Alone in the Dark

I would still enjoy this game without a star cast. It was buggy upon release as if they hadn't tested the game before. It has been updated but I still had an environmental bug that I had to reload a save from. If you're looking for a scary horror game this isn't that. It's more of a gothic horror suspense thriller! I enjoyed the puzzles, and only had to look up walkthroughs once or twice cause I couldn't figure it out. The combat is light, which I enjoy it not being a total shooter game. I like that they added New Game +. I think they nailed what they were going for, but the game deserved to be polished up a bit more. Characters feel clunky at times and the graphics seem lazy in some parts. I really enjoyed the Louisiana Southern Gothic feel of the 1920s-30s. Everyone says it's 1920s and I would agree but I found an item stating The Great Depression, which the market crashed in 1929. At the end of the day I think people are dwelling on that too much. Also yes the story switches between "reality" and "places" which I didn't find confusing at all. Its part of the story and is supposed to be whimsically off putting. Perhaps people don't enjoy an unreliable narrative which we get when playing as Emily. I will agree at times the building had people to talk to and then randomly at times felt vacant, whether or not that's intentional I'm unsure.

I did find the switch to "Egyptian vibes" confusing as it had voodoo elements at first, but it's a small detail to the story, so in the end it makes sense.

I will be playing this game again, and looking forward to additional titles being released.

This game oddly reminds me of (or plays similarly to) Resident Evil Village and The Last of Us, but feels below the bar those games set. I also felt like this game was a marketing fail, I'm just now hearing about it a year later.

In conclusion if the game had polished its graphics, and tested better before release I'm sure it would have been 10/10.

I won't go into too much detail here. Graphics - decent. Acting - well done. Plot - was ok .

Mechanics - was...... ok.

To be honest though..... I haven't finished the game! I have spent the last two days trying to work out a bug / find a patch, that can help me push past this area I'm stuck in.

But my average score is purely based on my experience and inability to play, read next to the other plays who had issues.

FYI. I'm in the library, in chapter 2.

Just got the shotgun.

Really hope they're fixed, as I was really enjoying.

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Solid story, good acting for the most part and a stellar setting! Absolutely loved exploring all the locations and the great detail put into those locations. Combat was a bit janky for me. Struggled especially against one small enemy that would consistently glitch under the floor on PC. Frustrated me greatly and is my biggest knock on this fun game.

I completed the Edward Carnby run in about 11 hours which is probably a bit longer than average. I encountered a few other glitches (like getting stuck on objects and walking on air instead of descending a stair case). Overall, I had a mostly good time and recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of old-school horror games as it has some good references to the original in here.

Once upon a time there was a video game that invented a terrifying genre but got worse as the series went on. One day THQ resurrected themselves in Norway and decided to resurrect a video dead gaming franchise called Alone in the Dark.

They tried remaking Alone in the Dark but the only thing on their mind was copying Resident Evil 4 and the Last of Us Wooooh! Which made a fun romp but was nothing like Alone in the Dark original.

The art style is good but the character designs are uncanny! WoooohH! Except Miss Hartwood is so hot. (The lust of 100 demons humiliate you for a cartoon chick.)

This game has nothing to do with the original besides there is a frog in the intro. There are more outside zones like Bourbon Street for whatever.

The monsters are the least terrifying thing in this game. None of them have supernatural behaviors and the combat doesn't elicit that because Melee in the original was so important. So crucial. The enemies are just zombies but with Eldritch horror monster characters. Nothing weird or terrifying.

You know, It's ok to deviate from the original but Alone in the Dark 2024 isn't it. It doesn't know what it wants to be. I wanted a 1:1 remake made in Unity but we can't all get what we want so we have Alone in the Dark 2024.

If you want a generic horror game. Go buy it on sale. But if you wanna remake of Alone in the Dark from 1992? Summon Cthulhu cause you ain't gonna get it here.

Very good idea but I would have expected the stories of both characters to be more related to each other.

For the price of the game, I expected the second character with whom I repeated the story not to be 80% similar to the other character, same puzzles, etc.

It was noticeable that the game imitated older gameplay mechanics but at times, it was a pain in the ass.

Nice but simple puzzles, and I believe the story truly had potential for much more development, especially with two different characters who could approach the story from their unique perspectives.

With the benefit of hindsight, I would have expected the game to be cheaper before buying it since I generally enjoy this kind of games, but I feel that in this case, it wasn't worth as much.