In all the years I've been playing video games, this is THE most intriguing game I have ever played. Not kidding. It's like being in the middle of a cinematic adventure where you are the protagonist. Perfect!
My first ending. Short game, but I love that every ending reveals a new part of the story. So unless you get all the endings there will be something you don't understand.
Cool game! I had fun playing it. The story is so awesome. However, I'm not sure if it's just me, but is there anyone else who noticed that it never occured to Eike that Dana is the missing daughter of Eckhart, despite the latter mentioning (too many times) that his daughter's name is Dana?
my favorite ending is "D".... never tought Dr.wagner is eike... i use to be play games with good gameplay. and i skip the talking scene... but this game, man! the story was good so i didnt notice that i watch all the scene...
i swear this game just says fullmetal alchemist i mean hell the story is almost the same well at this ending any way philosopher stone, homunculus, trying to use the philosopher stone to bring someone's mother back to life also that one guys hair is just like Edwards haha weird
Today was the first time i played this game and this type of game on PS2, and it was like an interactive movie the story was great and really brought out the whole time paradox theme.
it has themes German alchemy not FMA i think this game came out even b4 the manga started, and it doesnt focus on it cause it main concept is time travel
I wasn't talking about the anime. I was talking about the manga, which came out waaay before this did.
And yes, I realize it's based on German philosophy, but there are a million other concepts they could have used, considering every other crack pop story writer uses the philosopher's stone and the homunculus. (And no, I never once was talking about time travel.) -.-
I figured you were talking about the manga which came out in August 2001, Shadow of Memories came out February 2001, and i said time travel because that is the reason y they didnt put alchemy side into a wider perspective as you said. And considering most ppl dont no crap about alchemy of corse they incorporated two of teh most known concepts
sorry, my bad lol it was one of them. just got it last night. I thought you were talking about the chapter with movie poster. sorry :P you are correct
The worst ending is undoutedly Ending C! Poor Eike after all that hard work.
This I think is the best ending, especially when he is united with Margaret. The most confusing ending which i didnt understand is Ending D. btw Ending E is probably good too
"He" is more or less androgynous, in the Japanese version I think they used a non gender specific pronoun to refer to him but since English doesn't have one he became male.
His name is Homunculus...Not that there's much in a name xD
(continued from my last comment) alley until Eike goes away and then goes the wrong way again and gets killed just like the other decision! it's like no matter what i choose to do, they both end the exact same way! is there anyway to actually keep Mrs. Eckert from getting killed or is this the only outcome of this event in the game? somebody please tell me because it's been bothering me for years and i feel like the answer must be known someday!
Yeah, you can stop her being killed. You can see how on one of my walkthrough videos on the Cubex55 acount. Just search the account name.
I think you do it by failing once, then Eike goes to the present. Then go back to the snow day and you can save her by telling her to go the other way and keep following close behind her.
The only thing that changes is the scene after you save yourself from falling off the tower.
have her die, and then time travel...if its good, you can time travel again in 1980(or what year it is, the snowy date) and then there should stand something like: can I save miriam?
One of the best games i've ever played on the Playstation 2! i've got all the endings too! but there's one part of the game i could never get done right and i hope somebody can help me with this, when Eike is in 1980 and encounters Mrs. Eckert walking through town with her baby, how do i manage to keep her from getting killed!? if i choose to tell her not to go that way, she does it anyway, if i choose to tell her the baby was cute and then not to go that way, she does so, but she hides in an...
Shadow of Destiny is such a great game, I don't know why they didn't make an part two of this wonderful game. It reminds me kinda like Full Metal Alchemist. 5/5 stars.
I loved this game...I'm usually no good at video games and my little brother is the video game genius but I had to help him. One thing though...I could never figure out humonculus'(sp) gender
Hes under a tree, just north of the big gate at the bottom of the map...by one of the roads going straight through the middle of the town if i remember.
Never quite understood this game : the story is quite confusing (the first time we play at least) and you can get a Game Over without even knowing what you did to ! (Sorry if my english isn't perfect, I'm french) But I still love this game !
some of the names are the same because they are real names, uhh eike looks a bit like that guy...cant rememer names..Eric? And the homunculus but the homunculus in this is completely different.
Most of the time I hate time traveling films/games/tv shows, just about anything to do with time travel but this game was amazing. I wish they would bring out another game like this one because there isn't many games like this on the market right now.
