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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

Marheaven - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Game Boy Advance)
Marheaven - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
GBA 2005-06-30
Soul Edge (Arcade)
Soul Edge
ARCD 1995
SoulCalibur (Dreamcast)
SoulCalibur
DC 1999-09-10
Soul Blade (PlayStation)
Soul Blade
PS1 1997-03-01
Heretic II (Linux)
Heretic II
LIN 1999-12-08
Doom 3 (Xbox)
Doom 3
XBOX 2005-04-03
Devil May Cry 3 (PlayStation 2)
Devil May Cry 3
PS2 2005-03-01
Rise & Shine (Windows)
Rise & Shine
WIN 2017-01-13
Dust: An Elysian Tail (Xbox 360)
Dust: An Elysian Tail
X360 2012-08-15
Strife: Veteran Edition (Mac OS X)
Strife: Veteran Edition
OSX 2014-12-12
Heirs to Skull Crag (MS-DOS)
Heirs to Skull Crag
DOS 1993
Soul Eater: Plot of Medusa (Nintendo DS)
Soul Eater: Plot of Medusa
NDS 2008-10-23

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

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