Koudelka - Waterfall

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Track 4 on the CD and the first of the four battle themes. It's actually a bit long running at 8:11, but it's a wonderful song. Kikuta has this wonderful way with complex harmonies, it's truly a shame he hasn't done much work since this game.

[@chekchan464]

Voice acting and character interactions in this game is by far the best even for it's time

[@Raikovleo]

yes

[@Tubbs935]

aside from the fact the characters are meant to be from the british isles and ireland so the accents are far from accurate, but lets not let that ruin a good yarn eh?

[@1shoryuken]

@@Tubbs935 I believe they wanted a more theatrical performance than an authentic one. I'm impressed they used mocap animations for the character interactions. Not even RE had that.

[@oldhoonta]

Soul Reaver. Nuff said.

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

@@Tubbs935 Yeah but tbh for a Japanese developer to put that much effort into a script in a language a majority of the native audience won’t understand is a lot. Yeah the accents aren’t right but I personally think it’s way better than a lot of contemporary games. Theater acting pairs much more naturally

[@lucamachadomendonca3676]

Came here from the Majuular video. What a beautiful craftsmanship of a song, really alluring and enticing in it's own way, with a very subtle creepy undertone that's fitting of a horror game. Will definetly play the game when I have a spare time

[@joshuabateman829]

As a person who stumbled on Koudelka looking through ISOs in the early 2010s and wondering why I had never heard of it, it just brings me such joy anytime brings attention to it. Great video from Majuular, it was only the second of his I've seen, but I started to rectify that.

[@orufus12]

same.

[@Iymarra]

Seeing all the people finding out about this game from his video is great. As an old koudelka fan, MORE NEWBIES HAHAHAAH YES!

[@ZX-Gear]

You too,huh? Yeah. I heard of Koudelka and even may have glimpsed it on a gaming magazine once during the Pokemon Gold and Silver hype and Shadow Hearts is a game I wished I got to play so this may give me the boost to go out and try it out.

[@Rojo1111]

i haven't even played this game, i just came across it two days ago, and i'm listening to it's phenomenal ost nonstop now. how was this gem able to escape my sight for so long!?

[@blackbird7781]

Poor sales and lack of advertisment mostly

[@Cyrath89]

I played it a while back an it was really fun to play; Not too hard, not too long. And let's be honest, with a battle song like this you just can't wait for the random encounters to happen, can you?

[@adrianosarno445]

I played this masterpiece last week and yesterday I finished it. I feel so empty right now, I spent a total of, more or less, 20h... I just love this theme, and Incantation Again (the boss battle). I fell in love with this incredible story. I put it on my Top 3 Games.

[@Ragitsu]

The monster designs in Koudelka are phenomenal.

[@DonnyKirkMusic]

yeah! I really love the monsters, they look fuckin freaky. The battles, however, should've just felt more tense with how strange the monsters are designed. Some of the bosses, when they get up in your party's face, are really creepy and I feel like if there was just a little bit more "scary" design to the actual battles this game would be remembered way more by people...

[@Ragitsu]

@@DonnyKirkMusic I take it you weren't a huge fan of the turn-based combat?

[@heroponriki666]

The fact that most of them are so bizarre and freaky looking that you can't even put a name to the monstrosity you're seeing is fascinating

[@Ragitsu]

@@heroponriki666 PSX graphics pull through again!

[@scottythegreat1]

Several of the character artists are ex-Squaresoft employees that worked on the 2 SNES mana games.

[@hxhshow9]

I can't believe it's been 21 Years since i played this game and heard this music. this music and ''Incantation'' are unique, basic yet complex, dark yet hopeful .

[@1dbad]

A strange choice for the battle music of a horror game, but that's part of why I love it. It stands out as a result. It's a great piece, and I sometimes let a battle drag out just to keep hearing it.

[@exzobree9158]

This battle music should be something like in jungle adventures full of surprises.

[@devinc9]

I think they chose a more chill tune to play in battles because of the amount of grinding you have to do in this game for that damn Gargoyle.

[@1dbad]

@@devinc9 Makes sense! I almost don't mind grinding with music like this. *Almost*.

[@stripedhyenuh]

Whenever I hear the 3 minute point in the song while trying to kill just two random enemies I start to question my life choices

[@xxbeastm4sterxx561]

PS4 REMAKE PLEASE !!! PS4 REMAKE !!!

[@MathewHaswell]

Not happening.. Sacnoth/Nautilus no longer exist. The rights to their games are up in the air.

