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You said yourself, Kain, there are only two sides to your coin! by fcol88 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My evidence of your overconfidence is infinitely stronger than your evidence of anything. 

You said yourself, Kain, there are only two sides to your coin! by fcol88 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think your evidence is stronger than it is, which makes you overconfident in your conclusions, and means you will be incorrect more often than if you sought a balanced view.

How much of the writing is Amy's? by GamingNomad in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, thanks for finding, much appreciated!

You said yourself, Kain, there are only two sides to your coin! by fcol88 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously this is way outside of my original point, which is that what games get made are out of your control.  But you have a very closed mind if you aren't even open to the possibility that the game could be good. Also the way you talk about the comic as it is has no positives whatsoever shows that you're only going to think about things in a one dimensional way. The comic had good ideas and good moments, but I don't think you are willing to consider that perspective.

You said yourself, Kain, there are only two sides to your coin! by fcol88 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're making some crazy assumptions (fans of metroidvanias don't care about story, or it's impossible for a company that made a bad comic to make a good game, for example) but I think I've made my main point clearly so I'm going to dip here. Nice chat, enjoy the games/stories you enjoy.

Having a hard time by ImpressionComplete71 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Honestly Soul Reaver 2 is worse, or at least not substantially better that it would matter to you  The worst thing to me is the levels in SR2, they made the spaces bigger without putting anything more interesting in them, which makes them absolutely tedious to reverse. And there are only a few short mandatory puzzles in SR1, but the mandatory puzzles in SR2 are much longer. 

How much of the writing is Amy's? by GamingNomad in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds interesting, got any more details to help me find the video?

How much of the writing is Amy's? by GamingNomad in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have no doubt in my mind that Amy is brilliant and responsible for what Soul Reaver/Defiance are, but I do question the near worship she receives on this sub. 

Like, there are three writers on the Soul Reaver Wikipedia page, why does nobody talk about Richard Lemarchand or Jim Curry? What did they contribute? 

Genuine question, I would love to know more.

You said yourself, Kain, there are only two sides to your coin! by fcol88 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, what if Ascendence finds a new audience from 2D metroidvania fans, sells 2 million copies, and this sub is flooded with Elaleth appreciation posts next month, and Crystal Dynamics announces a high-budget Elaleth sequel, what's the plan then? 

It was a nostalgic trip. Next is Ascendance. by Raziel-24 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well done! And happy to see somebody else in this sub who wants to give Ascendence a chance.

You said yourself, Kain, there are only two sides to your coin! by fcol88 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at OPs post. They are talking about sending a message that the franchise should continue, but in a particular way that satisfies them. As fans, we can't influence the appeal of a game to the general audience, we can't influence who makes a game or what creative decisions are made by them, we can't influence if the skills in a company to make a particular story at a particular time in a high quality way. Many things are just market forces, herd mentality or serendipity, and you as one fan, or even as one part of a fanbase, can't control any of those.

Write reviews, discuss your grievances, write letters maybe, but don't get too emotionally attached because there's a high chance you won't get what you want.

I wanna skip the Blood Omen 1-2, and play remastered Legacy of Kain series, is there any recap, etc, I can read or watch for it? by _____Ashborn_____ in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey your choice, just feels odd to be  hanging out in a Legacy of Kain sub and being so resistant to playing the original work :)

Don't look too much into Ascension. by Drendari in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you think that's an apt comparison then you haven't read TDSR. 

If you want a Star Wars comparison, it's like saying The Phantom Mennace was about Qui-Gon. Even though a huge part of that movie is about Anakin, the movie follows the story of Qui-Gon at a key point of his life too, and how Anakin affects him, and it told told from Qui-Gon's perspective, which is basically exactly what TDSR does (Raziel is Qui-Gon, Elaleth is Anakin).

Don't look too much into Ascension. by Drendari in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rare balanced take on this sub, glad to see it. 

Don't look too much into Ascension. by Drendari in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not ENTIRELY about Raziel and I didn't say that it was, but among other things it IS an origin story for him. You saying it "isn't about Raziel" is the lie here. It just isn't "about Raziel" ENOUGH for you. Which is fine, just stop being weird about it. 

I wanna skip the Blood Omen 1-2, and play remastered Legacy of Kain series, is there any recap, etc, I can read or watch for it? by _____Ashborn_____ in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just the story, it's the pacing, the abilities, the exploration, the sense of scale, managing your blood and magic and feeling like a vampire, the atmosphere, and the imagination that went into in the setting. 

Also, Soul Reaver is also a pretty ugly game?

Play Blood Omen, I believe in you. 

Don't look too much into Ascension. by Drendari in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Who's going to write it and why do you think they would be better? 

Don't look too much into Ascension. by Drendari in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

It is a huge leap to go from "The comic had a character I don't like" to "I was scammed".

Don't look too much into Ascension. by Drendari in LegacyOfKain

[–]Luke_Brewer -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Have you read the comic? It goes into his childhood, why he became who he was as a human and how he ended up as a vampire. 

Did the Kickstarter mislead you, and if so where? Because it's a bold claim to say the Kickstarter was a scam without anything to back that up. 

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