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Eternal Darkness Delivers!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Have been playing this game for 12 hours and I must say it is one of the finest games I have ever played on any system to date. The story is immediately engrossing and lasts for a good 20 hours if you just run through it with no intentions to actually play the game thoroughly. If you want to see everything this game has to offer I hope you can afford 30+ hours easy.

The graphics are very good, everything is real-time 3D unlike Resident Evil so resources of the CPU have to render everything including backgrounds, which means that the backgrounds and characters don't look as good as Resident Evil but they are nothing to worry about because details are still very rich and well done. Real-time lighting and volumetric fog and reflections, they are all there. Pictures do NOT do this game justice, because when in motion you immediately can tell it is way beyond the clunky movement of Resident Evil.

Sound is very good and surround sound is perfect. The music is moody and dark and the sound effects are outstanding. The voice acting is the best I have heard in a long time, it is actually one of the best parts of the game for a change!

Sanity effects are a new addition to gameplay mechanics, now your character can actually go insane and see and hear weird things!

This is not close to Resident Evil in any way other than the fact the camera is 3rd person perspective. The game includes a deep magick (yes that's the way it is spelled) system which is more important than how big your gun is since spells play an intricate part in exploring the vast environments. For instance you ca cast a spell that creates a little scorpion type device which can walk into small areas you can't reach. Also, you can create unique and new spells thru combinations of runes to spell out a spell. Basically an enormous amount of combos, almost infinite! Of course you have melee weapons like swords which are not regulars in Resident Evil. Plus the puzzles are not silly but actually BELONG in the environments they are in. No strange gems to unlock the bathroom. ;)

The game is very detailed and dark and interesting. It can not be said enough that if you plan on buying this game you seriously need to set aside the time to play in thru well, there are 3 paths you can take with alternate endings and an uber ending. Best BUY for GAMECUBE til Metroid Prime.

I want Eternal Darkness 2 NOW!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just finished ED and loved it!
Chthulian monsters, ritual magick, zombies,puzzles,and a great storyline made this a winner for me off the line.
It's nice to have another quality spooky adult game come out of GC.
The graphics definitely could have been a little cleaner, and there were a few minor glitches, but overall great game!

This game rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: June 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Eternal darkness is a brilliant game, and I consider it to be a must-buy.
Gameplay: This game is fun. I don't know why, I just can't stop playing it. This game is quite different to Resident Evil actually. It is very linear (not really a bad thing). Puzzles aren't all that hard, they just require you to sit down and think for a while. The combat is pretty good, although the collision detection can be a little annoying. The spells are an awesome part of the game. I have created quite a few of my own spells and they are very potent. The "magick" system is very well thought out and, while not being overly complex, allows for many different combinations.
Story: The story is very good. The game starts as a bunch of little stories from different characters and only later do they begin to really fit together. you will play just to see what happens next.
Graphics: The graphics are good. They are not Resident Evil quality but then again, nothing is. Sometimes they look incredible, sometimes they are just okay. i really love the animation in the cutscenes.
Sound: The sound in this game is amazing. It really can't be explained, you just need to hear it. Every sound effect is there and incredible voice acting ties the whole thing together.
My reccomendation: Stop reading this pointless review and buy it.

A Psychological Masterpiece...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

As a long time Nintendo fan, I have always hoped for games that brought hours of entertaining gameplay, combined with well written storylines to follow. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem delivers on both counts. Created by Silicon Knights (the creators of the masterpiece, Legacy Of Kain) this game reaches throughout two-thousand years of history and manages to weave the intricate story lines together. You play twelve different characters during the game, each with their own weapons, strengths, and weaknesses. As the game progresses you are able to collect runes, codices, and spell scrolls to cast an assortment of magic spells; from enchanting your weapon, summoning creatures, or dispelling other forms of magic. During battle you can choose whether to hack off a particular body part and which weapon you would like to fight with. But the sanity meter creates a whole new level of gameplay. The more enemies you encounter, the lower your sanity meter goes. These effects range from hallucinations, blood running down from the walls, or your own t.v or gamecube acting strangely. You will keep guessing what is real and what is not up to the very end. All in all this game was very well written and the gameplay does not suffer because of it. With many cinematic sequences, twisting storylines, and magical creatures, Eternal Darkness should be a welcome addition to your gamecube collection.

