Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

Steam Deck Unsupported

Crystal Dynamics · Action · Dec 6, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $6.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

85%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 173 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise30% are divided10% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is good, but when the majority of gameplay is miserable it does not make the game worth playing.
173 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
SR2 was cool because Raziel got to keep his powers from SR1 and collect an entirely new set, and at least the temples had unique visuals and gameplay.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Keyboard has abysmal controls, so I played with controller which has fine controls except that I cannot use manual first person camera look.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Seriously, the voice acting in this game is amazing.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
SR2 was cool because Raziel got to keep his powers from SR1 and collect an entirely new set, and at least the temples had unique visuals and gameplay.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played this game on the OG XBox, on PS2, and on Steam, via Windows PC and Steam Deck.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters173 reviews
Gameplay73 reviews
Controls63 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes14 reviews
50%
Bugs7 reviews
100%
Interface6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat57 reviews
82%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $6.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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Player review score
85%
Very Positive
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