<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
was	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
for	O
development	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
it	O
distinguishes	O
itself	O
with	O
unique	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
sanity	O
effects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
and	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
release	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
operates	O
similar	O
to	O
Resident	O
Evilfighting	O
monsters	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
to	O
further	O
explore	O
a	O
locationEternal	O
Darkness	O
maintains	O
notable	O
differences	O
in	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
distinguished	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
spells	O
are	O
fundamentally	O
affected	O
by	O
what	O
alignment	O
rune	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
power	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
spells	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
combine	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Runes	B-Application
together	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cast	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runes	B-Application
can	O
be	O
freely	O
experimented	O
with	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourth	O
wall	O
breaking	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
To	O
Be	O
Continued	O
"	O
promotions	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
sequel	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
simulated	O
errors	O
and	O
anomalies	O
of	O
the	O
TV	O
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
can	O
happen	O
either	O
from	O
low	O
or	O
depleted	O
sanity	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
a	O
scripted	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
over	O
four	O
principal	O
locations	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
skips	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
after	O
returning	O
,	O
the	O
local	O
police	O
have	O
gotten	O
nowhere	O
with	O
the	O
investigation	O
,	O
Alex	O
decides	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
mansion	O
for	O
clues	O
,	O
and	O
stumbles	O
upon	O
a	O
secret	O
room	O
containing	O
a	O
book	O
bound	O
with	O
human	O
skin	O
called	O
the	O
Tome	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1460	O
AD	O
Roberto	B-Application
Bianchi	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Venetian	B-Application
architect	O
traveling	O
through	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Pious	O
under	O
the	O
guise	O
of	O
a	O
warlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centuries	O
later	O
in	O
1991	O
AD	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
firefighter	O
named	O
Michael	O
Edwards	O
works	O
with	O
his	O
team	O
to	O
extinguish	O
several	O
major	O
oil	O
fires	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
their	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
categorized	O
as	O
survival/horror	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
then	O
later	O
labeling	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
psychological	O
thriller	O
"	O
during	O
an	O
early	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
,	O
what	O
they	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
B-movie	B-Application
horror	O
plots	O
"	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
to	O
feature	O
several	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
a	O
Special	O
Forces	O
commando	O
deep	O
behind	O
enemy	O
lines	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
showing	O
off	O
the	O
early	O
builds	O
during	O
the	O
1999	O
E3	O
Expo	O
;	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
later	O
changed	O
their	O
mind	O
and	O
rebuilt	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Henifin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
made	O
exclusively	O
available	O
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
disc	O
containing	O
14	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
extended	O
versions	O
of	O
those	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
voice-overs	O
from	O
several	O
actors	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
most	O
notable	O
for	O
providing	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
,	O
yellow	O
appears	O
on	O
unaligned	O
runes	B-Application
and	O
disintegrating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
October	O
25	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
November	O
1	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
received	O
a	O
near-universal	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
aggregated	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
over	O
9/10	O
at	O
both	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
one	O
of	O
its	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Simply	O
put	O
,	O
an	O
amazing	O
achievement	O
that	O
should	O
n't	O
be	O
overlooked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
sold	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
won	O
many	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
6th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
presented	O
by	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Console	O
Gaming	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
as	O
the	O
101st	O
top	O
game	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
systems	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
readers	O
of	O
IGN	O
had	O
it	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
96th	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
all	O
systems	O
;	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
had	O
it	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
48th	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
X-Play	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
by	O
ScrewAttack	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
placed	O
fourth	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
included	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
on	O
their	O
2008	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
horror	O
franchises	O
that	O
should	O
rise	O
from	O
the	O
grave	O
"	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
among	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
with	O
untapped	O
franchise	O
potential	O
"	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
UGO	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
list	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
that	O
need	O
sequels	O
"	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Roivas	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
associated	O
with	O
Alex	O
's	O
Spirit	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
needing	O
to	O
defeat	O
Zero	O
Suit	O
Samus	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
mirrored	O
at	O
random	O
intervals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Denis	O
Dyack	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
and	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
,	O
said	O
"	O
absolutely	O
yes	O
"	O
in	O
July	O
2006	O
regarding	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
had	O
intended	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
always	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
universe	O
involving	O
the	O
Ancients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Spring	O
2008	O
Showcase	O
,	O
Dyack	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
brand	O
could	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
cards	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
a	O
chance	O
;	O
we	O
love	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
we	O
work	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
trademarked	O
the	O
title	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
spawned	O
rumours	O
that	O
another	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
game	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
extended	O
their	O
ownership	O
on	O
the	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
trademark	O
for	O
the	O
fifth	O
time	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
still	O
had	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Precursor	O
Games	O
,	O
staffed	O
by	O
many	O
former	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
members	O
,	O
had	O
begun	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
through	O
PayPal	O
,	O
seeking	O
$1.5	O
million	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Eternals	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
Precursor	O
's	O
founding	O
member	O
,	O
and	O
co-designer	O
of	O
both	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Eternals	O
,	O
Kenneth	O
McCulloch	O
was	O
arrested	O
and	O
pleaded	O
guilty	O
on	O
charges	O
of	O
child	O
pornography	O
;	O
the	O
studio	O
immediately	O
severed	O
all	O
ties	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
creating	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Precursor	O
Games	O
purchased	O
art	O
assets	O
from	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
which	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
sequel	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Nintendo	O
still	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
patent	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
"	O
Sanity	O
Meter	O
"	O
,	O
Precursor	O
Games	O
head	O
Paul	O
Caporicci	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
were	O
in	O
"	O
constant	O
communication	O
"	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
supportive	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
good	O
intentions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
excitement	O
surrounding	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Eternals	O
has	O
been	O
plagued	O
with	O
issues	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyack	O
renamed	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
Apocalypse	O
Studios	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
free-to-play	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
titled	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
.	O
</s>