I agree... This was one of the BEST game ever! People today pay no attention to story telling, and patience. I give thanks to games like this and the memory it has left me with.
It's a little known fact that the voice of Homonculus also happens to be the official voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and other Mario actors in the majority of Mario games. How he found the time to do the acting in this game, I don't know, but he has a very versatile voice, like a male Kath Soucie or something. Look it up on IMDB.
Actually, Homunculus was originally genderless. In the original Japanese version of the game, H's gender was never defined, and I'm certain the voice actor was far more ambiguous. Problem is, the english language doesn't really have any genderless pronouns commonly used when referring to people, and I think the english team didn't quite realize, and picked a pretty good VA who -sounded- discernably male. (of course, if you wanna go into VA problems, they should've let the VAs hear each other!)
This was the first game I own for my ps2. It was the story and the concept that captivated me. It is a game I am glad to have. I love the idea of travelling through your own timeline even before birth. Somehow I lost the original disc and bought the game again before it became impossible to get a copy.
I remeber this game. I thought it was good and rather clever. Quite creepy too. Although I couldn't tell whether Homuculous was Male or Female. Perhaps he/she is just better of rethered to as the Creature.
We don't really see the colour of the dress in the past so it's possible that they are just similar dresses.Or she just happened to wear the same one a few years later.
this game is ausome. not many peoplegive it a chance. but the graffics are really good for as old of game as it is , and the pictures and scenerty are beutiful. these placesmake me want to be there . i can imagine just siting in the square and gazing off into space. espeacialy at nite when the lightrs are so pretty.
which ending is the 1 where homunculus dries up and melts? and i think they should redo this for the ps3 and xbox360 and put in more and new endings and possiblities
In all the years I've been playing video games, this is THE most intriguing game I have ever played. Not kidding. It's like being in the middle of a cinematic adventure where you are the protagonist. Perfect!
1964nickel 2 months ago
Homunculus... he is the hottest chick I know xD xD xD
toadie48 7 months ago
@toadie48 Homunculus is asexual you know. It's nor female nor male.
BossPanzer 3 months ago
Is Homunculus male or female? p.s. where do you find him in 1901
nicholai10 8 months ago
My first ending. Short game, but I love that every ending reveals a new part of the story. So unless you get all the endings there will be something you don't understand.
cb52211 1 year ago
Ah, I am so dang excited to cosplay as Homunculus for Halloween. The voice is going to be kind of hard to imitate, but I shall try!
Mrs4inchheels 1 year ago
homunclus is so sexy <3 x
chineseclownbaby 1 year ago
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At the beginning of this Finale A (this part is not included in that video) the Homunculus sayd that he's not the guy who shoot to Eckart's wife....
So.... who did shot to Eckart's wife???
I saved her during the game but I have never seen her murderer
CASAS1987 1 year ago
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At the beginning of this Finale A (this part is not included in that video) the Homunculus sayd that he's not the guy who shoot to Eckart's wife....
So.... who did shot to Eckart's wife???
I saved her during the game but I have never seen her murderer
CASAS1987 1 year ago
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At the beginning of this Finale A (this part is not included in that video) the Homunculus sayd that he's not the guy who shoot to Eckart's wife....
So.... who did shot to Eckart's wife???
I saved her during the game but I have never seen her murderer
CASAS1987 1 year ago
At the beginning of this Finale A (this part is not included in that video) the Homunculus sayd that he's not the guy who shoot to Eckart's wife....
So.... who did shot to Eckart's wife???
I saved her during the game but I have never seen her murderer
CASAS1987 1 year ago
Eike is Wagner
Razyelgore 1 year ago
haha k juego tan depre...en realidad me gusta :)
XxYuKiNoMiYaZaWa17xX 1 year ago
Cool game! I had fun playing it. The story is so awesome. However, I'm not sure if it's just me, but is there anyone else who noticed that it never occured to Eike that Dana is the missing daughter of Eckhart, despite the latter mentioning (too many times) that his daughter's name is Dana?
unstoppablecomic 1 year ago
Eike sounds like Harry Mason, from Silent Hill. Cool!
mruppel2 1 year ago
Oh my gosh he does.