[@TheGoldenPS1]

@@MathewHaswell Machida has said in late 2015 he can't reveal any details about his new game he is working on. He is not using Kickstarter, he is not making a traditional RPG (refers to JRPG) which the minority cares about. But if he got the chance someday to make a Shadow Hearts with Judgement Ring features he would love to do it. He is now forced to make a mainstream RPG. There has been a rumor in 2015 that SIE was in talks with Aruze Group (Universal Japan) to negotiate on Shadow Hearts/Koudelka IP after Bloodborne got high praise for its dark Victorian setting and From Software's Miyazaki doesn't want to make games in the same setting. SIEJ's president, Atsushi Morita, was also manager on the first Shadow Hearts. There is a theory now: Mid-sized independent studios have tough times to stay independent due to growing dev costs for each gen. There is a possibility Sony has built a new studio behind the scenes for the Koudelka/Shadow Hearts staff. Fans have begged Sony for years to build a new studio in Japan which focus on RPGs (Traditional ones are dead to Sony, tho). Machida and Kato being freelancers last gen says a lot about having a studio again. And feelplus staff splitted up after the merging into AQ Interactive with Artoon. What Shawn Layden told a fan about new studios in Japan can't be revealed. He can't just say: "yes, we have one new studio in the works". But I think they are rebooting Koudelka/Shadow Hearts franchise to Sony marketing team's liking. Next gen will give us answers. It would be cool to see three studios in the future: JAPAN Studio, Polyphony Digital and Shadow Hearts studio. And there is no room for another RPG at JAPAN Studio if LocoRoco creator is now making a different RPG. (RaySpace).

[@TheGoldenPS1]

@@Ominous-Xx He is not lazy, he has just newly founded STUDIO WILDROSE. That is a condition Sony (Japan Studio) has to collaborate with creators. Same thing happened to MediaVision, Matrix Software and Level-5. Heck, Sony even worked with creators behind Soul Blazer trilogy that was a new development team within Quintet as Shade. But we know The Granstream Saga was really bad, unfortunate. Action RPGs in 3D fell flat on PS1 due to technical limitations and Sony's Arc Entertainment's inexperience with 3D polygons after two amazing Arc The Lad games with G-craft. 2D overworlds were superior on PS1. Alundra says hi. When a creator sets up his own studio Sony has given them support financially. A insider said back in 2015 that SCE was in talks to get something done with it and it hadn't even started pre-production yet which explains lack of studio at the time. A new game that will replicate a darker Shadow Hearts. Unreal Engine 4 was introduced this gen in Japan and laid foundation for RPG devs for coming future. Sony's Japan Studio used Phyre Engine this gen and The Last Guardian was moved to Phyre Engine on PS4 with bad framerates. The reason why Japan Studio did only focus on small and very few games this gen. Toyama said to Archipel in 2018 that thanks to Unreal Engine Japanese devs can now create Japan-like images more flexible and bigger. It sets up for ambitious goals. He can return to horror instead of make these niche cartoony anime games. Japan was not prepared for the HD era when it happened. Senior vice president of Japan Studio, Allan Becker, said in 2017 they have several new titles in development that are being made with new technology in mind (Phyre Engine scrapped => hello Unreal Engine 4). Yes, even Astro Bot used Phyre Engine. They are starting to build the technology back up with PS4 in time for PS5 unlike PS2 to PS3 and PS3 to PS4. New titles use Unreal Engine 4 are for PS5.

[@MadJak91]

@@TheGoldenPS1 I am a simple guy. I see somebody praising Arc the Lad, I click like!

[@diamondpaintingsbynickee8496]

I'm so down!!!

[@user-jq4rn1cp5o]

なぁーんか忘れられない曲

[@CresCoJeffToo]

3:29 I remember MANY times intentionally prolonging battles so I could get to this part XD

[@riyuphoenix4533]

Amazing battle theme. The game was incredibly origional and i appreciate games that dont follow the same troupes. Only downfall being a very slow game made it such a hard sell to the masses.

[@chrysm6842]

Thanks for the song. It's really pretty and a bit melancolic too I think. I played that game when I was a child but never completed it (I died during a random fight lol).

[@user-jq4rn1cp5o]

どうです

[@Aliceundeaddoll]

I love that when you're using bare-handed Edward his fighting instance makes look like he's "dancing" to this song

[@burritogamer3984]

such a beautiful track, this game had a really great atmosphere

[@6torino9]

such a memorable experience...

[@NINAO_0]

ty Majuular

[@Majuular]

Yw :)

[@nichsu24]

I remember this song!!!! I always hear this when my sister is playing hahaha

[@SinfulOcelot]

Props to Kikuta for creating his own studio and making terrifying RPG such as this. I'm gonna play this game thoroughly at some point but it's so dark game for my tastes I'm not gonna tackle it just yet.

[@gFiej]

This game got me into RPG's :) I always loved this music when i got into a battle

[@Alex_YJ_Reed]

This is the standard battle theme for a horror rpg.

[@sonofdeleniel007]

the music of this game is . . . . . . GORGOUS!!!!! I love it so much! Thanks for bringing this to KZbin.

[@kalasatwater2224]

My favorite song from this game.

[@CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex]

Likewise:)

[@ZX-Gear]

It better be cause you will hear it a LOT. Glad they gave us a banger to play most the game with.

[@lukegamer91]

This ost is at times a bit oriental and Indian. Not bad at all as a game, despite being a prequel to the Shadow Hearts saga (which I've never played), I was lucky enough to see the full gameplay. It is perhaps the first RPG for PS1 with dubbed CG scenes

[@scottythegreat1]

Hiroki Kikuta has his Prog. Rock influences here and there, but his main influence is Javanese and Balinese.

