adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The game releases next week. Where's the hype, folks?
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IGN: How Alone in the Dark Has Been Reinvented for Modern Horror Fans (aka Hype Check ?!?!)
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tommycronin
Member
Combat looks jank as fuck
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
It's a wait for deep sale for me.
John Bilbo
Member
An anthology of the older games is currently on deep discount on Steam.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah, the demo was a nice atmosphere piece, but unfortunately it wasn't indicative of what the trailers have shown at all.
darkangel-212559
Banned
This is my favourite genre. So I'll play games in this genre regardless of how good they are or not. Day 1 for me tbh.
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Kacho
Member
The hype got eaten by Dragon’s Dogma
Looks like shit btw. Will wait for user reviews to see if this “horror game for modern audiences” delivers anything good. Amnesia The Bunker set the standard for AA horror games and this looks nowhere near that.
StueyDuck
Member
I'm rooting for it though cause it falls into that AA bracket of game currently and I really wanna see those games (if good) supported by gamers, much like a helldivers2.
darkangel-212559
Banned
Tormented Souls was excellent. I think the sequel will be good enough to compete with The Bunker for that title.
The Cockatrice
Member
They spent more money on marketing and actors than the actual game. Its going to be a piece of turd.
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balls of snow
Member
Wait on reviews. Got too much going on already. Rooting for a good Alone in The Dark game for once in my lifetime.
thatJohann
Member
I want this to be good, but I have a feeling it won't review too well. I expect maybe a 70 Metacritic
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
"Who the fuck would ever want to play as the fat cop from Stranger Things." 
-Danjin44
All I needed to hear at the time. Hard pass. Also I think it looks like doggy doo doo.
-Danjin44
All I needed to hear at the time. Hard pass. Also I think it looks like doggy doo doo.
killatopak
Member
Have fond memories of Alone in the Dark so I’ll check it out regardless of how it turns out.
Cyberpunkd
Member
fart town usa
Gold Member
I got the Deluxe Edition preordered.
I think people are sleeping on this game. I'm really looking forward to it.
People saying it looks jank, smdh. Graphics whores are no better than reddit shelf collectors.
I think people are sleeping on this game. I'm really looking forward to it.
People saying it looks jank, smdh. Graphics whores are no better than reddit shelf collectors.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Many of the same people who drag this reboot are hyped for the SH2 remake.
Makes no sense whatsoever but that's where we are unfortunately.
Physiognomonics
Member
Demo's atmosphere was nice. I notably found the graphics very good. But playing it was not great, controls were too unresponsive for me. Those are probably on purpose from the devs (I mean controls are by default great in many UE4 games), but that's not a game I would enjoy playing because of that.
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IlGialloMondadori
Member
Looks pretty good to me? I dunno. Soundtrack and designs look good. I don't really get the hate here. We'll see when it comes out, The combat will be the make or break.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Looks like a fun swimming-in-sevens type title.
I'll definitely play it if I can buy it for cheap or it's added to Game Pass.
I'll definitely play it if I can buy it for cheap or it's added to Game Pass.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
Didn't even know the game had combat.
Will wait for reviews to decide if I wait for a sale or not.
It's bizarre how much everyone here can't stand the "jank" and then palworld becomes the best selling game on steam.
I played the demo and liked. It did the only thing horror games needs to do: it scared me. Wish horror fans remenbered that.
Will wait for reviews to decide if I wait for a sale or not.
It's bizarre how much everyone here can't stand the "jank" and then palworld becomes the best selling game on steam.
I played the demo and liked. It did the only thing horror games needs to do: it scared me. Wish horror fans remenbered that.
schaft0620
Member
I recommend the free Prologue demo if you are unsure just check it out.
Too many games this month.
Too many games this month.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Yes. IGN is trash.
Reinvented and Modern are just direct comparisons to the first game. It's a reinvention of the original story and the gameplay is modern survival horror.
Shows no signs whatsoever of being woke or infested with DEI nonsense.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
But I see two white characters!
fart town usa
Gold Member
Yea, it has two separate campaigns that the devs say will last 8 hours each for most players. Looks like there's plenty of combat and boss fights.
Has options too for puzzles. Can make it so the game doesn't assist at all, or options where the puzzle will help direct you to the item you need to use.
