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So, Alone in the Dark 1 obviously has gotten the full GOG treatment in that it's got the GOG installer and it should work on the versions of Windows specified.

But what about 2 & 3? The way they're included as "bonuses" seems to indicate that they haven't gotten the full GOG treatment. Can someone who has purchased the game confirm how those work?

Thanks!
The only difference is that you have to download the installers separately, but the installers themselves for AITD2 and 3 are just like the installer for AITD1, so yeah, they come with the full gog treatment ;)
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Post edited April 14, 2011 by Namur
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gammaleak: So, Alone in the Dark 1 obviously has gotten the full GOG treatment in that it's got the GOG installer and it should work on the versions of Windows specified.

But what about 2 & 3? The way they're included as "bonuses" seems to indicate that they haven't gotten the full GOG treatment. Can someone who has purchased the game confirm how those work?

Thanks!
Hello. I can confirm that all three games work just like they did back in the 90's, and they have the CD soundtrack and not the midi from the floppy versions :)
Great! Thanks for confirming that, fellas!
I wish they'd bundled the installs or packaged the games completely separately. Odd...
Not that I can really complain.
Post edited April 14, 2011 by chautemoc
About this...is it safe to say that the reception of the subsequent games in the trilogy was not as fond as that of the first game? That's the only reason I can think of that GOG would basically say "You get this classic PC game! (oh yeah and here's two extra games, but nobody wants to hear about that)".
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TrIp13G: About this...is it safe to say that the reception of the subsequent games in the trilogy was not as fond as that of the first game? That's the only reason I can think of that GOG would basically say "You get this classic PC game! (oh yeah and here's two extra games, but nobody wants to hear about that)".
The sequels weren't bad, but the first is really good Imho. Aitd2 was too focused on action but the third did a better job of mixing puzzles and action.

But expect all 3 games to be hard as hell compared to modern games (Don't be too proud to look at walkthroughs if you get stuck).
I remember the first time I played AitD 1, I died many many times! XD This time I hope to actually get to the ending!
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TrIp13G: About this...is it safe to say that the reception of the subsequent games in the trilogy was not as fond as that of the first game? That's the only reason I can think of that GOG would basically say "You get this classic PC game! (oh yeah and here's two extra games, but nobody wants to hear about that)".
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maul_inc: The sequels weren't bad, but the first is really good Imho. Aitd2 was too focused on action but the third did a better job of mixing puzzles and action.

But expect all 3 games to be hard as hell compared to modern games (Don't be too proud to look at walkthroughs if you get stuck).
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TrIp13G: About this...is it safe to say that the reception of the subsequent games in the trilogy was not as fond as that of the first game? That's the only reason I can think of that GOG would basically say "You get this classic PC game! (oh yeah and here's two extra games, but nobody wants to hear about that)".
The 1st adventure is very Lovecraftian, and the next 2 are more Scooby-Doobian (but still fun!)
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Grimdango: The 1st adventure is very Lovecraftian, and the next 2 are more Scooby-Doobian (but still fun!)
It seems AITD is actually set in Lovecraft's Cthulhu setting, or at least the way it is interpreted by the game designers. In AITD, you find several references to characters and going-ons that would show up in Infograme's game "Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet" which was released after AITD in 1993, suggesting that both games take place in the same world.
Post edited May 05, 2011 by toretorden
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Grimdango: The 1st adventure is very Lovecraftian, and the next 2 are more Scooby-Doobian (but still fun!)
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toretorden: It seems AITD is actually set in Lovecraft's Cthulhu setting, or at least the way it is interpreted by the game designers. In AITD, you find several references to characters and going-ons that would show up in Infograme's game "Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet" which was released after AITD in 1993, suggesting that both games take place in the same world.
No doubt. Several books found in the game references cthulhu-lore.

The article/interview recently published here on GOG explains the reason the game isn't officially a cthuhlu game is that the game designer didn't want to put any chaosium rpg elements into the game.
AITD 1-3 are clunky compared to todays standards.