Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004)
- Developer
- Nautilus
- Publisher
- Aruze, Midway
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 27 player ratings
- Where to get it
- Website
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A brooding, emotionally charged RPG that blends wartime tragedy with demonic horror, unfolding at a deliberate, narrative-heavy pace where every turn-based encounter feels weighty with consequence.
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About
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a direct continuation of Shadow Hearts; Its story starts a year and a half after the first one in the midst of World War I. It focuses on Karin Koenig, a lieutenant in the German Army who assists in the exorcism of a man able to turn into demons, Yuri Volte Hyuga. However, after learning of Yuri's caring nature, Karin goes on a quest with him to save him from a spell inside him and are drawn into a conflict involving demons of demonolatry.
What players say
A dark-fantasy JRPG built around the tense, timing-based Judgment Ring combat that rewards precision, paired with an offbeat tone and humor; widely called the best JRPG nobody talks about and a beloved hidden gem.
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