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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GameCube)
from: Nintendo

Price: £39.99

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0045496870744
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 180 months
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: GameCube
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: November 01, 2002
Studio: Nintendo
Sales Rank: 2307

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
It's often argued that they make the best video games in the world, but one thing Nintendo aren't renowned for is scary games. If you thought Luigi's Mansion was frightening then quite frankly you've led a sheltered life, because Eternal Darkness is the real deal: it's scary, it's gory and it's really not anything like Resident Evil at all.

As the game starts you awake from a rather cool dream sequence to discover that your grandfather's had his clogs popped by some unspeakable monster of the night. While rummaging through his stuff (alone, at night, in his huge mansion, natch) you come across a jolly little hardback called the Tome of Eternal Darkness, and upon reading it you suddenly find yourself controlling a Roman centurion in Persia circa 26 BC. And this is how the game continues, with you finding and reading a passage of the book in the mansion and then controlling a series of 11 completely different characters over the course of two millennia.

Apart from the innovative structure of the game, Eternal Darkness' other big selling point is the sanity effects--every time you see a monster and fail to kill it your sanity will drop. If it drops too far you start seeing things: flies walking along the inside of your telly, messages telling you your controller is unplugged when it clearly isn't and all sorts of other clever freakery.

The game's not perfect, though; the combat is a little too fiddly and it's still not quite as scary as Silent Hill, but Eternal Darkness is an unusual and rewarding title that should finally shut up those annoying twerps that insist Nintendo only do games for kids.--David Jenkins

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Be prepared for a different concept in gaming...
I'm surprised that more people havent rated this game? it was very popular at the time and seems to be hard to come by second hand now that people know they can play Gamecube games on the Wii.

Ok so where do we start...ive bought this game (again) after getting my Wii as sometimes you just want a bit of retro gaming! saying that this game holds up quite well on the graphics side of things. The game is an adventure with typical puzzles e.g. setting the time on a clock. The different concept is the 'Santity meter'. As your santity drops (as you see strange things and monsters and such like) the game play changes. As the characters santity drops the character starts to see things like statues moving to watch you around the room and ... Read More:

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- Definitely one of the best survival horror titles and will be talked about for years to come.
One of the first handfuls of games to be released on the GameCube, Eternal Darkness (ED) promised an epic storyline and gory gameplay, and so kept many players eager to get their hands on this next-gen title. Its theme of horror and the supernatural made ED take a firmly mature stance as a game in contrast to "family-friendly" Nintendo titles. Originally conceived as an N64 title but cancelled, it was exclusively re-developed for the GameCube by Silicon Knights, the makers of the Playstation hit RPG Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Fortunately, ED lives up to many of its expectations; however, there are a few minor issues with the game. But these don't prevent it from being an outstanding GameCube title and an innovative horror classic.

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- Quick Reviews!
One of the most impressive early games on the Gamecube, successful because it offered a genuinely scary alternative to Resident Evil, but has sadly been overlooked. Graphically the game is not so impressive, as it was originally intended for the N64 and has in places just been adapted to suit the Gamecube. If you are a fan of horror games, Silent Hill perhaps more than Res Evil, then you should try this out as it has a brilliant atmosphere throughout, and is unique in a few ways. Blending survival horror with RPG and action, Eternal Darkness is a very big game with a great plot and style.

Alex hears that her Grandfather has died, and visits his huge mansion. There are still a few servants about, many mumblings odd things about death, ... Read More:

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- Insanity is fantastic!!
This is one of, if not, the best horror RPG game out there.
It has everything a player wants.... smooth controls, awesome graphics, creepy music, puzzle solving and a very interesting storyline to boot.

Eternal Darkness is definetley up there in the ratings with Resident Evil 4, despite the difference in age (2002 for ED and 2006 for RE 4) it still has what it takes to be equally as good in it's own right as RE4.
(In my opinion Eternal darkness is way better than the first 3 RE's and all of the Silent Hill series).

If you enjoyed The Resident Evil series, Silent Hill series etc , you'll love this!
It totally messes with your head in a fantastically insane way!!

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- Addicted to going mad!!
The title of this post says it all really, once you start to play the game it quickly becomes addictive even when your sanity is slowly being removed. This is what me and my friend found when 'borrowing' someone's Gamecube we couldn't put the game to rest until some ridiculous time in the morning.

When I first started playing it seemed so reminiscent to the old PC game Phantasmagoria, the ideas on where things were kept and where secret passages were came across as being very similar.

The concept behind the game is good for me because you have no major time limits when puzzling out the next stage of the game. The only problems that arise are the fustrating times when you are low on everything and don't have the option to ... Read More:

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