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MiladyRedeem 1 year ago
my favorite ending is "D".... never tought Dr.wagner is eike... i use to be play games with good gameplay. and i skip the talking scene... but this game, man! the story was good so i didnt notice that i watch all the scene...
eroz019 2 years ago
The guy who did Homunculus' voice is the same guy who did Super mario's voice. weird
ungassy 2 years ago
Too bad they changed the black guy voice on psp even they named the digipad into z-pad
SkyBlue4bluesky 2 years ago
i swear this game just says fullmetal alchemist i mean hell the story is almost the same well at this ending any way philosopher stone, homunculus, trying to use the philosopher stone to bring someone's mother back to life also that one guys hair is just like Edwards haha weird
Wiimanonwheels 2 years ago
isnt this game older than alchemist?
TALENTOSOYELMEJOR 2 years ago
yeah im just saying you can really compare the two
Wiimanonwheels 2 years ago
the game was awesome, but the main reason i loved this game was because Eike was so cute!!! (in an animated sense ofcourse) ^//^
IsolatedIsis 2 years ago
Today was the first time i played this game and this type of game on PS2, and it was like an interactive movie the story was great and really brought out the whole time paradox theme.
whydid666 2 years ago
This entire concept screams Full Metal Alchemist. I wish the alchemy thing could have been put into a wider perspective.
SacridiaDarque 2 years ago
it has themes German alchemy not FMA i think this game came out even b4 the manga started, and it doesnt focus on it cause it main concept is time travel
zHILLP 2 years ago 4
I wasn't talking about the anime. I was talking about the manga, which came out waaay before this did.
And yes, I realize it's based on German philosophy, but there are a million other concepts they could have used, considering every other crack pop story writer uses the philosopher's stone and the homunculus. (And no, I never once was talking about time travel.) -.-
SacridiaDarque 2 years ago
I figured you were talking about the manga which came out in August 2001, Shadow of Memories came out February 2001, and i said time travel because that is the reason y they didnt put alchemy side into a wider perspective as you said. And considering most ppl dont no crap about alchemy of corse they incorporated two of teh most known concepts
zHILLP 2 years ago
Someone needs to get there facts straight. Implying Shadow of Memories ripped off FMA. LMAO
ZeroKyori 2 years ago
Well actually FMA is a rip off of already well known Greek Alchemy myth and legends that are commonly used in stories like these.
whydid666 2 years ago 2
eike sounds like george stobart from broken sword lmao
masycakes 2 years ago
I think i got the worst end DX
I got the ending where eikes gets hit by a car
D< I was like WTH!
LeafShinobiYuki 2 years ago
thats not the end of the game lol
DJSquare 2 years ago
Really wat was it? o.o;
I remember like two drunks hit eike or something like that.
LeafShinobiYuki 2 years ago
sorry, my bad lol it was one of them. just got it last night. I thought you were talking about the chapter with movie poster. sorry :P you are correct
DJSquare 2 years ago
Oh lol~
I thought my memory was getting worse
XDD
LeafShinobiYuki 2 years ago
That's ending C
DecadesofMourn 2 years ago
i got B one as first 5min ago... ^^
93Gaara 2 years ago
homunculous sounds like akito sohma from fruba.
SymphoniaSoul 2 years ago
Grl want to see the ending where homunculous dies with an shard thingy.
Luburone 2 years ago
OMG the animation was wonderful!
When was it made?
narichannn 2 years ago
The worst ending is undoutedly Ending C! Poor Eike after all that hard work.
This I think is the best ending, especially when he is united with Margaret. The most confusing ending which i didnt understand is Ending D. btw Ending E is probably good too
Ego456 2 years ago 2
is this the best ending? if its not can i have a link to the best?
skittlesaretasty 2 years ago
I got ending D
dodid0 2 years ago
I ONLY PLAYED THIS GAME ON PLAYSTATION, Homunculus is my fav.!
DeidarasBestFriend 2 years ago
thats odd...the grpahics in this vid certainly look ALOT sharper than the playstation game i played...
dannyday58218195 2 years ago 4
I think it's because it's on the computer. Most of the time computers can handle better graphics in games.
Xenoloth 2 years ago
humonculas is the most creepy but is definately the most cool character everything about him gives me the creeps but he's so awesome
celtic666666 2 years ago
あっ!これ俺持ってる
sakurifaigeki 2 years ago
How do you get this ending?
