merlot Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I searched and found only one thread about this stellar title, which was asking about a sequel. Since there's no thread on this game, I figured I'd start one. I decided to start playing this game since it's near Halloween. I never finished playing through the first time, so I created a new game and am following the green path. It really is an amazing game in story, visuals, sound, gameplay and especially atmosphere. This one needs to be played with all the lights off. Anyone who hasn't played and are looking for a "seasonal" game, this would be a great game to pick up. So far am up to Karim. Anyone else blow the dust of this title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 It's one of those games that I keep meaning to dust off and play through again (following a different path... I played through the red one). But just thinking about playing that again late at night with the lights out scares me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 There are several Eternal Darkness lovers here on the forum. I, for one, think it's one of the best Gamecube games to date. Plus, you can buy it for really really cheap! I'm not planning on playing through it right now, but I do enjoy picking it up now and then. Try playing it in the middle of the night when your sanity is low. *babies crying* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Eternal Darkness is a great game. I finished it once (blue I think, but it was a while ago) and intend to play it again. I fired it up just the other day to show a buddy what I meant when I was talking about insanity effects, and we had a good time switching off with the controller playing through the first level or two. It sounds like a good idea to me to play it again for the season (especially with a friend bogarting my copy of Silent Hill 2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Try playing it in the middle of the night when your sanity is low. *babies crying* I remember keeping the sanity meter low on purpose, to experience all the fun effects *REALLY MINOR NON-PLOT SPOILER WARNING* The thing that freaked me out the most, when insane, was when I went to save my game once, and just working the menus out of habit I wasn't really reading anything, and all of a sudden instead of saving it said "Deleting all saved games..." and it showed all of the save slots being cleared. I was seriously freaked for a second, thinking "Oh my god, wtf did I just do?!?" And then it flashed back to normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 ED is a great game, despite a number of flaws (there's one nasty monotonous section and the sanity effects largely become moot as you work through the later levels). It screams for a sequel, not just because of the secret uber-ending, but because of the fantastic possibilities that are left to explore. If sanity wasn't so easy to get back it would be far better. That being said, I adore ED and it's one of the reasons I got my Cube and a fantastic game. I'm about 3/4's of the way through my second playthrough but I haven't touched the game in many months. Great title :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 It's Silicon Knights day here in the GameCube forum! Hooray! A while back, I ranked Eternal Darkness as the third best title on the system. I still have a lot of love for it, but I do think that some of Nintendo's recent efforts (and some forthcoming titles) may push it down a few spots. You're right, this game is brimming with an eerie atmosphere, and I do think the controls and combat system are among the best I've seen in the survival horror genre. If I do have one major gripe, it's that I think it may be a little too easy. Ultimately, the fact that magick power slowly restores over time allows you to constantly refill your health and sanity, almost make those bars unnecessary. Instead of allowing it to slowly refill on its own, I think they should have given you potions or some other limited means of refilling magick. That way, it would have been a much more valuable commodity, and therefore, a little more tension would have resulted from losing health and sanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I loved ED. Some of the insanity effects were just wonderful. I got through it 1 and 1/2 times, but I can't remember which color I did first, or which color I'm on now. At some point, I'd like to see the "final" ending, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to do it. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Glen, I dunno if this is your concern, but if you are using the same save files (which you'd have to be really ) then the artifacts that have already been chosen will be missing when whoever the heck it is whose name I forget first stumbles across the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Originally posted by Pharmboy@Oct 19 2004, 06:16 PM ...when whoever the heck it is whose name I forget... Pious Augustus, you foo! And you call yourself a fan. Hang your head in shame!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 I couldn't remember if it was Pious or the guy who is after him, geeze, give me a break . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Oh, ok. Maybe I will give this one another go just to finish it up. Maybe... Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 After completing a few chapters (I'm currently on Ch. 6 playing as Edwin Linsey), I go over to gamefaqs.com and read the Cutscene Guide or Storyline Guide to brush up on anything I missed. I also rewatched all the cutscenes last night. You could say I have a thorough understanding of the story now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Sadly I started this game twice but never finished it either time. I?d get into it and something else would come up and I?d forget about it. I think I might try to get through this before Halo 2 comes out. I really enjoyed what I did play of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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