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Koudelka at 26: The Gothic JRPG Sabotaged by Its Own Combat
Released in 1999 on PlayStation, Koudelka remains one of the most singular JRPGs of its generation: dense gothic atmosphere, mature storytelling, and a combat system that sank the game before it could find its audience. Twenty-six years later, Sacnoth's title has never been properly rehabilitated—and that's no accident. It's not a simple injustice either.
#JRPG#PlayStation#Shadow Hearts
Lumnix Editorial··3 min read
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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.
#Shadow Hearts#Koudelka#Sacnoth
Lumnix Editorial··4 min read