Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

The soundtrack and ambience are the best i have ever experienced in a survival horror alongside silent hill, (but they are very different in style). I feel this is the most underrated survival horror i ever played, and it's hard for me to understand how it can be so, sure it is rough arround some edges and it can be a bit buggy but the core game is, solid, has two campaigns with different puzzles and story, and again i cannot stress enough how good the ambience and soundtrack are, also if you like reading notes to figure out the story slowly this is the game for you, there's a huge amount of reading, this might turn some of you off, but if you are like me and truly want to soake in the lore of what happened here, it is amazing. The New Nightmare actually did give me nightmares when i was a kid hahaha.

Controller support is present, but the game will not recognize d-pad or triggers. Little graphics option are present and the dafult brightness of the game is far too high, this is supposed to be a horror game. I would address that with Reshade, but it has a well known issue working, supposedly if you do not use Galaxy it works, but without Galaxy it has an error that keeps it from launching at all that is far more trouble than such a mediocre and unremarkable game and series is worth to fix. In short, it's crap. Do not buy this.

Maybe because I played it a long time ago, I overlooked what others might find a little clunky? But wow, AiTD plays like classic Resident Evil in a lot of ways, and it's reasonably modern if the old classic Alone in the Darks are a bit too throwback for you. The two characters have not only different storylines, but different gameplay styles. Edward Carnby is your shooty boi. A majority of his playthrough involves guns with an extra barrel (starts with a double-barrel revolver, gets a triple-barrel shotgun later!). He gets some puzzles and a few boss fights too though! Aline Cedrac is a scholar, not an action hero. She starts with just a flashlight, and her gameplay is a lot more enemy-avoidance and clever puzzle solving. Later on she gets some pretty cool experimental weapons though. Sure, you get some zombies, but the unique point of this AiTD is that the monsters are "shadow creatures." Some behave just like any other game baddies who need extra lead in their diet, and others are banished or at least spooked by light. Speaking of light, for a game of its age, light vs darkness is themed rather heavily, and the flashlight dynamics are really impressive. (Fortunately, unlike Alan Wake, you're not reloading that light every 30 seconds, if I remember correctly...) Aline's playthrough especially, gives you that feeling when you wake up at 2AM to pee after watching scary movies all night, and you feel yourself running for the light switch because something could be right behind you! I remember some lengthy journal entries, and unfortunately a few befuddling book-somewhere-provides-the-secret-code puzzles, ack...but no slider puzzles I don't think! If you're a Resident Evil fan you'll feel right at home. You even get your cardiograph health indicator and special talisman charm thingies that let you save your game, fortunately without having to find a typewriter first! Wears a bit thin by the end, but definitely worth playing for unique ideas.

Im SORRY. I Need help =( I instal this game on Windows 7 and work perfect but now I instal on Windows 10 and missing textures Cranby is blue and world is white. Please where is fault?

It started so strong, with references to the original game, including a near-perfect replicated shot from inside a top-floor window overlooking the grounds. This scene alone got me excited. I immediately noticed how well the characters controlled, and I had little trouble utilizing a program such as JoytoKey to map a controller (though the keyboard and mouse option are likely completely fine if that's your preference). Beyond that, the story and overall experience are a mess. It's nearly impossible to feel properly alone in the dark when there's a new character standing around every corner attempting to add some obscure bits of information to the plot. Need more than the cryptic clues that NPC 1, 2 or 3 gave you? Just turn around and crack open one of seemingly dozens of books strewn about the game world. Each is guaranteed to dump an excess of lore into your lap after you've read through the ten, fifteen, or even fifty-odd(!) pages found in each book. This would almost be enough to make you think this would lead to an excellently crafted story, but sad to say, the ending is about as tangible as the nonexistent clues to beating a number of the bosses.