<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sacnoth	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
haunted	O
Nemeton	O
Monastery	O
in	O
Wales	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
follows	O
protagonists	O
Koudelka	B-Application
Iasant	O
,	O
Edward	O
Plunkett	O
and	O
Bishop	O
James	O
O'Flaherty	O
as	O
they	O
uncover	O
Nemeton	O
's	O
secrets	O
and	O
confront	O
monsters	O
created	O
from	O
its	O
dark	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
employee	O
of	O
Square	O
who	O
formed	O
Sacnoth	O
with	O
other	O
Square	O
staff	O
members	O
in	O
1997	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
saw	O
moderate	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
worldwide	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
Sacnoth	O
's	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Nemeton	O
Mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Koudelka	B-Application
Iasant	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
Nemeton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploration	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
;	O
Koudelka	B-Application
—	O
rendered	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
character	O
model	O
—	O
explores	O
environments	O
created	O
with	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
shown	O
through	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1898	O
,	O
near	O
Aberystwyth	O
,	O
Wales	O
,	O
Romani	O
psychic	O
Koudelka	B-Application
Iasant	O
(	O
Vivianna	O
Bateman	O
)	O
is	O
drawn	O
to	O
Nemeton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
breaks	O
into	O
Nemeton	O
,	O
losing	O
her	O
magic	O
pendant	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
saves	O
wayward	O
adventurer	O
Edward	O
Plunkett	O
(	O
Michael	O
Bradberry	O
)	O
from	O
a	O
monster	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
food	O
is	O
poisoned	O
,	O
and	O
Koudelka	B-Application
—	O
having	O
detected	O
the	O
poison	O
and	O
refused	O
to	O
eat	O
—	O
cures	O
Edward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
visions	O
,	O
human	O
remains	O
and	O
confiscated	O
artefacts	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
Nemeton	O
was	O
a	O
prison	O
for	O
dissidents	O
that	O
now	O
haunt	O
the	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
discovers	O
a	O
room	O
full	O
of	O
paintings	O
of	O
the	O
destroyed	O
SS	O
Princess	O
Alice	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Elaine	O
Heyworth	O
(	O
Kim	O
Weild	O
)	O
,	O
wife	O
of	O
current	O
owner	O
Patrick	O
(	O
Keith	O
Barry	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
is	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
when	O
a	O
monster	O
attacks	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
the	O
room	O
where	O
Ogden	O
killed	O
his	O
victims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogden	O
captures	O
her	O
and	O
rants	O
about	O
his	O
guilt	O
for	O
the	O
Princess	O
Alice	O
disaster	O
,	O
but	O
Bessy	O
shoots	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
kill	O
Koudelka	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
Bacon	O
and	O
rejoining	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
decides	O
that	O
something	O
else	O
was	O
driving	O
the	O
Hartmans	O
and	O
spawning	O
the	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confronted	O
by	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
finds	O
letters	O
written	O
by	O
Charlotte	O
's	O
mother	O
which	O
Charlotte	O
never	O
received	O
;	O
learning	O
that	O
her	O
mother	O
loved	O
her	O
,	O
Charlotte	O
passes	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
summons	O
Elaine	O
's	O
spirit	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
Patrick	O
used	O
the	O
Émigré	O
Document	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Elaine	O
;	O
they	O
resurrected	O
her	O
body	O
as	O
a	O
monster	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
events	O
at	O
the	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elaine	O
—	O
who	O
summoned	O
Koudelka	B-Application
to	O
aid	O
her	O
—	O
asks	O
them	O
to	O
destroy	O
her	O
body	O
so	O
her	O
spirit	O
can	O
be	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Koudelka	B-Application
does	O
not	O
regain	O
her	O
pendant	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
killed	O
when	O
they	O
confront	O
Elaine	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
she	O
finds	O
the	O
pendant	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
uses	O
it	O
to	O
block	O
Elaine	O
's	O
attack	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
cornered	O
in	O
the	O
mansion	O
's	O
bell	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Elaine	O
defeats	O
them	O
,	O
James	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
to	O
destroy	O
Elaine	O
,	O
and	O
Koudelka	B-Application
and	O
Edward	O
escape	O
the	O
collapsing	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
spending	O
the	O
night	O
together	O
they	O
part	O
,	O
although	O
Koudelka	B-Application
believes	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
meet	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Soukaigi	B-Application
at	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sacnoth	O
's	O
CEO	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
creative	O
lead	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
began	O
development	O
after	O
Sacnoth	O
was	O
founded	O
,	O
and	O
Kikuta	O
was	O
its	O
producer	O
,	O
director	O
,	O
writer	O
and	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Koudelka	B-Application
used	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
and	O
random	O
encounters	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
traditional	O
RPGs	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
Kikuta	O
's	O
original	O
intention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
an	O
authentic	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
used	O
advanced	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
to	O
give	O
realistic	O
physical	O
mannerisms	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
during	O
real-time	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuta	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
epoch-making	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
attempt	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
RPG	O
conventions	O
by	O
adding	O
drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
original	O
staff	O
of	O
Soukaigi	B-Application
,	O
Kikuta	O
contacted	O
Santa	O
Monica-based	O
special-effects	O
company	O
