Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

ReleasedJun 23, 2002

Nintendo GameCube

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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is a psychological horror action adventure, released in 2002 by Nintendo for the Gamecube. It tells the stories of twelve characters that span across the world and two millennia who have to deal with ancient forces of evil which have been trying to manifest themselves in our world. Chapters take place in Ancient Rome, Persia, the Middle East, and modern-day Rhode Island. Throughout the game, the protagonists will have access to several weapons appropriate for their era, from bastard sword & gladius to flintlock pistol and shotgun. The game features an involved Magic system, which allows different spells to be created through the combination of runes. These spells can attack enemies, dispel illusions, and heal both the body and items. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem also has a unique feature called Sanity. If an enemy sees a character, their Sanity meter drops. When Sanity gets low, hallucinations begin to plague the character. Walls bleed, voices whisper from nowhere, the camera gets disoriented. Sanity can be restored by dealing a finishing move on a dying enemy, or with spells or some items.

Developer: Silicon Knights
Publisher: Nintendo, Gradiente
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Themes: Action, Horror, Survival
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: CLASSIND 18, ESRB M
Time to beat: 11 h rushed · 15 h normally
IGDB rating: 86 / 100 (98 ratings)
Also known as: Eternal Darkness, ED