Yes! That was an awesome game!

Yes! That was an awesome game!

I remember when I first rented this game. I had no expectations what so ever; it was new so I rented it. What I got was one of the most incredible gaming experiences I’d ever had. Spoony’s totally right about this; if you haven’t picked this game up before, do it now. The Sanity meter is the most original gaming experience I’ve ever had, and that’s just one aspect of the game.

Random trivia: Nintendo actually copyrighted the sanity meter’s concept. If you read the filing, it tells you every single thing the sanity meter can do…

I remember when I first rented this game. I had no expectations what so ever; it was new so I rented it. What I got was one of the most incredible gaming experiences I’d ever had. Spoony’s totally right about this; if you haven’t picked this game up before, do it now. The Sanity meter is the most original gaming experience I’ve ever had, and that’s just one aspect of the game.

Random trivia: Nintendo actually copyrighted the sanity meter’s concept. If you read the filing, it tells you every single thing the sanity meter can do…

I found this game for 30€ after looking around a bit after watching the vid, tempting

I found this game for 30€ after looking around a bit after watching the vid, tempting

great way to cap your list. Iplayed this game so many times, shame it never got a sequel

Holy shit, Silicon Knights made this.

Yha, everything else convinced me to get this, but thats just a cherry on the sundae of immortal suffering.

Holy shit, Silicon Knights made this.

Yha, everything else convinced me to get this, but thats just a cherry on the sundae of immortal suffering.

Holy shit, Silicon Knights made this.

Yha, everything else convinced me to get this, but thats just a cherry on the sundae of immortal suffering.

Somehow I knew this one will be featured here :) The best game I played on my Wii (and GC). Period.

Somehow I knew this one will be featured here :) The best game I played on my Wii (and GC). Period.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into this game. I loved the story, but that’s the only aspect of the game of which I had a very positive opinion.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into this game. I loved the story, but that’s the only aspect of the game of which I had a very positive opinion.

Eternal Darkness is one amazing game. I love it all the way, EXCEPT!; it has those stupid magic spells. Otherwise it’s a scary and an interesting game

Eternal Darkness is one amazing game. I love it all the way, EXCEPT!; it has those stupid magic spells. Otherwise it’s a scary and an interesting game

I agree completely with you Spoony. This game was genius, with its amazing Sanity features (my favorite personally being when you loose your head, you can pick it up and listen to it recite Hamlet.), great story (It’s a shame it’ll probably never get finish. I wonder what Mantorok is planning by the end.), and the spell system was innovative (Never had I played a game where you didn’t need every piece of the spell to learn it.).

It also had tons of history in it as well. And all the characters were very memorable (They were all voiced by Metal Gear Solid actors as well, which Silicon Knights must be applauded for).

Now imagine if they did a sequel on the Wii or DS. Imagine losing your sanity and having mail on your Wii to fool you or on the DS it makes it look like your batteries have died. That would just be amazing.

I can’t believe they never made a sequel (Even though one of the Sanity Effects lead you to believe so, haha). I’m just really surprised at how underrated and under appreciated this game was to the masses. RE5 was a childs game compared to it, and I have yet to ever play a game that’s made me NOT want to play it in the middle of the night.

Oh yeah…the bathtub…I had headphones on when that happened…Never again…

I agree completely with you Spoony. This game was genius, with its amazing Sanity features (my favorite personally being when you loose your head, you can pick it up and listen to it recite Hamlet.), great story (It’s a shame it’ll probably never get finish. I wonder what Mantorok is planning by the end.), and the spell system was innovative (Never had I played a game where you didn’t need every piece of the spell to learn it.).

It also had tons of history in it as well. And all the characters were very memorable (They were all voiced by Metal Gear Solid actors as well, which Silicon Knights must be applauded for).

Now imagine if they did a sequel on the Wii or DS. Imagine losing your sanity and having mail on your Wii to fool you or on the DS it makes it look like your batteries have died. That would just be amazing.

I can’t believe they never made a sequel (Even though one of the Sanity Effects lead you to believe so, haha). I’m just really surprised at how underrated and under appreciated this game was to the masses. RE5 was a childs game compared to it, and I have yet to ever play a game that’s made me NOT want to play it in the middle of the night.

Oh yeah…the bathtub…I had headphones on when that happened…Never again…

I would also like to add that the music in this game is one of the best I have ever heard (in games, that is). And I also got me a Gamecube for this game.

I would also like to add that the music in this game is one of the best I have ever heard (in games, that is). And I also got me a Gamecube for this game.

I ain’t seen this much force in my twenty years on the force. It’s un-fuckin-believable!

I was waiting for this one ever since you started the list.
I would’ve complained, if you hadn’t mentioned it eventually.
Such a unique game.

… the banging in the mansion…. the never ending banging in the mansion… argh

… the banging in the mansion…. the never ending banging in the mansion… argh

… the banging in the mansion…. the never ending banging in the mansion… argh

I never finished this game because I got very stuck. You have inspired me to start it again (since it’s been so long)

It’s pretty good. Very good. Only problem for me was that the scares basically ran out after two hours because I hadn’t even tried to keep my sanity.

It’s pretty good. Very good. Only problem for me was that the scares basically ran out after two hours because I hadn’t even tried to keep my sanity.

It’s pretty good. Very good. Only problem for me was that the scares basically ran out after two hours because I hadn’t even tried to keep my sanity.

Hell yeah, this one of my favourite games as well – though.. I haven’t finished it yet. But I will next week, damnit! :)

Hell yeah, this one of my favourite games as well – though.. I haven’t finished it yet. But I will next week, damnit! :)

Hell yeah, this is a great game…it messes with our minds…A Horror Classic

Hell yeah, this is a great game…it messes with our minds…A Horror Classic

I’m not even going to be here tomorrow for pumpkinhead… until sunday

I’m not even going to be here tomorrow for pumpkinhead… until sunday

Heavily inspired by the Cthulhu mythos.
Wouldn’t call it Lovecraftian though what with it having much action and less subtle terror.
Still probably the best game set in the Mythos. (along with Shadow of the Comet and Call of Cthulhu)

Heavily inspired by the Cthulhu mythos.
Wouldn’t call it Lovecraftian though what with it having much action and less subtle terror.
Still probably the best game set in the Mythos. (along with Shadow of the Comet and Call of Cthulhu)

Wow, I was starting to lose faith when you started dissing Zelda but you won some serious points with this choice.

An amazing game, and I hope the sanity system makes a return asap. It may well have been one of my favourite games if it just had a tad more content in it. I always felt that the combat (while great) was too forgiving and never used to its fullest potential because of weak enemy design. While the story was indeed of an epic scope, the level design and character development never seemed to match it and really the game was only several hours long. If Alex had been given a bit more time they would have had the best female game character right there.

There is also a point in the game (when playing as the fireman Michael), where you can’t proceed because you didn’t take a hidden statue with a previous character, that was kinda annoying.

While the bathtub scene was fantastic, the acting and bewitching atmosphere make this easily one of the very best horror games out there.

On a large tangent, I also loved the scary sections of Thief 3…

Wow, I was starting to lose faith when you started dissing Zelda but you won some serious points with this choice.

An amazing game, and I hope the sanity system makes a return asap. It may well have been one of my favourite games if it just had a tad more content in it. I always felt that the combat (while great) was too forgiving and never used to its fullest potential because of weak enemy design. While the story was indeed of an epic scope, the level design and character development never seemed to match it and really the game was only several hours long. If Alex had been given a bit more time they would have had the best female game character right there.

There is also a point in the game (when playing as the fireman Michael), where you can’t proceed because you didn’t take a hidden statue with a previous character, that was kinda annoying.

While the bathtub scene was fantastic, the acting and bewitching atmosphere make this easily one of the very best horror games out there.

On a large tangent, I also loved the scary sections of Thief 3…

Brilliant game and I agree with Spoony on all points, except the controls. When it came out I didn’t really like the controls… but I suppose when you compare it to RE it looks like a masterpiece.

The music is amazing and some really strong voice acting, too. There’s also autopsy reports on the monsters that you can see/listen to which were pretty cool.

And like Yahtzee said, Silicon Knights probably won’t make Eternal Darkness 2 because of a crippling fear of wealth and success.

Brilliant game and I agree with Spoony on all points, except the controls. When it came out I didn’t really like the controls… but I suppose when you compare it to RE it looks like a masterpiece.

The music is amazing and some really strong voice acting, too. There’s also autopsy reports on the monsters that you can see/listen to which were pretty cool.

And like Yahtzee said, Silicon Knights probably won’t make Eternal Darkness 2 because of a crippling fear of wealth and success.

Hm… game looks and sounds awesome. I’m definitely going to go find it and play it on my GC.

Hm… game looks and sounds awesome. I’m definitely going to go find it and play it on my GC.

I loved this game to death. You were right about the controls being very well implemented So much so, that they could have increased the difficulty of the enemies more. My only real disappointment is that the game was ported from the N64 before it was released. What I would give to see this game get the Resident Evil 1 make over. And you forget to mention that this game has some of the best voice acting ever done.

I loved this game to death. You were right about the controls being very well implemented So much so, that they could have increased the difficulty of the enemies more. My only real disappointment is that the game was ported from the N64 before it was released. What I would give to see this game get the Resident Evil 1 make over. And you forget to mention that this game has some of the best voice acting ever done.

“There is also a point in the game (when playing as the fireman Michael), where you can’t proceed because you didn’t take a hidden statue with a previous character, that was kinda annoying.”

You can proceed, you just miss out on the enchanted gladius which you don’t need to finish the game. Same goes for the Mantarok rune.

“There is also a point in the game (when playing as the fireman Michael), where you can’t proceed because you didn’t take a hidden statue with a previous character, that was kinda annoying.”

You can proceed, you just miss out on the enchanted gladius which you don’t need to finish the game. Same goes for the Mantarok rune.

Thank you, I never played resident evil growing up but I finally tried resident evil 4 when I was in college. I absolutely could not play it because the controls are so retarded. You can’t walk/run when you aim? bullshit, those controls are so frustrating and shouldn’t be necessary what makes a game scary. If you have to rely on horrible controls to make your game what it is then you are doing something wrong.

Thank you, I never played resident evil growing up but I finally tried resident evil 4 when I was in college. I absolutely could not play it because the controls are so retarded. You can’t walk/run when you aim? bullshit, those controls are so frustrating and shouldn’t be necessary what makes a game scary. If you have to rely on horrible controls to make your game what it is then you are doing something wrong.

Thank you, I never played resident evil growing up but I finally tried resident evil 4 when I was in college. I absolutely could not play it because the controls are so retarded. You can’t walk/run when you aim? bullshit, those controls are so frustrating and shouldn’t be necessary what makes a game scary. If you have to rely on horrible controls to make your game what it is then you are doing something wrong.

Eternal darkness, system shock 1&2, I have no mouth and i must scream…All “must have”.
Looks like Spoony is increasing his chances of better sales on ebay. :D

Mansion, Edward, Legrasse… Yeah, that sounds ctuluhu-ish !

