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SnesTea on 12 April 2010

I played it. Got really far and forgot to save. Had no desire to go back to it.

And really? It's a snag because it takes 15 blocks to save? Get a Memory Card 1019. Geez.



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theRepublic on 12 April 2010
bdbdbd said:
Khuutra said:
bdbdbd said:
NightDragon83 said:

N64 graphics?  Are you serious?!?  Eternal Darkness was one of the best looking GC games at the time of its release... only the Resident Evil remake and perhaps Rogue Squadron II topped it in the visuals department up to that point!

Is there a joke considering the game that i'm not aware of...? If there is, please share.

 

ED is the worst looking GC game there is. As a fixed angle game, it's easilly what N64 could do, sans the textures. In graphics department, it rivals Majora's Mask and Goldeneye. If you want to say the game is visually the most atmospheric game on Gamecube, i definately agree, but a good looking game... No.

The graphics were not even close to N64-level. The rolling fog alone would have been too much for that system to handnle, and the character models - at the time - looked pretty damn good.

Technically speaking it wasn't the best-looking game, but on a technical level it was good enough to carry the art style, which left a very positive impression.

It wasn't the best-looking Gamecube game that year - not even close, as Starfox Adventures and Metroid Prime both released that year - but it was far from the worst-looking in the Gamecube's library. It wasn't even in that neighborhood.

Edit: It wasn't fixed angle, either, the camera would follow your character.

By fixed angle i meant that you had only one perspective, even if camera followed you.

 

The overall detail and the models (that look like the ones in Goldeneye) was made able by saving resources with not letting the camera to roam freely and using a lot of black in the background. The biggest improvement from N64 were the quality of the textures, that didn't need to be as compressed as they had been on N64.

 

Naturally, i'm not disagreeing with the art style part, but it is the worst looking GC game i have played.

You have got to be thinking of another game.  Or you haven't touched the N64 in a long time.

GoldenEye 007

Eternal Darkness

It's not even close.



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SHMUPGurus on 12 April 2010

I played it. Didn't finish it yet, but in one sitting I was very close. I might have to start all over because it's been like 6 months since I touched the game and I don't remember where I'm at in the game.

Also, try to play Custom Robo for the GameCube. This game is underrated, but the story is pretty awesome and the gameplay too! Plus, 4 player multiplayer!



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Khuutra on 12 April 2010

Dammit theRepublic

You and your screenshots, and your evidence

Making everyone else look bad with your examples of complex character geometry, and individual fingers, and many times more on-screen objects than Goldeneye or Perfect Dark could render at any one time



4lc0h0l on 12 April 2010

i have it, i played it and i loved it. 100% recommended

I have a funy picture i took of the game xD i might upload it for fun xD



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4lc0h0l on 12 April 2010

Lol i found it!!! i took it many years ago xD because i found it hilarious xD

http://img30.imageshack.us/i/lol4lc0h0l.jpg/][IMG]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/718/lol4lc0h0l.th.jpg

 

 

 



scottie on 12 April 2010

Khuutra - Finish him
TheRepublic - FATALITY!!!

So yes, graphics not comparable to Metroid Prime, but even 2 N64's duct taped together would cry and cut themselves when asked to play ED.

I think my main complaint with the eternal darkness graphics was that the centurion guy who you play in the first level looks the worst of any, despite being the character you see the 2nd most. I could be wrong though, haven't played the game in way too long - I bought the game 2nd hand and it was scratched and chipped, now it doesn't work any more :'(



theRepublic on 13 April 2010
Khuutra said:
Dammit Rath

You and your screenshots, and your evidence

Making everyone else look bad with your examples of complex character geometry, and individual fingers, and many times more on-screen objects than Goldeneye or Perfect Dark could render at any one time

I think you got the wrong name...



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Khuutra on 13 April 2010
theRepublic said:
Khuutra said:
Dammit theRepublic

You and your screenshots, and your evidence

Making everyone else look bad with your examples of complex character geometry, and individual fingers, and many times more on-screen objects than Goldeneye or Perfect Dark could render at any one time

I think you got the wrong name...

I think you're high!



theRepublic on 13 April 2010
Khuutra said:
theRepublic said:
Khuutra said:
Dammit theRepublic

You and your screenshots, and your evidence

Making everyone else look bad with your examples of complex character geometry, and individual fingers, and many times more on-screen objects than Goldeneye or Perfect Dark could render at any one time

I think you got the wrong name...

I think you're high!



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