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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
GameCube
Released On: Jun 23, 2002
8.9
All Platforms
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 41 Critic Reviews
92
98% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 41 Critic Reviews
92
98% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The sound is incredible, though. With some of the best music I've ever heard in a videogame, the game is haunting and chilling in all the right places.
All of this delightful action and horror comes wrapped in a bone-chilling soundtrack with enough chanting and "what the hell was that?" sound effects to sen dyou running for the light switch. [Aug 2002, p.62]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 246 User Ratings
8.9
88% Positive
217 Ratings
217 Ratings
8% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
4% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 246 User Ratings
8.9
88% Positive
217 Ratings
217 Ratings
8% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
4% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
The best scary game ever made. Its story is creepy in a way that no game has ever accomplished and is more than just the bad guys being such.
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GameCube
I'm not going to say anything to keep you curious, I only confirm that this game is in the Top 100 games with the best story/lore and if you are looking for something that will leave you with "existential void"...
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GameCube
An amazing achievement...a truly intelligent psychological thriller, complete with balanced gameplay and plenty of surprises you'll never forget.
You're not going to find anything like it that outclasses it at all, it's incredible.
You should buy this game because it's frightening in a way that few games ever have been, and because it's a vividly explored, engrossing narrative the likes of which few out-and-out storytellers like "Final Fantasy" can compete with.
The enemies are repetitive, the puzzles are simple, and players aren't given much freedom to explore, but what is here is fun to play -- thanks to an interesting story, excellent sound effects, and well-animated visuals.
This game is simply amazing in his own unique way. I rate it 10 out of 10 because of the unique and intense experience this game has given me. I was not able to stop playing and completed it six times.
There are some sanity effects that are technically outdated and are not able to trick you anymore, but some of them, are able to create what the f..k moments even today.
The voice acting, sound and music is fantastic and creates a deep and scary atmosphere. The story feels so big, because the threat the characters have to face comes from another dimension and is an indescribable superior force.
So the game is very good at it, to show that the protagonists are only normal humans who have to fight against something which is beyond their imagination.
The gameplay itself is the early 2000's standard. However the controls is way better than in the resident evil games at that time. The magic system gives the player some room to experiment with and add some interesting mechanics to the basic combat.
The atmosphere of the different locations switches between mysterious, threatening and scaring. Sometimes in a very dynamic way.
All in all an All-Time-Classic and it definitely manages to catch the spirit of the Lovecraft-horror.
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GameCube
Un gran represante en el género. Destacó por su acercamiento a la obra de lovecraft, su originalidad a la hora de narrar la historia y sobre todo, por el épico medidor de cordura que cuando bajaba mucho provocaba estragos en el juego. Cosa que... las primeras veces bien, pero a partir de la cuarta se hacia pesado e indiferente. Por lo demás un juego muy correcto con algunas historias mejores que otras, pero con buen potencial.
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GameCube
Its certainly an unique game but its no Silent Hill.
For a 20 years old fixed camera game it still holds out really well and even the combat isnt that bad. The story is told in an interesting way spanning through time and culture changes but i dont find it scary in the least and some of it comes of as goofy and cheesy specially since the game is so easy and you are mostly going through very linear levels with elementar puzzles that dont take even a second to solve, it really doesnt has none of the gravitas of the real horror fixed camera game classics like Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Crimson Butterfly, and so on.
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GameCube
I liked the part where they played Kiss me by Sixpence None the Richer although if Im being honest that was all my doing (Ill let it count though). Not sure why the roman soldier showed up, honestly not sure about a lot. I feel bad for that guy on the gamefaqs forum that couldnt get out of the prolog when I managed to do it while extremely drunk (like my man, just input 3:33 in the clock they literally tell you. Maybe time to call up the retirement gome. RING RING.
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GameCube
Overrated, had nice ideas but is extremely repetitive, which is a massive flaw seeing as the developers ask you to replay it several times for the "true ending". Even with just one playthrough you'll be seeing the same content over and over again. Beat it once and just go watch a video of the real ending, you won't be missing anything by doing this.
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Summary This horror story spans generations, so you must relive the blood-soaked history while conjuring spells, solving puzzles, and slaying supernatural beasts. Whether you're creeping around as the Roman Centurion, Cambodian villager, or any of the other characters, the psychological thriller will challenge you to use your mind as well as you...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- GameCube
Initial Release Date: Jun 23, 2002
Developer:
- Silicon Knights
Publisher: Nintendo
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