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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played like 30 hrs. of the game now and I still love it. The sanity system is amazing! Plus there's a magic and health system. The graphics are pretty good and the detail is great. The cool thing about this game is that it's EDUCATIONAL! Why? Since you play throughout history with different characters. The story and sound is great. Each time you beat the game you unlock something new so that adds replay value. There is a some repetition, but that's okay here. This psychological thriller is one to get! This shows Gamecube CAN be for more mature gamers. ;-)

AWESOME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game I have ever played. The storyline is unique and enveloping. The ease of the game is offset by the intense story behind it. As each chapter of the game unfolds you become the chapter's current main character. This is much like watching a great scary movie or reading a good book! Buy this game!

Greatest Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is one the of most challenging games i have ever played. It has one of the best plots i have ever seen. Eternal Darkness lets you portray the lives of 12 characters throughout different points in time. I reccomend buying this game no matter the price. Stores were sold out the day they got this game. You will love this game.

~ A 15 year old~

You Will Question Reality

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Despite the stigma that the Gamecube is just for kids, a surprising number of high-quality games have been released aimed at more mature audiences. The most original of these would have to be Eternal Darkness.

Eternal Darkness follows a young woman named Alex Roivas as she investigates her grandfather's murder. During her search through his mansion, she comes across The Tome of Eternal Darkness, which gives the player control over nearly a dozen characters throughout history.

While the gameplay and controls are not as good as I would have liked, the haunting atmosphere and the wild "sanity meter" effects are worth the purchase price. Seeing flies on my computer screen or having the T.V. randomly mute itself just added to the spooky atmosphere. Considering that you can get this title for under $20 just about anywhere, you should definitely add it to your Gamecube library.

Is this rEaLly HaPenninG...???

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game will hook you in and engross you in it's ingenuity. I have NEVER played a game like this. It's about time a company thought up of something so original and refreshing. You play as a modern day college student who learns of her grandfather's gruesome death. She stumbles upon a book and as she reads each chapter, she experiences it first hand. You'll end up playing from a Roman Legionnaire, Cambodian dancer, to a early 1900's Doctor. Each character uses weapons authentic to it's time. Not only do you have swords and guns at your disposal, you'll have magic spells. What sets this game apart from the others is the Sanity Meter. As you encounter enemies your Sanity Meter will drop and STRANGE things start happening. I won't go into that because you'll have to experience it first hand to know what I'm talking about. With the combination of EXCELLENT game play, graphics and sound, you won't go wrong with this game. So it's up to you to investigate his mansion and unravel the clues to prevent the world from, you guessed it, Eternal Darkness.

deep into that darkness

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

easily the best gamecube game yet. in this game, you play as different characters at different points in history, all with a connecting story, though it may not seem obvious at the beginning. use insane weapons like elephant guns, double edged swords,double barreled shotguns, and many, many more. Think this is "just another survival horror"? sike. id define it more as a action-horror,since you'll be able to actually attack the enemy, and drop it for good. To pass this one would be... insane

the best cube game so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i never thought i could love a game as much as resident evil for gc till now.THIS game is deep long totally unpredictable the best game of the year.

WOW!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Eternal Darkness is amazing! This game has Almost no flaws in my eyes, although i would not give this to anyone under thirteen as someparts are pretty disturbing. This game is easy enough to play but its not too simple. It provides a nice aiming system which makes it even more fun as you can dismember anybody part you feel like and it also gets you to create your own effective tactics. The controls are easy to use so you wont die because of a complex button combo you couldn't pull off. Eternal Darkness has a gripping plot which takes you through many different time periods with authentic weaponry which is true to its time. You also take on the role of many diffrent induviduals some which have lower sanity or health meters then others making some characters harder to play with. Eternal darkness has a moderate replay value so its not a one timer like some games of its genre. All in all Eternal Darkness is worth every penny.

the best game ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i have been playing games since 1977 and i never thought there would be a game so intense as this.the graphics are top knotch the sound is frightingly perfect and the story makes you want to play this game over and over and over again.the detail is stunning the jumping from time to time is fun from character to character but yet there all connected threw this strange book what a great game.if u don't buy this game you are missing out on the best game of all time.

Cthulhurific!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Okay, so there isn't a single reference to Cthulhu through the entire game, but it is the most Lovecraftian story I have ever seen that didn't have HPL as the author.

Each chapter of the game allows you to play a different character in one of 4 locales at a different time period in history. Each character has unique attributes and equipment available. As you play through each character the story is advanced through very nice cutscenes.

The spell system used in the game is great too. By picking up various runes throughout the game you can eventually cast 12 different spells. I appreciated that through experimentation you could cast some spells before you were 'given' them.

The game was very flexible with regards to style of play. One time through I used almost exclusively melee attacks. Another time through I used mostly magic. And it is important to play through the game more than once...

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