SophiePick 2 years ago
Is this creature with the red eyes a male or female? what is its name?
loonitic4u 2 years ago
"He" is more or less androgynous, in the Japanese version I think they used a non gender specific pronoun to refer to him but since English doesn't have one he became male.
His name is Homunculus...Not that there's much in a name xD
Soki7000 2 years ago 7
@Soki7000 ~Confused~ Isn't that what the word "It" is for?
Mrs4inchheels 1 year ago
Love this ending I was glued to the screen the whole tine. Such a brilliantly captivating story.
Soki7000 3 years ago 3
Suck out MegaloBellmian:
all you need for it is a brain....XD
They should have created an alternative ending for "retarded" XD
your the retarded one for posting such a retarded comment like that! :P
xXeternity2008xX 3 years ago
dentonscheibal3 3 years ago
Yeah, you can stop her being killed. You can see how on one of my walkthrough videos on the Cubex55 acount. Just search the account name.
I think you do it by failing once, then Eike goes to the present. Then go back to the snow day and you can save her by telling her to go the other way and keep following close behind her.
The only thing that changes is the scene after you save yourself from falling off the tower.
AwesomeRickyC 3 years ago
@dentonscheibal3
Dude, you can save miriam
have her die, and then time travel...if its good, you can time travel again in 1980(or what year it is, the snowy date) and then there should stand something like: can I save miriam?
hmmm
paliltube 1 year ago
dentonscheibal3 3 years ago
i thought the homonculus is a girl
itsrara 3 years ago
i thought so too...lol
Harajuku387007 3 years ago
leave the femmy dude alone! lol
TheBalanceGuardian 3 years ago 4
Did You know that the voice of homunculus is also the voice of Mario?
Ayumuobsessed 3 years ago 12
@Ayumuobsessed I know thats what makes it even greater!! evil Mario!
StrawberryNitemare 1 year ago
Legend game...x
Best game, very confusing and makes you think..Loads XD
Homunculus used to scare me when I was younger..
I got sooo close to getting an ending,,and then I freaking died XD
I will never be able to understand this game fullly...<3 But that's what makes me <3 it...x
T3DDiixSUiiCiiD3 3 years ago 2
all you need for it is a brain....XD
They should have created an alternative ending for "retarded" XD
MegaloBellamian 3 years ago
Shadow of Destiny is such a great game, I don't know why they didn't make an part two of this wonderful game. It reminds me kinda like Full Metal Alchemist. 5/5 stars.
EmberYami 3 years ago
I loved this game...I'm usually no good at video games and my little brother is the video game genius but I had to help him. One thing though...I could never figure out humonculus'(sp) gender
A6cancer9N 3 years ago
I love this game, got it at Big Lots for only 4 dollars!
VanillaFanGirls 3 years ago
Where do u find homunculus in the 1980s?
yokoshozx 3 years ago
Hes under a tree, just north of the big gate at the bottom of the map...by one of the roads going straight through the middle of the town if i remember.
AwesomeRickyC 3 years ago
How do u get this ending?
yokoshozx 3 years ago
Never quite understood this game : the story is quite confusing (the first time we play at least) and you can get a Game Over without even knowing what you did to ! (Sorry if my english isn't perfect, I'm french) But I still love this game !
kilonardodicaprio 3 years ago
that red eye person used to scare me
death2hakz 3 years ago
hey this sounds like it is related to full metal alcomist
pydec3ption 3 years ago
OMG! I just realized that connection. It really does! XD
watchesanimedesu 3 years ago
some of the names are the same because they are real names, uhh eike looks a bit like that guy...cant rememer names..Eric? And the homunculus but the homunculus in this is completely different.
AwesomeRickyC 3 years ago
Yeah... Ed is his name.
watchesanimedesu 3 years ago
u mean Fullmetal Alchemist and Edward elric
moonlightbell 3 years ago
Most of the time I hate time traveling films/games/tv shows, just about anything to do with time travel but this game was amazing. I wish they would bring out another game like this one because there isn't many games like this on the market right now.
burstingforu 3 years ago 2
I agree completely with what you said. I also wish more people would have realized what a great game this was/still is.
The story is heart warming and can you believe how little violence is in this game?
You don't need to shoot 5000 aliens to make a good game.
The emphasis on this game was more a great story and substance.
McLarenMercedes 3 years ago 5
I agree... This was one of the BEST game ever! People today pay no attention to story telling, and patience. I give thanks to games like this and the memory it has left me with.
