<s>
Legacy	B-Device
of	I-Device
Kain	I-Device
:	I-Device
Dead	I-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
accompanying	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
developed	O
separately	O
by	O
Psyonix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
entered	O
production	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
and	O
Psyonix	O
salvaged	O
the	O
planned	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
reconceptualized	O
as	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
poster	O
at	O
NeoGAF	O
,	O
an	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
,	O
unearthed	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
in	O
an	O
extensive	O
report	O
published	O
shortly	O
after	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
's	O
announcement	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
subsequently	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
scrapped	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
conclusion	O
that	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
"	O
just	O
was	O
n't	O
the	O
right	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaks	O
described	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
as	O
a	O
story-based	O
action-adventure	O
inspired	O
by	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Reaver	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
(	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	O
to	O
past	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
entries	O
figured	O
into	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
shifting	O
mechanic	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
players	O
to	O
alternate	O
between	O
two	O
planes	O
of	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
far	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
world	O
,	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
and	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defiance	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
would	O
control	O
new	O
protagonists	O
Gein	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Asher	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
,	O
whose	O
souls	O
became	O
intertwined	O
as	O
they	O
travelled	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
concerned	O
the	O
mystery	O
surrounding	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
child	O
,	O
and	O
revolved	O
around	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
The	O
Elder	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
art	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
Silenced	O
Cathedral	O
from	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
would	O
reappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
assigned	O
series	O
creators	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
to	O
the	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
franchise	O
before	O
Defiance	O
shipped	O
,	O
and	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
Amy	O
Hennig	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
proceed	O
with	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
or	O
lead	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
departed	O
to	O
join	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
–	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Prophecy	O
–	O
was	O
delegated	O
to	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
but	O
Eidos	O
cancelled	O
the	O
title	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
of	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
brand	O
spent	O
several	O
years	O
under	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
purchased	O
Eidos	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
merged	O
entity	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
,	O
selected	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
–	O
who	O
had	O
recently	O
completed	O
development	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
–	O
to	O
press	O
on	O
with	O
a	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
project	O
for	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaks	O
alleged	O
that	O
preproduction	O
on	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
secretly	O
began	O
circa	O
2009-2010	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Black	O
Cloth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
budget	O
was	O
small	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
incarnation	O
it	O
had	O
achieved	O
AAA	O
classification	O
,	O
and	O
targeted	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
launch	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recruited	O
Psyonix	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
then	O
codenamed	O
War	O
for	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
cancelled	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
motion	O
capture	O
and	O
casting	O
had	O
begun	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
reached	O
full	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psyonix	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
War	O
for	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
multiplayer	O
,	O
now	O
disconnected	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hints	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
first	O
emerged	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Daniel	O
Bischoff	O
cited	O
a	O
consumer	O
survey	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
four	O
possible	O
names	O
tailored	O
for	O
a	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
product	O
:	O
Obsidian	O
Blood	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
Sun	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
or	O
Revenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Garratt	O
of	O
VG247	O
relayed	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
reboot	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
art	O
direction	O
"	O
then	O
underway	O
at	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
no	O
statement	O
occurred	O
until	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
Edwin	O
Evans-Thirlwell	O
discovered	O
a	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
storyboard	O
by	O
Passion	O
Pictures	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
found	O
evidence	O
of	O
War	O
for	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Database	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Micro	O
Devices	O
 '	O
patch	O
logs	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
registered	O
domain	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
's	O
George	O
Kelion	O
confirmed	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
named	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
,	O
promising	O
more	O
information	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Kelion	O
's	O
statement	O
,	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
fan	O
Mama	O
Robotnik	O
revealed	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
posting	O
media	O
from	O
the	O
scrapped	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
extensive	O
account	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
at	O
NeoGAF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelion	O
responded	O
by	O
confirming	O
that	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
existed	O
and	O
that	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
companion	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
which	O
has	O
"	O
grown	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
conception	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
"	O
different	O
mechanics	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
levels	O
and	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
pulled	O
out	O
and	O
fleshed	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
follow-up	O
post	O
,	O
Mama	O
Robotnik	O
highlighted	O
other	O
assets	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
concept	O
and	O
trailer	O
art	O
by	O
Flipbook	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
in-game	O
footage	O
displaying	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exposé	O
surrounding	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
and	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
attracted	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Rely	O
on	O
Horror	O
,	O
C	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Melendez	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
,	O
[	O
Dead	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
and	O
Nosgoth ]	O
would	O
switch	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
know	O
that	O
may	O
seem	O
a	O
bit	O
harsh	O
,	O
but	O
fans	O
have	O
waited	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
proper	O
singleplayer	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
clarified	O
that	O
"	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
may	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
fair	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
it	O
’s	O
probably	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
scratch	O
that	O
itch	O
that	O
fans	O
have	O
had	O
since	O
Defiance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
on	O
Nosgoth	B-Protocol
,	O
TechnologyTell	O
's	O
Jenni	O
Lada	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n’t	O
bring	O
myself	O
to	O
show	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
what	O
could	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
cash	O
grab	O
,	O
knowing	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
canned	O
Legacy	B-Device
of	I-Device
Kain	I-Device
:	I-Device
Dead	I-Device
Sun	I-Device
and	O
supported	O
this	O
instead.	O
"	O
</s>
