Koudelka
Koudelka is the precursor (prequel) to Sacnoth's Shadow Hearts series. Shadow Hearts takes place in the Koudelka universe and features various locales and characters from Sacnoth's debut work.
Koudelka is an adventure developed by Sacnoth, released 16 December 1999 on PlayStation.
What Koudelka is
Koudelka is an adventure game developed by Sacnoth and released in 1999. It was published by Infogrames. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in 1898 in Aberystwyth, Wales, the game follows the mysterious occurrences surrounding Nemeton Monastery and the three protagonists who, by chance, are forced to investigate its dark history. The plot is split up into several storylines that all interwine with each other: the history of the monastery itself as a prison for heretics and political adversaries, where the inmates were ruthlessly tortured and killed; the tragic fate of Charlotte, who was locked up in the monastery from birth and was executed at a young age, never knowing why, who believed she was never loved and now haunts the mansion; and Ogden's past as the captain of the sunken ship The Princess Alice, his friendship with…
How it plays
Its themes are horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Koudelka launched on 16 December 1999, within three weeks of Quake III Arena, Shenmue, Planescape: Torment and Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
Released around the same time: Quake III Arena, Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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