Melanatedone 3 years ago 3
Homunculus is a girl, no matter how he denies it. He has breasts and a feminine-ish voice!
SitaBrightwind 3 years ago
Homunc's femeninive voice is done by "Its-a meee! MAAARIO!" aka Charles Martinet. ;)
Samoutuomas 3 years ago 4
lol, no matter how "he" denies it??
Shanchan2008 3 years ago 2
It's a little known fact that the voice of Homonculus also happens to be the official voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and other Mario actors in the majority of Mario games. How he found the time to do the acting in this game, I don't know, but he has a very versatile voice, like a male Kath Soucie or something. Look it up on IMDB.
caspianmach3 3 years ago
Homunculus is genderless..
mrneoandersonsmith 3 years ago 3
This game kickes ass!! XD
Headbanger696 3 years ago
hommonculus is legend but abit of a pansie lol
jrbrooks52 3 years ago
NOES!!! Homunky-chan is too cute!!!
Shanchan2008 3 years ago 2
i said he's a legend what more do you want lol
jrbrooks52 3 years ago
wut ever happens to Hugo?
afsangel 4 years ago
OMG!!!! my brother is drivin me up a wall! he keeps saying that one person with the red eyes id FEMALE! i WUV dis game by the way
afsangel 4 years ago
his gender is unknown, and frankly, I don't want to find out...but I'm obsessed with him. I luff his voice ^.^
GothVampiress 4 years ago 2
lol
afsangel 4 years ago
XDDD Did you know that CHARLES MARTINET (Mario, Wario ecc) voices him? XDDDDDDD (yes, Homunculus is male)
SephirothTheGreat86 4 years ago
Actually, Homunculus was originally genderless. In the original Japanese version of the game, H's gender was never defined, and I'm certain the voice actor was far more ambiguous. Problem is, the english language doesn't really have any genderless pronouns commonly used when referring to people, and I think the english team didn't quite realize, and picked a pretty good VA who -sounded- discernably male. (of course, if you wanna go into VA problems, they should've let the VAs hear each other!)
NightsailC 3 years ago 4
I love his voice too. ^^ The actor did a great job.
AVengefulSoul 3 years ago
This was the first game I own for my ps2. It was the story and the concept that captivated me. It is a game I am glad to have. I love the idea of travelling through your own timeline even before birth. Somehow I lost the original disc and bought the game again before it became impossible to get a copy.
It is one of my treasured games.
ashantaey4 4 years ago
go fuck yourself u can't blame a 2001 game so get over youe\rself
shikakimushrooms 4 years ago
I remeber this game. I thought it was good and rather clever. Quite creepy too. Although I couldn't tell whether Homuculous was Male or Female. Perhaps he/she is just better of rethered to as the Creature.
MTTT19 4 years ago
that's defiantly not true!
t6393a 4 years ago 2
although the margerete not changing clothes is wEiRd 0_o
lulilu99 4 years ago
We don't really see the colour of the dress in the past so it's possible that they are just similar dresses.Or she just happened to wear the same one a few years later.
That's how I excuse it anyway :D
BlindPurple 4 years ago
omg... I haven't played this game in forever!! brings back memories... XD
CoffeeSlave 4 years ago 2
oops misspeled ,things i meant the lights are so pretty and the senery . its like reading a book.
amckitty 4 years ago
this game is ausome. not many peoplegive it a chance. but the graffics are really good for as old of game as it is , and the pictures and scenerty are beutiful. these placesmake me want to be there . i can imagine just siting in the square and gazing off into space. espeacialy at nite when the lightrs are so pretty.
amckitty 4 years ago 4
how can u get ending A ? pls tell me i only get ending E,D,C
bloodcircle100 4 years ago
I cant remember from the top of my head. Go to gamefaqs. It explains how to get all endings for the game on that site.
AwesomeRickyC 4 years ago
which ending is the 1 where homunculus dries up and melts? and i think they should redo this for the ps3 and xbox360 and put in more and new endings and possiblities
innerguardianXIII 4 years ago
This...omg...reminds me of Full Metal Alchemist. O_O
That's just creepy. ¬_¬"
Nintendo122333 4 years ago 2
Homunculus:excuse me..?
Homunculus:*casting spell* bla100
Me:LOL!
Murasaki312 4 years ago 3