Deeko reports:
''Silicon Knights is a game studio that until recently has never really been in the forefront of gamers world wide. But to fans of the studios previous work just mentioning the name Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain brings back memories of Nosgoth; and the dark dramatic tale of Kain. While Crystal Dynamics is most known for the Legacy of Kain series, it was Silicon Knight's president and director Denis Dyack who was the creator of Kain and his horrific tale of blood lust and retribution -- or lack there of if you chose the later in the final moments of Blood Omen. Blood Omen was one of the first hack and slash games on the PSone that truly catapulted storytelling in games to levels few games had ever seen before, and have since.
Silicon Knights followed up Blood Omen with the critically praised Gamecube exclusive Eternal Darkness. Many at first surmised that EDwas going to be nothing more than another Resident Evil clone, but when released it was anything but. ED told a grim and dark tale wrapped in the works of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythology. Featuring insanity effects that messed with gamers minds, pulling off tricks like making gamers believe the TV set had been shut off, as well as the game glitching on purpose -- ED was full of mind bending tricks that no other game had pulled off. ED quickly became one of the few stand out titles last generation that tried many different things from the conventional horror game; and for it brought something new and fresh to the genre. While many believed that ED would quickly receive a sequel on the Gamecube, Silicon Knights had other ideas.''
The action-RPG by now-defunct Silicon Knights is now free for Xbox gamers! Check out the Too Human free direct download link with armor sets here.
Fun fact: I'm one of five people to have completed Too Human and actually liked it. It should be noted that the other four ended up in mental institutions....sadly.
I completed it and kinda liked it. Controls were iffy but overall, I dug it. Shame Dyack was crazy. xD
I have never played this, mostly because I didn't own an Xbox prior to a few months ago Def. will check this out
It certainly has a cool story and its a good game. it was just marred by long development time and kind of egotistical creator.
i really liked this one too. Always wished for a sequel, but sadly i don’t see it in the cards
Yeah, it had a solid story and game mechanics. I remember the controls weren't smartly implemented, and every time you respawned, the animation was so long.
I can't count the number of times I finished this game gridding for gear. Weird control but I liked it
Me and my friend beat it so many times. I got the best armor mathematically possible in it. Great game imo but their needed to be more tutorials on how runes work. The one that spawns singularities upon hitting someone was cash.
I beat it too. The controls were weird, but once I got use to them it was okay. I found the story to be actually half decent. Too bad there wasn't a sequel because I really believe if they have fixed the issues the first game had(controls, camera, etc), it could have been a great series.
I remember that I played the 1st stage. The control was so bad that I couldn't force myself to continue.
Fun fact...you're actually one of six :) That game was the reason I kept an Xbox 360 running until they released the very last B/C titles and it was among them.
I thought the game was ok, clunky but ok. Every time I go back to play it though it takes 20 minutes for the controls to 'click' again. Pity most of the advanced combos and controls aren't listed anywhere in the game.
Liked not loved. It's like a cheap dominos pizza it's not great but it's serviceable if your starving
I liked this game. It has it's flaws but the story and mechanics are pretty good. It still holds up today.
i really enjoyed it when it came out.
It was free recently on xbox through BC. Id love to see this revived but sadly i think the legal issues would stop that
He worked in the game industry since the early ‘90s
Oh sad to say not that familiar with this man's work but RIP to this individual, his music must have been amazing.
Very sad news, I really enjoy the Eternal Darkness and Blood Omen soundtracks, masterpieces.