Looks like an interesting game indeed !

Eternal darkness, system shock 1&2, I have no mouth and i must scream…All “must have”.
Looks like Spoony is increasing his chances of better sales on ebay. :D

Mansion, Edward, Legrasse… Yeah, that sounds ctuluhu-ish !

Looks like an interesting game indeed !

How did she know that was her grandfather just by his giant pool of blood and a arm?

I’ve considered getting this game a few times, and i think this just convinced me to do so.

I’ve considered getting this game a few times, and i think this just convinced me to do so.

I’ve considered getting this game a few times, and i think this just convinced me to do so.

A friend and I were talking about this game the other day. I don’t remember it that well, it’s been a long time since I’ve played it, but I don’t remember it being all that scary.

A friend and I were talking about this game the other day. I don’t remember it that well, it’s been a long time since I’ve played it, but I don’t remember it being all that scary.

Whoops! When I had this game, I kept refilling the Sanity Meter since I was used to wanting to keep meters full from RPG’s. I also didn’t think the game was that scary, but that was probably my own fault in retrospect. Maybe I should buy it again and not refill the Sanity Meter this time.

Whoops! When I had this game, I kept refilling the Sanity Meter since I was used to wanting to keep meters full from RPG’s. I also didn’t think the game was that scary, but that was probably my own fault in retrospect. Maybe I should buy it again and not refill the Sanity Meter this time.

The whole sanity meter is awesome, and the story is interesting, but the rest of the game play like fighting…yeah it’s pretty boring. All I gotta do it chop a zombies head off and poof, done it’s dead.
Different weapons? Oh let’s have them all work the same way. *sighs*
It’s not hard, but does get boring.

Which is one of the reasons I haven’t finished it up yet. It still sits on my list of games to play/finish, but the poor battle system puts a hamper on the experience at times. I do plan to finish it.

I hope if they ever make another one I hope they fix the battle system. I mean, maybe I wouldn’t have cared TOO much if most of the characters weren’t suppose to be fighters/warriors(if I remember right).

But the sanity meter was awesome. There were a few freaky scares that really got me and made it hard to finish the game, just ‘cause I was freaked out.

Though some of the things happening in the game didn’t fool me only because my TV doesn’t work the way the game shows it, but I could see it working at the time.

First one you put up Ive never heard of. The clip didnt really show what you meant about the games scariness though, it wasnt all that scary, and I dont have a WII so I wont be able to play this one. Sounds interesting though.

First one you put up Ive never heard of. The clip didnt really show what you meant about the games scariness though, it wasnt all that scary, and I dont have a WII so I wont be able to play this one. Sounds interesting though.

First one you put up Ive never heard of. The clip didnt really show what you meant about the games scariness though, it wasnt all that scary, and I dont have a WII so I wont be able to play this one. Sounds interesting though.

It’s her grandfather spoony.
But other than that I can only concur with you. It’s one of the greatest games ever. You should do more on it, imo. ;)

It’s her grandfather spoony.
But other than that I can only concur with you. It’s one of the greatest games ever. You should do more on it, imo. ;)

God yes I remember this game!!!
It was awesome! The best thing I loved about it was the interesting Monsters, they were so unique, that and the loosing your sanity thing :P

Please Great Spoony one, I beg of you..
Do a “Let’s Play” of Eternal Darkness!

You know you want too. Do eeeet.

God yes I remember this game!!!
It was awesome! The best thing I loved about it was the interesting Monsters, they were so unique, that and the loosing your sanity thing :P

Please Great Spoony one, I beg of you..
Do a “Let’s Play” of Eternal Darkness!

You know you want too. Do eeeet.

Definitely one of my favorites. The first game that honestly scared me enough to make me stop playing. Jesus, it’s just so freaky, and the insanity effects are insane. I so wish I could find another copy of this.

Definitely one of my favorites. The first game that honestly scared me enough to make me stop playing. Jesus, it’s just so freaky, and the insanity effects are insane. I so wish I could find another copy of this.

I agree with Spoony: Resident Evil used to have the worst controls ever, bar none. #4 was a huge improvement, but anything would have been better. I really don’t see how people can defend a control system more suited for tanks than people in cramped environments. Let’s just hope no more games use the same style…

I agree with Spoony: Resident Evil used to have the worst controls ever, bar none. #4 was a huge improvement, but anything would have been better. I really don’t see how people can defend a control system more suited for tanks than people in cramped environments. Let’s just hope no more games use the same style…

Awesome! One of the few horrorgames I completed in my life. A truly underrated classic, which needs a proper sequel. I remember playing it with my best friend, and it freezed during the saving process. We sat almost an hour still thinking that it was one of the insanity effects. Good times.

Awesome! One of the few horrorgames I completed in my life. A truly underrated classic, which needs a proper sequel. I remember playing it with my best friend, and it freezed during the saving process. We sat almost an hour still thinking that it was one of the insanity effects. Good times.

Spoony great review this is absolutly the best game ever. One side note though there are two jump scares in this game not just one. in the piano room and in the upstairs bathroom

Spoony great review this is absolutly the best game ever. One side note though there are two jump scares in this game not just one. in the piano room and in the upstairs bathroom

I’ve been considering getting this for a few months now but kept forgetting about it.

Thanks for reminding me, spoonster.

Spoony great review this is absolutly the best game ever. One side note though there are two jump scares in this game not just one. in the piano room and in the upstairs bathroom

Oh, I do love this game. Do I ever; one of the few good survival horror games released on the GameCube.

Oh, I do love this game. Do I ever; one of the few good survival horror games released on the GameCube.

The Resident Evil Fanboys are freakin’ rabid, I made a video saying that I like Eternal Darkness more than Resident Evil, and I have never been attacked more often about talking shit about a game then when I said that REmake was deeply flawed.

The Resident Evil Fanboys are freakin’ rabid, I made a video saying that I like Eternal Darkness more than Resident Evil, and I have never been attacked more often about talking shit about a game then when I said that REmake was deeply flawed.

You really should check out and review Sanitarium for the PC. It’s a really unique game that takes psychological horror very seriously. It has some obvious flaws, such as uneven acting and stiff gameplay, but the atmosphere and the story is really good. Everything comes together nicely and I’ve never seen a game so stuffed with symbolism before or after.

Great game. Sanitarium for PC, came out in 1998, if I remember correctly.

You really should check out and review Sanitarium for the PC. It’s a really unique game that takes psychological horror very seriously. It has some obvious flaws, such as uneven acting and stiff gameplay, but the atmosphere and the story is really good. Everything comes together nicely and I’ve never seen a game so stuffed with symbolism before or after.

Great game. Sanitarium for PC, came out in 1998, if I remember correctly.

Oh wow, i remember playing this game a few years ago at a friends house, I nearly had to knock him out just to borrow the game! The jump scare, as you mentioned is indeed the scariest moment in the game. I don’t remember much about many game’s but that scare while being immersed in that game and the inability to trigger it again makes it all worth while. My body locked up during the scare instead of jerking like it normally does. When you scare someone so much that they dare not move a character one pixel on a screen for fear of what will happen next, I’d say you’ve done the best job that you can do. I remember playing through all the different forms and apparitions that you choose at the start and it never got old. I think ill go to the store and get this again, it’s well worth the buy, especially in today’s market with nothing but graphics.

Oh wow, i remember playing this game a few years ago at a friends house, I nearly had to knock him out just to borrow the game! The jump scare, as you mentioned is indeed the scariest moment in the game. I don’t remember much about many game’s but that scare while being immersed in that game and the inability to trigger it again makes it all worth while. My body locked up during the scare instead of jerking like it normally does. When you scare someone so much that they dare not move a character one pixel on a screen for fear of what will happen next, I’d say you’ve done the best job that you can do. I remember playing through all the different forms and apparitions that you choose at the start and it never got old. I think ill go to the store and get this again, it’s well worth the buy, especially in today’s market with nothing but graphics.

The story was ok, but the gameplay felt unpolished, clunky and boring… and it wasn’t really scary at all. The sanity effects gave me a few chuckles but nothing more.

The story was ok, but the gameplay felt unpolished, clunky and boring… and it wasn’t really scary at all. The sanity effects gave me a few chuckles but nothing more.

I’ve never even PLAYED Eternal Darkness. But, as a game design major in college, the things I know about it have a great influence on my thought structure on game design. I even have a design document written out for an RPG with mechanics heavily inspired by Eternal Darkness. i just wish i had the game and a Wii so I could look it over more thoroughly.

I’ve never even PLAYED Eternal Darkness. But, as a game design major in college, the things I know about it have a great influence on my thought structure on game design. I even have a design document written out for an RPG with mechanics heavily inspired by Eternal Darkness. i just wish i had the game and a Wii so I could look it over more thoroughly.

Yeah my friends could never really finish it he was to scared to play it. I was scared once but now it is like a good book you can read over and over again. Its on the list of wind waker and RE4 and the first halo you can play over and over again.

Yeah my friends could never really finish it he was to scared to play it. I was scared once but now it is like a good book you can read over and over again. Its on the list of wind waker and RE4 and the first halo you can play over and over again.

The game may not be Cthulhu in name but it makes a lot of nods to HPL. For example, Lagrasse is the name of the Inspector in original story Call of Cthulhu.

I’m glad to see that Spoony agrees with me: If you own a Gamecube and you don’t own this game, GET OFF YOUR ASS!

The game may not be Cthulhu in name but it makes a lot of nods to HPL. For example, Lagrasse is the name of the Inspector in original story Call of Cthulhu.

I’m glad to see that Spoony agrees with me: If you own a Gamecube and you don’t own this game, GET OFF YOUR ASS!

Back in 2003, a friend introduced me to this game simply by saying “bathtub… play it.”. I did (first by renting it) and went buying it two days later. All concepts which build the core of the game go together incredibly well. There’s no randomness, every feature and every detail has its meaning and its raison d’être. Casting a spell isn’t just “using cool colourful magic from nowhere”, but essentially calling the powers of the creature you decided to bond with in the first place. While proceeding, you learn that every person who came in contact with the Darkness perceives it in his very own way (or has to perceive it in the worst way possible). For example, one character’s only company are his housekeepers who become corrupted with Darkness once the character delves too deep into the Eternal Darkness matter, because of arousing attention of the ones who pull strings in the back.
Silicon Knight did a brilliant job in making the player feel the way the characters have to feel as soon as they get to know the Darkness. It’s a tightrope walk between succumbing to the Eternal Darkness or using one’s own life to help ensure the continued existence of humanity. And, in the end, all sacrifices made throughout the centuries will eventually pay off.
One of my very favorite games.

