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COKTOE on 27 November 2017
Nem said:
COKTOE said:

If one person moving around meets your criteria, Amy Hennig seemed to have a nice upwards career trajectory as she left one company to go to the next. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Hennig

I loved those Kain games, but Soul Reaver 2 was a letdown.

She is not in an upwards trajectory anymore. I'm not sure she even has a job now. Thanks EA.

But i totally disagree with you. Soul Reaver 2 was amazing and one of my favorite games ever. That ending was great. Granted it would've been a much bigger experience if Soul Reaver didn't get split in 2 games. Wish we could have a remake.

 

Edit: Read your other post and i'm confused. In Soul Reaver you didn't die either, you would slip into the other world. The series was more about the story and characters than stellar combat. They had limited tech and budget back then. The world at least looked amazing.

 

Anyways, on topic, i haven-t read every post yet, so i might be repeating, but Platinum games is a good example.

To clarify, I didn't dislike SR2, I just found it to be the weakest link in the series. I don't even know how to address the SR - SR2 death comparison. I'm aware of the "other world" death mechanic in both games. The original Prey had the exact same thing, and it was literally impossible to die in that game. It's been 19 years since the first game, but from everything I remember, it was still actually possible to die in the first game, and either next to, or totally, impossible to die in Soul Reaver 2.



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OTBWY on 27 November 2017

The Xeno franchise with Monolith Soft.



KungKras on 27 November 2017
Azuren said:
I'd put Yookalaylee below average.

I'd put it at above average



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Nem on 27 November 2017
COKTOE said:
Nem said:

She is not in an upwards trajectory anymore. I'm not sure she even has a job now. Thanks EA.

But i totally disagree with you. Soul Reaver 2 was amazing and one of my favorite games ever. That ending was great. Granted it would've been a much bigger experience if Soul Reaver didn't get split in 2 games. Wish we could have a remake.

 

Edit: Read your other post and i'm confused. In Soul Reaver you didn't die either, you would slip into the other world. The series was more about the story and characters than stellar combat. They had limited tech and budget back then. The world at least looked amazing.

 

Anyways, on topic, i haven-t read every post yet, so i might be repeating, but Platinum games is a good example.

To clarify, I didn't dislike SR2, I just found it to be the weakest link in the series. I don't even know how to address the SR - SR2 death comparison. I'm aware of the "other world" death mechanic in both games. The original Prey had the exact same thing, and it was literally impossible to die in that game. It's been 19 years since the first game, but from everything I remember, it was still actually possible to die in the first game, and either next to, or totally, impossible to die in Soul Reaver 2.

Surely Blood Omen 2 was the weakest link in the series. ;)



COKTOE on 27 November 2017
Nem said:
COKTOE said:

To clarify, I didn't dislike SR2, I just found it to be the weakest link in the series. I don't even know how to address the SR - SR2 death comparison. I'm aware of the "other world" death mechanic in both games. The original Prey had the exact same thing, and it was literally impossible to die in that game. It's been 19 years since the first game, but from everything I remember, it was still actually possible to die in the first game, and either next to, or totally, impossible to die in Soul Reaver 2.

Surely Blood Omen 2 was the weakest link in the series. ;)

It's a close call, but I'd take Blood Omen 2 over Soul Reaver 2. I wish I had the means to play Soul Reaver 1 and 2, to settle the immortality question.



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Nem on 28 November 2017
COKTOE said:
Nem said:

Surely Blood Omen 2 was the weakest link in the series. ;)

It's a close call, but I'd take Blood Omen 2 over Soul Reaver 2. I wish I had the means to play Soul Reaver 1 and 2, to settle the immortality question.

I do remember beeing reset to the elder god spawn point if i died in the other realm on Soul reaver 1. But it still wasn't dieing. It was very difficult to do that aswell, wich is why we hardly remember. ^^



COKTOE on 28 November 2017
Nem said:
COKTOE said:

It's a close call, but I'd take Blood Omen 2 over Soul Reaver 2. I wish I had the means to play Soul Reaver 1 and 2, to settle the immortality question.

I do remember beeing reset to the elder god spawn point if i died in the other realm on Soul reaver 1. But it still wasn't dieing. It was very difficult to do that aswell, wich is why we hardly remember. ^^

That rings a bell. So there was at least some form of punishment for getting "killed" in the first game, even if it was only inconvenience. 



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."

Nem on 30 November 2017
COKTOE said:
Nem said:

I do remember beeing reset to the elder god spawn point if i died in the other realm on Soul reaver 1. But it still wasn't dieing. It was very difficult to do that aswell, wich is why we hardly remember. ^^

That rings a bell. So there was at least some form of punishment for getting "killed" in the first game, even if it was only inconvenience. 

You sure SR2 wasn't the same thing? I'm pretty sure you'd get reset to the beginning of some area as well.



COKTOE on 01 December 2017
Nem said:
COKTOE said:

That rings a bell. So there was at least some form of punishment for getting "killed" in the first game, even if it was only inconvenience. 

You sure SR2 wasn't the same thing? I'm pretty sure you'd get reset to the beginning of some area as well.

If the player could be set back to a hub area after a second death in in the "soul realm"  SR2, it never happened to me. Die once, collect souls and revive. The almost insane ease of the game was a noteworthy experience. I clearly remember discussing it with various people all the years ago. 



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."