Koudelka Iasant

Koudelka takes place in a night of the 19th century, in a monastery known as Nayton. As the monastery was abandoned in the 16th century, is has been used since then as a prison for political criminals. 
 
There are three main characters in this game- Koudelka herself, Edward, and James. In the game, the player must use the characters to unravel the mysteries of a Monastery using a variety of items as well as defeating monsters and escaping traps. 
 
 
 
Characters- 
 

Edward Lord Plunkett

  
Koudelka Iasant
A 19 year old girl born in Wales. Born a gypsy, she was exiled by others because of her extremely strong spiritual energy, considered a curse. Koudelka was called by a spirit to visit the Monastery, and thus her story begins. 

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett
A 20 year old man born in London. Born with money but not with love, Edward wanders in travel. Self-centered and only relies on himself, but also a romantist. Edward steps in the Monastery to confirm a rumor he hears. 

James O'Flaherty
A 53 year old Irish man. After learning science at an University in England, James turn into a Catholic priest and thus has deep knowledge in both physical and spiritual aspects. James visits the monastery to take back an item stolen from him.
   
 
 
 
 

Field Screen

  
While the field screen moves in a BioHazard/Resident Evil type screen where the polygon characters move through a pre-rendered background, the battle system in Koudelka is similar to that of  Final fantasy, where character fights in turns. 
 
 

Fighting Screens

  
 
 
 

As noted before,  Saknoses' core consists of a number of former Square employees. Likewise it can be seen that similar techniques and presentation methods are used in some parts of the game. In addition, Saknos uses some of their own distinct techniques such as the lip synching of characters to their voices.
 

Lip-synch used in Movie Sequences