Koudelka (1999) (VG)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Hiroki Kikuta

Writer:

Hiroki Kikuta (scenario)

Release Date:

29 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Plot:

A psychic gypsy, a holy man, and another man bearing a gun enter an old monistary that had an ominous feeling coming from it...

Plot Keywords:

Role Playing | Sorcery | Video Game | Witchcraft

Cast

Vivianna Bateman	...	Koudelka Iasant (voice)
Michael Bradberry	...	Edward Plunkett (voice) (as Mickael Bradberry)
Scott Larson	...	James O'Flaherty (voice)
Sara Paxton	...	Charlotte (voice)
Gavin Carlton	...	Ogden Hartman (voice)
Denise White	...	Bessy Hartman (voice)
Rob Brownstein	...	Alias (voice)
Brian Kojac	...	Roger Bacon (voice)
Kim A. Weild	...	Elain Heyworth (voice) (as Kim Weild)
Keith Barry	...	Patrick Heyworth (voice)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:M

Company:

Sacnoth

Movie Connections:

Followed by Shadow Hearts (2001) (VG)

Quite Simply Superb As Good As It`s Sequel.

this game is superb the graphics are good for a playstation game kind of pre-rendered which i think is the best graphics to have for this type of game.

it is set in 1899 in Wales England, in an abandoned monestery and it just oozes gothicness, from the room design`s to the outdoor design`s down to the music it`s self which is really good it draws you in more because of the music which goes well with the entire feel of the game.

there are 3 main characters:

Koudelka Lassant (Main Character) Edward Plunkett (Gunman/Adventurer) James O`Flaherty (Priest)

the first two Koudelka and Eddie you get from the start, she meet`s Eddie when she first enter`s the building and you get the Priest guy to join your team after you fight your first boss which you should be at level 2 or 3 or higher before attempting to tackle it.

all the time when you play the game you get the feeling that your trapped in a big house in a horror story somehwere which is good as i love that kind of feeling, more games should have this.

the controls are different from Resident Evil games which i found annoying at first, as up is down and down is up and right is left and left is right (*you`ll know what i mean when you play it*).

not much more i can say about it cause i dont want to give too much away, but if you like the survival horror games and you like rpg`s then this is for you, IF you can get hold of a copy now i had to buy it from amazon.com cause my local video game shop GAME didn`t have it and couldn`t get it OR wouldn`t get it ?.

if you buy this make sure you buy Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts 2 (when it is released) as they should all be linked to each other some how i know shadow hearts and koudelka are linked.

rating for atmosphere 12/10. rating for music 10/10. rating for the game 12/10.