Back in 2003, a friend introduced me to this game simply by saying “bathtub… play it.”. I did (first by renting it) and went buying it two days later. All concepts which build the core of the game go together incredibly well. There’s no randomness, every feature and every detail has its meaning and its raison d’être. Casting a spell isn’t just “using cool colourful magic from nowhere”, but essentially calling the powers of the creature you decided to bond with in the first place. While proceeding, you learn that every person who came in contact with the Darkness perceives it in his very own way (or has to perceive it in the worst way possible). For example, one character’s only company are his housekeepers who become corrupted with Darkness once the character delves too deep into the Eternal Darkness matter, because of arousing attention of the ones who pull strings in the back.
Silicon Knight did a brilliant job in making the player feel the way the characters have to feel as soon as they get to know the Darkness. It’s a tightrope walk between succumbing to the Eternal Darkness or using one’s own life to help ensure the continued existence of humanity. And, in the end, all sacrifices made throughout the centuries will eventually pay off.
One of my very favorite games.

“Best game ever” you say? Do I smell a new Let’s Play from Spoony :)

Well, I certiantly would LOVE to play this game, mostly because I really like psychological horrors. However, I have no video game consoles in my house and I doubt I’ll ever get to have one, which is a real shame.

Well, I certiantly would LOVE to play this game, mostly because I really like psychological horrors. However, I have no video game consoles in my house and I doubt I’ll ever get to have one, which is a real shame.

Wow. Sorry to say, but what a disappointing way to cap the list. I was hoping for, perhaps, some obscure, underrated classic that I would want to seek out, but instead I get this overrated thing.

I remember borrowing this from a friend who raved over it, and one night, after popping it into my Gamecube and putting out all of the lights, I quit after only a few hours. It was just so . . . uninspired. The fighting was awkward and uninteresting and quickly became repetitive, the storyline never quite picked up (although it might have, had I kept playing), and the scares . . . well, outside of the “sanity effects,” were just not there — at all. In fact, without the sanity effects, it would be mostly forgettable to me.

I cannot for the life of me understand why this game is so loved when it seemed to me such a mediocre title. Maybe I’m missing something, and I should pick it up again and give it another go.

Wow. Sorry to say, but what a disappointing way to cap the list. I was hoping for, perhaps, some obscure, underrated classic that I would want to seek out, but instead I get this overrated thing.

I remember borrowing this from a friend who raved over it, and one night, after popping it into my Gamecube and putting out all of the lights, I quit after only a few hours. It was just so . . . uninspired. The fighting was awkward and uninteresting and quickly became repetitive, the storyline never quite picked up (although it might have, had I kept playing), and the scares . . . well, outside of the “sanity effects,” were just not there — at all. In fact, without the sanity effects, it would be mostly forgettable to me.

I cannot for the life of me understand why this game is so loved when it seemed to me such a mediocre title. Maybe I’m missing something, and I should pick it up again and give it another go.

Bravo Spoony. This has been a great series, and you’ve ended with one of my favorite horror games. Everything about this game is still fantastic, despite the dated visual presentation. I really wish I still owned it.

Bravo Spoony. This has been a great series, and you’ve ended with one of my favorite horror games. Everything about this game is still fantastic, despite the dated visual presentation. I really wish I still owned it.

A question – is there any way to play it on emulator? Any working gamecube emulator or something? I got pretty interested but I only have the sony consoles (ps, ps2, ps3 and psp xD) and I doubt I’ll ever get gamecube/wii. In worst case scenario I’d even be gratefull for a link to a let’s play version (but that’s just not the same…).

A question – is there any way to play it on emulator? Any working gamecube emulator or something? I got pretty interested but I only have the sony consoles (ps, ps2, ps3 and psp xD) and I doubt I’ll ever get gamecube/wii. In worst case scenario I’d even be gratefull for a link to a let’s play version (but that’s just not the same…).

I don’t own any consoles, so unfortunately I can’t play this. Are there any good complete Let’s Play recordings on YouTube?

I don’t own any consoles, so unfortunately I can’t play this. Are there any good complete Let’s Play recordings on YouTube?

Aaaah … Eternal darkness … One of my first game cube game and by far my favourite survival horror ! Not only was it a really scary ( and sometime quite originally so) game, but the combat system, the story, the characters … Everything added up to make it a really great game ! I’m definitively going to replay this game now !

I would actually like to see you LP this. Also, there is a user named “Katrinous” on Youtube who did a letsplay of the games, all three paths.

Btw, did anyone else notice that the time read “333″ when Alex picked up the phone in the intro? Neat easter egg.

I would actually like to see you LP this. Also, there is a user named “Katrinous” on Youtube who did a letsplay of the games, all three paths.

Btw, did anyone else notice that the time read “333″ when Alex picked up the phone in the intro? Neat easter egg.

LOL you spent the whole review saying it was her uncle who got killed. When the game started talking about her grandfather I was like “huh?” Looks really cool though.

RE has more plots holes than a swiss cheese, bad character development and awful controls and analizing gamplay affecting in-game matter such as story its stupid considering they are “special forces” don’t they?
RE 4 fixed the controls now i really believe im a guy that know how to use a gun in SH you have awesome stories, well developed characters and plots not just “oh my god it was from the goverment”, “oh my god he was evil all this time” i guess RE fanboys also like Uwe “Balls” movies

and to the guy saying its overrated… are u serious? gtfo compare it to any other game that is overrated talk about rpgs and you instantly get FFVII and talk about horror games and pretty much you get RE in there with no doubt
people that really know about a certain genre have more chances to know about “i have no mouth, and i must scream”, and even more about “system shock” and “eternal darknes” (more games too but trying to make a point with what spoony has shown us) but go talk about 5 great horror games and pretty much you will not get Eternal darkness in there unless those people had a gamecube or someone that use to have the game

again talk about rpgs and even people that don’t even like rpgs will say its good…thats is a “truly” overrated game

RE has more plots holes than a swiss cheese, bad character development and awful controls and analizing gamplay affecting in-game matter such as story its stupid considering they are “special forces” don’t they?
RE 4 fixed the controls now i really believe im a guy that know how to use a gun in SH you have awesome stories, well developed characters and plots not just “oh my god it was from the goverment”, “oh my god he was evil all this time” i guess RE fanboys also like Uwe “Balls” movies

and to the guy saying its overrated… are u serious? gtfo compare it to any other game that is overrated talk about rpgs and you instantly get FFVII and talk about horror games and pretty much you get RE in there with no doubt
people that really know about a certain genre have more chances to know about “i have no mouth, and i must scream”, and even more about “system shock” and “eternal darknes” (more games too but trying to make a point with what spoony has shown us) but go talk about 5 great horror games and pretty much you will not get Eternal darkness in there unless those people had a gamecube or someone that use to have the game

again talk about rpgs and even people that don’t even like rpgs will say its good…thats is a “truly” overrated game

that looks AMAZING!!!!

Oh goddamn that game! It was awesome! I think its one of my favorite games as well. I loved how all of these different chapters with different characters had a little additional gimmick based on the character or his items, like the archeologist that wipes dust off the ground to view engravings. That kind of little detail is always cool.

I could never finish the game however. I was stuck at that one big boss battle against the black guardian, and it was a rental so…

Oh goddamn that game! It was awesome! I think its one of my favorite games as well. I loved how all of these different chapters with different characters had a little additional gimmick based on the character or his items, like the archeologist that wipes dust off the ground to view engravings. That kind of little detail is always cool.

I could never finish the game however. I was stuck at that one big boss battle against the black guardian, and it was a rental so…

I remember when my friend told me about this game…he let me borrow his copy, and I didn’t return it for a good year and a half, because a) I loved it so much, and b) I couldn’t find a copy of my own xD I eventually managed to track down a used copy, which was when I finally relinquished my hold on it.

I’m so glad you spotlighted this! One of my favorite games (for me it ties with killer7, I love games that screw with your mind).

I don’t know about Eternal Darkness… I played it a few hours, and I just got bored. I didn’t find it interesting. To me, it was really chessy, and some of the dialogue was pretty off… I find better story, gameplay and characters in Silent Hill and the other AWESOME franchise from Silicon Knights: Legacy of Kain! Or is it Blood Omen?

I don’t know about Eternal Darkness… I played it a few hours, and I just got bored. I didn’t find it interesting. To me, it was really chessy, and some of the dialogue was pretty off… I find better story, gameplay and characters in Silent Hill and the other AWESOME franchise from Silicon Knights: Legacy of Kain! Or is it Blood Omen?

I love how it breaks the 4th wall just though basically story telling. I haven’t seen a game do that before or since.

I live in St. Catharines, where this was made, and it fills me with a little joy that a game this amazing was produced in a small city like my own. What’s even more astounding is how Silicon Knights can make this and then shit out Too Human.

I live in St. Catharines, where this was made, and it fills me with a little joy that a game this amazing was produced in a small city like my own. What’s even more astounding is how Silicon Knights can make this and then shit out Too Human.

My gripes with this games are that it’s too easy to refill your sanity meter via a spell, so you can easily miss all the scary mindfucks (as I did), also I thought the controls were a bit clunky. Yet the story is so engrossing I HAD to finish it almost in one sitting.

I have always wanted to play this game because it takes place in my home state. Though I’ve also heard it’s good, it’s on my “shit I need to play” list.

I have always wanted to play this game because it takes place in my home state. Though I’ve also heard it’s good, it’s on my “shit I need to play” list.

Spoony…I am speechless. I have never been so happy in months, and watching your video was what put me into such state. Eternal Darkness Sanity’s Requiem is my favourite Horror game ever, and seeing you, glowingly reviewing it, saying how awesome it really is, how its many features rock the survival horror genre so much…You are fantastic, and this is, by far, my favourite video of all you have posted during this Halloween period.

If you ever make a Let’s Play of this game, I would watch it eyes stick to the PC screen.

A Let’s Play of this would be so fricken’ awesome I can’t express it. The Sanity effects where outstanding and really made me question what was going on in the game at times. I’d love to re-live this game with Spoony’s commen

A Let’s Play of this would be so fricken’ awesome I can’t express it. The Sanity effects where outstanding and really made me question what was going on in the game at times. I’d love to re-live this game with Spoony’s commen

Holy fuck, its Kain’s voice

Holy shit, the voice actor (Jennifer Hale) for the main character is the same one who did Jun’ko Zane from Freelancer. That’s a surprising event as I just started replaying Freelancer yesterday.

Thanks Spoony for pointing out this gem. Now I definitely have to pick this game up, new or used.

Holy shit, the voice actor (Jennifer Hale) for the main character is the same one who did Jun’ko Zane from Freelancer. That’s a surprising event as I just started replaying Freelancer yesterday.

Thanks Spoony for pointing out this gem. Now I definitely have to pick this game up, new or used.

You got no taste what so ever. This american garbage is ‘bast story’? lol

So you like Eternal Darkness, Dark Corners and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream…
Spoony, I want to be your gay lover. FOREVER!

…okay sorry for that…umm…great choices Spoony.

“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before…”
I love that poem.

“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before…”
I love that poem.

This game was definitely excellent, and definitely my favorite take on the Lovecraftian Mythos.

I would recommend any who haven’t played it to avoid looking for a Let’s Play, if you can help it at all. While some games are great for the spectacle, this is a game that is an experience that is meant to be played rather than simply watched. Unfortunately, a good chunk of the flavor gets lost in translation if you just watch it.

I adore eternal darkness, I did get confused once when the game stopped and a screen came up for ‘To be continued in eternal darkness 2′ only for Alex to snap back into her sanity.

