The word “nostalgia” has at its root the perfect explanation of why when we suffer from it, we perceive a feeling of certain pain for what we have left behind, for the past. But since many times we are able to transform it into a revitalizing perception, we become permanently addicted to it. And in video games, this affection for past experiences is very common, hence the passion for retro millions of players who miss their matches at the classics as… Kain’s Legacy.
Always in all swimming pools
In recent years, we’ve had a string of names that have been part of these pools around video games that, apparently, the community demanded their return. That’s what happened back then Shen Mue
But not everyone is like Capcom although they try. The latest that seems tempted to revive one of its now defunct sagas is Crystal Dynamics, which in recent days he consults the fans on the possibility that Kain’s Legacy come back somehow. The survey appears to have gone well, with more than 100,000 users responding, as company CEO Phil Rogers revealed during one of the latest shareholder meetings.
During this meeting, Rogers stated that “we wanted to get the perspective of the community on what players are looking for if we revisit the land of Nosgoth and our iconic IP, Kain’s Legacy […] In the past, we’ve found that surveys typically get between 1,000 and 3,000 responses, but when we ask people about Kain’s Legacy
Leave Legacy of Kain alone!
Thing is, it looks like Crystal Dynamics is increasingly loving the idea of reviving the old classic – which arrived on PC, Xbox, Dreamcast and PS2 in 2003 – with a remaster. And the question we ask ourselves is, why? Do you remember the desire the community had for his return? Shadow Man? Another game from almost the same period (1999), which had a lot of name at the time and on paper almost everyone was waiting for it. well, the remaster of the title Acclaim has been released in stores on Nintendo Swtich, Xbox, PlayStation and PC and… does anyone remember it after only 12 months?
The problem with these nostalgic attacks rocking the community is that memories are often confused with what it means to bring a video game from 20 years ago to today. If the job Crystal Dynamics is facing is a remake like those of Capcom with resident Evilthe same there is a chance that it is relevant, but if all the effort it will be simple and light update of textures, characters and scenery, leaving the heart of his old and already outdated gameplay intact, then they will achieve what 20 years of existence could not do, that is to say to make a franchise that we will all remember with much irrelevant affection and admiration.
So let’s hope the siren songs of the ballot boxes they do not cloud the judgment of Crystal Dynamics. We already have too many remakes, HD versions and other worn bagpipes in games that were better remembered and enjoyed in their original versions.
