Post by: KatDaddy on April 19, 2003, 05:16:37 PM
I finished it on the "red" setting. Now I'm playing again on the "blue" setting. Definitely worth the $19 I paid.
I think one thing that made it so great was the fact that the story was so cohesive, and intriguing. Silicon Knights is definitely a great developer.
Some side notes:
1) The first bath scene scared the crap out of me. Definitely surprised me.
2) One of the "insanity effects" really caught me off guard. The screen flashed to the save/load screen and flashed "now deleting all save games". The progress bar started, and I was like...."WTF???". Then I remembered..."Oh yeah...the insanity effects"...very cool.
Post by: PIAC on April 19, 2003, 07:12:43 PM
Post by: Gharakh on April 19, 2003, 07:53:29 PM
did anyone else get the insanity effect with the volume? that was crazy. the volume meter came on my tv and just went down to zero then back up, and it was actually the same volume display that my tv uses. i didnt know what was goin on, i thought i was sittin on the remote or somethin lol
Post by: SmellySocks on April 19, 2003, 08:02:42 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on April 20, 2003, 02:08:46 AM
Frankly I am kind of dissappointed. It wasn't all that bad, I was just hoping for something more after finishing the game three times. It didn't really tell me anything more than I had already surmised.
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on April 20, 2003, 02:25:25 AM
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Post by: Grey Ninja on April 20, 2003, 04:32:51 AM
My first time through the game was very quick though, and I beat the game within two days, and I had to work 8 hours for both of those days.
My second time took a week.
Post by: BlueStorm on April 20, 2003, 07:02:17 AM
Eternal Darkness is one of my favorite experiences on the Gamecube. I really didn't enjoy at first. It took me a while for the story to really grab on to me. I am all for lots of story telling and FMVs if it done that well. So many games have really bad voices and storytelling that I find myself trying to hit the A button and skip them.
About the only thing I wish this game had was more varied monsters.
BS.
Post by: SmellySocks on April 20, 2003, 08:18:35 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on April 21, 2003, 12:59:51 AM
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Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 21, 2003, 02:22:01 AM
I thought the actual gameplay or action was too boring/repetitive to play through it again, and the story, while awesome, still can only be new once.
I hope if a sequel ever sees the ligh then it should have more motivating fighting, faster, cooler, better looking.
Thats why games like Metroid or Zelda are still fun on the second play through, the action is still there.
Post by: Snake2715 on April 21, 2003, 05:08:14 AM
Maybe I am just crazy...
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Post by: Hybrid Hunter on April 21, 2003, 07:04:54 PM
Thats very cool and hopefully it will grow higher with a low price tag.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on April 22, 2003, 04:39:12 AM
When I finaly got to Pious for the final time, i died like 2 times and we were all like "Oh my god!". thats when I just gave up on it.
I haven't touched it till this day.
I will on the weekend. Thats when I have a week off uni.
Post by: vudu on April 22, 2003, 10:50:18 AM
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I just got the third ending about 5 minutes ago..... Frankly I am kind of dissappointed. It wasn't all that bad, I was just hoping for something more after finishing the game three times. It didn't really tell me anything more than I had already surmised.
can someone please tell me what the special ending consists of once you beat the game three times?
i'd like to play through three times, but between working 40 hours a week, and trying to maintain a social life i just don't seem to have the time. hell, i'm already behind in my games by quite a bit. i still need to get around to beating timesplitters and i haven't even picked up splinter cell or ikaruga yet. so sad....
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 22, 2003, 12:29:30 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on April 22, 2003, 05:00:03 PM
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Originally posted by: kingvuduQuote
I just got the third ending about 5 minutes ago..... Frankly I am kind of dissappointed. It wasn't all that bad, I was just hoping for something more after finishing the game three times. It didn't really tell me anything more than I had already surmised.
can someone please tell me what the special ending consists of once you beat the game three times?
i'd like to play through three times, but between working 40 hours a week, and trying to maintain a social life i just don't seem to have the time. hell, i'm already behind in my games by quite a bit. i still need to get around to beating timesplitters and i haven't even picked up splinter cell or ikaruga yet. so sad....
********* 3RD ENDING SPOILERS *************
The third ending adds a small fmv after the last bit in the game, but before the credits. It shows Mantarok, and has the narrator talking about Mantarok. The other 3 ancients are dead, as they were killed in different planes of existence. Only Mantarok remains, and he was the instigator of it all. He had used the Roivas family to take revenge on the other ancients, and pitted them against one another. Now that only he remains, he sits quietly in his tomb, plotting....
I am assuming that a sequel one day would consist of Matarok's return to the world.
*********** END SPOILERS *********************
Post by: misterd on April 22, 2003, 06:49:59 PM
The flaw, of course, was Edward and Alex's missions. While it was an interesting idea, it didn't work well enough to flip those switches twice in a game - and even worse if you played it through 3 times. The end of the game should be the most exciting and action packed - and that just wasn't the case. It doesn't help that you are not the one who gets to kill off the giant beast in the end.
Oh well.
This is definately a game worthy of a sequel. The flaws were not unusual for a "first in a series" game, and a second game hopefully will iron out those rough spots.
Post by: alexsktbrdng on April 22, 2003, 06:55:49 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on April 22, 2003, 07:25:12 PM
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Hey, how is the control on ED? is it like Resident Evil where you have to pretend you're the actual person and control them that way?
It's like a Zelda/Resident Evil hybrid. It feels very natural, and control problems don't happen very often. Movement is controlled much like Zelda and Mario, but the combat controls take a cue from Resident Evil. You press R to target an enemy, and you can select different body parts to attack.
Post by: cyrus420 on April 22, 2003, 07:27:34 PM
Post by: Mario on April 22, 2003, 07:52:22 PM
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You know why this game is great, because one year after the release of it so many people still talk about it despite its lackluster sales. Theres more talk about it than even Metroid. And I havent heard anything about games like Starfox for ages. Guess Quality lasts in minds
I agree 100% Eternal Darkness just screams quality, its a real shame about its sales but i dont really give a crap because it's such a brilliant game. After having just beat the game on all three paths, i have to say congratulations to Silicon Knights for making such a brilliant masterpiece of a videogame, well done.
