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A little Scare

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Where to start, oh yes, the title. To put it bluntly, its awful, its almost laugh-out loud funny. Any game that has a stupid artsy phrase like Sanity's Requiem in the title is going to be a bit full of itself. The developers needed to tone down some of the dialogue in this game. The chapter introductions left me wincing on more than one occasion with their extremely over-the-top and frankly cliched speechs. But its only one part of this game, moving on to the others. The graphics are deceptively beautiful, they're not going to make your jaw drop like Resident Evil, but once you get into the world, you'll begin to respect them. The amount of genuine creepiness in this game dwarfs all of the pseudo scares in the wayward Resident Evil remake. The gameplay is also deceptively complex, the wide variety of spells and weapons keep the game fresh, and enthralling throughout. The targeting of limbs is rather gruesome but very effective, Resident Evil needs to implement it now. The sound effects and music are some of the best ever, going from very beautiful to very off-putting in perfect transition is not easy to do, but its done here flawlessly. The story is very unique, and absolutely intriguing. It takes some real left turns now and then, and thats the only way I like it. The game gets very very gruesome near the end, and surprisingly disturbing. Witness Maximillians little rampage, its just not pretty. The Bonethiefs are somewhat a knockoff of Body Snatchers and that kind of thing, but are no less scary. To point out another thing, I love the basic names given to these enemies. I mean Bonethief is just slightly off, I don't know I'm probably overanalyzing. Anyway, this game leaves the best stuff for last, so if you're like me and were thoroughly disgusted with the opening narration and somewhat over-the-top theatrics of the first couple of chapters, it only gets better, much much better. And when you're done, you'll actually feel like you've been told a fantastic story and participated in it along the way. It's nice to see Nintendo showing some balls and actually producing a game as risky as this, and putting it proudly along side its kiddie fare. Buy buy buy.

Zombie Hacking At Its Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The combat in this game is spectacular once you get the hang of it. I prefer the sword weapons, because the guns take to long to reload and fire. And with swords, you can score multiple hits with combos. Also, a nice feature is that you can aim which part to hit with the R button. Blow off his head with a shotgun, then switch to the gladius and hack away while he wonders around aimlessly. The magic system is specacular, although you cant reall use magic until a good bit into the game. To use magic you have to get the Tome of Eternal Darkness, a codex, runes, and circles of power. But once you have enough materials, you can make almost infinite combinations of spells. To make a spell, there is a triangle, and you put 3 components in the triangle and it makes a brand new spell. You can cast them by going to a place in the start menu, but you can also equip spells to the D-Pad and the Y button. The sanity meter makes an excellent addition to the game. The more monsters you encounter, the crazier (and cooler) the effects get. Some of them even mess with your head in real life, like faking a reboot, making you think youve lost all your saved process, or putting a message across the screen that says the controller has come unplugged right when you enter a room full of monsters. There are also bugs that run across the screen, statues come to life, the screen blurs and fuzzes up, your charactr gets fakely decapitated or thinks he or she is sinking into the ground, etc etc. The meters that display sanity, health, and magic do not appear onscreen normally so as not to clutter your view, but sometimes you want to see whats up with your character on the fly, whereas you have to go into the pause menu to see it. This game never gets old, and it rewards you with new things like a Eternal Mode, where you can go through the game invincible, or a mode where you can skip to whatever chapter youd like, or a new ending. A very good buy-if you dont already have this game, go get it now.

this is the best game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Eternal Darkness is on of the scariest games there is. It isnt monsters or dead things that are scary. It is the fact that the games sanity level is so deep that it starts to make you question reality when you go to bed at night.

Pure Genious

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is by far, one of the most EXCELLENT games that I have played for the Gamecube. I rented Resident Evil, and really didnt like it at all. But then i was reading about Eternal Darkness in a magazine, and it looked like a pretty good game. A few days after it came out, I rented. Ill tell you what, i was playing it for hours on end the first day i rented it and couldnt put it down. When i had to bring it back, i just ended up renting it again and keeping it for like a whole week. Even after that week, i wasnt that far done, and i love games that are long. I hate to buy a game that takes you like 5-6 hours to beat, and then u dont have anything else to do. But this game is far from that.

There is ALOT of violence, but in a game like this, it is a good thing. I love swinging the sword around and cutting the heads off of creatures, lol. The fact that you can choose which area of the creature to hit is great too. I usually try to go for the head, cuz then it cant hit you and just wanders around aimlessly. I love the fact that there is so manny different characters and chapters to the Tome of Eternal Darkness. And the whole concept of collecting runes and scrolls and stuff to create spells is alot of fun.

All in all, a very excellent game!

Let the Darkness reign supreme....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Eternal Darkness is, ladies and gentleman, all that and a super size bag of chips. I rented this game and I was blown away!! So you know what I did? I rented it again. I simply love this game. The sanity meter is most definitely the best and MOST FUN part of the game. I'm not going to tell you the sanity effects because trust me, it ruins it. I can tell you however that it's hilarious fun watching insanity take its toll on your character...and you. This game will mess with your head. It's what gaming has been waiting for, a game that actually involves YOU, makes YOU part of the storyline and makes YOU think about what's real, and what's part of the game. That's one of the ingenious features this game has: the insanely (no pun intendid) fine line between fantasy and reality. What helps add to this is that musical score is mind-boggling. The sound effects have been crafted so finely that it's scary. The sound of your feet while walking on a wood floor get muffled as you step onto a carpet. The voice acting is terrific (despite the opening scene where we see Alex crying. It sounds like she's laughing...) and the graphics, while marginal at the beginning, seem to shape up for some reason as the game progresses. To save both of us the time, just go get this game. Don't ask questions. Be like Nike, Just Do It®.

