An Overview of the Shadow Hearts Series

A comprehensive retrospective and overview of the Shadow Hearts games that became cult hits on the PS2. We will also be discussing its predecessor, Koudelka, in just as much detail. These games are still worth checking for their unique style, atmosphere, compelling stories and gameplay. In the case of Koudelka we see a visionary put his heart and soul into making something truly unique and ahead of its time. It is, dare I say, a work of art, even though Hiroki Kikuta himself would probably disagree with this assessment of his work! Matsuzo Machida's duology of Shadow Hearts games gives us a heart wrenching narrative involving one of my favourite JRPG protagonists, Yuri Hyuga. Finally, we end things on the ever quirky Shadow Hearts: From the New World, which I personally have mixed feelings on. In many ways it's a fantastic game with a great turn based battle system. On the other hand, the narrative is nowhere near as strong as the others. Regardless, it still brings something new to the table and is absolutely worth your time. ~~~~~~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Become a channel member by clicking the 'join' button above, or use one of the links below: Patreon:   / snicketyslice   Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/SnicketySlice I wrote a light novel. It's free, but you can pay for it if you like: https://snicketyslice.gumroad.com/l/V... ~~~~~~~~~~ MY SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.minds.com/SnicketySlice/ ~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTERS 0:00 – Intro 2:05 – Koudelka 9:28 – Shadow Hearts 15:10 – Shadow Hearts 2 (Covenant) 20:06 – Shadow Hearts: From the New World 25:39 – Other Media 27:14 – Outro