Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999)
New advances in video game technology meant new advances in 3D action-adventure games, and while the Nintendo 64 saw the arrival of Ocarina of Time in 1998, the PlayStation received its own innovative entry in the genre with the 1999 arrival of Soul Reaver. Dripping with wonderfully overwrought gothic atmosphere, Soul Reaver features a mechanic by which you shift between planes of existence, one material and the other spectral, to solve puzzles and navigate the world. It was a very cool technical achievement for the time that made playing as betrayed wraith Raziel feel unlike anything else out there. Does Soul Reaver hold up as still worth playing today? We’re about to find out, as remasters of the game and its sequel are almost here. — Carolyn Petit
