Friendly advice for anyone new to the series

[Melchiah]

As you may be aware already, Soul Reaver is the second game in the series and a sequel to Blood Omen, which is the beginning of the story, and has many important characters and locations for the whole story.

Many of us played Soul Reaver first, and it served to us as the entry point for the series; and while it's not strictly necessary to play Blood Omen to enjoy the game, I can guarantee you that you will enjoy it even more if you at least know what happens on Blood Omen.

You can buy it from GoG[www.gog.com] and it's very cheap, the real problem is that the game is kind of janky and can be incredibly frustrating at times (and also, it's the most different in the series, being more of an "Isometric" Zelda than a 3D "action adventure" like the rest), but the story itself is worth the trouble if you're into that kind of experience. If this is not your thing, you could also watch a let's play that, depending on the player, will give you a good experience (but not the same as if you were playing yourself). If you want to watch a let's play, I suggest this one because he cares for the story to the point of taking notes on a notebook; the only problem is that he misses some secrets, like the Lake of the Dead and other interesting stuff.

I'll also take a page from the souls community and suggest you to look up as little as possible for your first playthrough as to not spoil you of the things that will happen in the story (The Soul Reaver manual for instance, heavily spoils you on your character's progression, which sucks).

I hope you enjoy this weird series, beloved for it's elegant voice acting and wonderful story, and a not so stellar gameplay at times.

[RobeRonin]

i dream of a full blood omen remake in 3rd person ARPG style !