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Blood Omen 2, not such a bad game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

All in all this is a great game. I had this for Xbox originally, so I never had to deal with the alleged glitches. I hope I won't when I re-buy this for ps2. >< Anyways you are Kain, an arrogant, cocky vampire with a huge superiority complex. When the game starts you get your @$$ handed to you by some dude named the Sarafan Lord. Kain makes an alliance with Uma I think her name was. He goes across Norrath kills Sarafan, Hyldan, and a bunch of other things along the way. You get weapons, your weapons wear down, you throw it into the next body...repeat. The world of Nosgoth is actually beautifully done, and you could truly get lost in it. The sounds, the way people go about their business, it was a new and much needed facelift to Nosgoth. The only issue I really had with this game was that it wasnt so much a puzzle game as it was a straight hack n slash blood bath, and too many discrepencies. I'd play it though.

Kain returns,and Voradore is still alive?.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you do not follow the LOK games skip it the gameplay is stiff and annoying if you know the LOK story tis worth putting in your libary the gameplay is weak but all the games since Soul reaver have had many gameplay issues.

Edios did not keep their devs in check this has Voradore living when he died before the pillars fell,of coarse time travel is a option for some in any case thats the only part of the story that dosent follow the rest of the series well.

LOK:Blood Omen: Happens before the fall of the pillars
LOK:Blood Omen 2: 500 years after the fall of the pillars
LOK:Soul Reaver: 1000-2000 after the fall of the pillars
LOK:Soul Reaver 2: 20 years before and 50 years after
LOK:Defiacne: 500? after and the same year of the fall
(sorry if my times are off,time travel is sooo fun ><)

If the next game follows where LOK:Defiacne left off then Kain with the fullly restored Soul Reaver stands before the newly fallen pillars to fight the corruption of the Hyldan and to restore balance and his freedom from fate.

Great game and worthy of a play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a total fan of the Blood Omen series. This is a good play, but the graphics will leave a bit to be desired. One of my roommates was joking, "Is this really for the PS2?" lol. So aside from the graphics detraction, there are plenty of morsels in the game to keep any gamer enthused. Definitely pick up a copy!!

Yeah i think this is a great series!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the first in the Legacy of kain i have ever played and yes i like it, this story makes me curious to play trhe others which i hear is better , i must say the glitches piss me off and the controls and actually game at times really can fustrate you. but that does not take away the essense of the game Edios have the tenency to make game with lots of errors and some horrible graphical flaws example Hitman.
I will definitely play this series through this game wasn't so bad i love the story or did i mention the terrible Lip sync? ummmmmmmh oh well all in all a passible effot by Edios laters folks and gamers feast on the blod on humans ha ha ha ah!

As Ususal For Edios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: October 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IT'S A DEFINITE WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and in the end it's a game controller thrown across the room. Especially when you have to beat the bosses!!This is the end of the line for eidos games for me!!!!!! If you love eidos and you play this eidos game YOU WILL NEVER WANT ONE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!Fair warning "DON'T PLAY THIS EIDOS GAME" just clear it from your mind.(PS,it is fun at first until you get to a boss stage that is.)

Enjoyable Vampire Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I read about this game, I thought the idea of playing a vampire was intriguing. I had never played the first Blood Omen game which was released in 1996, so I didn't know what the series was all about. Your character, Kain, was cast down by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, and has now reawakened to seek vengeance. The game is very violent and not for the weak of heart. Since you play a vampire, you must drink blood to survive. If this isn't morbid enough, for the early levels, you must rely on killing innocent villagers for blood, and their screaming and pleading for mercy was almost enough for me to quit playing. However I kept with it, and in the higher levels, you rarely need to feed on innocent people for survival.

What I liked about this game was it's challenging, but not overly frustrating. You can pick up weapons from dead enemies to help with your battles. There are many different enemies, including demons, knights, thieves, and more. Their difficulty to kill, range from painfully easy to incredibly challenging. Fortunately, you get to save your game at each checkpoint, and checkpoints are pretty plentiful throughout the game. There are 11 chapters total, each with 2 or 3 objectives to fulfill. The puzzles are pretty easy to figure out, but a couple of times I did have to consult my strategy guide for help.

