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Post by Ex on Aug 31, 2022 12:40:44 GMT -5
Never realized Koudelka was apart of the series so will have to add it to the list. Indeed. Shadow Hearts has multiple callbacks to Koudelka in plot and characters. So much so that Shadow Hearts is in a way Koudelka 2, but still its own thing. It is interesting how as the series progressed from Koudelka to From the New World, the tone went from deadly dark and serious to silly and lighthearted. I've not played From the New World yet because even Covenant got too silly and goofy for me at times, seeing that exponentiated even further isn't particularly alluring. However, the base gameplay is likely still fun. That judgement ring combat just never gets old for me. Brilliant combat mechanism.
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Post by bosh on Aug 31, 2022 16:34:56 GMT -5
Kickstarter hit goal for release on consoles fyi. Ex - Good to know they do callbacks as well. Sometimes unfortunate going through series and the first game doesn't have anything to do with other ones. Never really seen the combat mechanics for Shadow Hearts games so I guess I will be in for a treat!
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 31, 2022 20:43:14 GMT -5
Will have to play through the Shadow Hearts series in 2023! Never realized Koudelka was apart of the series so will have to add it to the list. I know the last Shadow Hearts takes a massive turn in terms of tone just from seeing the box art.
Yeah... as a game on its own, it looks neat. But like Ex said, it looks like a completely different series from what Koudelka/Shadow Hearts started. So I'm not sure if I want to play this one or not.
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Post by bosh on Aug 31, 2022 22:21:34 GMT -5
Might as well play through them all to put a a full completion on the series!
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 31, 2022 22:30:47 GMT -5
That is my weakness when I get several games into a series.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 31, 2022 23:11:53 GMT -5
So another spiritual sequel? This time it's Breath of Fire. They've apparently secured the services of Yoshino Aoki, the composer from BoF III/IV.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 31, 2022 23:16:01 GMT -5
Didn't realize they had the same composer. III's OST is weird with that straight up Chrono Trigger forest ripoff track, but IV's OST is a 10/10 to me and so charmingly nostalgic.
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Post by Ex on Sept 1, 2022 0:07:23 GMT -5
I don't like the art style in that pic, but more power to the concept.
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Post by Ex on Sept 7, 2022 9:29:04 GMT -5
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Post by bosh on Sept 7, 2022 11:27:42 GMT -5
I should get around to playing Cyberpunk 2077. Picked it up when they were selling it at Best Buy for $10 and now the "Next Gen" version is out which I think fixes most of the technical issues.
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