Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Gets Modern PC Release 25 Years Later

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With Crystal Dynamics focused on maintaining the Marvel's Avengers game, some of its prior franchises have been left to the wayside for a bit. This includes The Legacy of Kain, a complex RPG narrative series that has been radio silent ever since publisher Eidos was acquired by Square Enix. These games all have their fans, with almost every game in the series being available to play through modern ports; all except the game that started it all, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. This one in particular was never re-released onto modern systems, until recently, thanks to the GOG storefront.

The original Blood Omen was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics in the late-90s as a top-down action adventure that also had RPG elements. There were sequels that followed Blood Omen, with each of these being developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos instead. Once Square Enix entered the picture and acquired Eidos, this created an incredibly complicated IP ownership struggle between the companies. This is one possible reason why it took so long for Blood Omen to get a modern PC re-release years after the rest of The Legacy of Kain series did.

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The release of Blood Omen through the GOG Store fully completes the entirety of the series being released on PC. This game in particular had been one that fans have campaigned for a re-release for years, since the rest of the series has been available to buy through GOG for a long time. While there's no news about the settlement and how the legal dispute for this game was resolved, it's a giant win for fans of Legacy of Kain.

Sometimes you get what you wish for.

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is finally back after an eternity of midnights and 25 years!

Get it now with –10% only on GOG  https://t.co/hJoDWvcSeE | @SquareEnix pic.twitter.com/MRiDaYLxIA

— GOG.COM (@GOGcom) September 29, 2021

Fans took to social media to post their excitement about how this long-lost classic had finally escaped legal hell. The game comes with full modern tweaks such as PS4 controller suppor, too, which fans have fully embraced. There's no word if this release will be able to make its way onto Steam at this time, as the rest of The Legacy of Kain games are also on that platform. Still, it is exciting either way.

Judging from reviews, it looks like the GOG version of Blood Omen works with Dualshock 4 and has been stabilised to work on modern systems.

They've definitely put care this series deserves into this.

— Sol-less (@Aztecshrek) October 2, 2021

GoG added Blood Omen 1 to their store!! I have now completed my Legacy of Kain collection!!! pic.twitter.com/fFNHSMEmT7

— NoxNoelle (@nox_noelle) September 29, 2021

While there were originally rumors of a Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain remake by Bluepoint Studios making rounds across social media last year, nothing came of it. However, fans will still be satisfied that they are able to complete the nostalgic collection of The Legacy of Kain on PC. GOG has a 10% off discount on the game as well, and many other Legacy of Kain games are currently on sale.

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is available now on PC through GOG.

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