10 Beloved Video Games That Deserve A Modern Reboot

8. Eternal Darkness

Eternal Darkness was released in the early life of the GameCube at a time when Nintendo was keen to shed its kid-friendly image. Clearly they never do things in half-measures, which adequately explains why Eternal Darkness is one of the most unsettling games ever created. Released way back in 2002, this iconic game developed by Silicon Knights did its best to mess with your head at every turn thanks to its infamous sanity meter. As your character saw ghastly enemies and took damage from attacks, their sanity meter would gradually deplete; taking their grip on reality with it. They would experience hallucinations, ranging from walking on ceilings, hearing creepy imaginary noises to fourth-wall breaking scares like the game 'crashing' or telling you that your save has been corrupted. It was a frighteningly original concept at the time that was praised by critics, but Eternal Darkness struggled to find an audience and didn't sell that well. It could have more success now, as horror games are huge nowadays. Better still, modern technology will give a new Eternal Darkness more ways to scare the living hell out of us than you can shake a stick at. Just imagine an Eternal Darkness on Wii U and how it could use the GamePad to toy with you up close and personal. Creepy noises could emanate from its speakers or the game could switch to off-screen play and display on the GamePad at random just to mess with you. The Wii U's apps could also be used in creative ways. Imagine if the game opened up a fake version of Nintendo's Miiverse social network and all of the posts said nothing but the word 'die' written hundreds of times. There aren't many horror games on Nintendo platforms, but it's safe to say that the potential here is huge. Eternal Darkness 2 could prove once and for all that Wii U is capable of amazing, unique things when in the right hands.