **possible spoiler ahead** At the risk of spoiling the game, let me just say that people that don't like Raziel won't be disappointed.
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