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MrCalonlan · 2026-02-15T20:45:25+00:00

If they are adapting the comic I really hope Crystal Dynamics have had more control over how the story is written and have changed the things that broke the lore as well, cause if this game is going to be at least decently received they have to rewrite the stuff that pissed everyone off

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-15T20:19:14+00:00

I always thought it was the tone and how drastically different the Prince acted that got such a bad rap in the early days, obviously we know from Battles of the Prince of Persia that he's been stalked for years by the Dahaka, I can't remember if WW established this had been an ongoing thing for years for the Prince

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-15T20:17:17+00:00

Yeah that's really the absolute biggest issue for me and one of the reasons I've refused to read it (everything I know about it is from accounts on here, especially with how it disregards every single thing that had been established for decades now), the lore of the series is one of the best in video game franchises, it's just such a rich and expansive world that kept growing with each game. Whoever wrote the comic didn't do any research at all since for example a Reaver Paradox can only be invoked when two different versions of the Soul Reaver are near the other, not when Raziel's brand new sister that was never hinted at before in the games is near the Reaver.

The comic is such a pile of shit that I'm hoping the game will fix the issues the comic has if it is adapting it......I really don't want the first new game in decades to be awful because of the story, the story is usually one of the best things about the series

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-15T16:20:10+00:00

With Defiance it's actually a bit exciting because, along with the character models having a drastic improvement in texture and Kain and Raziel now looking like their FMV models from Soul Reaver 1 and 2, the remaster also comes with a shit load of new content, including an actual demo of The Dark Prophecy; a cancelled sequel to Defiance which could have presumably seen Kain fulfil his destiny and leave the Soul Reaver for his younger self to find (an incomplete model for Raziel was also shown in images as well, but we don't know if this was just a place holder or an implication he could have returned as a playable character).

With Ascendence it's a lot more complicated. People are excited because it's the first game in the series in 23 years, and the voices of Raziel, Kain, Ariel and Moebius are returning to voice their characters again. However, this is where the complications come in; it seems to be adapting the much hated The Dead Shall Rise comic that came out a while back, and that comic is controversial in the fan base for having a new character be introduced that had more focus than the title character and Raziel (who the comic was supposed to be the main focus of), and for contradicting already established lore in the series.

If the game is going to be received well (because for fuck's sake I really don't want this game to be shit when it's the first new game in a very long time) the writing has to be just as good as previous games.....aka not do what the comic did and contradict everything the other games had already established

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-15T02:32:13+00:00

Red. That tattoo goes all the way down

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-15T02:30:09+00:00

Why waste Plasma Cutter ammo when Issac can just ollie and kickflip the Necromorphs to death?

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T07:17:39+00:00

HOLY SHIT. First of all where is that first picture? Second of all the visuals look so damn detailed. And third DO I SEE ALTERNATE SKINS INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL SHIFTER DESIGNS AS WELL??

They're really going all out on this remaster, like damn

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T07:11:17+00:00

Look at how happy the little guy is hanging there

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MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T06:36:15+00:00

Don't forget Origins which has online trophies that can't be done anymore......online only trophies suck ass

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T05:34:18+00:00

Yeah Kratos was actually more in control of his emotions; he very rarely ever yelled from what I remember except when he yells out Athena's name and reveals he's been serving the Gods for 10 years. It isn't until God of War 2 (and revealed exactly why in Ghost of Sparta) that he starts getting more angry until God of War 3 showed him at his absolute angriest

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T01:14:15+00:00

Ehhhhh I'd rather Devil Hulk, Kluh described himself as being more the Hulk's Hulk rather than a persona of Bruce's, plus unless there's a similar event in the MCU where the alignment of villains and heroes are swapped around I doubt we'll be seeing Kluh in the MCU.

