The JRPG Everyone Forgot [Shadow Hearts: From the New World]

Shadow Hearts is a very strange series, always has been. From the New World doesn't change that but as the series' final installment it's certainly not the send off many fans were hoping for. Let's talk about what happened here. It's not a Final Fantasy, it's not a Kingdom Hearts, it's... something else. (But still a JRPG)

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:45 Malice
06:46 Characters
21:44 The Story
36:12 Development Hell
43:46 What it did Well
46:06 Consistent Inconsistencies & Contrivances
49:21 Characters. Again?
56:03 Conclusion

Other parts in the Shadow Heart series:
Koudelka -    • Koudelka, A Horror RPG Masterpiece  
Shadow Hearts -    • The JRPG You Never Knew, But Should [...  
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (Part 1) -    • The Weirdest Slapstick JRPG (Shadow H...  
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (Part 2) -    • The Man Festival & Other Nonsense (Sh...  

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Music used:
FFXIV - The Sirensong Sea
FFXIV - Calcabrinas Theme
FFX - Darkness
FFX - The Sight of Spira
FFIX - Vivi's Theme
FFIX - Kuja's Theme
FFVIII - Blue Fields
FFIV - Troian Beauty
Toby Fox (Undertale) - Ruins
Silent Hill 2 - True
Koudelka - Scene 2 Bc
Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Gathering God
Diablo 1 - Town
Dark Souls - Firelink Shrine
Silverman Sound Studios - Signs to Nowhere
Herb Alpert - Spanish Flea