One of the best ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just can't say enough good words for Eternal Darkness. It has to be one of the best if not THE best games on any system ever. I bought a Gamecube because Resident Evil moved on it. However, I was so shocked to play a game that just totally blew Resident Evil out of the water, and that's no easy task! I think the only 'bad' thing about this game is the fighting system. It's rather dull, nothing really new to add, and nothing stands out. You do get to aim it certain body parts, but that gets old real fast. There is also a very small amount of differant enemies. Though that's not worth taking any points off, because the rest of the game is so amazing that I didn't even notice the only 'decent' fighting system. The game is set across 2000 years, so you get to play as about a dozen differant characters, *a differant character for every chapter!* which keeps the game from getting boring. My favorite thing about Eternal Darkness though, is how frightening it is! Maybe it's just me, but I've never seen a movie or played a game or read a book that was as scary as Eternal Darkness. It isn't the monsters that are scary, it's what you don't see that gives you the chills. Plus there is a lot of shocking things that make you jump, I won't spoil anything though. But this game really keeps you on your toes. It also plays with you, meaning "you" as the player of the game. It all has to with the game characters sanity level. Again I don't want to spoil anything, but this game is just to clever! There are so many things that happen in this game that are so disturbing and wonderful at the same time. I'm amazed that anyone could give this game a bad review.

The games graphics for the most part are really good. There are some little things that don't look great, and some of the effects aren't the best, however they are above average and not even worth complaining about.

The control is simple and shouldn't get in your way much. I just hate when your character runs out of breath, much like in Silent Hill.

My favorite part of the game is the sound. You must crank this one! Never before have the "things that go bump in the night" made you so nervous. Only thing scarier would be having this sort of thing happen in your own house. The sound programmers really pulled off something great!

This was really an "impulse buy" for me. I hadn't planned on getting a game when I bought this one, I am so glad I did though. A great game, buy it! If you don't own a Gamecube, buy one, and then buy this game. Pick up the Resident Evil remake and you are in for a treat and a half. While I do recomend this game to everyone, those of you *myself included* who are into the supernatural will just eat this up.

Plus, any game that begins with a quote from the Raven is ok by me!

Games like this don't come around often...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (E.D.S.R.) is a gem of a game that mature Gamecube owners have no doubt been waiting for. Dubbed a "Survival Horror" game, I must concede to the fact that this game is exactly not that.

Many gamers have made the inaccurate presumption that this game is just another Resident Evil clone. This is simply not the case. If I were to make the difficult decision of categorizing E.D.S.R. I would have to describe it as an "Action-Adventure-Horror" title. E.D.S.R. controls like a dream in that controls are akin to such 3-D platformers as Mario 64 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Extremely tight controls are complemented by fluid motion and animation transitions as well as an array of be-dazzling dynamic graphical environmental effects. Running at a constant 60 frames per second in a fully 3-D engine that showcases highly detailed environments, this game is gorgeous. To complement the aesthetic appeal of this game, development studio Silicon Knights has included full support of Dolby Pro Logic II technology to produce dynamic surround sound for those privy enough to own a 5.1 home theater system that supports DPLII technology.

The storyline is quite mature and in no way tips it's hat to the less intellectual gamer. Throughout the slow but rewarding unraveling of the story, it is always evident to the gamer that his or her historical knowledge base and reasoning abilities have been slightly overestimated. This is a great thing in so far as to say that this game is truly for the mature. Never does the so-called "objectionable" graphic nature of the game go unjustified by the sophisticated subject matter. (Think of film "Se7en") Suspense runs rampant through this psychological thriller and I guarantee that even the hardest of hearts will be left to the will of this particular digital experience.

Overall, I award E.D.S.R. for the Nintendo Gamecube a perfect 5 stars. If you do not have it already, you need not waste another second of consideration: buy it now.