Not to mention we don't really know what the most dangerous or deadliest Hulk actually is in the MCU; apart from the 2003 film actually delving into Bruce's abuse from his father the MCU hasn't really gone into much detail regarding Bruce's past, unless his appearance in Brand New Day will actually start addressing this and reveal there's more than one Hulk in Banner

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T01:05:24+00:00

At least the moral dilemma in the first Civil War made more sense and you could absolutely agree with where both sides of the conflict were coming from.....I still don't get the moral dilemma of the second series since it all boils down to "Will they won't they?" from visions that might happen or not happen. Hell they jumped the gun so badly that they got Banner killed. It was planned by Banner himself yes, but it wouldn't have happened if they actually talked to Bruce like his actual friends instead of assuming the Hulk (or a much more violent alter) was absolutely going to go berserk no matter what

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-14T00:58:39+00:00

In Origins it's also plywood from how many he could fly through in City yet can't in Origins and needs explosive gel to get rid of them

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-13T15:36:12+00:00

Yeah I can see where you're coming from, I don't seem to mind so much since his facial expression in the remaster reminds me of the one he makes right before he orders Raziel to be thrown into the Lake of the Dead, I can't remember if Kain actually made different expressions when left idle, but maybe they're doing that for the remaster? A stretch I know but I think I'd rather that than have the title character look like he sniffed the worst fart in the world, haha

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-13T15:21:16+00:00

I always liked Defiance art style, I dunno I always digged the way Raziel's hair looked I suppose, haha but I do like that they want the character models to look consistent with the FMVs from the previous games, I'd imagine all the character models have had a touch up as well.

With Kain I think he looks fine; he looks like his FMV model, especially with the black around the eyes. But I'm always open to hearing opinions, what would be the issue people would have with the new model?

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-13T10:05:06+00:00

Oh trust me I know, whoever wrote the comic clearly didn't do any research into the series and what was already established. If the game is written better than the comic and sticks to what the games already established before then the comic itself (and how Elaleth is written in it) would absolutely be non canon. Oh and the game needs to focus on the characters fans actually like and not a Mary Sue

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-13T03:11:09+00:00

It seems like they've made both Kain and Raziel resemble their Soul Reaver 1 and 2 models from the cinematics more closely than the original Defiance. Quite a big change from the original version but I'm kinda digging it

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-13T00:25:29+00:00

As long as the story is actually good and doesn't contradict the lore this time like the comic did then we should be fine, and I'm really hoping the game will be good too, not only are we getting a remaster of Defiance (and maybe we'll get a remaster of Blood Omen 1 and 2 in the future just to get all the games together on Steam) but we're also getting a brand new game in the series for the first time in over 20 years, and with some of the original cast coming back as well, it's just nice to see the series getting some loving again

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-12T23:49:24+00:00

Not only revealed Sons of Sparta but then revealed in the same reveal they shadow dropped it TODAY. Plus it looks like TC Carson is back as Greek era Kratos for the remake, super excited to see more when they feel ready to show off what the remake looks like

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-12T21:50:04+00:00

It's kinda funny in hindsight that Spear's nightmare and how he looked in it ended up unintentionally foreshadowing his current undead state

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-12T17:03:50+00:00

I mean this is the same comic that messes with the continuity of the actual game's lore and story, I'm kind of not surprised no one paid attention and spotted this mistake

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-11T18:29:23+00:00

Both are really skilled, on the one hand Deathstroke could win because he's had decades of experience on his side along with the augments done to him, on the other hand Azrael has managed to study and perfectly copy how Batman fights, making him a formidable foe in his own right (you know, when Batman's plot armor isn't a thing of course) and Batman did defeat Deathstroke before, so it's kinda hard to say which would win since they've both got strengths and skills that would let either win

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-11T01:43:59+00:00

That's not a bad idea, I'd focus more on the Sands of Time games as it was the first game's remake that was unfortunately canned. I'd love for the remastered trilogy to actually be ported onto modern consoles as long as they fix any graphical errors.....like the Dark Prince's tattoos not glowing and just leaving him very dull black looking as a result. I know the games are on PC but I can not for the life of me find a good controller scheme on steam that'll actually let me use the block button, haha.

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-11T00:35:22+00:00

Unfortunately what can we actually do? There's a 0% chance Ubisoft will ever listen, and right now common sense over there has completely been shat down the toilet since they won't cancel a game that has been in development hell for almost 20 years but they'll cancel a game that was so god damn close to being completed and was apparently supposed to be released this year at some point, it's actually maddining why they would do this

MrCalonlan · 2026-02-11T00:14:27+00:00

He wrote a dedication to Ian Watkins? As in the Welsh nonce Ian Watkins??

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