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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is a modernised re-release of Crystal Dynamics' 2003 dark fantasy action-adventure, rebuilt for current consoles and PC with PlayEveryWare handling the port work. It tells the interlocking stories of Kain, the vampire emperor of Nosgoth, and Raziel, the wraith he betrayed, as each hunts the same ancient conspiracy from opposite ends of the timeline. Combat pairs melee strings with the Soul Reaver and Raziel's wraith blade, and the wraith blade is permanently reshaped at elemental forges that unlock fire, air, water, earth, light, dark and spirit powers. Raziel shifts between the material and spectral realms to rewrite the geometry of a room and feed on souls, while Kain fights with telekinesis, mist evasion and raw vampire strength. The remaster adds HD visuals, refined controls, a modernised camera that can be toggled back to the original, a photo mode, a lore reader and restored lost levels from the original production.

• Dual Protagonist Campaign - Chapters alternate between Kain and Raziel, and the two halves of the story comment on each other, so a place one protagonist fights through is later walked by the other in a different era of Nosgoth.
• Forge-Bound Reaver Augmentation - Raziel's wraith blade is permanently reshaped at elemental forges, and the fire, air, water and earth forges are each guarded by two spirits of the original Ancient Vampire Pillar Guardians that must be defeated and absorbed before the upgrade is granted.
• Elemental Puzzle Gates - Every Reaver element answers a specific obstacle, so braziers are lit with fire, light-blocking orbs are darkened with the dark blade, water is frozen into a platform and stone barriers are shattered with earth.
• Spectral Realm Shifting - Raziel crosses between the material and spectral planes at will, and the spectral realm rewrites the geometry of a room, opens routes the material realm hides and drains his health until he feeds.
• Kain's Vampiric Toolkit - Telekinesis moves heavy objects and lights braziers, mist form is a ground-level evasion, bat form covers distance quickly, and feeding on blood restores health.
• Modern Camera with Legacy Toggle - The rebuilt third-person camera can be switched back to the original 2003 behaviour at any time, which is the remaster's most-praised change.
• Combat Strings and Evasion - Both protagonists fight with light and heavy strings, launches and air juggles, and enemy attacks are telegraphed, so dodging and the Reaver's reach decide most encounters.
• Remaster Extras - Photo mode, alternate character skins, a lore reader and restored lost levels from the original production sit alongside the campaign.