Differences between the two environments are slight, but the spirit areas are subtly twists and warped, making traversal different to access new areas and creating different dangers to overcome. You must make use of his broken wings to glide, his hand to hand combat skills – which include a glowing blade that sprouts from his arm, and the various other abilities you earn as you progress.īut perhaps the most standout element is how the world shifts as you move between the real and spirit world. This third-person action is slick, as Raziel uses all of his skills and abilities to solve environmental puzzles and defeat the monstrous evils that stand between him and vengeance. What follows is a fantastical adventure that has you able to warp between the land of the living and dead as you hunt down the one who wronged you. He makes you a Soul Reaver – an eater of souls.
Ripping off your new wings and your jaw, the vampire ruler casts your broken body into the Lake of the Dead.Ī millennium passes, and Raziel lays forgotten until The Elder God resurrects you to kill Kain. Kain was always the first to gain these powers until, one day, you sprout wings before him. In the ages of vampire rule, the immortal beings slowly began evolving. In Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver you play the part of one of these lieutenants, called Raziel.
