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Raziel (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver; 2018)
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Soul Reaver is, without a doubt, one of *the* most important video games to me. It helped me through some really rough times in my life when I was a young teenager, as a means of escape and catharsis with what was going on around me at the time; among many other things. Raziel is one of very few characters in general that have stayed with me throughout the years, 

Sure, I enjoyed Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance just fine, but the first one, despite its flaws, will always have a place near and dear to my heart. It was a AAA game before AAA games were a thing, and set a high standard for me in regards to storytelling and pathos that very few games have ever come to close to since. It’s funny that I absolutely loathe a certain role playing dark fantasy vidya series, but absolutely love Legacy of Kain… but that’s another kettle of fish for another time/place.