Action: Can be anything from opening a door to pulling a handle.
High Hit: Attack move mostly from a top to bottom swinging motion.
Low Hit: Attack move mostly from a bottom to top swinging motion.
Magic Use: After selecting a Spell, this will activate it.
Block: Protection against an oppoent’s blows.
Feed/Steal Essence: After killing a foe, this drains them and allows refilling Kain’s blood bar.  If he is in the Spectral Realm, it refills his essence.
Lunge: A long jump from one point to another, allowing a powerful attack if aimed at a foe.
Shift: Move between the Material and Spectral Realms.
Movement: Move Kain around.
Use Relic: Activate Relic chosen at Kain’s Menu.
Spell Selection: Select available spells.
Look Around: Kain stays motionless as you look around at his surroundings.

Game Menu: Anything from Saving to Quitting.
Kain Menu:  Here will allow you to view a map of his location in Nosgoth, what moves he’s learned, what items he possesses and is equipped with, and at the very last of the game where his army is.

            The theme of this game will be much more similar to Blood Omen 2 rather than Soul Reaver, as it focuses a lot upon destroying enemies in a gory blood shower.  However, it will retain many of the puzzle-seeking quests found in Soul Reaver as to not become a boring slasher game.  The main difference in this game compared to the others is that Kain will eventually become something akin to what Raziel is: a wraith.  Though this will be explained in more detain later in the game, for now know that he will be able to pass between the realms.
One of the things carried over into this game from the others is Spells.  Like Soul Reaver, Kain will gain more spells and a higher life maximum as he consumes the souls of his foes.  Unlike Soul Reaver, essence to power them will not be randomly located around the game universe.  To retrieve essence, Kain must go into the Spectral Realm and consume souls.  This will fill up his ‘Essence Bar’ (located next to his ‘Life Bar’), and fuel those spells that require energy.  To fill up his ‘Life Bar’, he will need to feed upon the blood of those defeated in the Material Realm.  Know that one cannot fill the other, and that when the ‘Essence Bar’ goes empty (either by casting spells or slowly dissipating over time), Kain will be forced back into the Spectral Realm.  If the ‘Life Bar’ goes empty, Kain dies.
There are two types of Spells in this game: Material and Spectral Realm based.

Spells-Material Realm

Spell	Source	Effect
Mist Walk	X	Invisibility if walking amongst mist.
Divine Light	Binah	Temporarily blinds nearby enemies.
Stone Skin	Af	Doubles defenses for limited time
Berserker	Esdreel	Multiple attacks for limited time.
Robe of Darkness	Surren	Invisibility if covered by shadows.
Lightning Bolt	Great Mother Hati	Attacks all nearby enemies at once.
Wolfbane	Vorador	Doubles Attack and Defense for limited time.

Spells-Spectral Realm

Spell	Source	Effect
Spectral Vacuum	Ahikam	Pulls in spirits.
Soul Mask	Ellois	Mask as random spirit.
Mind Blast	Stephed	Projectile force field.
Leap	Asmon & Liam	Jump double height.
Consume	Pashur	Immediately consume spirit.

 

            Material Realm Spells cannot be used in the Spectral Realm, but the Spectral Realm Spells ‘Leap’ and ‘Mind Blast’ can be used in the Material Realm.  Each Spell costs a different amount of Essence, so be mindful of your ‘Essence Bar’.  Using too much magic will force Kain into the Spectral Realm to look for more.
Another thing being carried over into this game is the collection of Weapons.

Weapons

Weapon	Source	Effect
Trident	Jehoram	Wide attack.
Battle Axe	Surren	Strong attack.
Flail	Sister Diligence	Agile attack.
Vorador’s Sword	Vorador	Combination of all attack bonuses.

            These will also be collected by destroying enemies, and you will be able to switch amongst them only in the ‘Kain Menu’.

            Something unique that I am bringing to this game is the inclusion of Relics.

