Some Alone in the Dark footage to ponder

Posted Jun 23rd 2008 6:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: Fan stuff

With Alone in the Dark finally shipping this week, we thought it fitting to cram one last post with a few gameplay videos. The first video is a melange of scenes from the game, giving a glimpse at the game's story (and more than a few bleeped f-bombs). It certainly looks exciting, though the other three videos (embedded after the break) definitely reveal some of the clunkier elements cited in European reviews so far (voice acting, controls). As of right now, there aren't exactly a lot of choices for 360 survival horror fans (though there are plenty on the way). As such, will you be overlooking the noted faults in Alone in the Dark in the hope that the game is more than the sum of its parts?

Note: These videos contain a few instances of language that's not safe for work.

Tags: alone-in-the-dark, atari, eden, eden-games

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-23-2008 @ 6:18PM

webster1990 said...

I have this game
it is fun for people wanting a survival horror fix.
The controls are often uber clunky and feel like the original resident evil games, although the ability to switch to first person sometimes rectifies this problem.
The puzzles are fun and the physics engine is impressive.
For cheevos whore, a lot of the achievements are practically thrown at you.
My only major gripe with it, is that it just isn't scary enough.

6-23-2008 @ 8:02PM

john paul said...

Thanks for the insight.
Don't have enough money to buy it after buying 3 games straight (NG2,MGS4, GTA4), so i guess its a rent.

6-23-2008 @ 8:30PM

MadDemon said...

LoL Xbox is garbage! http://youtube.com/watch?v=YzIAYszH_X4

6-23-2008 @ 8:37PM

webster1990 said...

Thanks for the imput MadDemon,
get back to WATCHING metal gear solid 4 and come back later with something relevant.

6-23-2008 @ 9:37PM

john paul said...

@Maddemon
so this is what you do for your free time huh?

6-23-2008 @ 6:20PM

SytheMaster said...

When's the fancast launching tonight?

6-23-2008 @ 6:39PM

Richard Mitchell said...

Just a few minutes.

6-23-2008 @ 6:44PM

chubytuby said...

I hate it when games are too dark and you can't see shit!

6-23-2008 @ 6:46PM

webster1990 said...

the actual game isnt like that
well, for me it isnt, you get to select the brightness when you start the game.

6-23-2008 @ 8:27PM

fyoder said...

So when does this movie come out in theaters?

6-23-2008 @ 9:42PM

Magic Whiskey said...

First off, MadDemon is a spambot or something of the like, posting the same jerkstore comment at every post it visits. Ban him or her, or whatev.

Secondly, and I say this with an open mind: what survival/horror game from the past could you say was perfect? Even your favorite (considering you're a fan of the genre) has some slow 'filler' moments for one thing; puzzles, repetition, etc.

Sure, Alone In The Dark may not be a perfect game, but that won't let me stop my hand at enjoying it this week. Maybe it WILL be total suckage (Dark Sector, Vampire Rain,) not all that great (Silent Hill: The Room) or only meh ( much of the puzzles in Resident Evil 3.) But I've played and remotely enjoyed myself from time-to-time with each.

Hell, I'll even put this out there: Bioshock wasn't my cup of tea really. I enjoyed the game more than the demo, but after beating it in 6 days on a Blockbuster rental, I haven't looked back and said "You know, I'd love to buy that game.."

..so we'll see.

6-23-2008 @ 9:43PM

Magic Whiskey said...

...I've also had the odd past of enjoying games within the genre that were reviewed poorly. (Read up about Sega CD's "Mansion Of The Hidden Souls".)

6-24-2008 @ 7:38AM

Khayrhalt said...

The game is fine, but I'm sure that you will cry about the car's moments. Hope that you will have this in your country :)
http://khayrhalt.blogspot.com/2008/06/alone-in-dark-collector-non-je-ne-vous.html

6-24-2008 @ 1:43PM

Ken Edwards said...

So let me get this strait. They have to age gate it because it is a M rated title. Then they have to bleep out the F word? I mean WTF?

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