Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy 1+2+3

First played this in the nineties. To be honest: controls and playability were low-class even then. Graphics were ok (backdrops) or not so (polygons). So why five stars? This is one of the very few, if not the only title that I have played, where ONE enemy, and a slowly moving one, can and will cause true horror and panic. The atmosphere is incredible. You will be afraid. You will panic. You will be afraid of dying again. Lovecraftian references are there and fit the story. Music is complementing the scenes and action very nicely. Long story short: if you can endure the controls, and prefer atmosphere over graphics, get this jewel, you won’t regret it.

A survival horror video game series, originally developed by Infogrames. In most of the games, the player controls private investigator Edward Carnby, who goes to investigate a haunted mansion or town that is full of undead creatures. Alone in the dark is the grandfather of resident evil

Alone in the Dark, when it came out, was one of those games that others attempted, and typically failed to emulate. An early survival horror game that combined Lovecraftian horror with action. The pacing, and style of the original game are nothing short of fantastic. It may take you a moment to get into the swing of the controls but it's worth it. Unfortunately, the later games in the series never quite measured up to the first, but it's worth buying just to play the first in the series.

I had little experience playing thse games back when they were new. However, I had always heard good things about the original. Having played it several years ago, it is impressive how it really was the original survival horror game. I love the Lovecraftian atmosphere of the first one and while the controls leave a lot to be desired, I enjoyed it up to the end. Although, I did get stuck at the very end due to a missing item. And so are adventure games of old. Good thing for YouTube as I didn't have a save before where I would be able to aquire the item. About a year later I tried the second one. A much different game overall. I'm not really sure what the devs were thinking on this one as there is a ton of combat and not much ammo. Not to mention the goofy overall atmosphere, I do not recommend the second game as it really misses the atmosphere of the first one. The third has a western ghost story theme which just doesn't have the same feel as the first game. But, at least they realized this is an adventure game first and foremost with some combat sprinkled in for tension. Final verdict, get this collection & play the first. If you feel the need for some more after the first one I highly recommend you save yourself a lot of frustration and skip the second and try the thrid.

Love this game! I play it from start to ending continually. I love the atmosphere, story, puzzles, books, enemies, weapons. The only bad thing about this game, is the complicated controls. For examble, sometimes if I want to run in the game the character sometimes stops running and walks. The other examble is that the aiming is sometimes difficult, especially when you're trying to shoot flying enemies. Thank god, there is only two flying enemies and they are quite weak. Magnificent masterpiece. BEST HORROR GAME EVER MADE, imo.