Incredible Game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is my favorite Gamecube game! Words can't even describe how awesome it is. Just buy it and see for yourself. The sanity feature is what makes this game special. I have actually believed things were happening, like one time when I went to save it, it said "are you sure you want to delete all your game files?" I was freaked out 'cause I was pretty far in the game. I carefully read what it said and pressed "no, continue game". But when I pressed that, a bar came up on the screen saying "deleting all files". I was freaked out and actually shut the Gamecube off. It was only later that I realized it was all part of the insanity effect. Buy this game - I promise you won't regret it.

the icing on the cake

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: October 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What's this? In the midst of all of these great games for Gamecube.. could it be.. yet ANOTHER ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE, BEAUTIFUL looking game for Nintendo? I believe so. And this one's for "mature" audiences. Even better. People everywhere are raving in anticipation of this game. It is going to be a hit.. no question about it. Pre order it with complete confidence that you're getting a quality game. If you dont believe me, just look around a little bit and you'll see.

The best game since Mario

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Of all games Nintendo has offered this has to be the best yet. With almost no flaws this game is perfect. In this game a girl's grandfather has died and you have to find out who did it because the cops were hopeless. During the game you find the book called eternal darkness. In this book you play the characters in it in order to get to the next stage in the game and get you closer to the killer of her grandfather. Don't get me wrong your not just looking for a killer the whole game.
The controls are phenomenal they are great it's easy to get out of a tough situation when you have five zombies coming at you. And it helps a lot to be able to kill them. You take the role of 12 characters over the period of 20 centuries. This game is very long and very tough for some. The best thing in this game I think is the capability to save when you want were you want so if you have to stop playing you can always save. The graphics are also amazing in one chapter of the book you are in the cathedral with breathtaking stained glass windows. What is also interesting is how when your sanity meter goes down. You might see bugs starting to crawl all over the screen or your head just might pop off. While the zombies try to kill you there is still great sound and great graphics its neat perfection.
One great thing in this game is the capability of magic. You can make your health meter go up you can summon a zombie to help protect you can make walls that shock zombies when they try to get though them to you. You can even create your own magic spells to help you beat the level. You can also use magic to destroy other magic spells like when something is being guarded by magic you can use a spell to stop that spell. This game is not like resident evil at all so if you think it's just a clone of it you are very wrong.
Another aspect is how there are three main colors of magic red for health green for sanity and blue for magic. Red defeats green, green defeats blue and blue defeats red. That's very important so remember that if you get the game. There are also levels of magic the more the symbols the more powerful the magic.
The combat with the zombies is not that hard but not too easy so its just right you can target there heads chest and arms. Then you use your choice of weapon, which could be a knife a sword (I recommend always using a sword.) and also shot guns and revolvers. Guns may seem good but when you have to reload and the zombie is coming after you its not fun so just stick with the sword and magic.
Now I will tell you the stuff that is more interesting to the owners and players of this game. Some hints. First of all the best thing to do is always search the whole room before leaving you'll be thankful. If you're allowed to pick something up do it. You can't run out of spaces to keep stuff. Also when you read something if words are highlighted in colors that's a hint to you for what to do with it. Such as in one level it will say here are cobwebs they look like they could be covering something you should then get out a brush and use it to revile and item. If it says it's dirty clean it if it says it can do something do it. But the most important thing to remember is that when you play a level think and look around a lot you will get the answer that way don't just run around and complain to your friends your stuck in the game search around a lot. Also what happens in the chapter usually relates to where the next chapter will be like if you learned a spell to revel something you probably have to make something reveal in the house to get the next chapter. There are three ways to go about this game. In the first chapter you have to choose which item to take. And each one has a different game behind it. So if you play the game doing all three items you will get an extra bonus once you complete the last game. You will have to choose either a blue, red or green item each cause something a little different to happen in the game than the last color did. Maybe the story is different or maybe the levels are different you will have to play and find out.
You have to get this game it is the best game out for Nintendo gamecube and it probably would of been the best game out for Nintendo 64 if they didn't convert it to Gamecube. Its a must buy.

A horror adventure that alters the game unexpectedly to play tricks on you.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is really different from any horror game, any action adventure game, and in fact any game in the market. That is because the game has the sanity meter. When it lowers, your character goes insane. He/she hallucinates many different things. You can cast spells and fight with many different weapons by designating the certain body parts. Usually the rooms have bad lighting. It's not to irritate you. This is what horror fans have always wanted. It's about a girl named Roivas. Somebody close to her was killed, so he is checking for clues and studying the history of what happened. And you get to follow around with the exciting story. It's to portray realism. The graphics are amazing, even to this date. So is the sound. There are unlockables in the quest. When people say Gamecube lacks
dark titles, show them to the darkness, eternally.

9/10

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