[@HollowRick]

Shadow hearts is only a very loose sequel they're very different games I feel like Koudelka is the better game imo more experimental I still enjoyed shadow hearts but they both wanted to achieve different things and shadow hearts story is a little all over the place where Koudelka is more grounded plot with better character development imo

[@scottythegreat1]

Hiroki Kikuta must have been watching Rain Man while coming up with this track (listen to: On The Road from the Rain Man movie soundtrack).

[@Cyrath89]

I got a lot relaxing jrpg music lists in my fovorites, but i am still waiting to hear this gem. Love it

[@damario4661]

ce jeu en remake ou remaster sera une pépite

[@Fygee]

A marvelous game handicapped by a pretty derpy battle system. Sacnoth were great developers and it was awesome they were able to continue the series through Shadow Hearts.

[@primahart]

This battle theme is pure fire! 🔥

[@ALBERTWESKERZERO]

Level 3 unarmed Edward ftw!

[@Zephyrsw0rd]

This song has been my ringtone for years starting at 0:09

[@capri4682]

We need to have an orchestral rendition of this tune

[@pamcowen2911]

I remember this game very fondly! :D Classic music too!

[@Zeph101theoriginal]

Looks like I'm gonna have to track down a copy of this game now. This is composed by the same person who did Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3,Hiroki Kikuta. I wish he'd get back into video game music again.His wikipedia page shows he hasn't done anything substantial in a while

[@trollingisasport]

Yeah. That's really sad. I always loved his style.

[@scottythegreat1]

From what Ive read, Hiroki Kikuta is very difficult to work with. He wants a lot of control over his compositions, always pushes the envelope and the budget for music. He also usually writes with a rather unconventional style with irregular time signatures, tough transitions, etc;

[@TheUltimateMarioFan]

From what I've heard, Hiroki Kikuta is amazing.

[@HollowRick]

I'm 9 years late but it's also his game he left squareSoft and made his own studio of Ex square employees and got funding by SNK to make his own game :D

[@DusttheRegulus]

I could see myself in battle with this music playing.

[@YoutubeIsAwesome]

3:30 That amazing sitar riff should have been longer

[@KingJaeTV]

This theme is dope!¬

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

3:29 My fav part of this song 🖤

[@k_a_i_b_a_]

2:59-3:29 is my favourite part

[@strictlynineties]

the whole song is just sick

[@Veezyjung]

A highly underappreciated and forgotten game. I own the entire series (Koudelka and all three Shadow Hearts games.)

[@DGneoseeker1]

This game truly has the weirdest soundtrack I have ever heard.

[@Svartalfgeist]

It is an acquired taste. Once you first started to play this game the music did sound quite off.

[@omerozel4716]

What about the Drakengard 1 soundtracks. That is also a weird one. But both are so weird that it becomes good

[@pmatias]

Game spoted yesterday >> Directly moved to retro machine

[@CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex]

Charming and soothing track as is the game:)

[@Bimbo2398]

This game is not like the other shadow heart games this needs a part two

[@FrLi_Marcos]

Excelente juego.

[@datkittydawg1753]

A bit late comment, but I just go around hearing this and SH soundtrack and it's so fucking nostalgic even though not that much time passed since I played this and the sequel it's just so unique and good, like it's not for everyone and because it's so fucking unique I love it, the music especially in this one feels so good to my heart, I don't know just wanted to write this little comment saying how much I love this fucking game 😁

[@ANlevant]

Masterpice

[@GoodFebruarian]

Aaaahhh~! giant bugs!

[@megadome9116]

wonderful !

[@pdppf]

I have a question for all those who played koudelka : what is the best build for a party? (Apart from Koudelka as a mage, Edward as a warrior and James as a buffer, which is still a good team in my opinion)

[@javagps5332]

chin chin chin tatarararataraan

[@kanatapaw]

i dident understand the chess bord movements but the game appeled to me as it was different to any other game i have played before! i had no idea this was also connected to shadow hearts, i bough both games at random years ago, and im glad i played them.

[@user-lx9tl3lc5f]

I don't think it was a very good game, but the OST is fantastic.

[@xeax-r5l]

this song sounds like it belongs in Yugioh Forbidden Memories lmao (also has a really good soundtrack too). love this song though

[@TargetRenegade]

Majuular brought me here.

[@fwaldemar4681]

i like this song too!!!

[@kidovatov]

We hear a lot of this song along with playing the game

[@Apogs38]

werewolf attack you,

[@__Syn__]

Something's not right. . .

[@melvintakada8409]

all of them can become waepon users it depends on you type. when reached lvl 60 all mobs wil be more easy if u got good stats and high lvl of magic.

[@user-jq4rn1cp5o]

受験生お疲れ様ですいろいろあるけどがんばつたね。

[@razorblind728]

3:29

[@pamcowen2911]

Does anyone know where I can get the ost?