I adore eternal darkness, I did get confused once when the game stopped and a screen came up for ‘To be continued in eternal darkness 2′ only for Alex to snap back into her sanity.

I loved the part set during WW1 (or 2) where you’re trapped in a church with just a camera while everyone around you is getting mutilated…also the statues used to get to me. Awesome game.

Definitely my favorite horror game of all time. Wish Silicon Knights had half a brain and actually made another one. I feel terrible that I didn’t actually buy this game, I only rented it. For all that it matters, BUY THIS GAME!!! You will never be more afraid. Maximilianus’s autopsies are worth every penny for this game.

“The veil has opened! And we should not see beyond! We…we weren’t meant to…never…ever…meant to…”

Definitely my favorite horror game of all time. Wish Silicon Knights had half a brain and actually made another one. I feel terrible that I didn’t actually buy this game, I only rented it. For all that it matters, BUY THIS GAME!!! You will never be more afraid. Maximilianus’s autopsies are worth every penny for this game.

“The veil has opened! And we should not see beyond! We…we weren’t meant to…never…ever…meant to…”

Holy crap, yes! That one jump scare has been imprinted in my brain and spine. I completely froze up as if time stopped, and dropped the controller. Still gives me chills to this day. Love it.

“You got no taste what so ever. This american garbage is ‘bast story’? lol”
Yes. This is the bast story. The bastest story ever.

i fucking love Eternal Darkness, easily one of my favorite games, but even i think Spoony is wildly exaggerating here. not that it matters, as his point still stands: anyone with even a passing interest in horror games should do whatever is necessary to play this game. in my opinion, it’s not nearly as good as Silent Hill 2, perhaps not even as good as Silent Hill 3, but it’s much more accessible to a wider audience without being anything close to a lowest-common-denominator pandering work of mediocrity. kind of a weird choice for “BEST GAME EVER,” but unquestionably a great game

i fucking love Eternal Darkness, easily one of my favorite games, but even i think Spoony is wildly exaggerating here. not that it matters, as his point still stands: anyone with even a passing interest in horror games should do whatever is necessary to play this game. in my opinion, it’s not nearly as good as Silent Hill 2, perhaps not even as good as Silent Hill 3, but it’s much more accessible to a wider audience without being anything close to a lowest-common-denominator pandering work of mediocrity. kind of a weird choice for “BEST GAME EVER,” but unquestionably a great game

Yes! Eternal Darkness! I actually bought copies of this game to give to my friends; I loved it so much. And Allan is still stalling on playing it. >/ If they could pull of a sequel, I want it.

When my friends saw me playing this game, they said it was shit.
The fools.

I was utterly obsessed with this game, I would play it for hours and then not be able to sleep because I was so terrified at how scary it was.

But the scariest thing in the game was the music. The two thumps and the single note in the mansion set the mood perfectly, and the loading screen has the most pants-shittingly scary 5 seconds of music I’ve ever heard.

You have to do a Let’s Play of this.

When my friends saw me playing this game, they said it was shit.
The fools.

I was utterly obsessed with this game, I would play it for hours and then not be able to sleep because I was so terrified at how scary it was.

But the scariest thing in the game was the music. The two thumps and the single note in the mansion set the mood perfectly, and the loading screen has the most pants-shittingly scary 5 seconds of music I’ve ever heard.

You have to do a Let’s Play of this.

Hell yes! Eternal Darkness was my TRUE first horror game. I love all the things you already mentioned but something that you didn’t is how the game stays fresh from how you continually change to different characters who have different levels of sanity/magick/health and items and weapons. If I had to only play one horror game for the rest of my life, it would be Eternal Darkness. It was a joy to find you love it as much as I Spoony.

This looks incredibly interesting. I have yet to truly dive into a horror game and actually enjoy it. I was also looking for a new game to play on the GC, since I just grabbed one for $30 for two other games. Good call, I’m going to check this one out.

This looks incredibly interesting. I have yet to truly dive into a horror game and actually enjoy it. I was also looking for a new game to play on the GC, since I just grabbed one for $30 for two other games. Good call, I’m going to check this one out.

Another good review. Like many others this game was my first delve into the horror section of gaming. it had great storyline, interesting characters and sanity effects to die for. sadly never completed it, thanks to the bost monster in the WW1-WW2 level

“off” a sequel. No edit button. Also, I never ran into it, but I heard the game would start messing with you with things like “now erasing your save” or something. You think an Eternal Darkness on the 360 would find some way to simulate the RROD?

“off” a sequel. No edit button. Also, I never ran into it, but I heard the game would start messing with you with things like “now erasing your save” or something. You think an Eternal Darkness on the 360 would find some way to simulate the RROD?

Coool I got this game for 8 bucks because I didn’t have many games for the gamecube and heard it was really good. I haven’t played it yet, but now I certainly will! Thanks Spoony!

I had this on my cube, played it through a time or two and honestly I thought it was a big bag of wasted potential. The episodic structure was interesting, but the chapters were very short and easy, almost over before you had time for the mood to settle. The one with the French knight was good and creepy, but the rest – bleh.

The control scheme was nice, but it also made combat extremely easy. You never really felt a threat from the monsters as long as you had a melee weapon, since it was so incredibly easy to chop their limbs and heads off. And you didn’t experience the insanity effects much if you played normally since you regained sanity when you killed a monster or by casting a really cheap spell. Worse yet, many of the effects were just funny, not scary – like I’m going to believe the cube is deleting my saves. I know it will never happen.

I had this on my cube, played it through a time or two and honestly I thought it was a big bag of wasted potential. The episodic structure was interesting, but the chapters were very short and easy, almost over before you had time for the mood to settle. The one with the French knight was good and creepy, but the rest – bleh.

The control scheme was nice, but it also made combat extremely easy. You never really felt a threat from the monsters as long as you had a melee weapon, since it was so incredibly easy to chop their limbs and heads off. And you didn’t experience the insanity effects much if you played normally since you regained sanity when you killed a monster or by casting a really cheap spell. Worse yet, many of the effects were just funny, not scary – like I’m going to believe the cube is deleting my saves. I know it will never happen.

everything he said is true, i hope he do a LP, best control, scary, sanity, and the end is perfect,

also i thought it be funny to do all the crazy sanity thing without spoilers and i hate the jump scary thing

This jump scare you speak of is a certain one taking place in a certain place where certain people take a certain kind of certain hygienic bath, certainly?

This jump scare you speak of is a certain one taking place in a certain place where certain people take a certain kind of certain hygienic bath, certainly?

I think calling ED the best horror game of all time is going way too far, all those things are only cool the first time they happen then they’re no longer scary.

ED is incredible. I loved the the voices used for the spellcasting specifically Mannoroth and Chuturga, the sort of hidden 4th color of magic, and the secret ending you get for beating the game 3 times.

ED is incredible. I loved the the voices used for the spellcasting specifically Mannoroth and Chuturga, the sort of hidden 4th color of magic, and the secret ending you get for beating the game 3 times.

Yeeeeeees.

I have it, I played it so many times, I love it without a doubt. And am so very glad to hear you love it so much too.

I never understood why people like this game so much. In fact everything you said, Spoony, I simply don’t see. I love scary games, I really do but almost everything about this game seemed sub par. The only thing I liked about the game were some of it’s more clever scares, not so much the head exploding crap though. Maybe it just went in with too high expectations as I had recently played Call of Cthulhu: DCotE, which happens to be my favorite horror game of all time. Still for the most part this game just bored me. I ended up not finishing the game though I believe I was close to the end. Even so, in light of you speaking of this game I have decided to give it another shot. Hopefully I’ll like it this time around.

Agree with you completely, Spoony. This is the only GC game that my wife and I INSISTED that we had to track done when we got our Wii. There is such a persistent feeling of creepiness throughout the whole game, from beginning to end, even without the “sanity effects” screwing with your mind.

The music…. oh, Dear God, the MUSIC!! Creepy strings and eerie whispering voices and…. brrrrrrrr! And the best part is the fact that the creepiness doesn’t simply “pay off” in the jump-scares that we have become used to in the horror movies, save once (and I just had to trip that fucker at, like, 1:30 in the morning after the wife had gone to bed. I’ll never take a god-damned bath again!). The fact that we wait and wait and wait for the cheap scare that never comes…. suspended in a state of perpetual creep-out… is, IMHO, this games greatest strength as a horror game.

The sanity…. oh, Dear God, the SANITY!! A healing spell…. that kills you. Walking into a room full of monsters and getting a “controller disconnected” message. Bleeding walls. Statues that watch you as you walk by. Mind-screws by the score.

I never understood why people like this game so much. In fact everything you said, Spoony, I simply don’t see. I love scary games, I really do but almost everything about this game seemed sub par. The only thing I liked about the game were some of it’s more clever scares, not so much the head exploding crap though. Maybe it just went in with too high expectations as I had recently played Call of Cthulhu: DCotE, which happens to be my favorite horror game of all time. Still for the most part this game just bored me. I ended up not finishing the game though I believe I was close to the end. Even so, in light of you speaking of this game I have decided to give it another shot. Hopefully I’ll like it this time around.

Bravo! You, sir, are a man after my own heart. I love this game to death and beyond. I was surprised you didn’t mention the spell system, which has got to be one of my own favorite parts of the game. And by the way, thanks for not showing that jump scare scene. I fall out of my chair every time I watch it.

Bravo! You, sir, are a man after my own heart. I love this game to death and beyond. I was surprised you didn’t mention the spell system, which has got to be one of my own favorite parts of the game. And by the way, thanks for not showing that jump scare scene. I fall out of my chair every time I watch it.

you need to make a Let’s Play video for this game, it looks really good!

I’m absolutely positive I played this wrong; I kept refilling my sanity meter with a spell just because, if I’m remembering this right, you die if it empties out, so I probably missed all the good stuff, and most of the game devolved into a running gunfight with the horrors from beyond. That said, the story was good enough that I played all the way through, and even did all three tracks, minor though the differences may have been.

That’s a good recomendation, I guess. Engrossing even when you fucking do it wrong.

I’m absolutely positive I played this wrong; I kept refilling my sanity meter with a spell just because, if I’m remembering this right, you die if it empties out, so I probably missed all the good stuff, and most of the game devolved into a running gunfight with the horrors from beyond. That said, the story was good enough that I played all the way through, and even did all three tracks, minor though the differences may have been.

That’s a good recomendation, I guess. Engrossing even when you fucking do it wrong.

okay, one bit of advice to those people who want to look up a lets play of this game: DON’T
you would lose a LOT of the atmosphere from this game, and a lot of the feel
i don’t want to spoil anything, but to really get some of the scares, you need to be playing it, NOT watching it

Even though I never played this game, I had the opportunity to see some of things that would happen as the sanity meter was on the low side (thanks to the Internet). I must say those were probably some of the best fake out moments I have ever seen to occur in a video game. Apparently, the gaming company, Atlus, loved one of those moments, as well, because they had also used it one of their games, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner – Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army. I don’t want to say what that specific moment was, but if you want to see what I am talking about, go to these links (SPOILER ALERT!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm3BICyuRbw , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RXwjWa-ISU .

