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With the upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remaster in mind, this time in my review I'm taking a close look at Soul Reaver 2. After its predecessor Soul Reaver 1 was a huge success, Crystal Dynamics wanted to bring the sequel to market as quickly as possible. The team only had 18 months to complete the entire game. Was that too ambitious? Would Soul Reaver 2 have needed more time in development? ______________________ Join our Discord community: / discord Follow me on Twitch: / hey_denn Follow me on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/wardaswas Follow me on Insta: https://instagram.com/wardaswas?igshi... Become a channel member: / @wardaswas ______________________ As always, I'll talk about the development phase first and then about the game itself, its mechanics, the world, its characters and stories. All to answer one question: Was Soul Reaver 2 a good game? Feel free to share your opinion and experience with me in the comments! Oh yes. Spoilers for Soul Reaver 2! ______________________ Already seen it? I also did a much too long review for Soul Reaver 2: • How good was Soul Reaver really? My... ______________________ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Development 06:44 - Notes 07:48 - Soul Reaver 2 01:18:23 - Conclusion ______________________ Overview of Legacy of Kain fan projects & community / the_ultimate_guide_to_the_legacy_of_kain Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 - Soul Fixer https://classicrebirth.com/index.php/... ______________________ Sources Note: I wrote my script a few weeks ago and always put together all my sources at the end. You may have noticed that the Internet Archive was hacked last week and has been offline since then. That's why my list of sources is currently incomplete. I will update them when I can verify that the pages are back online. Legacy of Kain Wiki https://legacyofkain.fandom.com/wiki/... Legacy of Kain: The Lost Worlds https://www.thelostworlds.net/SR1/ind... IGN: Soul Reaver 2: Director's Interview https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/... IGN: IGNDC Interviews Crystal Dynamic's Andrew Bennett https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/... Lost Worlds: Question and Answer with Amy Hennig https://www.thelostworlds.net/Defianc... GameSpot: Soul Reaver 2 Q&A https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sou... GameSpot: Legacy of Kain: Defiance Designer Diary #1 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/leg... ______________________ Thank you for your attention and support. See you then! #soulreaver2 #retrospective #wardaswas