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Shadow Hearts at 25: The Heir That Never Surpassed Its Master

Shadow Hearts at 25: The Heir That Never Surpassed Its Master

On June 28, 2001, Sacnoth released Shadow Hearts on PS2, a direct sequel to Koudelka. Twenty-five years later, the gap between the two titles remains telling: one stabilized a formula to make it accessible, the other laid foundations no one managed to surpass. It's not nostalgia—it's about what horror in RPGs can still afford to do.

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Lumnix Editorial·June 28, 2026·4 min read