Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 Review

{"document": [{"text": [{"type": "attachment", "attributes": {"caption": "Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2", "presentation": "gallery"}, "attachment": {"caption": "", "contentType": "image/jpeg", "filename": "14.jpg", "filesize": 110661, "height": 360, "pic_id": 447715, "url": "https://storage.yandexcloud.net/pabliko.files/article_cloud_image/2023/02/27/14.jpeg", "width": 634}}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Want to walk around Meridian? You can do it with Kain. He will show you around but be warned: he can lead you to the darkest alley of the city and drink your blood. You don’t believe me? Well, that’s a pity. Because you should always be on your guard with Kain. He’s old. Much older than you or me. He saw the land of Nosgoth in all its glory and he saw its destruction. All right time to reveal Kain’s true identity: he’s a vampire. He was human once. But now he is much more than a mere human being. He created six vampires, six sons. But today I won’t tell you about them. Today we are strolling around the city of Meridian with Kain. Be careful around him. Oh, now you believe me? Good. And now let’s start our walk."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Oh I forgot to mention: Kain was sleeping for the last 200 years. He was dreaming about the war with the Sarafan Lord. The lord defeated the vampire and took his sword: The Soul Reaver. The rest of the vampires hid from the Sarafan Lord. They found Kain’s body and nurtured him. After a very long sleep Kain awake and Umah greeted him. And now let’s walk the streets of Meridian."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter One: The Slums “Welcome to Meridian”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "This chapter is a tutorial. You’ll learn how to walk Meridian with Kain. Just follow Umah’s instructions and everything will be fine. Oh no, Umah has gone. Now what? Don’t cry, just go to the place that she told you to go to. Talk to a human and that’s the end of chapter one."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Two: The Den “Creatures of the Night”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Umah told you to find here the entrance to the “Blue Lady” Shop. Find a human who can tell you the directions and go there. You think that’ll be easy? Think again. Now you have to fight bandits and female thieves. Oh and to brighten your day Faustus will appear. You have to defeat him to proceed further."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "He’s the easiest boss in the game. "}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage One"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Faustus will try to attack Kain with jumps, avoid them. Block his normal attacks to build up your Fury level, attack Faustus with it. Do it several times and Faustus will ran to the next room. Follow him. "}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Two"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": What to do here? See those mini-smelters? Use Kain’s Mist form to reach the one where Faustus is standing and fry the guy. Do it a couple of times."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Three"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Faustus will jump to the iron platforms on the celling. Kain can’t follow him but don’t be mad. Just run around the room, avoid Faustus’s air assault and beat him. Repeat the procedure ‘till Faustus lies at Kain’s feet."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Kain will receive a new toy from Faustus: a Dark Gift called Jump."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Three: The Lower City “In the Darkness We Gather”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Oh, is that The Blue Lady Shop in the distance? It is. Talk to humans. They will lead you to the Cabal hideout. Hurray, you reached their lair. And who is that? Ah, Vorador. Fancy meeting you here. Haven’t seen you for ages."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Four: The Upper City “A Question of Faith”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Just walk through the Upper City. Enjoy its view. Oh wait you can’t enjoy it. The guards will constantly attack you. But nevertheless try to enjoy the view even for a little bit. And here Kain will meet his second old acquaintance: Marcus. Marcus is a coward, he will hide from you."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage One"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Ground floor of the church. Marcus will hide. What to do? See those bells? Use them then beat the crap out of Marcus. Repeat the procedure."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Two"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Marcus will order the priests to silence the bells, he will run to the second floor and hide there. Again Kain is stuck. Hmmmm, what if…… Jump on one the bells, and quickly run to the second floor. What have we here? Marcus, hey kitty, kitty, kitty come here. He-he. Repeat. Hurray!! Marcus is defeated and Kain received another toy: Dark Gift – Charm."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Five: Sarafan Keep “House of My Enemy”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "What? Umah is in the hands of Sarafan? Well, Kain will help Vorador but for a price. The Nexus Stone. Let’s save Umah. Also try to enjoy the view of the Keep. Soon Kain will rule this land. And the king must know his lands. OK, Umah safely returned to the Cabal’s hideout and told everybody about the precious Stone."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Six: The Industrial Quarters “The Nexus Stone”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "In this chapter you need to find the Nexus Stone. Kain wants to take the Soul Reaver from the Sarafan Lord, right? But that’s impossible until he finds a way to protect himself from the destructive powers of the sword. And the Nexus Stone is THAT kind of protection. So let’s help Kain find and take the precious stone. But it won’t be easy. Kain will meet another “friend” Sebastian. And the battle begins."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage One"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Just block Seb’s attacks, grab him and throw the vampire into the steam of water. Repeat the action."