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Kain is deified. The fans tell tales of him, few know the truth…
…because the last mainline entry in the series was released a depressing 22 years ago and, since then, the franchise has faded into obscurity. Although it reappeared as an ill-conceived multiplayer game called Nosgoth, it was quickly shoved back into Crystal Dynamics’ IP catacombs. Fans, meanwhile, were left to sustain themselves on raw burning passion for the world of Nosgoth and little else.
Legacy of Kain has one of the most talented self-sustaining communities I’ve ever encountered and, as a long-suffering fan, I have been the beneficiary of their passion. If you know where to look, you can find them creating fan art, preserving and restoring cut content, writing fanfic, building out encyclopedias, making texture updates, and producing lore videos. And you can tell just how long they’ve been at it because most of the websites housing that, to my delight, look like they’re trapped in the ’90s.
Fans have been the beating heart and enduring soul of Legacy of Kain for long after publishers lost interest in its commercial viability. It felt right, then, that fans were closely involved in Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, contributing content and even directing
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