This is the greatest JRPG of all-time, isn't it? I struggle to think of any other JRPGs that come close.
>>724430739One of, definitely. Wild Arms 3 and Growlanser are perfection too.
>>724430739>>724430857>implying any of this garbage is better than FF7 and Chrono Trigger
>>724430739Dunno why but I always thought the babe on the cover was Anna from Fire Emblem.
>>724431776You didn't play either of those, you're just regurgitating what Reddit told you. Fuck off.
>>724430739But I've heard a bunch of people saying that it's worse than the first game
>>724430739Not even in the top 3 on PS2, fool.
>>724433602The sheer tonal drift from koudelka to shadow hearts and its sequels deserves to be studied in a lab
>>724434498There is nothing to study, it's what you get when you just put other people in charge.Koudelka and Shadowhearts don't have the same creative people behind them, that's why it's different
>>724434498Only Shadow Hearts 3 was tonally off
>>724430739No, but I really wanted to play Penny Blood. Shame it's probably in the shadow realm now
>>724435807they announced it pretty early into development because it was for the kickstarter campaign, so you'll have to wait some years
>>7244351303 is definitely turned up to 11, but 2 has a ton of goofy shit in it already.
I wish I were Yuri I hope they remake the series one day and the director will put that harem ending he wanted that rectons the whole creepy semi incest/grooming time travel shit
>>724430739>greatest JRPG of all-timeit wasn't as good as Shin Megami Tensei V
Koudelka never hooked me is Shadow Hearts better?
game is too easy and the story is nonsensical cringe, it's.......MID
>>724436453How can you retcon it? It's important for the plot. Also Jinpachiro Ben is a chad and deserves cute wife.
>>724436453harem ending makes no sense, Yuri never shows Karen anything but platonic friendship, she's the slut going after him constantly
>>724435967But they had that problem with the kickstarter money and were suing and stuff, just checked and it isn't solved
ehhh second half of the game feels a bit rushed and sloppy, and a rather meh ending.
>>724436453I mean you can just keep Alice dead. She's garbage
>>724436572Depends on what you didn't like about Koudelka.Gameplay is completely different and is more in line with a typical turn based jrpg.Atmosphere of the first Shadow Hearts is very similar to Koudelka whereas the second one is a bit more light-hearted.
>>724438881How can you hate Alice? She's a sweet, pure, kind girl. Only a demon or a jew would hate her.
>>724439116she's quite a boring waifu, whose only personality trait is liking Yuri
>>724438881she's his mom bro
>>724439247Yes, she's perfect.
>>724438881Yeah I can live with that. I like SH2 but the entire ending section is trash and the retarded twist makes the relationship between Yuri and Karin super creepy
>>724436562Shut The Fuck Up Dan.
>>724437365>kaaaarriiiiinnnmmmmmmmmmmmm samaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! don't leave meeee!!!! i want to be with you forever!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!1!1!
>>724441184t. deluded karinhe says that to Alice together with his mantears
>>724441184lol. yuri is such a little bitch
>>724436562Which wasn't as good as 1,2, SJ, IV, FINALBut hey, at least it's better than Nocturne
>>724430739I got almost to the end of disc 1, it has amazing progression with how often you find powerups and stuff. You have the special abilities for every party member, the spells which are part of a game-long puzzle/collectathon where you slot them into an occult mural to get bonuses, the ring upgrades, and equipment which you can find in the environment sometimes. not only from chests and shops. It has a huge party and a lot of them are cool or have interesting abilities. Gepetto pretending the doll is his daughter and making it pat him on the back and shit, will always be funny. The game is GOATed just for that.
I never played Shadow Hearts 3 on account of the main character looking like a little bitch compared to Yuri
>>724441184just fuck her. are you stupid or something
>>724441502Had a hot native chick and slutty vampire, though
>>724441502blonde american shotas are cute
>>724430739can I tone down the random encounters? I played through koudelka and dropped shadow hearts 1 when I saw it was the same.
>>724430739It's a very good JRPG, I don't think it's the best but it's very good and it's not crazy to put it in top 10.My main problems with it are repetitive battle music, and the fact that after the perfect climax point to end the game it continues on for another 25 hours.
>>724430739Hot mom
>>724430739do I need to play shadow hearts 1 first? I love jrpgs but would rather not slog through a mid game first
>>724441502>>724441702I don't dislike him but being the new protagonist does have that Vaan vs Basch dynamic going on. Were shotas a popular thing?
>>724441927you can skip SH1 if you really want. the only thing you need to know is the gf dies saving the MC and he's sad about it
>>724433128not him but he's right. FF7 is the best jrpg has to offer.
>>724441927Sh1 is basically a late gen PS1 game, it has pre-rendered backgrounds like Squaresoft had been doing. The sequels expand on the gameplay elements a lot. It's a great game on its own.
>>724441927>Shadow Hearts 1 Bad Ending>Shadow Hearts 2 Good Ending>Shadow Hearts 1 Good EndingIs THE way to experience the story. I'm jealous of anyone who can do this without too much prior knowledge. I highly recommend you do this, anon.
>>724442283good ending can't ever happen, lad.
>>724441753koudelka: random encounter takes 5 minutesshadow hearts: random encounter takes <1 minute, generally beatable in literally one spell half the timethere is a bit of a difference there bud>>724441927sh1 isn't "mid" anyone saying that is a retard, it's atmosphere is superior to sh2, it's plot is honestly better too. sh2 just improved upon the visual fidelity and made the combat system even better.but yes, you would be retarded to play sh2 without playing sh1
>>724442324The good ending for 1 happens after Yuri is sent back to the past by Aku.
>You fight because of...your beliefs?>No...because of my destiny. >*WOOOOOOOOOAHHHHHHH intensifies*Fucking KINO.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44JSpu8DWsA
>>724442502That can't happen, time travel needs to be preserved.
>>724442539It's what happens main guy confirmed this is what happens as far as I know. It wouldn't work out the same anyway with that logic because Yuri knows what happened with Alice and wouldn't allow her to take the burden.
>>724442678either he's in a different universe/timeline for that to happen, in which case Alice Prime is still dead, or he has to eternally live the sorrow to preserve his own existence.
>>724430739tummy
>>724442324We can make it happen (just like Ishura Season 3)!