I suspect that it will play similar to RE2make.
The deluxe edition comes with some really cool filters too. One in particular gives it a turbo pixelated vibe, like a classic DOS adventure game.
fart town usa
Gold Member
I'll definitely be posting some thoughts next week.
I think it's a damn shame that some people are already writing this game off. There's plenty of footage out there and the game doesn't look bad at all.
So many people expecting all games to look like Forbidden West, so fucking stupid.
This is the first time the developer has made anything like this. Their other game is a top down adventure/Diablo style game for PC (that is regarded well). Everything I've read and seen about this AITD reboot comes off as the developers really giving it their all and striving to make a quality game. The story is from the Amnesia guy too so I expect a solid narrative.
Markio128
Member
It’s the same with most games on here nowadays tbh. Usually those obsessed with visuals are the ones that spend a small fortune on graphics cards. If there was a piece of hardware called a fun card, then that’s the one I’d be investing in.I'll definitely be posting some thoughts next week.
I think it's a damn shame that some people are already writing this game off. There's plenty of footage out there and the game doesn't look bad at all.
So many people expecting all games to look like Forbidden West, so fucking stupid.
This is the first time the developer has made anything like this. Their other game is a top down adventure/Diablo style game for PC (that is regarded well). Everything I've read and seen about this AITD reboot comes off as the developers really giving it their all and striving to make a quality game. The story is from the Amnesia guy too so I expect a solid narrative.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Alone in the Dark Devs Detail The Game's Horror Approach
Game Rant speaks to Alone in the Dark devs at Pieces Interactive about the reimagined game's approach to the survival-horror genre.
gamerant.com
Q: What sort of research did Pieces Interactive do to realize the setting of Derceto Manor and its surrounding environs?
Ryberg: We started the pre-prod almost at the same time as COVID-19, hit, so, unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to visit Louisiana but had to make do with all but the real thing. We started by gathering a lot of references before exploring further with concept art. An early influence we had was the movie Angel Heart. It has this southern gothic tone which I think you can still sense in the final game.
Angel Heart is such a delightfully twisted movie. I've had that in the back of my head throughout the lead up to this new AITD game. So awesome to see that the devs used it as a basis for inspiration. Definitely check that movie out if you've never seen it.
Toots
Gold Member
Replace stone by hype
An anthology of the older games is currently on deep discount on Steam.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Inferno is a total gem.
Yea it's got some hilarious jank but the core gameplay allows for a ton of variety and it takes more chances than the vast majority of modern games.
Inferno is the big dumb action game that RE6 wanted to be, Inferno succeeded though in spite of all the jank. Patches could have fixed the minor issues but Atari just didn't have the budget for it. Had to get it out the door.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Two white protagonists, Antebellum south setting. H.P Lovecraft mythos. A black maid as a NPC in the manor.
This game is going to have to work overtime if it's going to be woke. Nothing we've seen so far indicates anything like that.
Some people are seeing "Modern" and being reactionary for no good reason. It's just a reference to the game being a modern reboot of the initial AITD trilogy.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Remember when game topics were just about games?
fart town usa
Gold Member
Trust me, I question why I come here as often as I do because the discussion is usually hyper focused on production values and actual gameplay/fun factor seems to be a moot point.
Puscifer
Member
2008 is so underrated.
An anthology of the older games is currently on deep discount on Steam.
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
Member
I'm psyched for it.
Buying regular edition regardless of review.
Noone liked the 360 entry but it was passable. I expect this will be at least as good.
If not, then I at least tried to support the effort.
Buying regular edition regardless of review.
Noone liked the 360 entry but it was passable. I expect this will be at least as good.
If not, then I at least tried to support the effort.
SF Kosmo
Al Jazeera Special Reporter
The 2008 game was a mixed bag of interesting ideas, but I kind of have a soft spot for it.
An anthology of the older games is currently on deep discount on Steam.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I only liked the 360 one.
fart town usa
Gold Member
It's so good. I played through Inferno a few months back and it is so outrageously entertaining. Mostly for wrong reasons but a gem all the same.
This video sums it all up for me.
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Well damn
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
An anthology of the older games is currently on deep discount on Steam.
What things in life...
At its launch it cost over $50, and now it costs $2 dollars
John Bilbo
Member
So you're ready to pull the trigger?