Cancelled Legacy of Kain Dead Sun concept art surfaces - Polidicks

[url]http://www.computerandvideogames.com/415352/blog/from-the-grave-cancelled-legacy-of-kain-dead-sun-concept-art-surfaces/[/url] [quote]The cancelled Legacy of Kain games have become the subject of a fascinating thread on NeoGAF. Surprisingly, a Square Enix representative has joined the discussion, delivering previously unseen screenshots of Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun, one of the projects that didn't make it to fruition. "I've been watching this post and I thought you might want a bit more information. I can confirm that Dead Sun was a project which had been in development - but which was cancelled," reads the post from Monkeythumbz. "I know it's disappointing to hear about these things out of context, and whilst some of the details released are accurate - some details are not. You know game projects can be cancelled for a variety of different reasons and I know it's very hard to tell from images and info alone, but in the end LoK: Dead Sun just wasn't the right game, at the right time... but you'll have to take me at my word on that, I'm afraid. "Obviously, it's not usual for assets from cancelled games to be released, but given that there's a lot out there already I thought you might appreciate seeing a few more images that were taken from the previously in-progress game."[/quote] [img]http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3047/image_304741_full.jpg[/img][img]http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3047/image_304745_full.jpg[/img] [img]http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3047/image_304740_full.jpg[/img][img]http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3047/image_304739_full.jpg[/img] [B]More images in the source[/B] This is a massive shame. Especially given that the next LoK game they teased will be a far cry from what makes the series great and probably multiplayer only. Then again if Amy Hennig isn't writing then who is to say a worthy successor is even possible anymore?

Doesn't look like it would include Kain, seems more of a spin-off

they passed on this and are going with the idea they annouced? truly the company is run by a bunch of retards.

[QUOTE=Limed00d;41097703]Doesn't look like it would include Kain, seems more of a spin-off[/QUOTE] Well it's in the same universe, seemingly to do with the blue skinned vampires I think? Either way it has to be after defiance or before blood omen. Given all this time travel bullshit I imagine it wouldn't be out of the question for the blue skins to resurface in future.

Holy shit that's cool, even though they cancelled it in 2012 I really hope they make a proper full-scale sequel, at least it looks like they're still caring about the series unlike valve and everyone's favorite vaporware [QUOTE]Square Enix had a number of requirements for the game: it must have a single-player and [B]multiplayer component[/B] and it must feature a new main character with a story distant to the original series. [/QUOTE] multiplayer LoK doesn't sound too good also if I was a dev on this I would just kill myself... 3 years of work cancelled? woah

Those are some fantastic concept art images.

[QUOTE=spekter;41097980]Well it's in the same universe, seemingly to do with the blue skinned vampires I think? Either way it has to be after defiance or before blood omen. Given all this time travel bullshit I imagine it wouldn't be out of the question for the blue skins to resurface in future.[/QUOTE] True, but I don't think he's an Ancient Vampire, though. If I recall correctly, the Ancients had wings, right? I'm just gonna assume you meant the Ancients.

[QUOTE=Limed00d;41098489]True, but I don't think he's an Ancient Vampire, though. If I recall correctly, the Ancients had wings, right? I'm just gonna assume you meant the Ancients.[/QUOTE] Yeah but they could be some different kind of species to the ancients I guess. The rendered character has the red eyes, blue skin and black hair motif going on as does the monk character and the one in armor has wings. They didn't really elaborate on the ancients that much it would be safe to assume they developed wings the same way Raziel did when he became a vampire. I guarantee the LoK they've been teasing will have naff all to do with the world properly. Especially interesting elements like the ancients or what will happen to vamps after everything that occurred up until defiance.