Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)

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Crystal Dynamics · Vampires · Dec 6, 2012

It depends on what you're after.

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

67%
Mixed
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 141 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 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
30% of themes are praise30% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The first game served well for showing everyone great game mechanics, but after playing Soul Reaver 2, the previous title would serve just as a prelude, as the story in this one unfolds gorgeously.
141 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Fantastic voice acting and writing, great game mechanics, clunky-ass combat but since the game focuses on a more narrative experience, it's totally fine.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The combat and graphics have obviously been improved quite a bit.
31 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 love3 themes
Story and characters141 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay65 reviews
72%
Controls65 reviews
55%
Interface9 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat75 reviews
77%
Crashes62 reviews
44%
Bugs42 reviews
38%
Performance13 reviews
54%

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
67%
Mixed
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