Shadow Hearts 2 is the best of the series AND one of the best for Playstation 2!
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-- One important note: the story of the Shadow Hearts 2 is a direct sequel of the first Shadow Hearts; so, if you wanna understand well the game, play the first one. Shadow Hearts 1 graphics are not the best at first sight, but it's a great game too.
About the third one of the series, the story changes a bit, but it will follow the same principles of the Shadow Hearts 2.
Want Shadow Hearts series brings to you:
- The good old fantasy story: fight against the malice of the world! Lots of villains, one after another!
- The hero of Shadow Hearts 1 and 2 is like an anti-hero, with strong personality and peculiar powers.
- The characters are interenting to know! Everybody is special in some way.
- The conversation is great and sometimes comical and ironical, you will have fun watching scenes in this game.
- The battle system is peculiar, you must pay attention for hitting well the Judgment Ring (it's like a clock, where you must press the button at the right moment that the indicator pass trough the marks... Sometimes you get pissed off when miss in important battles). You can do combos (obesrving the direction of the impacts of your blows)
- Good graphics, good music, good effects.
RESUMING: Shadow Hearts 2 is great! For better enjoyment, play the all of the Shadow Hearts series, obeying the sequence.