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    Nosgoth Hands-on Preview: Free to Kain

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    It’s safe to say that Nosgoth was not what Legacy of Kain fans expected when Square Enix revealed the spinoff to the beloved action-adventure series late last year. Whereas the original series developed a legacy for its Shakespeare-inspired narratives and rich character development, Nosgoth removes any semblance of a traditional single-player campaign altogether.

    The moody, Gothic aesthetic and “vampire versus humans” conflict of typical LoK remain, but they’ve now been compressed to fit in the confines of a free-to-play, multiplayer-only shooter that aims for the e-sports crowd. It’s a jarring and totally modern shift, one that could alienate series fans and get overwhelmed by an already crowded PC multiplayer market if all goes wrong.

    Fortunately, developer Psyonix seems to know what it's doing. We recently went hands-on with the forthcoming title, so here are our impressions.

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    Jeff Dunn, Apr 18, 2014
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