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Chris Leigh
10 Jul, 2006

Eternal Darkness sequels on the way?

GCN News | Yup, says Denis Dyack.
Silicon Knights' Denis Dyack has declared that we'll be seeing a sequel or two to Eternal Darkness, the under-appreciated survival-horror title that remains one of our favourite GameCube titles.

"I am most often asked if we have sequels in mind for Eternal Darkness," wrote Dyack in his blog over at IGN. "The answer is: absolutely, yes. Although this may not be obvious to those outside of Silicon Knights, anyone inside the guild understands that there is really no other answer. When creating an original game we start by conceptualizing an entire universe. Once the universe is conceptualized we then tell a story within that world."

Dyack refused to elaborate further on what a sequel would involve however, meaning we're left in the dark about which consoles will play host to any new games in the series (though it's fair to assume that one or more of the next-gen machines are likely choices). Nevertheless, any new release in the franchise is sure to generate a considerable buzz - the original Eternal Darkness remains a bit of a cult classic amongst GameCube owners, and you can read why in our review, penned almost three and a half years ago by a youthful Mr Matthew Keller.

Meanwhile, Dyack is currently working on Too Human for the Xbox 360, which we thoroughly enjoyed playing at E3.

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14 Comments
5 years ago
Excellent icon_biggrin.gif
5 years ago
He doesn't say that there will be another, but rather they have sequels in mind.

The thing is that Nintendo actually own the rights to the Eternal Darkness license, which means Silicon Knights will either have to have the game on a Nintendo console - although Dennis has already mentioned he and Nintendo don't think alike - or make the game so obviously Eternal Darkness but under a different name, which is being done with the upcoming BioShock game and future F.E.A.R games.

It's a great concept (the Eternal Darkness games) though.
5 years ago
^ That does make in interesting point, particulary as he mentions already establishing the universe in the first game.
5 years ago
I can't remember where but I read a quote or three from Dennis suggesting that he would like to work with Nintendo again, so don't rule out the Eternal Darkness franchise name just yet.
5 years ago
I don't see how you can do an eternal darkness sequel though.

Then again, Silent Hill was a perfectly self contained story too (even more then ED), but they forced several inferior sequels out of that...
5 years ago
Finish the game with all three paths, and there's an extra scene at the end concerning Mantarok that leaves things open for a sequel, perhaps set long into the future (the origianal did cover many eras in the past).
5 years ago
Now THIS is the best news i've heard all year (better than mario galaxy)!! Seriously Eternal Darkness is the most atmospheric game i've EVER played! The voice acting is the BEST!! I can't wait to play another one....although the fact that they haven't actually begun work on a sequel saddens me. icon_sad.gif
5 years ago
A sequel would be nice, but after reading the rest of the blog entry posted a few days ago. It seems Silicon Knights is staying on track producing the Too Human trilogy.
5 years ago
They can afford to make a Eternal Darkness game between games, right. You don't want all 3 Too human games to be realeased once a year. Then again they might have a secondary studio.
5 years ago
Eternal Darkness is brilliant on the Gamecube. If you want a survival horror game with a difference then I highly recommend it. It is eery, atmospheric, twisted and very polished.. The sanity meter in the game is just awesome.. Its just a shame gamers arent smart enough to support quality games. It seems they are easily tricked by smart advertising with games that have style over substance. Play Eternal Darkness. NOW.
5 years ago
Most excellent.

Hope they put it on the Xbox 360 or PS3.

Hopefully a wider audience will get them the praise they deserve.
5 years ago
I just ordered Eternal Darkness from DVD Crave for $50. So much hype! Can't wait.
5 years ago
^ Man just play Anthony's adventure (about 3 characters in) and tell me it's not the most atmospheric game EVER!!

Oh yea...when you use Anthony try and equip the torch whenever you can! hehe.. You will see some AWESOME attention to detail! icon_wink.gif
5 years ago
Just so everyone knows, I read this as "Eternal Darkness Squirrels on the way?"
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I never did play Eternal Darkness, was it all that and a packet of chips? I'm not really big on survival horror, regular games get me nervous enough as it is
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