Overview
- Legacy of Kain: Ascendance, which launched Tuesday, is now available digitally on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC storefronts.
- Developed by Bit Bot Media and published by Crystal Dynamics, the game is listed at $29.99 on the PlayStation Store, with a $44.99 Heart of Darkness bundle that adds Defiance Remastered plus extras like a Dark Prophecy demo, a digital comic reader, and an Ascendance skin pack.
- The prequel to Soul Reaver reframes the series as a fast 2D action platformer that mixes sidescrolling combat with PS1-style 3D sequences and features playable chapters for Kain, Raziel in human and vampire forms, and Elaleth.
- Launch materials highlight returning voice actors Michael Bell, Simon Templeman, Anna Gunn, and Richard Doyle, along with an original score by recording artist Klayton.
- PC Gamer published a strongly negative review that faults the story focus on Elaleth, the uneven difficulty and brief length, the art direction and level design, and the limited time spent playing as Kain.