I LOVE this game so much, the sanity effects are my favorite part of the game. I would drain their sanity meter on purpose to see the scary effects and believe me…they are fucked up.

I LOVE this game so much, the sanity effects are my favorite part of the game. I would drain their sanity meter on purpose to see the scary effects and believe me…they are fucked up.

Any of the three possible Paul Luthor deaths ranks up there with some of the most unintentionally hilarious scenes in gaming history.

One of my all time favorite scary games.
Yeah it uses the same control scheme as the older RESIDENT EVIL games but I agree with spoony that the control scheme is awsomly pickup and play.
I even remember XPLAY’S review where ADAM SESSLER said “I destroyed three GAME CUBE systems because the game said it was deleting my save data”. I didn’t fall for that trick in the game but I did switch the channel one time when the game switched to channel 3 supposedly. That made me laugh. I also remember the guys parts falling apart and even the room in the WWII part were I picked up pistol ammo and when the character went back into reality, the ammo I picked up was gone.
If I still had my SEGA SATURN, my copy of ENEMY ZERO, I would love to do a double feature of playing both ETERNAL DARKNESS and ENEMY ZERO

PS: I still wonder about the upcomming sequal that’s comming out on the Wii….

Hell yes!

Easily one of the best horror games ever made. Personally, I may have found Fatal Frame/Project Zero III: The Tormented to be scarier, but there is no denying the sheer impact that Eternal Darkness has on those who dare play it.

Hell yes!

Easily one of the best horror games ever made. Personally, I may have found Fatal Frame/Project Zero III: The Tormented to be scarier, but there is no denying the sheer impact that Eternal Darkness has on those who dare play it.

You had to end on a gamecube game, didn’t you? ;-) Granted, it looks like a good one- but I could never stand the absolutely horrible shape of the gamecube controller (which I suspect has something to do with why no one tried copying the control scheme of this game). And the Wii is just plain gimmicky.

Oh well.

I had great difficulty completing the game: Maximilian’s level really got to me. So unbelievably frightening.

SPOILERS JUST IN CASE:

What I like most about the game (apart from the glorious sanity metre) is the episodic nature of it. I love the fact that you could start off as a feisty young girl in the 20th Century, then become a seasoned Roman Centurion, then a Cambodian slave girl, then a Frankish peasant, THEN a Persian swordsman, going on to different periods in history. I really love games like that.

I also agree with the apologising for Resident Evil controls. If being able to run while shooting and strage makes it “less scary” or “too easy” then how does that explain how certain levels in Half-Life 2, Thief, System Shock, Bioshock and countless others can be utterly terrifying AND difficult, yet with the supposed “game/tension breaking” ability of the seasoned soldier to SHOOT WHILE MOVING and STEP SIDEWAYS?

Honestly, I enjoy RE, but the controls are just silly.

I had great difficulty completing the game: Maximilian’s level really got to me. So unbelievably frightening.

SPOILERS JUST IN CASE:

What I like most about the game (apart from the glorious sanity metre) is the episodic nature of it. I love the fact that you could start off as a feisty young girl in the 20th Century, then become a seasoned Roman Centurion, then a Cambodian slave girl, then a Frankish peasant, THEN a Persian swordsman, going on to different periods in history. I really love games like that.

I also agree with the apologising for Resident Evil controls. If being able to run while shooting and strage makes it “less scary” or “too easy” then how does that explain how certain levels in Half-Life 2, Thief, System Shock, Bioshock and countless others can be utterly terrifying AND difficult, yet with the supposed “game/tension breaking” ability of the seasoned soldier to SHOOT WHILE MOVING and STEP SIDEWAYS?

Honestly, I enjoy RE, but the controls are just silly.

Goddamnit, Spoony, you have finally pushed me over the edge. I’m picking up a controller, a gamecube memory card, and this game ASAP for Wii-age.

Wow Spoony your favorite game? Don’t get me wrong Eternal Darkness was good but I didn’t think it that good. I don’t remember the control scheme being that amazing. Kind of like Resident Evil just with auto aim targeting an less tanky directional movement. And the Sanity scares to be honest never got to me much because I think I am the type of person that just is not fooled by them for one second. Like in the recent Batman Arkham Asylum game they pulled that trick and I instantly figured it out an knew it wasn’t a real problem with my system or TV. But the game gets points for being original since I do think it was one of the first to do that trick. Only thing before it I could remember was maybe the part in Metal Gear Solid where Psycho Mantis is messing with you if that counts.

But anyway my favorite thing about the game was how you played as multiple people throughout different time periods. That was really fun an should have been done in more games. Hell we really just kind of need an Eternal Darkness 2. Though I think the story wraps itself up by the end so there isn’t really room for one unless it was a prequel.

Wow Spoony your favorite game? Don’t get me wrong Eternal Darkness was good but I didn’t think it that good. I don’t remember the control scheme being that amazing. Kind of like Resident Evil just with auto aim targeting an less tanky directional movement. And the Sanity scares to be honest never got to me much because I think I am the type of person that just is not fooled by them for one second. Like in the recent Batman Arkham Asylum game they pulled that trick and I instantly figured it out an knew it wasn’t a real problem with my system or TV. But the game gets points for being original since I do think it was one of the first to do that trick. Only thing before it I could remember was maybe the part in Metal Gear Solid where Psycho Mantis is messing with you if that counts.

But anyway my favorite thing about the game was how you played as multiple people throughout different time periods. That was really fun an should have been done in more games. Hell we really just kind of need an Eternal Darkness 2. Though I think the story wraps itself up by the end so there isn’t really room for one unless it was a prequel.

I love Eternal Darkness. Sillicon Knights deserve an award. Also, My fave Ancient is Xelotath, because of the dialogue scenes between it and Augustus. The two voice thing is done so well. Cheers for another game we both hold in high esteem Noah!

Oh yeah also I forgot to address the RE controls comment about them being bad. Personally I am an oldschool RE fanboy who always loved the original controls for playing differently. It’s really a good scheme to go along with the static movie style camera angles the old games used. It also helped make the zombies an actual threat. Cause I am sorry but a slow moving zombie is no threat when you can run while shooting an strafing an the like. But take away the persons ability to run an shoot at the same time an suddenly its a tactical decision whether to turn an run or try to stand an kill that zombie bearing down on you. It works perfectly to make a monster that otherwise would be pathetic an exciting encounter. Where your just thinking “oh shit its getting closer is it going to die before it gets me?”

So yeah for all you people that just never got the controls an the reason for them I simply say fuck you guys. Besides you should be happy RE4 gave you what you wanted. Turned the series into just another third person shooter.

Oh yeah also I forgot to address the RE controls comment about them being bad. Personally I am an oldschool RE fanboy who always loved the original controls for playing differently. It’s really a good scheme to go along with the static movie style camera angles the old games used. It also helped make the zombies an actual threat. Cause I am sorry but a slow moving zombie is no threat when you can run while shooting an strafing an the like. But take away the persons ability to run an shoot at the same time an suddenly its a tactical decision whether to turn an run or try to stand an kill that zombie bearing down on you. It works perfectly to make a monster that otherwise would be pathetic an exciting encounter. Where your just thinking “oh shit its getting closer is it going to die before it gets me?”

So yeah for all you people that just never got the controls an the reason for them I simply say fuck you guys. Besides you should be happy RE4 gave you what you wanted. Turned the series into just another third person shooter.

This is probably one of my favorite survival horror games. Probably one of the best introductions to a game as well.

Also I believe silicon knights have stated they plan to revisit the Eternal Darkness universe. Considering how poo your pants scary this one was and how much it screws with your head I can’t wait to see the next one. I expect to be disappointed due to high hopes but there’s so much promise here and I’d like to see a new one.

Also I believe silicon knights have stated they plan to revisit the Eternal Darkness universe. Considering how poo your pants scary this one was and how much it screws with your head I can’t wait to see the next one. I expect to be disappointed due to high hopes but there’s so much promise here and I’d like to see a new one.

Hmm… I actually didn’t like the controls very much.

I gotta admit i’m a little surprised this is your favorite game ever spoony. I have seen comments throughout this whole halloween special of people going “when are you gonna do eternal darkness?” or “this isn’t as good as eternal darkness” and frankly i’m just not seeing it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad game at all, but it’s so not the “greatest game ever” people keep making it out to be. just another RE clone. no more or less clunky than it’s forfathers to tell the truth. don’t get me wrong there either, an RE clone isn’t a bad thing, i love RE but saying it’s so much better for having a couple more bells and whistles is like saying “super mario bros. 1 sucked, total piece of shit…BUT super mario bros, 3…now THAT was the most innovative and original game ever cuz it was super mario with…the racoon tail” ya know? if you like one, there’s no real reason not to like the other.

and the sanity thing everyone goes on and on about, particularly how it’s better than call of cthulu and that’s it’s so much more original and CoC ripped it off. besides the petty fact that without the cthulu mythos to steal from ED wouldn’t exist in the first place. I’ll grant you, it’s cool (if frustrating at times more than atmospheric) but i mean, if you really want try and say who was first and who’s ripping off who, i think both these games owe some royalties to psycho mantis who was doing silly head bending shit like this to the player back in metal gear solid in 98.

Look, i’m not saying this is a bad game, it isn’t. My brother was obsessed with it, but could never finish it (maybe it really did drive him crazy) but he always picked it back up again after a while and tried again, which i guess speaks towards how immersing the story is. I myself didn’t get very far. i started playing really late after it was out and i just wasn’t easily impressed by all the tricks at that point, so i never really cared. but based on his opinion of being there from the beginning, and watching him play a lot, i can say it was good, but i think it gets too much credit. since it was silicon knights, i would hope they redo like they did RE and some other games for a new platform and maybe then i can get to enjoy it with fresh eyes.

I gotta admit i’m a little surprised this is your favorite game ever spoony. I have seen comments throughout this whole halloween special of people going “when are you gonna do eternal darkness?” or “this isn’t as good as eternal darkness” and frankly i’m just not seeing it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad game at all, but it’s so not the “greatest game ever” people keep making it out to be. just another RE clone. no more or less clunky than it’s forfathers to tell the truth. don’t get me wrong there either, an RE clone isn’t a bad thing, i love RE but saying it’s so much better for having a couple more bells and whistles is like saying “super mario bros. 1 sucked, total piece of shit…BUT super mario bros, 3…now THAT was the most innovative and original game ever cuz it was super mario with…the racoon tail” ya know? if you like one, there’s no real reason not to like the other.

and the sanity thing everyone goes on and on about, particularly how it’s better than call of cthulu and that’s it’s so much more original and CoC ripped it off. besides the petty fact that without the cthulu mythos to steal from ED wouldn’t exist in the first place. I’ll grant you, it’s cool (if frustrating at times more than atmospheric) but i mean, if you really want try and say who was first and who’s ripping off who, i think both these games owe some royalties to psycho mantis who was doing silly head bending shit like this to the player back in metal gear solid in 98.

