>>11897247 (OP)If you didn't like Soul Reaver 1's gameplay then I doubt you'll enjoy the rest of the series (because SR1 probably has the best gameplay in the series)
>Blood Omen 1 is a 2D Zelda but you get overpowered so fast that barely anything in the game can be considered a challenge (plus there is not enough side content to my tastes)>Soul Reaver 2 is a "movie" / "cutscene" game that probably paved the way for modern movie games you see on PS consoles - the story and cutscenes are fantastic, but the combat is barely there and it's more about solving puzzles, watchng cutscenes, getting new Reavers to unlock new doors and then the cycle repeats (you know even game itself knows it, which is why it gives up at the end and gives you a free pass)>Blood Omen 2 actually has pretty interesting combat (and hit-or-miss boss fights) but it barely feels like LoK's gameplay (plus the story is a "what if" so people don't bother with it)>Defiance is a linear level-segmented game that tried to be a very simple clone of DMC1 and feels like a bit upgraded version of Soul Reaver 2 but nowhere near as good as Soul Reaver 1's gameplay (especially since there's no side content in Defiance, just a few secrets with stat items per level and that's it)If you can't handle the gameplay - be sure to at least watch all the cutscenes from BO1, SR1, SR2 and Defiance (the story, characters and voice acting are the reason people cared about the series)