Off the Grid: Shadow Hearts

DualShockers writes:

"[Off the grid is a weekly column focusing on titles that may have flown under many people's radar at the time of release, for whatever reason. Usually the titles have some redeeming quality and weren't just overlooked because they were horrible games.]

Shadow Hearts (developed by Sacnoth, published by Midway in the U.S.) had possibly one of the most unfortunate release dates of the PS2 generation - it came out just one week prior to Final Fantasy X. Not only was there a new Final Fantasy title, but it was the first one on the PS2. For this reason alone, I think Shadow Hearts was completely overlooked around it's release, and only later found a cult following. I know I didn't play it until a couple years later when I was looking for new and interesting RPGs to pass the time. But, I'm sure glad I picked it up and played it, because it is a rather unique and compelling title - something you don't see often in the JRPG genre."