Look, i’m not saying this is a bad game, it isn’t. My brother was obsessed with it, but could never finish it (maybe it really did drive him crazy) but he always picked it back up again after a while and tried again, which i guess speaks towards how immersing the story is. I myself didn’t get very far. i started playing really late after it was out and i just wasn’t easily impressed by all the tricks at that point, so i never really cared. but based on his opinion of being there from the beginning, and watching him play a lot, i can say it was good, but i think it gets too much credit. since it was silicon knights, i would hope they redo like they did RE and some other games for a new platform and maybe then i can get to enjoy it with fresh eyes.

When I saw you reviewed Call of Cthulhu, I immediatly tought of Eternal Darkness… And I just knew you’d talk about THAT scare, yes that one! I remember the first time I triggered it, it was in broad daylight. Just after that, I dare not move my character one tiny bit, I saved, I turned of my GameCube for three days and got back in my bed.

The parts I hated most, not because they were bad, but because I was creeped out, was in between the chapters, in the mansion. I was barely armed, runnnig around alone with all the banging in the mansion, not knowing if I would find a monster in the next room.

Anyway, good review Spoony, could not have said it better. You make me want to finish it a fourth time.

I total agree on this game, loved it. It creeped me the hell out often and was really really dark at times. A masterpiece, to bad silicon knights is wastein time makin crap like 2 human insteada makin a sequal to this.

I total agree on this game, loved it. It creeped me the hell out often and was really really dark at times. A masterpiece, to bad silicon knights is wastein time makin crap like 2 human insteada makin a sequal to this.

Amazing choice! I applaud the SpoonyOne. That game made the game cube worth having, more than Smash Brothers, Harvest Moon, Mario, and even more than Resident Evil 4. There is much to be said about a game that not only uses visuals and sounds to freak you out, but also psychologically fucks with your head. And the controls were awesome and made playing effortless, something all horror games should adhere to. When you don’t have to worry about button mashing, cheap kills, and trying to fighting the analog sticks to get your character in the right direction, that is when you can immerse yourself into the story and the frights really begin.

And while the one jump scare made me twitch, I don’t think anything was scarier than being half way through the game seeing the words “File Deleted” after trying to save.

One of my favorites, a real diamond in the rough

Xellotath was my favorite, though I also like Ulyaoth for being such a smartass. My absolute favorite part is Maximillian’s autopsy reports. Sometimes I play the game just to listen to them.

One of my favorites, a real diamond in the rough

Xellotath was my favorite, though I also like Ulyaoth for being such a smartass. My absolute favorite part is Maximillian’s autopsy reports. Sometimes I play the game just to listen to them.

YES! This game was absolutely awesome! It was a bit too easy for me though, if I remember (It was one of the first games I ever played after I bought the gamecube when it was originally released). I rented it and beat it in a week. But it does have quite a bit of replay value, and yes it’s scary as shit. Definitely recommend. I also agree with you that I’m quite surprised that the various “trademarks” of this game haven’t been ripped off yet. It is one of the very rare gaming EXPERIENCES.

THANK YOU!!! I seriously thought Resident Evil’s controls were god awful and seriously detracted from the game. Being unable to move and shoot I sort of understand, but also being unable to move and melee with a simple knife is just wrong, and in a RE game, a death sentence

THANK YOU!!! I seriously thought Resident Evil’s controls were god awful and seriously detracted from the game. Being unable to move and shoot I sort of understand, but also being unable to move and melee with a simple knife is just wrong, and in a RE game, a death sentence

Well I just picked up a copy in Tempe; hope I can finish my midterm paper in time to play it before Halloween is over.

I want…this game

I want…this game

Somehow, I had a feeling you’d mention this game. Though, you do need to beat it and play through it three whole times to get the “true” ending, and all the cutscenes. Now I want to try beating it again. All I have left is Ch’turrgah, and then I will have a complete file!

If they do make a sequel, it’ll be hard to top and invent new, more surprising insanity effects.

I’m mad at myself, because I already looked up the best effects of the sanity meter and the jump scare. I’ll try to find it anyway, but I think I’ve fractured what could have been the best horror experience possible if I had left it whole.

I’m mad at myself, because I already looked up the best effects of the sanity meter and the jump scare. I’ll try to find it anyway, but I think I’ve fractured what could have been the best horror experience possible if I had left it whole.

Some of those scares are downright beautiful. I won’t spoil anything, but the game makes you think that your game system has something going on with it, or even that you might be sitting on the remote control. I bought this game maybe a few months after it came out, just out of curiosity, as it wasn’t too expensive, and DAMN, was it worth every last penny. Do yourself a huge favor and do not heal your character’s sanity until it hits zero (because when it hits zero, you’ll start to lose health instead of sanity).

Oh, quite the compliment there, I only watched a little to avoid spoilers.

I might get it sometime, if I pick up a Wii or something, I sold my GC before I got around to this game.

Oh, quite the compliment there, I only watched a little to avoid spoilers.

I might get it sometime, if I pick up a Wii or something, I sold my GC before I got around to this game.

I agree with you one hundred percent on this one. This is THE greatest horror game of all time. I loved the scares in this game for the simple reason that it wasn’t screwing with the character on the screen, but with you the player. Favorite scare has to be… Never mind your right, its too good to spoil.

Unfortunately I had a friend who was an idiot. I lent him the game for a weekend and he gave it back to me saying it was unplayable. He claimed the controls were broken and the story was stupid. I asked him how far he got and he didn’t even get through the first chapter. Of course, I called bullshit, but he was too much of a hard ass to give it another go. From that point on, I’ve never truly trusted him when it came to his taste in games.

I remember when my older brother bought this game. One time when I watched him play this game, his character’s sanity level so low, I was freaking out because I thought something was wrong with the Gamecube. I was very impressed with the game and I agree with you, I’m also surprised that no other game copied this kind of originality either.

I remember when my older brother bought this game. One time when I watched him play this game, his character’s sanity level so low, I was freaking out because I thought something was wrong with the Gamecube. I was very impressed with the game and I agree with you, I’m also surprised that no other game copied this kind of originality either.

I have great memories of this game. Its one of the few games that would make me check under the bed and check the closet before I went to sleep, and i would still be scared.

Agreed. I to feel this is one of the best games ever made. It creates a foreboding and and engrossing atmosphere without hardly ever resorting to gore or jump scares, which makes the one you were referring to fantastic. I also feel watching a lets-play of this would be completely pointless.

Agreed. I to feel this is one of the best games ever made. It creates a foreboding and and engrossing atmosphere without hardly ever resorting to gore or jump scares, which makes the one you were referring to fantastic. I also feel watching a lets-play of this would be completely pointless.

I really liked this game but boy did the control system piss me off. I don’t know how many times I was killed just because the camera angle changed.

It all stems from a very simple problem, the direction of the player character is linked to the camera and not the player. Up is always away from the camera, down is always toward the camera, same for left and right. This might not sound like much but think of this. If your facing someone, there left is your right, and toward you is away from them. So in terms of the game, if your running right and the camera is facing north, fine, no problem. But if the camera changes and the new angle is facing south you’ll spin around and go back the way you came. Because from that cameras perspective you were going left all along.

I don’t know how many times I’d be running away form something, the camera would change angles and my character would suddenly do a 180 and run back toward the monster and get killed. I agree that the RE controls needing to be hard is BS but I sight the same reasons here. Not to mention the many instances where the dam thing would make me do an abrupt turn straight into a wall. I don’t know about anyone else but it really pissed me off when I was killed by this crap. I don’t know, maybe that’s why no one’s copying this control style.

And yet, despite all this, I still really like this game. I think it’s probably one of the best games on the Game Cube and I’d have to agree with pretty much everything else Spoony had to say. But be warned, the movement can be pretty frustrating. I don’t seem to recall having much problem with actually fighting though, when I had enough health/ammo that is.

Even though I’ve only watched a let’s play of this game, I do understand why people like it game.

It is very original and it does well what it’s supposed to do, not to mention that I really like the way the ancients are portrayed. It’s a very good game.

However, I must say that I prefer Rule of Rose. Even though it IS one of those horror survival games with clunky controls and a glitchy battle system, I do feel like this is more of a work of art than ED. It’s also more creepy than actually scary but it does give you a feeling of uncomfortableness and dread.
You really feel sorry for the main character and you desperately want to help her out, yet she keeps getting hurt in one way or another, despite the fact that she really tries to make it through her nightmarish situation.

Even though I’ve only watched a let’s play of this game, I do understand why people like it game.

It is very original and it does well what it’s supposed to do, not to mention that I really like the way the ancients are portrayed. It’s a very good game.

However, I must say that I prefer Rule of Rose. Even though it IS one of those horror survival games with clunky controls and a glitchy battle system, I do feel like this is more of a work of art than ED. It’s also more creepy than actually scary but it does give you a feeling of uncomfortableness and dread.
You really feel sorry for the main character and you desperately want to help her out, yet she keeps getting hurt in one way or another, despite the fact that she really tries to make it through her nightmarish situation.

Love your reviews Spoony! By the way, I watched the bathtub jab in the dark the first time I played through this one and holy beejeezuz, I didn’t sleep for three days w/o seeing the image. Glad to see that ED is finally getting a little air time in this world of Res Evil (even though I play through that series too like a maniac). Good review and good luck with the web awards.

Even though I’m not a horror game fan (mainly because I haven’t found scary any of the horror games that I have played and I’ve played most of the Resident Evils, Silent Hill 2 (yes only 2 I don’t have a PS2 and I don’t have 1 for my ps1), Dead Space (which I absolutely HATE really jump scares do not work if you use them every 2 seconds!!) and Clock Tower) I really like this game even though I personally did not found it scary and I played it when I was 12 I found this game really entertaining and interesting and unlike all the other Horror I’ve played I actually found it fun to play(let’s face it most horror games are not fun to play unless they actually scare you) and also if you don’t find the sanity meter thing scary it can at least cause you some hilarity, seriously I couldn’t stop laughing when my character’s head exploded and he was just screaming in panic, sadly I could never finish the game because I rented it (like 5 times) and eventually realized I needed a second disc to keep playing and there was only one (or I least I think I needed a second disc is that or I got stuck in the game), but yeah a really entertaining game that I think even non-horror game fans will enjoy

Even though I’m not a horror game fan (mainly because I haven’t found scary any of the horror games that I have played and I’ve played most of the Resident Evils, Silent Hill 2 (yes only 2 I don’t have a PS2 and I don’t have 1 for my ps1), Dead Space (which I absolutely HATE really jump scares do not work if you use them every 2 seconds!!) and Clock Tower) I really like this game even though I personally did not found it scary and I played it when I was 12 I found this game really entertaining and interesting and unlike all the other Horror I’ve played I actually found it fun to play(let’s face it most horror games are not fun to play unless they actually scare you) and also if you don’t find the sanity meter thing scary it can at least cause you some hilarity, seriously I couldn’t stop laughing when my character’s head exploded and he was just screaming in panic, sadly I could never finish the game because I rented it (like 5 times) and eventually realized I needed a second disc to keep playing and there was only one (or I least I think I needed a second disc is that or I got stuck in the game), but yeah a really entertaining game that I think even non-horror game fans will enjoy

Oh also I wanted to add that I would wait untill my sanity meter ran out I finnished each chapter because I really found it’s effects absolutely hillarious (even though they are supposed to be scary), ah the memories I must get this game so I can finally finnish it since I just found out it wasn’t a 2 disc game as I had thought it was a teaser for a second game not a you need to change to disc 2 ah silly me!

