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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 (Arcade)
SoulCalibur II
ARCD 2001
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Macintosh OS Classic)
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
MAC 2001
SoulCalibur III (PlayStation 2)
SoulCalibur III
PS2 2005-10-25
Heretic II (Linux)
Heretic II
LIN 1999-12-08
Soul Eater: Battle Resonance (PlayStation Portable)
Soul Eater: Battle Resonance
PSP 2009-01-29
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Windows)
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
WIN 2000-09-22
SoulCalibur Legends (Wii)
SoulCalibur Legends
WII 2007-11-20
SoulCalibur IV (PlayStation 3)
SoulCalibur IV
PS3 2008-07-29
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
SAT 1998-06-25
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (PlayStation 2)
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
PS2 2002-12-26
Brilliant Shadows - Part One of the Book of Gray Magic (Windows)
Brilliant Shadows - Part One of the Book
WIN 2015
SoulCalibur III (Arcade)
SoulCalibur III
ARCD 2005

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

Namco, Konami and Beamdog 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
Mac OS Classic 2
MS-DOS 2
Xbox 2
PS3 2
PS 2
Dreamcast 1
Amiga AGA 1
Amiga 1
BSD 1
GameCube 1
Saturn 1
GBA 1
PSP 1
Android 1

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