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Which could have been more about my trip, but is really about Shadow Hearts: From the New World.

I got it for Christmas this year and this is from around 9 hours in.

For those who know the Shadow Hearts series the game plays very much like the old ones. The game is still set in an alternate take on the real world, this time the US ca. 1930. There is no immediate connection to the last game, but it does seem like the “Malice” released in the end of Shadow Hearts: Covenant does have a role to play.

The general feel of the game seems to me to be even more wacky than last time. Only 3 of the main characters can be taken to be anything close to serious and that is only if you take a native-American wielding dual pistols and fighting with GUN-FU or the semi-naked -big-breasted native-American princess with a tendency to let whatever precious little left of her clothes drop everytime she needs to transform into the avatars of various spirits that she has previously formed alliances with, in any way serious. I can, but I tend to be a little weird in that way.

But even so, once you get into it the story is interesting and while I find it difficult to take the characters seriously, there are enough fun moments to keep playing. The voice-acting is also generally passable, with only a few voices that truly annoy me.

Finally, the Judgment-Ring and combo systems has been expanded a bit and helps keep the many battles fun and engaging.
All in all, I like it so far.