GCG0041 - Developed by Silicon Knights, Inc. and published by Nintendo of America Inc., "Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem" is a rare game that was released on June 24, 2002. This rare highly sought after game features a disturbed and gripping story, awesome atmosphere, inventive direction, outstanding production values and intuitive gameplay. The many years that SK spent developing, tuning and polishing this psychological thriller was well worth it, as it is really one of the most underrated and under-appreciated gems in gaming. Eternal Darkness (ED) is as intense, uneasy, refined and alluring a game that can be found. It centers on the Roivas family and its ties to an ancient book entitled The Tome of Eternal Darkness. The scenario is that the forces of the ancients are plotting to attain the power of the book so that they can conquer the world. It's up to you to get to the truth and stop them. As you progress in the game, you span time and memorial (Modern-day Rhode Island, Ancient Rome, Persia, and the Middle East) within the body of 12 different characters. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's mass for the dead also has a very unique feature incorporated, called Sanity. If you are spotted by your foe, your sanity level will go down you lose touch with reality and you may hear voices and view things in a distorted manner. That is why it is imperative to learn to perform the special move, Finisher, which returns your sanity to you. Likewise, this game also features a very unique magic system that forces you to create combinations to conjure up diverse spells such as bind and restore. You will have a stamina meter and a health meter to keep an eye on, and you can gain access to several good weapons, including vintage weapons like swords, or modern weapons such as shotguns and pistols. The up close and personal combat feature has a nice targeting system, which will permit you to zone in on specific body parts of your enemies. Part of the greatness and allure of this game is it's nice graphical display, the atmosphere and it's uncanny attention to detail. The gameplay is top-notch and flawless, giving you full analog control over your character. A must-have in any serious gamers collection that sets a new standard for the action-adventure genre. Pre-owned. Includes case, disk and instruction manual - Plays on Gamecube or Wii - Rarity Rating A