This seriously is one of the most under appreciated games I’ve ever seen. Glad to see it getting some recognition, Spoony!

This seriously is one of the most under appreciated games I’ve ever seen. Glad to see it getting some recognition, Spoony!

Unfortunately, I couldn’t enjoy this game. We were looking around in Gamestop after it came out, and all the employees were constantly talking about the psyche-out moments. So I basically heard all the “surprising” parts before ever seeing them, meaning when I played the game they just became “oh yeah, this part”.

Here be Spoilers:

I love this game, one of the few games i can play over and over again. The most shocking scare for me though was the one were you’re character walks into a room and you get the “Gamecube Controller 1 is not connected” message while he’s being attacked by zombies. My favourite chapter is the one with the Indiana-Jones like archeologist in the temple. (I think that guy, is one of the few who actually survive the game). But did anyone else have problems with the big guardian in the WW1 cathedral level? It took some time for me to figuire out when the right time was to cast the attack spell.

Here be Spoilers:

I love this game, one of the few games i can play over and over again. The most shocking scare for me though was the one were you’re character walks into a room and you get the “Gamecube Controller 1 is not connected” message while he’s being attacked by zombies. My favourite chapter is the one with the Indiana-Jones like archeologist in the temple. (I think that guy, is one of the few who actually survive the game). But did anyone else have problems with the big guardian in the WW1 cathedral level? It took some time for me to figuire out when the right time was to cast the attack spell.

I think the one complaint I have about the game is the fact that you had to play through (essentially) the exact same game three times to see the ending.

Granted, it might be the best ending to anything ever, but it’s still rather frustrating to play through the game 2 extra times for a few different cutscenes, and the real ending.

No H.P Lovecraft characters?

…you mean other than Inspector Legrasse, look and all?

LOL. Just ribbing ya, Spoony. I love your stuff.

No H.P Lovecraft characters?

…you mean other than Inspector Legrasse, look and all?

LOL. Just ribbing ya, Spoony. I love your stuff.

I remember this game… and yeah… it was awesome to play. Just awesome. Better than resident evil.

I don’t know if it could be as good if you just heard what happened.. it’d be like being told, “Then there was a loud noise on the screen and something jumped at the camera.” regarding a horror movie… it’s not the same being told what happened.

AWESOME game. Glad to see you giving it the love it deserves!

AWESOME game. Glad to see you giving it the love it deserves!

wasn’t this the game that says in one part “your game data has been erased” ?

I agree. This game is so goddamn awesome in every aspect :)

I agree. This game is so goddamn awesome in every aspect :)

I really, truly want to like this game. However, the Black Guardian fight pisses me off so goddamn much, and I *still* haven’t bothered to beat him.

Have you ever played a game called “Fatal Frame”? NOW THAT’S FUCKING SCARY!

Have you ever played a game called “Fatal Frame”? NOW THAT’S FUCKING SCARY!

It actually is nice to see you like a game for a change. I mean… It’s common to see you like a movie, but not games.

before i even started watching i said to myself:
“if he doesnt call this the best game ever i swear to god”
And on a foot note the techno BG music for maximillion is my favourite gaming music ever and this is my favourite (horror) game ever, YOU WILL NEVER GO BACK TO RESIDENT EVIL trust me

before i even started watching i said to myself:
“if he doesnt call this the best game ever i swear to god”
And on a foot note the techno BG music for maximillion is my favourite gaming music ever and this is my favourite (horror) game ever, YOU WILL NEVER GO BACK TO RESIDENT EVIL trust me

Inspector Legrasse? The inspectors of Eternal Requiem and The Call of Cthulhu share the same name. Too bad they couldn’t give more subtle shout outs directly to Lovecraft’s work. Still a great game. Did you know that if you beat the game with each of the three gods, thus killing each of the three gods in Rock Paper Scissor fashion, you……. heh, well you’ll have to play it and see.

I felt a sense of euphoria as i saw the title for this review. I swear, this game is the sole reason i bought a Gamecube back in the day. I played it first at this small games convention and i was immediately blown away as you said. I then got it for myself and i have to say it is one of the best, if not THE best horror game ever made.
Great minds think alike it seems, i also loved Call of Cthulhu: DCOTE, which i must track down again asap. You convey my feelings almost exactly about horror games and horror in general through your reviews. Excellent work sir, i salute you.

Well, based on your glowing review, we picked this up used at EBGames last night (and a Gamecube controller) and we’ll pop it in the Wii today. I’m sure it’s awesome, though after describing your review to others, I was warned not to expect the clouds to part with heavenly music at the control scheme’s improvement over Resident Evil. Even though I have work to do, I almost want to pop it in right now just to test the controls. I know it’s not hard to improve over Resident Evil, but I gotta feel these things!

Well, based on your glowing review, we picked this up used at EBGames last night (and a Gamecube controller) and we’ll pop it in the Wii today. I’m sure it’s awesome, though after describing your review to others, I was warned not to expect the clouds to part with heavenly music at the control scheme’s improvement over Resident Evil. Even though I have work to do, I almost want to pop it in right now just to test the controls. I know it’s not hard to improve over Resident Evil, but I gotta feel these things!

This game is a classic!!! This game wasn’t the main reason why I got a gamecube, but when it came out I too was blown away by it. You have inspired me to dust off my gamecube and play it again spoony!!!

Hi-five Spoony!

Hi-five Spoony!

You have made my day so incredibly wonderful by talking about this game. It was the first game I purchased when I got my Gamecube and I still love this game. You give the details in an epically wonderful manner without giving away too much information. I will have to dig this game out and play again. Thank you oh Spoony one!

I hope Spoony reads this but this is the game that got me interested in horror video games. I have a theory about the Tome of Eternal Darkness I think that the book isnt real and that its a hallucination created by Mantorok to give the Heros and Heroens in the game the knowledge they need to fight the so called guardians. Id like to know what Spoony and any other Eternal Darkness fans think.

Escushion, let us know how things went.

I fondly remember this game… sometimes it wasn’t very scary at all, but then it had those moments that just freaked you out horribly. I’d note some but then I’d just be spoilering…

You, sir, have just made my day. I watched a couple friends play through this five or six years ago, and to this day, a friend and I joke that bone thieves live in her creepy-ass basement. Fond, fond memories.

I love this game, and I’m the type that doesn’t like scary games. Heck I can’t stand resident evil. This game gave me nightmares for awhile, but it was so worth it. Wonderful creepy game with so many great little touches. The fact you need to play it three times each being a little different, and a movies section to watch everything that as happened. It’s all great :) I’m kind of glad they didn’t make a sequal only because I think they would ruin it.

Just picked this game up today, can’t wait to get it all set up. Finally I can play an interesting survival horror game. I’m so sick of the same old thing.

oh man, this is one of my top five fav games! i still tease my sister that she is just a bonethief wearing the body of my sister, since her bedroom has the door to our super creepy basement in it. it makes her so mad.

I had this game for ages but never botherd to play it until watching your review spoony, and although it is pretty sweet, theres one major problem.

THE GOD DAMN RUNES.

I got to the “Forbiden city” chapter only to find out that because i didnt have one of the runes, i couldnt summon a zombie to activate a trap that unlocks a gate, and without the gate opening i cant complete the level!!!

Im incredibley annoyed that people that play tested this didnt think somthing like this would happen, do you or anyone else have any idea how to fix this or had the same problem???

GUESS WHERE THAT WAS MADE???? ST.CATHARINES,ONTARIO,CANADA!!! I LIVE THERE

@Spaceghost454

Keep looking the rune you need is in the forbiden city

well what do you expect it’s “silicon knights” game
everything they did to this day was damn good and they also did “blood omen:legacy of kain”(the first one not the crappy ones)which to this day i think is the best scripted and voiceacted game in history.

SK rulz

i jizzed in my pants when i found out Spoony loves this game. Got it the day it came out back in the day and was freaked the fuck out.
Amazing story, atmosphere, all that shit. Awesome voice actors too Jennifer Hale ftw!!

You made my day I’ve always been a huge fan of your work Spoony and to know that my favorite game of all time also happened to be one of yours makes me feel like I have good taste whooo way to go us lol

A forgotten gem, kudos to Spoony for bringing more people into Eternal Darkness. :)

Come payday, I’m getting this game.

Look like a good game , but you forgot another game for your Halloween series that Parasite eve. It’s nice classic game.

I know the scare, hell it’s 3 in the morning and I just got to it, I’d forgotten so I started playing…. I just HAVE to examine everything don’t I?!?!?…. friggin’ tub

I tried this one out on a friend’s Gamecube… I love the way the sanity mechanic messed with the fourth wall. “Controller in port one has become disconnected.” “WHAT?!?!?! Dammit!”

Fuck… I remember the times when I could see this games in the shelves. I really would like to get this game, since I have a GameCube.

Finally some acknowledgment for probably the best game ever! I picked up a GameCube primarily for the inhouse classic series (Mario, Zelda etc) but even for the remake of Resident Evil and RE4 (which at the time was announced as exclusive for GC – my ass is exclusive!, I shouted some time after its release). But one of the first three games I bought was Eternal Darkness. Not knowing much about it besides the information on the back of the package I was blown away the moment I started playing. Being a fan of Lovecraft and cosmic horror literature I literally fell down to worship before the TV for this piece of art. The terror never seemed so real as manifested in the game and all the tricks the game plays when the sanity meter goes down. I remember one of the firsts, the screen going green suddenly and I was wtf, running to the TV to hit it in desperation until suddenly I got control again of the character.
Granted the rune/magic system is a bit difficult to get into at first and I even managed to not find the scroll (or a missing piece of the magic anyway) for the Cure spell and throughout the game I had to manually put in the combination every time I had to cure myself. I recall looking all over the place but I just didn’t find the damn scroll. Very eerie and inexplicable, I thought at the time.

Spoony, this game is fucking great. I still have it.
Such a great game, I love it!

So Poe got his hands on this book thing? That actually explains a *lot*.

And darn it, I really don’t like scary games but you make this so tempting!

I forgot to mention that this game was also educational because some of the people that died (Like Charlemeign the Frank) was a actual person in history (and no did not die at the hands of BONETHEIVES) and several of the events that some of the characters partook in were actual events in actual history.

So seriously…who said that violent videogames are NOT educational? ROFL.

Meh i was disappointed at this game. It was hyped everywhere it was supposed to be awesome and scary as shit and bla bla bla. I really expected the game to be so scary that i would shit my pants while playing, but no i was hardly scared at all during this one(even re1 got me scared at times). The mindfucks are obvious and disappointing because of that. the gameplay is ok, not the best stuff i have seen. The only tuly good thing about this game is it’s story and atmosphere.