FutureLight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
techniques	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
motion-capture	B-Application
sessions	O
were	O
on	O
a	O
par	O
with	O
those	O
used	O
by	O
Hollywood	O
studios	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
cast	O
provided	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
character	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivianna	O
Bateman	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
Koudelka	B-Application
,	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
give	O
her	O
character	O
a	O
cool	O
,	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion-capture	B-Application
sessions	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
January	O
1998	O
at	O
FutureLight	O
's	O
local	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
animation	O
processes	O
were	O
handled	O
by	O
FutureLight	O
and	O
Sacnoth	O
staff	O
,	O
with	O
Kikuta	O
the	O
sessions	O
 '	O
executive	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
his	O
research	O
for	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
the	O
basic	O
elements	O
of	O
Koudelka	B-Application
took	O
three	O
months	O
;	O
the	O
one-night	O
timescale	O
and	O
singular	O
location	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
staff	O
and	O
development	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
region	O
's	O
coastal	O
cliffs	O
,	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
and	O
weather	O
conditions	O
influenced	O
Koudelka	B-Application
setting	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
setting	O
and	O
story	O
were	O
primarily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Carnacki	O
,	O
the	O
Ghost-Finder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
with	O
Iwahara	O
's	O
first	O
character	O
drafts	O
created	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
's	O
given	O
name	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
photographer	O
Josef	O
Koudelka	B-Application
;	O
Kikuta	O
liked	O
its	O
mysterious	O
sound	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
specific	O
ethnic	O
origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuta	O
's	O
wish	O
for	O
a	O
lonely	O
character	O
resulted	O
in	O
Koudelka	B-Application
's	O
background	O
as	O
an	O
exiled	O
gypsy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
's	O
CGI	O
model	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Sacnoth	O
and	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
artist	O
Nobuji	O
Watanabe	O
,	O
whom	O
Kikuta	O
chose	O
for	O
his	O
passion	O
for	O
good	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
creating	O
Koudelka	B-Application
storyline	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
conceived	O
a	O
potential	O
four-part	O
series	O
following	O
her	O
family	O
through	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
with	O
events	O
and	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
clash	O
of	O
science	O
and	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
would	O
attend	O
the	O
1900	O
Exposition	O
Universelle	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
would	O
move	O
to	O
Chicago	O
in	O
1973	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
and	O
follow	O
Koudelka	B-Application
's	O
grandson	O
,	O
Rodmell	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
urban	O
fantasy	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
backstory	O
elements	O
relating	O
to	O
Koudelka	B-Application
were	O
created	O
by	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
her	O
meeting	O
a	O
young	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
concept	O
for	O
Koudelka	B-Application
musical	O
elements	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
compose	O
the	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tracks	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
used	O
Atari	B-Application
Notator	I-Application
sound	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
looping	O
tracks	O
of	O
Kikuta	O
's	O
work	O
with	O
Square	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
used	O
ambient	O
sounds	O
and	O
short	O
tracks	O
related	O
to	O
cutscenes	O
outside	O
battle	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
influences	O
from	O
church	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koudelka	B-Application
and	O
its	O
publisher	O
,	O
SNK	O
,	O
were	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sacnoth	O
were	O
reportedly	O
developing	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
Classics	O
announced	O
plans	O
in	O
2015	O
to	O
port	O
Koudelka	B-Application
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novelization	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
-	O
The	O
Mansion	O
's	O
Scream	O
by	O
Nahoko	O
Korekata	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Famitsu	O
Bunko	O
imprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
sales	O
figures	O
were	O
reported	O
,	O
Koudelka	B-Application
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
moderately	O
successful	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
compared	O
Koudelka	B-Application
atmosphere	O
to	O
Western	O
horror	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ken	O
Chu	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
fails	O
to	O
inspire	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
passing	O
interest	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
strong	O
characters	O
and	O
unconventional	O
use	O
of	O
horror	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Famitsu	O
praised	O
Koudelka	B-Application
CGI	O
movies	O
and	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
reviewers	O
found	O
some	O
areas	O
too	O
dark	O
to	O
navigate	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Koudelka	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
resigned	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	O
and	O
founded	O
a	O
music	O
label	O
;	O
his	O
planned	O
sequels	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Koudelka	B-Application
's	O
family	O
,	O
were	O
never	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacnoth	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
first	O
instalment	O
of	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
reality	O
as	O
Koudelka	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
bad	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacnoth	O
produced	O
two	O
more	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
titles	O
(	O
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