In the PS1 and PS2 era, I played the two chapters of the Soul Reaver saga, without knowing that they were part of a bigger saga (Legacy of Kain);
despite this I loved the character of Raziel and his dark universe.
I recently read all the lore and plot of the games in the entire saga and I was really impressed with the attention to details, the world building and the very interesting choice of alternating the adventures of Kain and Raziel.
If I think back to the protagonists of that golden age of video games, these two vampires are definitely one of the first choices.