Resident Evil Vs. Eternal Darkness Review Part 1

This is my double feature comparative review of the Resident Evil REmake Vs. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, both on the Nintendo Gamecube.
0:02 - This is the last time I'm using this intro screen, seeing as I no longer have photoshop.
0:09 - Looking back, I'd think Resident Evil 4 stuck out a little more, but I'm kind of speaking in terms of the year 2003 or 2004.
0:35 - Now just to tell you, the idea of being in a haunted mansion has existed ever since the old silent Chiller Movies, and in fact, Alone in the Dark was THE pioneer adventure survival horror game in this setting, so don't believe RE was the originator.
0:56 - I don't actually own any of the Final Fantasy games, but considering Super Mario RPG, which was made by the same developers, they must be pretty damn good. (Yes I own an actual SNES copy of Super Mario RPG)
1:23 - I think I have Cancer now.
1:36 - My best way of doing it without making a needless montage, the clip is from The Angry Video Game Nerd's Conclusion of his Ghostbusters review, oddly enough it fits very well: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/18302.html
1:51 - I'm sure everybody who's heard the original voice acting has lost about 10 years off their lifespan.
1:56 - I say the most part because some lines just sound dumb, but considering the context of them, I had to give it credit.
2:19 - Okay, I was playing this game A LOT while I was reviewing this game, and I drew this similarity as I was playing REmake.
2:47 - I got to give this credit to REmake as well for some part, but they took it, WAY WAY too far.
2:50 - Levels! Dungeons aren't what I would describe this stages by.
3:11 - This isn't necessarily a Bad thing, but again, it's just over the top.
3:14 - Is "Eternal Darkness Though" my most said phrase? Cause seriously, it's already annoying.
3:48 - The reason I didn't get a better shot was because I shot SO MUCH footage, that it was difficult finding the perfect angles.
4:00 - For some reason, people think this system ruined Resident Evil, to those people I say this: FUCK YOU!
4:12 - I honestly hate it when games limit your save times like this, it's a big reason I don't like Majora's Mask as much as any of the other Zelda games it's just ridiculous.
4:52 - "Either" doesn't fit in this since I mention more than two things.
5:15 - Okay, I KNOW the doors are load time, but they rarely take too long, this is from Gametrailers, because I have since lost my copy of Metroid Prime.
5:35 - A bit of a repetitive format, but not too bad.
5:51 - I couldn't find footage of me having the Shotgun, ammo, and the Ribbon.
6:00 - This is technically a cut scene, but I didn't want to reuse any areas already shown.
6:31 - Not as subtle as I hoped it'd be
6:37 - I did intentionally digitize my voice in order to fuck with you guys
6:46 - Editing issue: The Text appeared too early, but because of problems going on I could reedit it to fit the timing, don't blame me, blame it on me getting a new computer.
6:52 - This footage is also from Gametrailers because I was going through the game too fast, and subsequently avoided losing my sanity.
6:57 - This was meant to completely scare the shit out of you, and to break the fourth Wall, the video is "Robotnik builds himself a Penile implant" by MrTennek and was used with his permission. http://www.youtube.com/user/MrTennek
He still owes me two Cheese Sandwiches though
7:15 - By "This" I mean freaky ass enemies, not fourth wall busting
8:21 - Despite Silent Rob's Complaints, I still love Twilight Princess
8:33 - I'll give it credit for that, but these additions are just ridiculous
8:45 - Again, I was playing this game at the time, and drew multiple similarities, and yes I did manage to eventually Max Stat the Frigate
8:53 - undercoverfilmer00v reference
9:07 - This was my first tactic, since I was heavily clostrofucked
9:45 - In my opinion, The Only scary part of REmake
9:59 - It's interesting, my microphone sounded different on my new computer, so I decided to split the review there.

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[DPeaceful]

Eternal Darkness sucks because its survivor horror game.

