You bet the guy with the Kain profile pic is going to thumbs this up.

There's a LOT to say about this series for me. Simply put, both Kain and Raziel as characters were crucial to my development in my youth for many reasons - I would not be the person I am now without them. The story was the first introduction I had to philosophy, with the first game exposing me to the motivating power of righteous indignation, and the second completely dismantling that idea and revealing the danger of naivety and not questioning your premises. This series has influenced me in my mannerisms, speech, method of thinking and artistic creativity. You can damn well bet I backed a lot of the upcoming projects without a second thought, too.

It's a series that challenges your idea of what "good" is, and what your choices truly are. You ARE Raziel. You will go through the same anger, confusion and despair that he will go through, but in the end you will make a choice of your own if you have the will to see it through. Soul Reaver 2 will leave you shattered and confused by the end. If you have played Blood Omen 1, there will also be some realisations by the final act of SR2 that will blow you away. I wish I could see every new players reaction to all of this. I can never experience these games for the first time again, but I can take joy in the fact that many others can.

There's a lot more I can say but I don't want to spoil anything for newcomers to the series. It is the best story ever told in video gaming - there is simply no equal in terms of scope, complexity and engagement, and I am so happy to see it return.

A massive, massive thank you to Raina Audron, the fan community, Saber, Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics for bringing this series back to life - this is a fantastic remaster and exactly what I had hoped for.

And of course a huge thank you to Amy Hennig and her team that put all of this together back in the 90's.

Not much else to say. To the new fans: enjoy. You're in for something special.

"Raziel. Redeemer and destroyer. Pawn and messiah. Welcome, time-spanned soul. Welcome, to your destiny."