We live in the era of remasters, remakes, and reissues. Why allow us to access the games we already have, or sell old games at reasonable prices, when they can convince us that they need a facelift to be enjoyable and charge us full price for them? That’s why it’s not surprising when remasters are announced. Remakes already dominate everything. It’s the new market strategy not only in the video game industry, but in our modern culture, and we have to accept it.
Another pattern that has emerged is that most of these games are leaked to the public. The vast majority, in the most ridiculous ways possible. Although it may seem that the era of the big leakers in whom one could blindly trust has come to an end, that does not mean that leaks have stopped happening. San Diego Comic-Con exhibitor has proven so.
At the San Diego Comic-Con, an impressive Soul Reaver figure was presented, showing Kain and Raziel fighting. Next to it was a sign indicating its origin: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remastered. This is quite peculiar, since neither of the two Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver games has been remastered to date. In fact, they haven’t even been announced.
If you don’t know Kain and Raziel, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a franchise of adventure and action video games that follow Raziel, a vampire who must seek revenge against Kain, lord of the vampires. With a unique aesthetic, a deep and interesting narrative, excellent level design, and a story and lore that spans across multiple games and sub-franchises, it is one of the great cult games of the late 90s and early 00s. Today, it is almost forgotten due to the change of hands of licensing and problems with its original creators.
Shortly after the photos of the figures were taken, the sign was removed and it is no longer possible to find it anywhere at San Diego Comic-Con. With these figures announced for next August, it is expected that we will soon have more information about the game they are inspired by, especially considering the importance that these two games have for an entire generation.
