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Sentient artefact

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Includes at least one item that expresses sentience to a degree, commonly by talking to the wielder and possibly people around them.

81
games
22
platforms

Alternate name: Sentient weapon

SoulCalibur II (Xbox)
SoulCalibur II
XBOX 2003-03-27
Thief Gold (Windows)
Thief Gold
WIN 1999-10-29
Strife (MS-DOS)
Strife
DOS 1996-05
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xbox 360)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
X360 2007-03-21
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
SAT 1998-06-25
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (Windows)
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
WIN 2013-11-15
Soul Eater: Battle Resonance (PlayStation Portable)
Soul Eater: Battle Resonance
PSP 2009-01-29
SoulCalibur II (Arcade)
SoulCalibur II
ARCD 2001
Sengoku Rance (Windows)
Sengoku Rance
WIN 2006-12-15
Dust: An Elysian Tail (Xbox 360)
Dust: An Elysian Tail
X360 2012-08-15
Soul Eater: Plot of Medusa (Nintendo DS)
Soul Eater: Plot of Medusa
NDS 2008-10-23
Soul Edge (Arcade)
Soul Edge
ARCD 1995

The first video game about Sentient artefact was released in 1993.

Namco, Konami and Ithaqua Labs has published most of these games

Unlike living weapons, these can be quite inorganic and otherwise not exhibit any signs of life. Usually they exist through some magical, demonic, or otherwise mystical means, but even some Sci-Fi style things are appropriate (A.I., in case it's "trapped" into the artefact).
Related:
* Living weapons
* Odd appliances
* Animate weapons

Related sites

Related trope at TV Tropes (The Sword That Speaks)
Wikipedia article on "Sentient weapon"

Platforms

Linux 18
Windows 14
PS2 10
Arcade 5
Mac OS X 5
X360 4
Wii 3
Nintendo DS 3
PS3 2
PS 2
Mac OS Classic 2
MS-DOS 2
Xbox 2
PSP 1
Android 1
Dreamcast 1
Amiga AGA 1
Amiga 1
BSD 1
GameCube 1
Saturn 1
GBA 1

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