Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Characters

Shadow Hearts: Covenant is not only set in a concrete historical epoch, but also features real historical characters. One of them is Grigori Rasputin. An uneducated man from a peasant family, Rasputin miraculously became the counselor of the Russian Emperor Nicolai. He considered himself a messenger of God and claimed to have magical healing powers. Many people considered him a cheat and a scoundrel, but his influence on other people (mostly women) was immense. The Empress was suspected in having a love affair with him. In the end, Rasputin was ambushed and assassinated by a group of politicians. Shadow Hearts: Covenant presents quite an interesting alternate story of this person.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2004 – PS2 RPG of the Year