tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38664478376357603792024-02-21T09:47:10.843+00:00The Ancient's DenWelcome to my blog which is primarily devoted to the news from the world of Legacy of Kain.Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-37159273569354496752022-06-09T12:08:00.002+01:002022-06-09T12:30:52.191+01:00Soul Reaver HD Remaster and website announcementI finally made the jump and made a brand new website and a new logo to go with it, designed by Terry. While this blog will still be maintained, the hub of the Ancient´s Den will now be accessed through there instead. I also announced my Soul Reaver HD Remaster. I released an HD texture pack in 2020 which was mostly just upscaled textures through AI program, but this time, I have replaced Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-75197008827215050722021-11-02T22:26:00.001+00:002021-11-02T22:31:03.858+00:00Soul Reaver OST v8.2 updateJust a quick update as the recently discovered alpha build tracks are now part of this release. I also did a few small edits. This is the regular version of the soundtrack, the alpha version follows a slightly different structure (the tracks are divided differently).Soul Reaver OST v8.2 downloadRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-43405503153293224362021-01-02T18:00:00.004+00:002021-01-02T18:52:17.931+00:00Top 10 games of 2020This was a strange year but being thanks to the lockdown also fruitful for gaming experience. We have moved house in January and afterwards, played many last PS4 hits which escaped me previously. I finally got around to playing RDR2 and was blown away by how much detail developers put into a PS4 game, played Death Stranding, a game I had no clue about what it was about until mid/late game and Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-72990246801124943622020-12-25T22:47:00.004+00:002020-12-26T17:12:21.045+00:00The Arcane Tomes - The Soul Reaver videoMerry Christmas to all and hope you had a great day today! After many months of working on this video, I finally present you the latest update to the Arcane Tomes series which deals with the Soul Reaver blade in great depth. Dive in for this over hour long analysis of the legendary blade:Reaver timelines download linkRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-87659446875043653342020-12-03T20:20:00.001+00:002020-12-03T20:20:24.661+00:00Soul Reaver soundtrack updatesThere are two latest releases - the retail based SR1 OST v8 and the alpha based SR1 OST v8a. The former was missing the Necropolis spectral puzzle track in its original release. I have now included it and fixed several other things as well, one of them being Necropolis spectral starting from the mid section. Both are now being hosted on G-drive for easier and ad free access.Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-36143033768538299452020-08-28T11:45:00.002+01:002020-08-30T11:39:21.703+01:00Soul Reaver HD Texture pack announcementHello Soul Reaver fans! Today I can finally announce the brand new texture pack I have just finished making for the Dreamcast version of Soul Reaver. More info about it is found on a separate page here which has in-depth information about the procedures and a comparison gallery at the end. I hope this will provide enough incentive to play this awesome game again (it just had its 21st Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-90435207261814418392020-07-23T11:20:00.000+01:002020-07-23T11:23:29.878+01:00The Arcane Tomes - Timelines
I have recently put up a new video dealing with the timelines. Its main purpose is to re-cap of all that we know and place the events chronologically and to also explore all 5 timelines possible in the world of Legacy of Kain. It is one of the most discussed topics regarding the series, so I and Bazielim have put together a brand new timeline just for this purpose. I hope this is a helpful Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-8090913866025287962020-07-08T20:53:00.001+01:002021-12-30T10:38:30.331+00:00Blood Omen 2 The Complete OST v2
This is the latest update to the Blood Omen 2, now a complete soundtrack. It features all the available in-game and unreleased tracks (except the remixes found on TLW). I also fixed a few things and uploaded the full playlist on YouTube.
Download BO2 Complete OST G-driveDownload BO2 Complete OST Media Fire
Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-48753076906896327822020-06-16T16:29:00.001+01:002021-01-19T18:10:04.642+00:00Soul Reaver 2 The Complete OST v4
This is the latest update for the Soul Reaver 2 soundtrack. I have gone back and re-recorded all the tracks from scratch again so now they are all have higher bitrate than earlier versions. I have also reorganized the prototype section.
This latest release is also accompanied by a YouTube video upload below with the appropriate slides for each track and timestamps as well. I Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-45992350472153835472020-06-09T13:25:00.001+01:002020-06-09T17:32:31.030+01:00Interview with Raina Audron
One of the LOK fans approached me recently and asked if I would be willing to answer a few questions regarding Legacy of Kain and my channel/website. I am not sure how much of interest any of this will be but if you are curious on how the Ancient's Den started, below is the interview with questions from Alevat. If you have some not mentioned below, feel free to ask in the comments!
Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-46943140908788451402020-05-25T18:25:00.001+01:002020-05-25T18:38:25.625+01:00The Lost Content Series - Enemy, boss and NPC comparison
Today we have a new video focusing on analysing all the enemies found within Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. It appears that the textures from the alpha stages have been greatly downsized in the release version. PlayStation and PC version appear to have the worst texture quality (with the exception of Dumah), with the Alpha being the best and Dreamcast is close second. Below are the screenshot Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-44722106416121695742020-05-13T17:44:00.001+01:002020-12-03T18:05:05.935+00:00Soul Reaver Soundtrack v8a release
Hello Soul Reaver music lovers,
since the joyous discovery of the alpha version of SR1, the complete soundtrack v8 has been re-packaged into a special edition. I have re-arranged all the tracks to match the new progression throughout the game (Cathedral comes after Necropolis now, for example) and also split indoor Lighthouse tracks into Smokestack and kept outdoor ones for the Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-26450964684223794872020-05-12T15:35:00.002+01:002021-01-17T16:56:15.134+00:00Soul Reaver Alpha – Graphics Comparison
Thanks
to the recent alpha leaks, we now know that Soul Reaver underwent
extensive changes during its development process. Several years ago,
a few beta builds have been exposed and I did an extensive beta comparison with the final version of the game. That showed us the
transition just before the game's
shipping in mid August in comparison to the May and July builds of
the game. Some Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-15867074676903375542020-05-12T01:33:00.000+01:002020-05-13T19:05:44.631+01:00Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - The Lost Content
FRAGILE
HISTORY
"You
may have uncovered your past, but you know nothing of it."