One Of The Best Games Ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Here's a little test, what's the first thing that you think of when you see this word?

Nintendo

It was probally kids games, right? Eternal Darkness is far from a kids game. It is gorey, has a complicated magic system (of course not too complicated), and a very well thought out story line. It starts with a cinematic of the main characters dream, they actually allow you to get involved and shoot some zombies with a shotgun, it's the first introduction to the controls. The that ends and the game starts with your character getting a phone call about her grandfather's death. The you decide to look into it yourself. From here you begin to control various chosen souls throughout history. From a Roman Centurion in Persia to Canadian Firefighter in the Gulf War. The Weapons are all authentic to the time period as can be.

The only downside to this game is it's magic system, after playing through the first time (or doing some lucky guessing) you can use spells that you don't learn until the last few chapters in the second or third chapter. For example you learn a spell call Magick Pool in the second last chapter, but I guessed and had it in the 4th chapter. Aside from this this is a great game spanning 2000 years and 13 characters. A definate must have if you have a Gamecube. Also, check out Resident Evil.

Refreshingly innovative game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you've heard one thing about this game, its the insanity effects, and how you can't be sure that whats happening on screen is real or not. While this may sound like a gimmick, it is, in reality, an amazing way to engross the player in the game. It is a testament to the creativity of the design team that they can still affect you with the insanity effects, even when you think you've become accustomed to them. The real genius here is that, in addition to affecting the character within the game, the hallucinations can affect the player outside the game. You'll know what I mean when you play it for yourself.

Not content to rely soley on the experience of going insane, the game's story is incredibly rich and involving, tracing the paths of 12 characters over two thousand years, and how their stories intertwine as they battle against forces they can barely comprehend. Each character's story is like a piece of a puzzle that slowly comes together over the course of the game. And with three different magical paths to choose from at the beginning, the replay value and subsequent unfolding of the story ensure that this isn't a game that will soon be collecting dust on your shelf.

Combat is done through the use of ranged and melee weapons, but as the game progresses you'll find yourself relying more on the magical attacks, which allow for a fair amount of experimentation as you try out different combinations of runes and strengths to come up with new spells. One last note, about the music. This game has some incredibly atmospheric songs, and is some of the best videogame music I've ever heard. If ever a game deserved a soundtrack, its this one.

No GameCube owner should be without this one.

The overlooked Gamecube classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A surprising sleeper hit of sorts, it still didn't get the attention it deserves. Eternal Darkness is the mature title that Gamecube owners have been hoping for, with an unrelentingly dark story line and overtones, crisp graphics, and ingenious play mechanics.

Graphically, this is quite a marvel. Some textures and animations are poor, but overall (especially considering it was ported from the N64) the graphics are smooth as butter and integrate nicely. When you see immense otherworldly demons or the walls with screaming faces twisting in them, you'll feel truly immersed. Would have been nice if there were more enemy variety, but there's quite enough in the gameplay to keep you interested.

The story is out there and a bit nonsensical, yet it is tightly told through engrossing cut scenes and the shifting of focus from one character to another. I wish more action-adventure games used this type of system- it's by far the most unique thing to happen to the genre in quite awhile.

Control is fairly inventive, as well, especially for an adventure title. The fighting system, which allows you to target individual body parts on the enemies, really seems to reward finesse and reflexes, while the "magick" system allows for some interesting combinations and experimentation. It also allows for some pretty interesting puzzle opportunities.

Puzzles are well-paced and not too difficult, as well. There were a couple of moments in the beginning where I needed to consult a strategy guide, but after that the sailing was very smooth. There aren't very many key-hunting puzzles, and things progress in a logical order. As I said above, the three-color magick system is central to many of the puzzles. Another bonus is the save system, which doesn't limit you to certain spots and only a certain amount of saves like the blindingly dumb Resident Evil does. Unless there's enemies nearby you can save at any time, in any place. Overall, this improves the pacing of the game tenfold.

By far the most interesting addition to the horror genre is the insanity system, which adds some teasingly great effects that could make you scream or toss your controller in anger and frustration. You'll dig every moment of it, and it really adds some interactive elements to the game.

In sum, Gamecube owners are lucky to be presented with such an awesome piece of storytelling and graphical wonder. You'll be hard pressed to find similar niche masterpieces like this on any other system. Do yourself a favor and give it a shot.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Great story! Great visuals! Great puzzles! Don't miss it!

THIS ISN'T REALLY HAPPENING!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

GRAPHICS, GAMEPLAY, SOUND AND STORY ARE ALL GRADE A. "ETERNAL DARKNESS" IS A TRUE GAMING EXPERIENCE. IT HAS A CREEPY ATMOSPHERE. IT'S USER FRIENDLY.. UNLIKE ALOT OF SIMILAR GAMES THAT STRIVE TO BE HALF OF WHAT THIS GAME IS. NINTENDO IS ALL ABOUT GAMES. THAT'S WHY I GIVE THEM MY HARD EARNED MONEY. AND MY RESPECT & TRUST. "ETERNAL DARKNESS" IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES TO COME OUT IN RECENT YEARS.. BUY IT, TRY IT, YOU WON'T DENY IT...

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