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Shadow of the Eternals has had quite a tumultuous development cycle, ending in its indefinite delay last September. Today, we’ve heard that the project isn’t properly “dead”, but we shouldn’t expect anything new to come out about it any time soon.
"Precursor Games has had a couple of stabs at crowdfunding Shadow of the Eternals, which is pitched as a spiritual successor to the GameCube classic Eternal Darkness and was aiming for a Wii U release."
-Andy Green, Nintendo Life
I hope they figure out some way to get this to come out. Preferably on something other than Wii U. It's like they were trying to make the Kickstarter fail.
good lord how long will they drag this on. its unfortunate but this game just doesnt have enough of an audience
How long will Dennis Dyack live? That's exactly how long he's capable of dragging his projects on, so there you go. Hence why I didn't buy in, and hence why he didn't get his funding. Those with enough cash know him too well, and they know he isn't the same guy who brought us Eternal Darkness back in the day.
How about you get over Dyacks's existence? Sheesh. Let the man work on his projects, you have every right to ignore them. And newsflash, you goober, his name is in the Creative Director credit for Eternal Darkness, so yeah, he in fact IS the same guy.
Eternal Darkness wasn't really a massively popular game, it barely sold 400k copies worldwide. To make a spiritual successor of it and expect many people to pay in advance, that isn't realistic.
Precursor Games, developer of unsuccessful Kickstarter candidate Shadow of the Eternals, has disbanded.
this is a good example where releasing episodic dlc doesn't work even if fans are heavily involved in determining the course of the story. Gamers like to be amazed by what developers has to offer them, not what gamers have to offer to themselves. Most gamers just want to sit back and see if the game is good or bad. The moment I heard this was an episode thing rather than a full fledged game, I was immediately turned off by the idea.
I had not heard that it was to be episodic...wow yeah, what a disappointment.
I still think Dyack should've worked on the ED:SR sequel right after finishing the first.
I thought they weren't going to make it episodic anymore on the second kickstarter campaign. Could be wrong though.
Yeah that was the plan, but in suppose things just didn't work out or people didn't know that it was all 1 game.
Meh sounds like Dyack can't even get a kickstarter project right
I have to agree with you on that. A very sloppy attempt to persuade people to support. It sounded like a very ambitious project, but it was also a bit hard to picture where it was headed. We're not even sure if a lot of people were interested or maybe that was all the support they could get. IMO, I also feel that Eternal Darkness seems a bit out of date when compared with today's standards. I mean, people can go back and play REmake and still enjoy the game as it is, but Eternal Darkness just hasn't aged well in terms of story and gameplay mechanics.
"IMO, I also feel that Eternal Darkness seems a bit out of date when compared with today's standards. I mean, people can go back and play REmake and still enjoy the game as it is, but Eternal Darkness just hasn't aged well in terms of story and gameplay mechanics."
What exactly is your point in saying this? And comparing it to a remake? Isn't Eternal Darkness being mechanically dated even more of an incentive to make a modern version?
Imo he shouldnt be there doing a kickstarter in the first place , the whole excuse behind Xmen destiny was precisely funding such projects . And there were allegations about the misuse of the budget for destiny .
Dyack's name is poison. Such a shame because he was responsible for Blood Omen Legacy of Kain.
After getting so much free money to drag on projects that ended as turds (while simultaneously intentionally breaking copyrights against EPIC games), Dennis deserves to fail. He should hit rock bottom and then get a job where he isn't in charge. He needs to eat a few hundred humble pies before anyone trusts him again.
Precursor Games has released a new video showcasing Shadow of the Eternals’ “Sanity System.” The new features are designed to be a call back to some of the more interesting insanity mechanics featured in the original Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem.
The video features commentary by Precursor Games’ COO Shawn Jackson, who discusses a number of interesting possibilities set forth by the sanity system, including the ability to reach previously inaccessible areas by purposefully allowing your sanity to drain away. The concept certainly looks interesting, and could potentially be a nice homage for fans of the original cult classic.
Now that's what I call next generation gameplay, hopefully the game will live up to the concept.
Not really. Play Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Sanity system was great 10 years ago, possibly better.
I just watched 5min's and don't know what you're talking about lol
I'm just saying that this kind of dynamic environment looks like step forward to me.
Nintendo fund the rest of the kickstarter and lock it in as an exclusive!!! If they pull a Bayonetta 2 and bring this title back from the dead they'll be heroes in my book!
This ^^^ Do it Nintendo that's pennies to you and you would definitely win at least some lost fans and credibility back.
I agree with you-
But I'm torn-
"Sharknado"! The Game!?
This has got to happen!
/joking in context to video (if you watched it).
People need to pledge to show there's interest in this game. A lot of people want it but not enough are pledging. I don't know if people realize you don't get charged if it doesn't fund.
This is what I've been hoping for all along, I would prefer it to be the N but I could live with it being a different company, just as long as the game gets made.
It's the same people that made Eternal Darkness even if its not under Nintendo. It will be amazing.
The sanity effect video is funny. Ashamed to say I fell for it. Never heard of Sharknado - thought it was legit! Remember the deleted save file trick from Eternal Darkness? They'll be able to do more with the new engine.
I am so excited for the game. The kickstarter page has tons of more quality footage, 5500+ backers so far, and 2500+ forum members creating content for the game. Check put the game and join us! Get the full game for only 25$, it is amazing value.
Oh not this again..
I really want this game. ..
I hope this game lives to see the light of day, the horror genre could always use a new title.
This game would be good for Wii U because it really shows off the graphical capabilities of the console.
Fingers crossed Nintendo is paying attention. It wouldn't cost them very much to help publish this game.