A recent survey sent out by Embracer Group came back with an overwhelming response in support of a newLegacy of Kaingame.Crystal Dynamics, the studio behindMarvel’s Avengersand theTomb Raiderreboot, sent out a survey last month about the long-dormantLegacy of Kainfranchise soliciting fan feedback. Ever since the 2003 release ofLegacy of Kain: Defiance, fans have been wanting to return to the dark fantasy land of Nosgoth.
The originalLegacy of Kain: Blood Omen,originally created by Dan Dydeck at Silicon Knights, was a top-down hardcore adventure-RPG released in 1996. Three years later, Crystal Dynamics developed the sequel,Soul Reaver, a third-person action-adventure game starring new character Raziel. In the following four years, both games received sequels following their respective characters of Kain and Raziel, culminating inLegacy of Kain: Defiancewhich brought the two stories together into one game. All told, the cult-classic series sold over 3.7 million copies by 2007.
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The results of theLegacy of Kainfan surveycame in and Phil Rogers, CEO of the Embracer Group operating division that oversees Crystal Dynamics, was blown away by the results. According to Rogers, surveys usually get between 1,000 and 3,000 responses. TheLegacy of Kainsurvey garnered over 100,000 responses with 73,000 gamers completing the entire survey.
Embracer Group management saw how gamers shared the fan survey across social media and were greatly impressed by the passion of the community. While there is no news now, Rogers did say that fans will be updated on the future possibilities for theLegacy of Kainfranchise in time. Now that Square Enix sold the IP rights to Embracer Group, Crystal Dynamics hasone of its oldest franchisesback under its control for the foreseeable future.
Even fans of the franchise may not realize a connection theLegacy of Kainhas with modern gaming;Amy Hennig, the famedUncharteddirector, started working on the series with the second game, which she also wrote. As it stands today, gamers were excited with the survey acknowledging the existence of theLegacy of KainIP for the first time in nearly 20 years. Embracer Group acknowledging the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the community has given fans hope that finally, after three whole console generations have passed, they might be able to return to Nosgoth.
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