Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1999

Released: August 16, 1999
Genres: Puzzle · Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3 · PC · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable · Dreamcast
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
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You control Raziel, a disfigured and ghostly vampire, usually from a third person view behind him with a rotating camera, in this 1999 action adventure for the PlayStation and Windows. Progress depends on shifting between the material and spectral planes. In the spectral realm Raziel can pass through gates and walk on lakebeds, but blocks, doors and switches can be moved only in the physical realm. Many puzzles use the differences between the two, and block puzzles often add a time limit and enemies. Combat is hack and slash, with combinations of attacks before a finishing move. Switching between two worlds to find a way forward is a puzzle idea that works as well now as ever.