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Two"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Seb is running the walls. Kain is face-to-face with the steams of water. Just run counter clockwise direction. Why counter? Because the steam flows in the clockwise direction and you don’t want to bathe Kain in it. So run counter clockwise. In the center of the room will appear a purple hurricane. Try not to bathe Kain in it as well. But you are welcome to bathe Sebastian there. Seb is on the wall preparing to jump on Kain. Run to the other side of the hurricane and Seb will take a bath. Repeat this procedure for a couple of times."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Three"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": OK, There is no danger here and you can’t beat Seb. What now? See the human in the control room? Use “Charm” on him. Uh-oh, the water is running again. Save yourself! But there are complications."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Four"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Seb jumped on the platform. He wants to destroy the Nexus Stone. Kain must save the Stone. Jump on the platform and hit the vampire. He’ll stop and will attack Kain. Defend. Use grab and then throw Seb into the water. Or use Fury. But I prefer to bathe Sebastian. Finally, Seb is defeated. He’ll give you a new gift – Berserk."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Seven: The Canyons “Wild Places”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Just walk through the canyons and enjoy the view. You need to find the Seer in the wilds. She will give Kain her blood and with it the gift of “Telekinesis”. Then she will sent Kain to the Meridian to find a Beast. But after she sends Kain the Sarafan Lord will find her and destroy her alone with her house. Poor Seer. I liked her a lot. She was kind to Kain."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Eight: The Eternal Prison “Bad Blood”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "What a creepy place. Here Kain must find the Builder. But the prison guards are in his way. Don’t hold back. Destroy them all. And who the hell is that? A crazy vampire. He will follow Kain everywhere. Be wary of him. Bathe him a lot. Ooff, finally the Builder. Release him from a terrible fate. Drink his blood and obtain the power to destroy the Mass. It’s time to escape this fowl place. But that’s not that easy. That crazy guy found Kain. OK, let’s teach him a lesson."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage One"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Hide behind the statue. He will destroy it. Use telekinesis on him. Bathe him. Repeat the procedure. I mean, hide, bathe."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Two"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": He will lead Kain to the room with four sickles and a broken statue. What to do? Use telekinesis on the crazy vampire, make him go mad, hide behind one of the sickles, let him destroy it. Repeat this action four times. Use telekinesis on the locks. Restore the statue. Oh. It’s our “old friend” Moebius."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage three"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Jump on the statue’s platform and use telekinesis on the vampire. Make him break the staff and then the statue. At last he is defeated. But what’s that? He finally regained his conciseness. Magnus? Kain’s loyal warrior. He didn’t betray him like the others. And that was the reason why he is here. Poor old Magnus. Rest in peace, dear friend. Magnus will give a final dark gift – Immolate."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Nine: The Device “Into the Depth”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Return to the Beast and he will tell you what to do next. He will let you into the depths of Meridian’s underground. And here Kain learns that Sarafans are the Hyldens – the true enemies of the vampires. Poison the Mass and return to the Beast. But what’s that? It’s…. it’s…. it’s Janos Odron. Oh, dear!"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Ten: Wharves “Betrayal”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "In this chapter Kain must find the way into the Hylden City. But Umah betrayed Kain. She took The Nexus Stone from him. Poor Umah. She doesn’t know that Kain never forgives the traitors. But enough of that. You helped Kain to catch a boat to the Hylden City."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"bold": true}, "string": "Chapter Eleven: The Hylden City “The Living End”"}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Finally, Kain is in the city. Enjoy the view but be wary of the spiders, Hylden and a monster. Once you come to the room with the green flow the monster will attack you. Run out of the room, use the level, lure the beast to that place, pull the level again and the beast will fry."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Let’s go further. You opened the way to the City for Vorador and Janos. And finally Kain meets his true foe face-to-face. Let’s sent Sarafan Lord home."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage One"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": He attacks Kain with the telekinesis power from the Soul Reaver. Avoid all three attacks and use your own telekinesis on the Lord. Twice. The Lord will fall into the depth. Repeat the procedure. Kain throws the Stone into the depths of the gates. Now he’s defenseless against the Soul Reaver."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Two"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Now the Sarafan Lord will attack Kain with the Soul Reaver. Block 5 attacks, avoid the sixth. Use Immolate to fry the leader of the Hylden."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {"italic": true}, "string": "Stage Three"}, {"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": ": Kain will take the Soul Reaver. At last the master and the blade are reunited again. But poor Janos. Well…. Block 5 combos, avoid the sixth. Use Soul Reaver and “Berserk” gift a couple of times. Congratulations! You’ve finished Kain’s adventures."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "I like this game a lot. I love all the Legacy of Kain series. Of course, there are games with better graphics now but Legacy of Kain has its own charms. The characters look... well… not what I expected but the story beats even that. And I like all the characters in this game."}], "attributes": []}, {"text": [{"type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Hope you’ll enjoy playing “Blood Omen 2” as I did. Good luck and happy journey."}], "attributes": []}], "selectedRange": [9620, 9620]}