I thought that the original Legacy of Kain was great.  When the sequel came out, I couldn't wait.  This game has more atmosphere than anything I've seen.  From beginning to end I was immersed in a dark, horrific  landscape complete with disturbing visuals and haunting sounds coming from  everywhere and nowhere.  The sequel improved immensely upon the original  with a much more fluid landscape and virtually NO LOADING TIME.  Graphics  were amazing and the cut scenes could have been put together to make an  animated short.  My only complaint is that the end made me so anxious for a  sequel, but that just tells you how great of a game this is.