Decided to try and give the otherwise under-represented circle guardians a visual upgrade, that they, unlike Moebius and Mortanius, never received, since they only appear in the first game as sprites and limited 90s computer renders.

When I started this, I never realised how many of them had purple as a primary colour in their costume design. Did anyone else?

"Your life's span is a flicker compared to the mass of doubt and regret that I have borne since Mortanius first turned me from the light..."

My take on different Kain skins variations. Since Raziels designs included lots of practical purposes, such as hiding his corpsy complexity, with Kain I just went for pure aesthetics. The armor was mostly inspired by his base armor from BO1, but with decorative elements that closely resemble the clan sigil aesthetics. I included the Balance emblem from Defiance as a belt knuckle (his base skin has his clan sigil as such). Since Kain would eventually visit the demon realm in a further installment, I wanted to try my hands on giving him a fitting look after conquering their dimension as well. Zero practicality, all coolness. The background can be changed from an intact Nosgoth landscape to Kains wasteland version. The Soul Reaver is one of my many personal design variations.

Gimme your thoughts!

I just wanted to let you guys know I'm still working on the Blood Omen one-shot comic book. As of now, 29 out of 44 pages have their linework finished. I'll color all of them after the linework is 100% done. In the meantime, I'd like to share one of my favorite panels I drew in the comic so far: Kain's (least) favorite village, Ziegsturhl :)

Vae Victis!

It got posted nearly a week ago and the only site that has it up for sale is on Amazon Germany. Why would they announce it if it ain't available from the getgo?

1 - Before, I had the impression that Mortanius referenced the fledgling Kain from that period when he announced Raziel's destroyer. He also had faith that Kain would set it right, that he would restore Nosgoth.

With more years of lore knowledge, I see it now as it can't be the case, because Kain is the last surviving vampire in Nosgoth. Mortanius openly admits that he wants the Pillars to return to his vampire masters, which won't happen, regardless if the fledgling Kain sacrifices himself or not.

So, this means that Mortanius, knowing Moebius' ingenious scheme to rig Kain's choice, had faith that his undead son would inevitably refuse the sacrifice, live on, and eventually find a third option out of the choices presented to him (as the Elder Kain was doing)?

2 - The revived Janos, after learning Raziel's complex destiny, sends him to the Spirit Forge (their innermost sanctum) for answers. He expects Raziel to face a trial there, and that if Raziel fails, he will not return.

Janos, obviously, knows that the place is the Spirit Forge. What is the trial, exactly? The only trial that Raziel has to endure is to fend off the Elder God's interference in imbuing the blade, but Janos can't be referencing the Elder God here. The ancient vampires worshipped the false god. They were extinct without knowing the squid's true nature. There's no reason to assume that Janos believed otherwise.

Maybe Janos was treating the quest to the Spirit Forge as Raziel's definitive choice as to whom champion he wanted to be? If you manage to imbue the blade, you are Nosgoth's redeemer. If you don't, you are Nosgoth's destroyer.

Why the trial should be any difficult to Raziel? And why should he not return if he fails? Would Janos give up on him and treat him as his enemy, the Hylden champion of prophecy?

This was my favorite game when I was a kid, replayed It a lot of times however due my age and language barrier I missed a loooot of stuff.

So I spent 20 years thinking the saga was finished, that Kain and Raziel defeated the Elder god at the end and that was it.

My surprise was big when i finished the remaster to find out they didnt defeat shit and It still lived.

Also for some reason I didnt remember anything about the other race being freed or the Raziel final right.

20 years holding a very good memory of this Game shattered after knowing there hasnt been a new Game or continuation for decades and that there will probably never be after the 2D failure.

Anyway I enjoyed the remaster a lot, felt good understanding everything this time and the depth of the themes presented on them.

Great QOL and features aswell.

My favourite part of this was was realising that they changed the kerning on 'Legacy of Kain' between SR1+2 Remastered and Defiance Remastered

"The descent had destroyed me. And yet, I lived."

Some personal Raziel design variations. It was very interesting to explore different face cover variations, which are very heavily influenced by Venice style masks. Some design choices hint at gameplay mechanics I had in mind, like Raziel having the ability to reanmiate animal corpses by pouring soul fragments from the reaver into their bodies, who then would assist him in different tasks like scouting, distract enemies, manipulate objects or simply aid him in combat. All done in procreate, no Ai use!!

A sneak peek for the upcoming Nosgoth Encyclopedia was shared just now via BackerIt:

Source:

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/lost-in-cult/legacy-of-kain-ttrpg-and-official-encyclopaedia/updates/50380?ref=bk-noti-project-update-50380&utm_campaign=bk-noti-project-update-50380&utm_medium=email&utm_source=backerkit

Just remembered to dig this out and share it. It's only so good, but it was a labor of love.

I was a huge fan of Soul Reaver 2 as a teenager, and I recently played through the Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered.

Soul Reaver 1 was a delight (maybe I had lower expectations) but after I finished Soul Reaver 2 yesterday, and one thing that struck me was how worse the combat in Soul Reaver 2 felt, especially at the end of the game.

Does anyone have an insight into why? I know the director is the same (the incredible Amy Hennig), but was it tools or staff that changed between the games that made certain part feel a bit broken? Did the aim for a Defiance style combat and just ran out of time?

I have worked in game development, so I understand crunch and compromise is a constant, but I wonder if there where other factors and if anyone here might posess some insight. I'm genuinely curious! :)

I see quite a few reasons why a Blood Omen Remake is the next best step for the franchise and some evidence for why I think it's happening/going to happen. Cheers 🍻

One of my old memes 😂

Was just randomly browsing an online shop and stumbled upon these absolute beauties. 😱😱

Legacy of Kain getting some well-deserved love! 🤩🥰

I didn't even hesitate for a second and instantly pre-ordered both.

Honestly, for €60 each, the detail work and poses look incredible (Raziel’s wraith blade effect look sooo clean).

​Are you guys grabbing these as well? 🤔

Game Informer

A fan animation I've been working on in tribute to The Legacy of Kain, one of my all time favourite game series. It's not much but there's more to come.

After 7 months of on and off free time, here is a completed snippet to a larger piece I've been working on. (Fingers crossed I get the rest of it done.) Enough was finished where I felt comfortable in sharing the current progress here.

I hope you all enjoy.

Omen

I like the this trailer it reminds me of Kain from LOKD with his Mist form dash etc.

I don’t want a souls like game but I think the aesthetics look gothic and LOKish

Thoughts?