Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With the release of the E3 1998 Demo for Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered to compliment the Lost Levels of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, we thought we'd explore and explain a little about this lost treasure - the earliest known build of Soul Reaver.
Intro & Background 00:00
Miscellaneous 02:35
The Hub 07:57
Necropolis Branch 08:25
Lighthouse Branch 16:13
Nupraptor's Retreat Branch 21:47
Sarafan Tomb Branch 27:57
Human Citadel Branch 34:34
Drowned Abbey Branch 41:07
Outro & Rahabim Fight 44:26
**Some useful links and references:**
Our Lost Levels explainer/deep dive:
youtu.be/EK1cuzXap3Y
Our Soul Reaver alpha videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS-qhg60oOo0aHnaHeYIe9kHS1aH_G7sE
The Lost Worlds Alpha videos:
youtube.com/@legacyofkainthelostworlds-4916/videos
The Lost Worlds SR1 cut content coverage (by Ben Lincoln):
thelostworlds.net/SR1/index.html
Soul Reaver cut content research thread at Neogaf (by Mama Robotnik)
neogaf.com/threads/soul-reaver-may-have-been-the-most-overly-ambitious-game-ever-research-thread.488564
Soul Reaver cut content category at Legacy of Kain Wiki:
legacyofkain.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Cut_content/Soul_Reaver
Ancient's Den Alpha coverage:
theancientsden.blogspot.com/search/label/Alpha?updated-max=2020-05-12T15:35:00%2B01:00&max-results=20&start=1&by-date=false
Subscribe and support my channel:
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With the release of the E3 1998 Demo for Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered to compliment the Lost Levels of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, we thought we'd explore and explain a little about this lost treasure - the earliest known build of Soul Reaver.
Intro & Background 00:00
Miscellaneous 02:35
The Hub 07:57
Necropolis Branch 08:25
Lighthouse Branch 16:13
Nupraptor's Retreat Branch 21:47
Sarafan Tomb Branch 27:57
Human Citadel Branch 34:34
Drowned Abbey Branch 41:07
Outro & Rahabim Fight 44:26
**Some useful links and references:**
Our Lost Levels explainer/deep dive:
youtu.be/EK1cuzXap3Y
Our Soul Reaver alpha videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS-qhg60oOo0aHnaHeYIe9kHS1aH_G7sE
The Lost Worlds Alpha videos:
youtube.com/@legacyofkainthelostworlds-4916/videos
The Lost Worlds SR1 cut content coverage (by Ben Lincoln):
thelostworlds.net/SR1/index.html
Soul Reaver cut content research thread at Neogaf (by Mama Robotnik)
neogaf.com/threads/soul-reaver-may-have-been-the-most-overly-ambitious-game-ever-research-thread.488564
Soul Reaver cut content category at Legacy of Kain Wiki:
legacyofkain.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Cut_content/Soul_Reaver
Ancient's Den Alpha coverage:
theancientsden.blogspot.com/search/label/Alpha?updated-max=2020-05-12T15:35:00%2B01:00&max-results=20&start=1&by-date=false
Subscribe and support my channel:
Website: theancientsden.com
Facebook: facebook.com/TheAncientsDen
Twitter: https://x.com/RainaAudron
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rainaaudron.bsky.social
