

She became bedridden and was near death, and was watched over by Father Ignatius, who prayed for her to have a quick recovery. Crystal Dynamics has recently teased on Twitter that a new Legacy of Kain game is in development, fueling speculation that the studio is set to reboot the franchise like it successfully accomplished with Tomb Raider.Mary was a governess who was great with children, but she caught smallpox from one them while they were in her care. On the bright side, there are signs that Legacy of Kain may enjoy a revival soon enough.


In Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, players take on the role of Raziel, a wraith that was once a vampire. Unfortunately, the Legacy of Kain series has been dormant for over a decade, with the most recent attempt at a full-fledged revival (discounting the short-lived multiplayer spinoff Nosgoth), Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun, cancelled after three years of development. For the uninitiated, Legacy of Kain is a series about a vampire, the titular Kain, who serves as both a protagonist and antagonist at different points in the franchise. Konami seems content on ignoring its biggest game franchises in favor of pumping out pachinko machines, but fans of Castlevania should know that Symphony of the Night assistant director Koji Igarashi is currently hard at work on a spiritual successor called Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night that is due for release in 2018.ĭirected by celebrated video game writer Amy Hennig, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver from Crystal Dynamics stands as the highest-rated game in the Legacy of Kain series.

While Symphony of the Night marks a high point for the franchise, the Castlevania series is sadly dormant at the time of this writing. Notable for sticking with 2D graphics at a time when 3D visuals were all the rage, Symphony of the Night's graphics have stood the test of time, offering fans a visually stunning adventure in Dracula's twisted castle. By borrowing exploration elements originally seen in Super Metroid for the SNES, Symphony of the Night gave birth to the Metroidvania sub-genre of games, earning numerous Game of the Year awards in 1997 in the process. Arguably the best Castlevania game, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night stands as one of the most critically-acclaimed games of all time.
