Best VGM 08 - Shadow Hearts Covenant - Battle vs Astaroth

See also:
Best VGM 72 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irGCdR0rTM4
Best VGM 140 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=gcm3ak-SLqM
Best VGM 226 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5mloai1B0&fmt=18
Best VGM 375 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYiwMd5y78E&fmt=18
Best VGM 467 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f6siAA3C9M

A collection of my favorite videogame music. Note that most of them are from games I played so I might miss some great ones from games I never played.

Playstation 2
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Battle Against Astaroth

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Gaming

Tags:

• yuri
• astaroth
• shadow
• hearts
• ii
• covenant
• rasputin
• yasunori
• mitsuda
• rpg
• soundtrack
• ost
• theme
• song
• alice
• roger
• bacon
• square
• intro
• opening
• end
• ending
• credits
• last
• final
• boss
• battle

[azz578]

Quite possibly the most underrated game ever made.

[ninadimaguila]

This game...seriously was amazing. I get so sad whenever I mention this as one of my favorite RPG series of all time and people shrug and say, "Never heard of it." Sigh. They're really missing out.

[RPGFan28]

This theme and the actual battle with Astaroth was a great send off for the first disc.

[Kjuzta]

Also, the chant seems more random in the first encounter, but when you run into him a second time, Neo-Astaroth is seated in the lotus position, indicative of ascension / enlightenment through purification of body, mind and spirit.

[Kjuzta]

It was a pretty small/obscure development team, despite the high-profile musicians. Midway is unfortunately bankrupt, Aruze (who has the license) is renamed, mostly known for casino machines now and dissolved Nautilus (the developers) a few years ago, so the chances of more Shadow Hearts in the future are slim.

Also, I got psyched when Neo-Astaroth appeared because it meant hearing this song again.

[limpux93]

How come almost nobody knows this game?

[IPA3Bambu]

the lyric of the song is the same with an indonesians traditional song.

you can hear: mari menyusun seroja, bunga seroja (let's arrange the lotus)

from 1:16 - 1:25

[Gryphful]

@azz578 Really? I loved it, and my friends who have PS2's loved it too))

[Sephiroth1984]

I hated Shadow Hearts, but stuck it out. Everybody said Covenant was the greatest thing since sliced bread. I made it haflway through and realized I hated it so much that not only did I get rid of the game, I deleted my save file.

I guess I missed out on what everybody things is so great about this game. :\

[METALGEARSOL1D]

@ninadimaguila Not really sad when you think of the amount of people to never play the greatest RPGs to ever come out: Planescape: Torment, Fallout (original series), and Betrayal at Kondor.

[Tysen11]

Kinda reminds me of a tune from Chrono Trigger

[undeadmidget8]

This is one of those games that should of been noticed by many yet only was by the few who say "What the hell! I'll try it!"

Was still an amazingly epic game