Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

NINTENDO GAMECUBE

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

THE FACTS

- Story spans over 20 centuries

- Revoluntionary sanity effects occur when your sanity meter is low.

- Dramatic camera

- Play as 12 unique and different characters

- Features historically accurate weaponry

- Enemy targeting system which allows you to dismember specific body parts of enemies

- Features deep magick system which contains many spells and enchantments.

- Superior 3D engine includes bump-mapping, radiosity light maps, ray-traced light maps, volumetric fogging, 24-bit color, 640x480 resolution running at 60 frames per second

- Detailed animation system includes reactive animations and facial animations

- Fitting sound effects and music in full surround sound

- Characters talk for a while in their native tongue until it translates to english

- For 1 player

- Memory Card: 15 blocks

- ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore and Violence)

COMMENTS

Eternal Darkness is one of the Gamecube's most underrated games. I actually perfer this to Resident Evil. Eternal Darkness doesn't rely so much on blood and gore (even though it has plenty of it) but on the psychological factor. It likes messing with your mind. The sanity meter is brilliant. Once it gets to a certain level things start happening. Silicon Knights have come up with some excellent ways to scare and confuse you. One time a screen popped up saying the controller was unplugged so I checked the connection only to realize I had been fooled. There are other effects that are even more convincing. In the beginning you start out as Alex Roivas who comes across a book while searching for her grandfather's murderer. The more she reads it the more she learns about humanity and its battle against a great source of evil. You control 12 different characters from 12 different periods of time. Each character has authenic weaponary and speak in their native tongue for a while. The controls are easy to get used to. You can use numerous weapons and magick. The magick system is very simple to use. In terms of length Eternal Darkness is above average and add to that the ability to play through it three ways. I highly recommend this game to anyone brave enough to try it.

RATINGS

Graphics: 9.0

Sound: 9.5

Gameplay: 9.0

Lasting Appeal: 8.5

Fun: 9.0

OVERALL: 90 %

Other sites & magazines:

IGN:

Presentation: 10.0

Graphics: 9.0

Sound: 9.0

Gameplay: 9.0

Lasting Appeal: 9.0

OVERALL: 9.6

Gamepro:

Graphics: 4.5

Sound: 4.5

Control: 4.5

Fun Factor: 4.5

Gamespot:

Gameplay: 9

Graphics: 9

Sound: 10

Value: 9

Tilt: 10

OVERALL: 9.4




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