Alone in the Dark

Big fan of the original trilogy and I can happily say that the 2024 version is worth it. It may have some flaws here and there but it is AMAZING. The game FEELS like it should. While the 3rd person movement is not near as clunky as the original Alone in the Dark, there is a small level of jank that makes absolute sense. The story is awesome. All the areas from the game are well-detailed. The Voice acting with the notes and characters are well done. David Harbour and Jodie Comer did a fantastic job. The same goes for the other actors as well. While it is huge and different from the original, it stands on its own as what Alone in the Dark should be. The story driven atmosphere is even more so amazing now as it was years ago. As someone who likes to explore and get more of the side lore. I was very pleased and impressed. I found myself putting down the controller and letting the notes be read to me in cinematic flare. It's not Alone in the Dark A New Nightmare or the crap movie that was made as a cash grab / tax break. The Music - BREATHTAKING. I could gush on that opening menu theme forever. The game's sound is top notch

Before buying this game I was a fan of the Alone in the Dark games having played three of the games and generally enjoying them so I was said to see this game getting mauled by reviewers saying things like ugly graphics, janky combat, confusing plot and that the boss fights were very lacking. Even with this in mind I decided to get the game and give it a shot becasue with AA games you usually get a gem despite the jank and I am happy to say that I was not wrong in this case. The story is very interesting and left me playing deep into the night wanting to uncover the mysteries of Derceto and what was going on. The game has side items that can be found hidden around the areas and those items when found in threes give you more information to go off of and help you figure out the mystery; those who like to rush through games will miss out on a lot of information and will probably end the game very confused as to what was going on. The original Alone in the Dark payed homage to the Call of Cthulhu mythos and it was great to see not only was it done in this game but moreso. I will not go into spoilers but if you are a fan of the Cthulhu mythos you will greatly enjoy this much like Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. I would also like to add that this games sound design for music and the atmospheric effects are so good so if you like to immerse yourself into games say playing deep into the night in silence then you are in for a ride. So if you enjoy deep mysteries, the Cthulhu mythos, survival horror or just creepy games give this game a try if not at full price then maybe on discount.

I think this is a good game overall. The atmosphere is right, the story is pretty decent, it feels good to control. There are some issues though. - the performance issues. the game hitches and stutters regardless of settings, usually on area loads. This really brings you out of the moment, especially in cutscenes. - the lack of even a weak punch when you don't have a (consumable) melee weapon on-hand. - health/ammo pickups can be finnicky. if you get too close to them, you're likely to be unable to pick it up because the prompt will disappear. so you'll end up wiggling back and forth trying to get it to show up again. - the two boss fights in the game just kind of suck. they're high damage and since your dodge doesn't hae any iframes on it, you're far too likely to get bopped. especially in the second one, where the boss eventually spawns a ton of adds, then also resumes attacking you while taking up most of the arena. Really, overall it feels like the combat in this game was poorly thought out, or even just an afterthought

I had no high expectations and maybe because of this I had such a good experience. The devs where clearly taking inspiration from the Resident Evil Remakes, mostly Resident Evil 2 as the new Alone in The Dark main gameplay loop is exploration and puzzle solving with some combat in between. The 1920 setting is a delight to experience. Fans of the original will recognize remade elements from the first game. There is a few technical issues but nothing game braking or annoying to the point of not wanting to play. Also if you are planning to play, it is best to not approach the game as a shooter as you might find the combat a bit lacking. It's not bad but the playable characters are not trained soldiers, so the combat is much slower and methodic and not action packed adrenalin.