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[casey_contra]

Given the eclipse that's happening for some of us today, I thought it would be fun to see what video games feature eclipses!

The first one that come's to mind is kind of cheating... but Sonic Adventure 2 has the Eclipse Cannon and a badass(...kinda) cutscene where it destroys half of the moon - but that's the only one that comes to mind.

What other eclipses are in games???

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Is it safe to go into the overworld during a Solar Eclipse?

 

[Anime_Lamp]

Berserk Musou

 

[jayu26]

Uncharted 3.

 

[yuoke]

 

[True Fire]

Dark Souls III

 

[NecromorphTX]

Dark Souls 3

 

[Icyflamez96]

I hope they have the proper glasses

 

[Triforce141]

CoD Zombies' Der Riese map has one

 

[jayu26]

I hope they have the proper glasses

Spoiler

Spoiler

it's fake

.

 

[Erheller]

They happen in Subnautica a bunch.

 

[DxD]

DS3.

Eciplses in videogame=doom day.

 

[TissueBox]

Does Fatal Frame 4 count?

 

[ffejeromdiks]

Not exactly an eclipse, but still pretty freaky, the way the clouds move is really unsettling.

 

[zeemumu]

Dark Souls 3

 

[kyo2004]

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow comes to my mind...

https://youtu.be/x5Uq7HXw48k

 

[Moobabe]

Waiting for some great No Man's Sky and Elite: Dangerous shots

 

[mindsale]

"Ain't that a hell of a thing. What?"

 

[tcrunch]

It's already been mentioned several times, but it's still the GOAT - Dark Souls 3

The early concept version was good too

 

[Barrel Cannon]

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow comes to my mind...

https://youtu.be/x5Uq7HXw48k

My first thought. I'm surprised we haven't seen one in something made by Bungie yet given how obsessed Bungie is with cool Skyboxes

 

[glaurung]

I beat the fucking Reborn One boss in Bloodborne last night. Does that count?

 

[Teuoxton]

Subnautica

The ocean almost gets as dark as nighttime too for as long as it lasts!

 

[The Last Lombax]

Solar Eclipse in Street Fighter 4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXxR3-UgJ0

 

[Secret Character]

Solar Eclipse in Street Fighter 4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXxR3-UgJ0

Was going to post this. Best stage in SSF4.

 

[Bishop89]

Is it safe to go into the overworld during a Solar Eclipse?

Iunderstoodthatreference.gif

 

[hydruxo]

Amazing that we played as a blind man in UC4 isn't it

 

[woopWOOP]

Solar Eclipse in Street Fighter 4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXxR3-UgJ0

Love that stage idea, also the animal "bystanders" are cute af

 

[mclem]

Total Eclipse, in which there is a pyramid with an ancient curse such that any object that would block the Shrine of Ra at the summit from the light of the sun would be destroyed - you have to go into the pyramid to stop this curse before it, well, destroys the moon.

History doesn't go into detail about the rather more pervasive issue of what happens at night

Going into much detail would perhaps give too much away, but suffice to say that there's a reason the Zork: Nemesis boxart depicts an eclipse.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Chrono Trigger:

 

[USIGSJ]

Shameless self promotion.
Back when I first started using UDK I always thought it would be great to have animated solar eclipse in a game. My skills were still novice level, but this was the first thing I made.


https://youtu.be/fDZ2Bps3bj0?t=1m37s

 

[whiteninja]

Terraria

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Total Eclipse - 3DO

 

[Sevenfold]

 

[Cert.in.Death]

The respective launches of Overwatch and Battleborn
XD

 

[arturo2666]

Okami has a pretty good one that plays into the game mechanics and story in a decent way (because the main character is a sun god)

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Going into much detail would perhaps give too much away, but suffice to say that there's a reason the Zork: Nemesis boxart depicts an eclipse.

Came in for this. Bless you mclem!

 

[Creaking]

In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Dracula's castle has been sealed inside an eclipse. So you're kind of in an eclipse the whole game, if that makes any sense (it doesn't).

It features heavily in the game's logo, though.

Edit: looks like it was already mentioned. Missed that somehow.

 

[Wichu]

Does a lunar eclipse count?

The 31 December 2028 lunar eclipse is a plot point in Virtue's Last Reward.

VLR ending spoilers:

Spoiler

More importantly, as is the 27 January 2074 solar eclipse.

 

[stlobus]

The PS3/360 Splatterhouse game is all about an eclipse.

 

[Oneself]

Total Eclipse - 3DO

Came here for this. Well done, it took a while GAF.

 

[jjonez18]

Came to say this. That entire level is an absolute beauty.

Edit: Wasn't there one in one of the Zelda games too? Probably misremembering.

 

[IntelliHeath]

Love that stage idea, also the animal "bystanders" are cute af

Best stage. That's why I'm rooting for its return in SFV.

 

[McStickenstein]

Luna from Dota can temporarily turn day to night and trigger multiple Lucent Beams.

 

[takoyaki]

12Riven (Infinity series, visual novel)
The plot of the game is centered around the day of a total solar eclipse.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Ultima VI has one, but it usually doesn't occur until after most people have beaten the game.

 

[Altazor]

Chrono Trigger:

this.

One of my favorite moments in gaming, beautiful atmosphere.

 

[t1gerjaw]

Eternal Darkness

Shadow of the Eternals

Fatal Frame Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

 

[yuoke]

Came to say this. That entire level is an absolute beauty.

Edit: Wasn't there one in one of the Zelda games too? Probably misremembering.

There's the bloodmoon in BOTW, and the moon in MM. No eclipse though.

 

[msdstc]

Amazing that we played as a blind man in UC4 isn't it

Spoiler

Amazing that you played UC4 without finishing UC3

 

[Schlomo]

Castlevania Lords of Shadow had a puzzle where you manipulate a giant planetosphere to make a real world eclipse. I still remember the awesome music in that scene.