Over 25 years after the first Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver launched, Crystal Dynamics has announced a remaster package collecting the first and second games in the series. The HD ports are the work of Aspyr, the studio responsible for the well-received remasters of the . The package was unveiled at Sony's State of Play yesterday, but they've now been confirmed for PC.
Until recently the original versions of these games were available on Steam; , presumably to be replaced by their modernised versions. The trailer below shows what to expect: both games still look very much like late '90s 3D action games, though they'll enjoy sharper textures, smoother framerates, and upgraded models and visual effects.
Additions will include a photo mode, an "upgraded camera" [[link]] and new control options. These games released for the original PlayStation at a time when analog sticks weren't super popular, so the new controls and camera will be very welcome indeed, though I remember finding them quite playable with a mouse and keyboard. There's also a new in-game map and compass. I'm not sure if this will prove controversial or not, but these games were basically big 3D labyrinths, to a greater extent than, say, the Tomb Raider series.
