Horror RPG That Was Almost a Masterpiece | Koudelka

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Koudelka Retrospective
Koudelka is a PS1 horror JRPG that is both very flawed and very underrated.
It has a gorgeous soundtrack, cutting edge cutscenes, and a great story... So what happened and why is it mostly forgotten? Let's take a look at the first game in the Shadow Hearts series.

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GameFaqs Review mentioned at the end:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/1977...

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https://shadowhearts.fandom.com/wiki/...)

0:00 Intro
1:36 Development
3:32 Story
55:27 Mistakes

Long video essay to fall asleep to har har