In 2020, we informed you about an HD Texture Pack for the classic Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver game. Created by RainaAudron, this pack used AI techniques in order to enhance the original textures of the Dreamcast version. And earlier this Summer, the modder released a brand new version of it.
Here are the main reasons why the modder decided to enhance the Dreamcast version.
“Dreamcast version has higher polygon versions of Raziel Kain and enemies but its textures are more pixelated than PC or even Playstation in some cases. In addition to that, the new Raziel’s and Kain’s faces were not something I was a fan of either. However, it offered 60fps and a dynamic soundtrack, something which the former is missing on Playstation and latter on PC.”
For Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver HD Remaster, RainaAudron replaced almost every single texture with a brand new equivalent with many being actually the source textures.
You can download this fan remaster from here. The pack contains the FlyCast emulator, the HD Texture Pack, and a high-res manual. Needless to say that you will also need a digital Dreamcast version of Soul Reaver (which is not included in the pack).
Have fun!
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Last time I tried to play the PC version it didn’t even boot. Emulated the ps1 version.
Use the Wrace SR1 Patch, it improves the compatibility and stability on modern systems alongside a lot of QoL features (Xinput support, 60 fps, Widescreen…)
Check the PCGW of the game for more informations.
The DC version on FlyCast with the texture mod above is better tho, the DC version also has dynamic music and reworked fog effect so you won’t get your eyes hurt by the very limited view distance
Oh, Thanks! Will play the DC version next time.
Thanks!
Thanks for the heads-up. Just tried it and it looks superb! Use it with the PAL release of the game for Flycast’s ‘widescreen fixes’ to work without glitches.
Damn!
I remember shltting my pants playing this back in the day.
What a game!
But I’ll leave it in my memory alone. Don’t wanna ruin that.
Sweet. This has given me more of an incentive to try out the series for the first time. I pretty much own all the titles on the PC but never played them. Part of the problem when you own too many games from bundles, freebies and whatnot. Always found the series to be intriguing though.
One of the best games I have ever played. But no plans to play it again.
I didn’t like 3rd person games when I was young. Until I played this game.
It’s still is one of the best games I’ve ever played.
“Emulator”
Meh.
No thx pal.
So you don’t like the superior / definitive way of playing some games, got it.