To think that once I could not see beyond the veil of our reality… to see those who dwell behind. I was once a fool.
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To think that once I could not see beyond the veil of our reality… to see those who dwell behind. I was once a fool.
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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!
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!
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.
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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.
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