The
last single player entry from the LOK series has been released over a
decade ago and while Square Enix has tried to resurrect the franchise
several times during this time, all of its attempts ended up in vain
in the end (notably Dark Prophecy by Ritual Entertainment, Dead Sun
by Climax, and Nosgoth Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-46109464346208271912020-04-10T11:03:00.001+01:002020-04-29T09:25:28.770+01:00LOK Magazine collection update
Since most of us are stuck in quarantine, why not read through some of the older game magazines? We have just updated the list on the G-drive and included many more. Below is the list of the newest additions:
This collection now includes 90 magazines ranging from 1996 to present. Below is the full list of all of them if you are after a specific one:
Hope you enjoy this repository asRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-87162807980072372242020-03-21T16:39:00.003+00:002021-01-02T18:21:21.761+00:00Top 10 games of 2019
While
2020 is in turmoil, I reflected back on the previous year and thought
which games had the most impact on me… It was quite a difficult
task, as I do not necessarily play them at the time of the release
and it is sometimes hard to keep track of, nonetheless, below is the
list of the games which were the most important and I´ve spent many
hours playing them:
1. Horizon: ZeroRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-61684505268285544692020-02-23T21:48:00.001+00:002020-02-23T21:49:13.064+00:00HMCS Bitter backdoor finally unlocked!
Through the collaborative effort of LOK discord community, the fans have discovered the legend behind the four invisible corner switches as described by Dennis Dyack. For many years these have been considered a myth but proved true, at last. The switches are invisible and in order to trigger them you need to unlock bat flight and most of the locations on the map. A single energy bolt, when shotRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-15694981835398045262019-12-08T23:12:00.002+00:002019-12-08T23:15:30.776+00:00René Auberjonois has died
Today, with deep sadness, has seen the loss of René Auberjonois. He was best known for his roles in M.A.S.H and Star Trek, but for LOK fans he was mostly known in the iconic role of Janos Audron, the greatest vampire that have ever existed in LOK mythology. His stunning performance will always be remembered and forever missed. RIP René.
Original photo by Kyle Cassidy
Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-31327922275780813032019-08-16T21:54:00.002+01:002019-08-16T21:54:29.416+01:00Soul Reaver's 20th anniversary
It is kinda hard to imagine that it was over 20 years ago when I have first played Soul Reaver Lighthouse demo in March 1999. I was 11 years old when I got my PlayStation and switched from PC gaming to consoles until 2009. Tomb Raider 3 was my very first proper game fully in 3D and I remember I was super excited and disoriented by the new posibilites of moving along all axis in a Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-19386679463254526332018-12-31T19:00:00.000+00:002019-01-03T23:34:26.923+00:00Raina’s top 10 games in 2018
It
is weird writing these every year as I am always a year behind
everybody since I usually by games when their price goes down. This
year is not any different. It is always difficult trying to remember
which games I have played within the first months but luckily Steam
to save the date with recently played list of games. This is my
personal top ten for pc in 2018:
UPDATE: Added SOTC andRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-64105613940767263432018-12-24T13:00:00.000+00:002018-12-27T12:40:43.244+00:00Legions of Nosgoth TCG update
Since the very first release of Legions of Nosgoth, I have printed the cards and played this game several times. Things which sound good on paper sometimes do not translate into real life, so I have adjusted several cards, cleaned up some artwork and edited a few rules. I have also removed the digital online version of it, so now it only can be printed in order to play. It is a minor Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-89517600367393583352018-12-01T18:31:00.001+00:002018-12-02T16:59:13.062+00:00Soul Reaver Beta and Blood Omen Alpha new discoveries
It is really hard to believe that now, 15 years later since the last entry in the series, there are still plentiful secrets in our beloved world Nosgoth to find. In collaboration with Ben Lincoln, Gh0stBlade, Eoghan, Aevum, AesirHod, Bazielim, Kevin and Mama Robotnik, we can now show you the exciting new footage, screenshots and comparisons from these newly discovered SR1 beta versions and BORaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-52967587956296148182018-11-18T23:26:00.000+00:002018-11-19T19:07:28.735+00:00New Blood Omen pc patch!
Do you finally want to play BO in window mode, smooth 60fps and high resolution cutscenes? Well, now you can thanks to Verok! Head over to his blog where you can download the installation package. If you already have the game installed, just paste and overwrite the contents into your game folder. Before you click on Kain.exe and if you are on Win7 just set the compatibility to Win98/ME and Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-87880978881302307582018-10-31T23:58:00.004+00:002021-10-14T21:41:17.195+01:00Soul Reaver OST v8
It has been two years since the seventh version of the Soul Reaver soundtrack was released and I have considered whether a re-recording might be necessary after some time. In a recent replay of Soul Reaver, I have changed the plugins around a bit and decided it might be worth a shot re-record every track with something which sounds closer to what it would be on PlayStation and on higher bitrateRaina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866447837635760379.post-17053333104422157792018-10-28T19:44:00.002+00:002018-10-28T19:48:32.040+00:00MCM London October 2018
MCM this year is over yet again and we had loads of fun. Friday was probably the best con day I have ever experienced. Everything was great - no big queues, plenty of space to walk around, enough cosplayers to look at and we could sit and watch any panel without issues. I was planning to cosplay Rachel Amber in the morning, but since we got into our hotel at 11am, I have decided to change Raina Audronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238097846326508178noreply@blogger.com0