
After the release, a dispute arose between Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics concerning ownership of the game's intellectual property rights, with Crystal Dynamics ultimately retaining permission to continue the series. During development, Crystal Dynamics contributed several staff members to aid production. Though praised for its scope, high-quality voice acting, moody atmosphere and rich, compelling storyline, the game was criticized for lengthy loading times. He travels Nosgoth, slaughtering the corrupt sorcerers of the Circle of Nine in hopes of discovering a cure for his vampirism, but gradually begins to view his transformation as a blessing over the course of the story. In the game, the player takes the role of Kain, a human nobleman, who is murdered and given the chance to exact revenge on his assassins by becoming a vampire. It was followed by four sequels, which were all developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.īlood Omen: Legacy of Kain introduces the fictional setting of Nosgoth. A Sega Saturn version was announced during production but later cancelled before release. The game was first released in 1996 for the PlayStation, and later ported to Microsoft Windows. It is the first game in the Legacy of Kain series, and the only one developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics.
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a top-down action-adventure video game with role-playing game elements.
