Tought I'd start a thread about this since there doesn't seem to be one already.
This series is my current obsession (video games-wise anyway). It flew below my radar for the longest time, and only heard of it when I saw Blood Omen 1 and Soul Reaver 1 on PSN as PsOne classics.
Anyway, several weeks later, I finished all the games in the series, feeling so extremely satisfied as when I finished Silent Hill 2, MGS 3 and Shadow of the Colossus, and here I am.
Now of course, and it is common knowledge I think, the main selling point of it is the rather incredible storyline. It is so far beyond what you'd expect from a video game story it's not even funny.
Now the great part is, that everything converges in it: The story, the script and dialogue, the characters, the voice acting, the art design…everything is at such a high level you won't remain unphased no matter what.
And...well...Kain. Freakin' Kain. I mean THAT guy!
Gameplay-wise, I like BO 1 the best. It is a really well designed game that blends gameplay and story/character really well. SR 1 was great, SR 2 had better combat and the shrines were neat, and Defiance, while fun, could've used more combos, and differences between playing Raziel and Kain. IMO anyway.
Of course, I have deleted Blood Omen 2 from my memory as soon as I finished it. I like to pretend that game doesn't exist, and all is well with the world that way!
Not getting into too much detail about anything intentionally, so as not to spoil others, and first get the thread going.
Discuss?