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My first GameCube game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This was my first GameCube game, which was provided free with the console. It's a very good thing that it was provided for free, otherwise I'd probably have never owned a copy.
Let me explain a bit, when I bought my console, I wanted one of the cute Japanese puzzle games with it, but none of my choices was in stock. So I ended up choosing Eternal Darkness, much against my better judgement since I had planned to obtain Resident Evil Zero, as my choice of horror rpg for this platform.

It all worked out well in the end - this was one of the most instantly impressive games I've seen. It's well thought out, and the attention to detail is startling. You'll have seen a lot of reviews on this site rave about the sanity system, which stands out as one of the things that the developers got absolutely right. As your sanity slips away the camera angles and soundtrack change, adding just an extra little edge to the whole thing. There are other effects as a result of this too, but you're better finding out about these yourself. I actually found that I preferred playing with the character quite low on sanity - it just added something to the whole experience (although - it turns out that there are occasions where this is a disadvantage - make sure you stay quiet when the trappers are near ;-)
The puzzles are not the most complex, but are balanced enough to not have you charging from one location to another frantically looking for some detail that was missed the first time.

Similarly with the combat - it's fairly easy to master, and I found that there weren't many things I encountered which had me reloading to try to kill again. Especially if the spells are used intelligently.
The magic system was nicely implemented, with various characters discovering the building blocks of the spells for you to assemble. This reminded me of an old Amiga game, but I admit that I may have just dreamt that.

This is a game which is totally accessible right out of the box. Superb use of the graphics capabilities, with a soundtrack that just somehow fits each chapter. I was completely drawn into it to the point of staying up too late for "just one more room", and that's not happened to me in a long time.
If you like the horror rpg genre (and I do), then I doubt you'll be disappointed by this. I really found very little to fault it, and so it must get the full 5 stars.
Did someone mention a sequel ?? Please ??

Total mind candy!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I don't think any game has reached out its cold hand and froze my spine as much as Eternal Darkness has. Never since Doom have I actually jumped in my seat at a scary moment of the game. The insanity meter is intense, you find yourself wanting the meter to stay low just to see what is going to happen next (or what is not going to happen next since you're hallucinating). As far as the difficulty of play is concerned, don't listen to any review on here that tells you it's too hard. I finished this game in two weeks while only playing it for at max of 2 hours a day. I finished the boss on the first try. Don't get me wrong... it did have its difficult moments, but it wasn't to the point where I wanted to throw the controller through the screen. The game is easy enough for you to enjoy the scenery and dementia while making it enough of a challenge that it is very enjoyable... so enjoyable, in fact, that you think, at times, that you're watching an epic horror film. I've finished most games and let them collect dust on my shelf. I'm going to play Eternal Darkness over and over again.

This game is terrifyling fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty scary, it is not for the weak hearted. Sure you think you can handle a few skeletons and dead guys, but once you stop playing it your mind continues to think about it. You start jumping at the slightest noise. The reason I continue to play it is so I can find out what happens, it has a great story line. Overall it's worth buying but will scare ... you. WARNING: To save you a possible heart attack I leave you this warning, on the second floor in the bathroom it gives you an option to examine the bathtub, don't, what happened made me freak out and even fall out of my chair.

Fun Factor 100/100
Freak Out Factor 10000/100
Story Line 110/100

Get it if you like getting scared.

Nintendos excellent games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent game. Nintendo always makes good games and this is one heck of a good nintendo game. The story is good and so are the graphics. It's a pretty challenging game because I got stuck lots of times. This game would maybe be scary if your lights were out and your door was closed. I enjoyed playing this 17-20 hour lasting nintendo game. Any nintendo fan would like this game.

Eternal Darkness is A MUST OWN GAME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Everything about the game is unbelievable. The sanity meter and it's effects are groundbreaking. The graphics are astounding. The battle system is also groundbreaking and easy to use. The story is very deep and never gets boring. You get to play twelve characters and the story spans centuries! I guarantee you will have a great time playing this game, IT IS A MUST BUY GAME for any GAMECUBE owner!!!!

You will question sanity after you play!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Eternal Darkness is by far one of the funnest games I have ever played in my life. It was the first game, with Super Smash Bros., that I bought for my Gamecube and I was blown away at the fun factor. All of a sudden I get attacked by zombies and soon my sanity level is dropped. All of a sudden I start hearing voices and little bugs start crawling over my screen! I have heard that these are just a sample of the insane things that are gonna happen. This game is definitly a must have for everyone who wants to have a good time. The game will screw with your head a lot but thats all part of the fun. If your TV all of a sudden turns off, that would be the game screwing with your head.