Relics

Relic	Source	Effect
Necromancer’s Staff	Morum	Raise and control one corpse.
The Ruby Eye	Chimera	Create illusion of self.
The Blessed War Hammers of Willendorf	The Mason Brothers	Crack open boulder blocked or cracked paths.
Executioner’s Blade	The Rage	Open path through solid walls.

            These will help aid Kain in quickly destroying certain enemies as well as provide solutions to in-game puzzles.  Some can be used as a weapon, but they will definitely not replace the use of Kain’s main Weapons.

            Something brought forth from LOK: Defiance is the learning of attack moves.

Attack Moves

Move	Effect
#1	Overhead swinging with weapon/claws
#2	Wide swipe along with “Lunge”
#3	Charged attack after a moment’s focus
#4	Fling opponent away
#5	Backwards uppercut

            Acquiring these will require that you find hidden pieces of parchment called ‘Runes’ located all over the game universe.  They will help defeat certain enemies quicker, but are not completely necessary.  If you don’t find enough ‘Runes’ to learn all the moves when you need them, then too bad.

            As a sort of bonus that is not required in any way to collect, there will be suits of Armor hidden in the game universe just as the ‘Runes’ are.

Armor

Armor	Location	Effect
Sindri’s Mail	The Eternal Prison	+2 to Defense, -1 to Agility
Gauntlet of Archangel Michael	Coorhagen	+1 to Defense
Scales of Dagon	Turelhim Territory	+2 to Defense, -1 to Intelligence
St. Peter’s Shield	Avernus Cathedral (1st Time)	+3 to Defense, -2 to Agility
Armor of Alastor	Vorador’s Mansion	+3 to Defense, -2 to Intelligence

They will not solve any puzzles or provide unusual protection against certain foes, but they can be useful depending on the situation.  Truthfully, I added this as a way to change Kain’s looks if you get bored with him.

            The final key to the game is the enemies.  While there are many minor foes to fight off, I am not going into detail on how to defeat each one.  However, the Main Bosses are as follows.

Enemies List

Enemy	Main Power	Weakness	Gifts
Jehoram	Control the Waves	2 High, 1 Low	Weapon-Trident
Morum	Resurrect Dead	Attack Move #1	Relic-Necromancer’s Staff
Ahikam	Possess the Dead	Necromancer’s Staff	Spectral Vacuum
Chimera	The Elements	Mist Walk	Relic-The Ruby Eye
Binah	Divinity	Attack Move #2	Divine Light
Af	Tremors	“Lunge”	Stone Skin
Esdreel	Wind Eagle	“Block”	Berserker
Surren	Teleport	Divine Light	Teleport
Ellois	Human Mask	Spectral Vacuum	Soul Mask & Battle Axe
Stephed	Banshee	Soul Mask	Mind Blast
Great Mother Hati	Lightning Bolt	Attack #3	Lighting Strike
Sister Diligence	Rosemary	Attack #4	Weapon-Flail
The Mason Bros.	Twisters	Mind Blast	Relics-The Blessed Hammers of Willendorf
Asmon & Liam	Webbed Prison	Teleport	Leap
The Rage	Incorporeality	Berserker	Relic-Executioner’s Blade
Vorador	Backstab	Attack #5 & The Ruby Eye	Wolfbane & Weapon-Vorador’s Sword
Pashur	Gluttony	Executioner’s Blade	Consume

Gedaliah/The Elder God

            Remember, defeating each Boss requires certain Weapons, Spells, Artifacts, etc, to do so, and in turn they give things that help defeat future Bosses.  While not every enemy requires that you only use the right tools for the job, they definitely help.  Who knows, if this game were to be created, it would present as an interesting challenge to defeat each Boss without using their Weaknesses against them.

 

            Okay, that’s it for preparing you for reading my game idea.  I hope you enjoy this (very long) format, and please email me any questions you might have at jblasde @yahoo.com (remove the space).  If you simply want to tell me how awesome I am, I already know, but I appreciate reading it from other people from time to time.