The disappointment kinda reminds me of manhunt. It’s supposed to be so fucking brutal and immoral that it has censored version and is illegal in some countries. I was really hyped and when i play the game I’m like “WTF is this shit? fucking doom1 is more brutal than this piece of crap…” seriosly what was so shocking about that game?

Has anyone ever told you that you look like the guy from the World War era in this game?

Spoony, on behalf of myself and Goths everywhere I hereby give you 1,000 Goth Points for such a true and properly done review of this game. THIS IS THE GREATEST HORROR GAME EVER!

I have been totally geeking out about this game ever since I first played it 5 years ago. It’s fucking AMAZING ON ALL LEVELLS! I played it all the way through 4 times. First three were to see the secret ending and the fourth was just for fun. I am still in love with it! Wish I had a Gamecube or a Wii so I could just play it again…

I was actually gonna email you and request this game! Thank GOD you did it before I had the chance to.

Yo Spoony… You the man.

=-SP-=

Hah, and I have just now bought a Gamecube only .. for this beautiful game. I am really looking forward to playing it.

Ehh…. This game is not so scary to me.
Granted, I love the parts of the game that mess with the player. At one point the screen just turned black, and I had no idea if it was the gamecube (which I’ve had problems with before) or not. I’ve never been so happy to hear a frantic yell of “This… isn’t… happening!” in my life.
The characters are so stupid, though! When someone is grey and his pupils are clouded over, he wears a black hooded robe, and is a hunchback, don’t take advice from him, RUN THE FUCK AWAY. Just… wow.

Ummm which part wanted me to play it? Almost nothing peaked my curiosity or interest and this is your favorite game? Hmmm maybe I have different taste or I just need to see more than her demanding the killer.

I remember the bathroom scene where you see Alex in the bathtub filled with blood. I had to put away the game, I never played again.

I recently (3 days ago) bought this game because I remember liking it when I was a child and because of you’re recommendation I had also allready left a comment saying that I did not find the game scary back when I played it and I stand by it, I have been playing the game (haven’t finnished it though) and I do not find it scary at all BUT the story is really interesting I have really enjoyed it and although at times I don’t feel like playing it because it’s gameplay it’s really repetitive, it is trully a work of art, I repeat it is very interesting and engaging although it isn’t scary to me (mostly because I am not able to supend my disbelief (also I do not belive in anything like luck, destiny, religion, etc…)) it is truly an interesting story and the game is really worth it I don’t think it’s very expensive (I got my copy for 120 pesos which is arround 10 dlls) and you should really go buy it if you see it it is definitely worth it

Probably the chapter that freaked me out the most was the priest guy (I forget his name).

SPOILERS

The part where he was talking with the guy in the bell tower, and down in the basement, there was a switch that required somebody to be stuck inside it and stabbed for the door to open. That was just brutal. Awesome, but that scream after putting the knife in just freaked me the hell out.

I love this game, but i have to say is not really that scary, at least not in the common sense of scare, but is still one if not the finest gaming experience i ever have.
My favorite part was the chapter with Maximiliam Roivas, it have some of the best dialog in the game (especially the autopsies part) and the end of that chapter it was really disturbing.
Hey guys, who is yours favorite ancient?
mine is Chattur'gha (but the others are also awesome)

Well, apparently I can get a Gamecube for 20€ on eBay these days, so that's settled then! Thanks for the tip, Spoony!

I'm going to trust you on this one Noah i'll get this game right away.

There have only been a few games I've really preached about when it came to atmosphere, story and gameplay to other people. Fallout 1 was one such example. Deus Ex also falls under that catergory. Maybe Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Eternal Darkness in my mind outshines most others though. The atmosphere got me first. I remember the first few messed up things that happened to me on my first play through of it. As soon as that meter goes dim. The fucked up noises. Babies crying and a general sense of just mental fuck-upery was just the start. I don't know how many times I had to sit back and wonder, “Did that shit really just happen?” This game got me good several times and made for some other interesting playthroughs adding to the replay value. That's another amazing feat is adding replay value to a game that really didn't need it. I would replay this just like I'd re-watch a classic movie, or re-read a great book.

The story itself is enough to make me come back to it. It had interesting twists and everything that happened in a previous chapter would come back and play a role later.

I'm not reviewing this obviously but man when someone brings this up it makes me want to get out my soap box and preach to the masses. I wish they would have went further with this. Oh well….let's just hope Alan Wake is not a piece of crap.

Also. I get points. +10 for a broken T.V. for the cockroach gag. Those clever bastards.

All the best Spoony. Thank you for raising awareness for something that needs and deserves it. Eternal Darkness. Best Psychological Mind Fuck ever.

I've heard an endless stream of praise for this game, and now that you've confirmed it, Spoony (particularly the control scheme, which is what keeps me from playing most survival horror titles), I'm gonna track down a copy. I'm looking forward to it…

Inspector Legrasse? As in Inspector Legresse of New Orleans from Call of Cthulhu? -_-;

Thinking about what you said in regards to controls and horror games, I've never understood that argument. All it is is the most egregious form of “fake difficulty”, and ultimately an immersion breaking producer of “gameplay panic”, a feeling I find distinct from “in universe panic”. And, because it is such an immersion breaking way of creating it, I'm ripped out of the world slightly and ultimately feel a great deal less frightened.

i never played it but i know it did the MGS when your fighting praying mantis were it says your mem card cant be read and it and the screen goes black and says video 2

I would say that Shadow of the Colossus is a work of art as well.

Want.

also work of art. muy prfecto

wow totally forgo5t i had that one spoon great now i have to play it again damn it all , btw great job tho!

I played this game too, and loved it. It wasnt really scary, as it was a huge mind fuck, with all the hallucinations your characters have from there sanity meters.
Long to play this game again.

This isn't a game for anyone who has a phobia about bugs. The maggots in the intro freaked me out.

The rest of the game looks fascinating, though.

I now from somebody that an Eternal Darkness sequel may be in the works, but that's the extent of my knowledge.

Ha ha! Wii.

I will counter your sheer love of this game with one minor irritation- that fecking scene when the Mayan girl’s dagger breaks and all you have is a freaking BLOWGUN to defend you AND the only one who can fix your dagger and they just. DON’T. DIE! But maybe that was intended :P Frustrating, nonetheless, but otherwise, yes, an immersive and scary game.

I’ve just bought a Gamecube and a copy of this game, entirely from your recommendation Spoonster!

In the last 2 months I’ve discovered your videos Spoony and I must say I love your work and you are one of the best out there for laughs and reviews. Anyway, I loved your picks for horror and I’m glad you picked this. I didn’t get this when it came out but I played it a year or so after because I heard of it’s reputation and it got a good review in NGC magazine (a UK mag!). I think what sold me was the moment when he said “I am also dead”. I knew I was in for something special.

at first i thought you were kidding. this game was the worst. i got a game cube and was looking for some good games and everyone said this was one of the best but after i played it i was just pissed off. i played almost every horror game out there and this one was on the low end for me. the controls where not that good but better then most. the enemy’s were repetitive and boring. the music was lacking and took me out of the game more then making it feel like i was apart of the world. the animation was just bad and what im talking about is the way everything moved not the way it looked. and i yet have found a game that is really scary. i found my self trying to get my insanity higher just to make the game better.

at first i thought you were kidding. this game was the worst. i got a game cube and was looking for some good games and everyone said this was one of the best but after i played it i was just pissed off. i played almost every horror game out there and this one was on the low end for me. the controls where not that good but better then most. the enemy’s were repetitive and boring. the music was lacking and took me out of the game more then making it feel like i was apart of the world. the animation was just bad and what im talking about is the way everything moved not the way it looked. and i yet have found a game that is really scary. i found my self trying to get my insanity higher just to make the game better.

at first i thought you were kidding. this game was the worst. i got a game cube and was looking for some good games and everyone said this was one of the best but after i played it i was just pissed off. i played almost every horror game out there and this one was on the low end for me. the controls where not that good but better then most. the enemy’s were repetitive and boring. the music was lacking and took me out of the game more then making it feel like i was apart of the world. the animation was just bad and what im talking about is the way everything moved not the way it looked. and i yet have found a game that is really scary. i found my self trying to get my insanity higher just to make the game better. i expected more from nintendo

Ahh, the good old days of my early teen years. Manning up to play Survival Horror games properly. RE and SIlent Hill on the PSOne when I was younger didn’t count. I really was a wuss.

This was probably one of the best introductions to the survival horror genre I could have had. I then moved onto the remake of Resident Evil and the rest is history.

They just don’t make them like they used too anymore. (Then again, the Penumbra series was pretty good. The kind of “Oh shit! Something is gonna get me! Even though nothing is there!” kind of horror.)

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE SAID! Though I haven’t beaten the game, I fell in love with it the first time I watched my brother play it. Sadly I have yet to get a copy for myself. Thank you muchly for posting this up so other’s can know of its awesome!

Is the voice actress for the woman in the game Bastila from KOTOR? Sounds a lot like her but not British.

Is the voice actress for the woman in the game Bastila from KOTOR? Sounds a lot like her but not British.

Holy balls I just checked. The voice of the woman is Jennifer Hale who is Bastila and a bunch of other games and cartoons including the voice of the female Shepard from Mass Effect and Ophelia from Brutal Legend.

The controls look like resident evil lol…..i dunno how ppl have trouble with resident evils controls ..pretty simple to me..nubs!

I have 2 words Spoony. HOLY. SHITBALLS. Of the, like 4-5 minutes you showed us, this game’s fucking brutal. I dont own a Gamecube, sadly, but that won’t stop me!! Im off to find an emulator!!! DADADADAAAAAAAN! SUPERMAN!

I’ve never heard of this game but it looks fucking AWESOME!

The two (in)sanity effects I remember are 1) The game will give you the “Controller is not plugged into Controller Port 1″ error message when it CLEARLY is, and 2) Your character’s head will fall off, then you’ll pick it up and start reciting lines from Hamlet like it’s Yorick’s skull.

I have two memories from this game: walking into a room sans torso and walking around for a while just muttering to myself what the hell was happening and, the second one, entering a room but walking upside down on the ceiling with everything else.

I played this a while back. It was good, but not excellent. Frankly, I really don’t see what’s so great about this. The story, I will admit was excellent, and the Sanity Meter was interesting, if not 100% well implemented (At moments it annoyed me more than it made the game scarier), but I really don’t see the giant appeal this game seems to hold. I’m not a horror fan, but if forced to play a horror game, I’d go play me some Silent Hill rather than this.

I just want to make clear. I don’t think this game is bad. I just think it’s overrated by most people.

I know I am really late to the game here, but this review really brought back a lot of memories for me. This is one of my absolute favorite games as well and for most of the same reasons. Thanks for the review and I will be dusting off my GameCube for another play through very shortly!

IT’S JENNIFER HALE!!!

Yep, picking this game up.