The sound effects and music in this game were well made. During battles, the music would speed up to give you some good fighting music. The sound effects were realistic and added immensely to the gameplay. The voice acting was actually very good and professional. Simon Templeman does the voice of Kain, whom I have seen guest star in a few TV shows, and I could hardly believe it was him. His voice talent brought so much to the character of Kain, and I have to say I was quite impressed. Kain's nemesis, the Sarafan Lord (the ultimate boss of the game), is voiced by Earl Boen, probably best known for playing Dr. Silberman in the Terminator movies. He is a talented actor, and was a wonderful choice for the role. We all know bad acting can really spoil a good game, but the acting in Blood Omen 2 added a great deal to the plot and gameplay. The graphics in the game were very good as well. They were very detailed and beautifully rendered on each level. There was lots to see and take in, making certain areas of the locales quite memorable.

All in all, if you are used to violent games and can handle it, I would recommend Blood Omen 2. It's sort of a RPG/Action/Horror game, and it's sure to keep you busy for days. A very interesting game with lots of action and even spells to cast. I really enjoyed it.

Great For Fans, Bad For The Curious

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let's face facts: the only real saving grace for this game is the story, which is amazing. For fans of the series, this installment is required playing to find out what's going on; however, the game itself is very lackluster. The graphics, while nice, are nothing to write home about (although the level design is pleasant), and the gameplay has a lot to be desired. The combat system, although a nice step in the right direction, needs serious work, and the camera can be disorienting, as it's locked directly behind you at all times. The camera is also unfortunate in that for 90% of the game (with the exception of FMVs) you are stuck staring directly at Kain's back. The puzzles in this game are also relentlessly monotonous and boring (pull the switch, follow the green light to the door).

What you end up with is a game that has nothing to offer to anyone other than fans of the series. It seems as if the developers made the game to try out a bunch of different gameplay ideas that they had, rather than attempt to develop a game that could stand on its own merit. There are plenty of better games in the genre, so, unless you are a Kain fan like myself, look elsewhere.

Decent Level Design, AWFUL Game Play

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This series keeps getting worse. The first game, for the PS1, was good. The second in the series, Soul Reaver, was fairly entertaining. The third, Soul Reaver II, was so-so, but far too short. Blood Omen II is just plain bad. On the plus side, the urban feel of the level design is a nice change from the rest of the series where the developers focused more on ancient ruins, canyons, and forests. On the down side, game play is sluggish, at best. The controls are not responsive, making fight sequences tedious. The dialog during the cut scenes is totally off. I don't mean by a second or two, I'm talking about voices coming from the wrong characters. Sometimes the soundtrack is nonexistent. On top of that, ambient sounds have a tendency to get stuck in a loop, repeating themselves over and over, drowning out every other sound. The only remedy is to restart the game. I have also had some problems with the graphics. On occasion, when I enter a new area, the entire screen, aside from Kain, goes blank. Once again, the only effective remedy I have found is to restart the game. I've used other discs on my console, so I know my system isn't on the blink. Last, but not least, this game suffers from the curse of mandatory cut scenes. I'm tired of having to sit through long, drawn out movies with no bypass option every time I replay a section of the game. I really wish I could give this game a better review, seeing that the developers must have put some sort of time and effort into making it, but I can't

Could have been so much better

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was simply a waste of potential. I am glad I rented this game first,because after completion, I had no further desire to play it again. This game portrays the vampire sub-culture in a very cool way. The story was entertaining, but the voice acting is where the game really shines. I sometimes want to play the game again just because of the great dialog. UInfortunately the gameplay is terrible. You fight with the same couple moves EACH time you get into a battle. Punch, punch, grab, throw. Unless you have a weapon then expect chop, chop, big chop. The only thing that adds diversity in the monotonous fighting is the few vampire ablilities you can use. Even then, its still going to be the same silly fight after you use one of your abilities. They would be better off making a really intriging movie from this series, because the game itself offers nothing but linear gameplay and tedious fighting, puntuated with wonderful dialog and great voice acting. Keep the directors and actors, fire the game developing team.

GOOD yet missing.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

other then the bad save files and the " HEY I BLOCKED"( and you don't) problem i loved the game.
the story like was o.k.
there where problems with the sound not working and there was no subtitles and it was hard to hear them some time. the game froze alot as well.
I realy liked this game ( even if the words above does not show it) I guess i liked it because i have a thing for Kain.
There is nothing like the orignal. IF you like the series get this game..( or if you are a fan for this kind of thing) I myself are left wanting more and i was hoping kain would stay in the first outfit the whole time ^________^.

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