Quote Originally Posted by Alucard von Elru View Post
If you've played Soul Reaver 2 and enjoyed its storyline, Defiance is a must. The game is a great finale, especially when you consider how much was against it: a severely limited budget, marketing pressure, tight time limitations, and the team of writers being forced to accept Blood Omen 2's storyline as canon and work around its utter ridiculousness. Defiance is a bit rough around the edges because of these things, but ultimately its acting, writing, and general storytelling panache shine through in ways most other games can only dream of.
I always found Defiance to leave the series on a sour note. They tried to turn the gameplay into Devil May Cry or something but did it terribly. They also picked up the habit of closing you in an arena to fight your enemies which just pissed me off. It also didnt feel like the epic conclusion the series needed, especially after the four quality titles before it. Still worth it if your a fan of the series.