1)This Game couldn't even scary Hello Kitty at midnight

2) What is up with these dumb ass lighting effects

3) Lame Characters designs

4) Enemies are just bucket of laughs

5) Graphics are Chop, Let me chop up some carrots

6)Did any one see Buffy Vampire oh wait here she is Lame

7)Screw magic what heck this is not Survivor Horror Game, (GUNS & Blades Only)

8) Magic is action/adventure games. Shouldn't be included into Survival Horror

[Carlitonsp1]

@DPeaceful

I could accept the first six complaints, but what kind of stupid excuse is having magic? So what? Survival Horror is about being weak and surviving the best you can, and the magic helps to balance out the game when the enemies become much more difficult, magic doesn't define a genre, design. And technically, BOTH of these games, and almost all horror games ever are Action/Adventure games.

[UnworthyFun]

you're not showing much wrong with eternal darkness, I also think that the idea of getting lost and having limited inventory slots really brins the idea of SURVIVAL HORROR into place

[Carlitonsp1]

Having a limited inventory is not a completely bad thing, but it's a pain in the ass when I have to go back several rooms to put away an item just to collect a key or use an herb which may not have necessary needed to be stored in the first place.

In general I'm not a fan of the game logic that a key takes up exactly the same amount of space as a shotgun. Besides don't these guys have their own Keys? Probably on hooks they can attach new keys too?

[shadowfreeze88]

The enemies in ED (LOL) aren't really that scary but the sanity effects really screw with your head and can just creep the hell out of you sometimes. I saw a quote from a review of ED that said something like, "most gamers can easily kill their way through waves of bloodthirsty zombies but tell them their save file has been erased and watch the palms begin to sweat." It doesnt actually delete them for realz though.

[Carlitonsp1]

When that happened to me, that scared the shit out of me.

[ultimatefighter8888]

y do u bitch so much about resident evil, its like zelda, its not about action its about being smart, avoiding enemys and useing logic to solve the puzzles

[alifelesscritic]

but... BUT!.... u can NOT skip cutscenes in Eternal Darkness !!! : O

[Westernden]

Eternal Darkness is probably one of the best games I've ever played. I mean, Resident Evil is good, but compared to the story, writing, controls, and general feeling or urgency and horror of ED, RE does not stand a chance...

Also, the idea of playing a heavily-armed, combat-oriented protagonist never really made RE any scarier... I mean, most protagonists in ED are just everymen. Playing a regular guy makes it much more frightening.

[ZVR12]

All though you were a bit rough on resident evil. I liked the videos.

But both games are completely different.

It's like comparing the legend of Zelda with call of duty. Just not gonna happen

[SmokenAces]

wow that is a whole lot of bitching about classic survival horror.

1.It's a REMAKE.

2. You have to use stronger weapons on tougher enemies so it's "hard"?

3. Your not supposed to be able to save on the fly anywhere, same goes with inventory spacing, that's why there's a chest and a typewriter in every save room, which is the closest thing your gonna get to a "check-point".

4. Don't need a "health" interface, when your character starts limping and carrying their side is a pretty good sign.

[SmokenAces]

Eternal Darkness is Psychological Horror Action-Adventure

Resident Evil: Survival Horror

Get it right.

[KODAKCAR4]

i like eternal darkness better for some reason because i think its more creepier and screws with you more especiall the bathtub

[EvilDarkKing]

I give

resident evil a 4.6/5

And

Eternal darkness a 5/10

[Foppalainen82]

Gamers today are so f*cking lazy today. The whole point of survival horror games is that you DONT WANT to DIE....therefore automatic save and checkpoints are a complete waste in these type of games. Having to actually search for ink ribbons etc in the old RE games was part of the adventure.

And wtf was all that bitchin about not having enough ammo in RE....well what kind of fun would a survival horror game be if you were well equipped. I think you´re missing the whole point of RE.

[Foppalainen82]

Gamers today are so f*cking lazy today. The whole point of survival horror games is that you DONT WANT to DIE....therefore automatic save and checkpoints are a complete waste in these type of games. Having to actually search for ink ribbons etc in the old RE games was part of the adventure.

[24stelios]

eternal darknes = nice

resident evil remake = BEST!!!! ;)