Enternal Darkness-A new kind of Terror

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

Well what can I say, This game is amazing. The sound, effects, Magick, and enemy battle system are all great.Alought the grachics are not as good as some people rave, or up to Resident Evil standards, the gameplay definitly makes up for it. The sanitiy meter is one of the most creative things I have seen in a game, in years. There are dozens of tricks the sanitity meter can play on you. I would defenily recommend this game to anyone who is looking for a long, solid game.

Is this realy real or not??!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

as i read coupel of reviews ( and i always read the lowest reviews) i realized how people don't know to tell a difference between a good game and a bad one. Well this is the case, even though a lot of people think that is game is realy good, a lot don't. They say that the graphics are not realy good, but i say who cares, the only big thing that matters in playin games is how fun it is, and in this case this game is realy fun, and everything ells about this game is so cool that i will let you discover them by yourself by buying it.
So don't listen what the negative reviews say about this game couz they don't realy know what they are talking about. So to put is simply go buy this game and you will know that im right.

I just can't get over it...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

after playin the REmake first on gamecube and loving it, and hearing about how good this game was and how it was supposed to be even better thatn the REmake... I hadda check it out... and im sure glad I did. First off this game is not Resident Evil!!! It is very different in many different ways, story line is deeper in ED, and ED is not a survial horror. It's classed as a Psycological/Thriller, and it is. There are many idfferent parts which can mess with your mind (sanity effects) which make the game so much more fun, im not gunna say any because then it ruins it! It is very thrilling and at times even scarier than RE. Let compare the two games since that seems like what i am doing.

Graphics... Edge: Resident Evil. Lets face it, where have u ever seen graphics as pretty as Re? Exactly. This game does not come close to the quaility of RE, but the backgrounds are very pretty. Cut scenes don't look too good but tha doesn't matter much anyway.

Controls... Edge: Eternal Darkness. The controls in RE are very hard to get and are clunky. Teh camera angles are not great and the view is usually stationary. the battle sytem isnt that good either, but RE is still a great game. BUT THE CONTROLS IS ED are just so smooth its unbelieveable!!! the camera is one view which follows you throughout the room, making for good shots and no visual impairments. THe battle system runs extremely smoothely and isnt that complicated to master. At least in this gam zombies dont take like 7 pistol shots to down, thats insane. general movement is a lot easier too, which is a good thing because it prevents frustration.

Story... Edge: Eternal Darkness. BOth story lines are great but Eternal Darkness' can't be beaten. It is very deep, rewarding the second time through, and lasts a good long ime since the game took me 15 hours timed (probably about 17 ot 18 including deaths or the plug comming out of the wall... oops!!) second time around is easier and the game only took me about 7. BUt just as fun the 2nd time through!!!

Overall... Edge: Eternal Darkness. Overall this game is much better, which is hard to believe considering RE is such a good game, but this one blows it out of the watter. The onyl game that contests is GRan Turismo 3 A-Spec, a shame its onyl on Ps2.

IF your a gamer who does not like to investigate things or who does not like games that arent exciting right off the bat, this is not for you. but if you are willing to take your time and play through games, waiting for it to get great, this is for you. Once your into it you will not be let out of its grasp!!! play through it and it will become very rewarding, and it is possible to get the mantorok rune, u just have to use your your brain and think about what can go through small holes!!! enjoy this game... I HOPE THERES A SEQUEL!!!

A great game... that nobody bought.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is one of the most criticly acclaimed games to hit the Nintendo GameCube. Yet for some reason or another, this game was overlooked by many, many people. The game is NOT a Resident Evil clone, contrary to popular belief. I view the game as a cross between the Zelda games,Resident Evil games, and original ideas thrown into the mix, such as the Sanity Meter.
The Sanity Meter in the game lowers every time you encounter one of the games gruesome creatures, but each time it lowers something strange will happen. The room might start to slant or when you enter a new room it will appear that you are walking on the ceiling, your TV will adjust its own volume or scariest of all, your memory card pretends to erase itself. The game makes you feel as if you were actually in the game. The game spands over 2500 years and you take on the roles of a least a dozen characters throughout different time periods trying to save humanity from the eternal darkness. You even play as the games main villian before he is corrupted. ED:SR is extremely historicly accurate due to the fact that the developers, Silicon Knights, researched just about everything contained in this massive game, including weaponry. In the game you will use Magick(no, I didn't spell that wrong. That is the the name of the magic you use.) spells to heel yourself, disspell other Magick, summon creatures, and to reveal invisible being or objects, just to name a few. The game is very, very deep and intriguing. Do not expect to dive right into the game and start to reek the benifits of the game though, it starts out vey slow.
Do yourself a favor, buy this game. I only bought it 3 days ago and I can't stop playing it. And it was only 20 bucks so it won't slim down your wallet to much.
Better late then never, right?

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