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Game Informer journalists Kyle Hilliard and Wesley LeBlanc had the chance to play and share first-hand a new gameplay video especially for Alone In the Dark.



Alone in the Dark will be released on March 20, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X.

 

[R6Rider]

Very interested in this, but it also comes out the same week as DD2 and that game has priority over any other.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Almost forgot this game

 

[Mister Wolf]

Looks like a nice AA game. I think I want to support it barring any major problems with the PC port.

 

[onnextflix5]

gameplay looks meh, they need to go back to the drawing board on combat and shooting mechanics, everything just looks so basic.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

This looks like a solid 72 on MetaCritic

 

[spons]

There is an Alone in the Dark game in development?

 

[Jesb]

How is this a ps5 game. There’s better looking PS4 games. Hate how every developer pretty much gets lazy with no animations of picking up new weapons. It would add so much to the immersion if weapons didn’t magically go to an item screen.

 

[Chuck Berry]

I get major Frogwares (or the like) vibes from this

Not to say its gonna be crappy or cheap or whatever, but yeah...

I mean there hasnt been a genuinely good AITD game since Part 2 in 1994

Also necessary Danjin44 quote needed for every thread about this game:

"Who the fuck wants to play as the fat cop from Stranger Things?"

....Well EverydayBeast sure does. It's his favorite actor of all time.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I think this is gonna be like a 78 metacritic, but I also think I'm going to really like it.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

It looks mediocre-at-best on every level. This has 6/10 written all over it. I'm old and even for me the name Alone in the Dark only registers as "that game RE apparently ripped off".

Looks like that HP Lovecraft game but lamer. The Sinking City.

PS: That melee combat around 3 minutes is painful.

Also at 5:50, that sequence is so bad looking lol

 

[adamsapple]

Looks decent, shame it got delayed from Jan. The new release window is much busier, not sure what they were thinking there.

 

[Kikorin]

I like the atmosphere, gunplay looks terrible, but if there's focus on puzzles, exploration and story I think I could like it at cheap price.

 

[Ywap]

It might not be as Traced as Alan Wake 2 in it's Rays, but it could have more entertaining gameplay....

Will keep an eye on it

 

[rofif]

looks kinda in the vein of evil within 2.
Might be ok AA

 

[kiphalfton]

I get major Frogwares (or the like) vibes from this

Not to say its gonna be crappy or cheap or whatever, but yeah...

I mean there hasnt been a genuinely good AITD game since Part 2 in 1994

Also necessary Danjin44 quote needed for every thread about this game:

"Who the fuck wants to play as the fat cop from Stranger Things?"

....Well EverydayBeast sure does. It's his favorite actor of all time.

Also like Danjin44 says:

"who the fuck needs celeb face scans in games"

 

[AJUMP23]

Where is Christian slater.

 

[Danjin44]

Also like Danjin44 says:

"who the fuck needs celeb face scans in games"

Waste of money which better spend on the actual game itself.

 

[Skifi28]

"who the fuck needs celeb face scans in games"

 

[Chuck Berry]

Where is Christian slater.

It's a skin you need to pay 9.99 for

Same for Tara Reid

 

[semiconscious]

It looks mediocre-at-best on every level. This has 6/10 written all over it. I'm old and even for me the name Alone in the Dark only registers as "that game RE apparently ripped off".

Looks like that HP Lovecraft game but lamer. The Sinking City.

PS: That melee combat around 3 minutes is painful.

Also at 5:50, that sequence is so bad looking lol

nah. sinking city's a gem, tho having a twisted sense of humor is sorta required...

 

[MasterDerico]

I liked!

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

nah. sinking city's a gem, tho having a twisted sense of humor is sorta required...

I've hovered over the buy button several times but gameplay videos always look like a jank fest.

 

[darkangel-212559]

I've hovered over the buy button several times but gameplay videos always look like a jank fest.

It is janky, but there's a major update coming out for it in Feb. It's an awesome game. I love it. It's also the closest thing your going to get if your into old school SH atmosphere.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Waste of money which better spend on the actual game itself.

Thats why I think this whole project is fucking amateurish as hell. Any company that thinks that Hollywood actors sell their bad games, they're a bunch of idiots. This IP is fucking cursed to suck.

 

[Danjin44]

Thats why I think this whole project is fucking amateurish as hell. Any company that thinks that Hollywood actors sell their bad games, they're a bunch of idiots. This IP is fucking cursed to suck.

Especially the fact this is AA game, you would think they would try to put more thought on how they spend their limited resources but instead they unnecessarily spend it on putting celebrities face on the game.

 

[Arachnid]

Don't need to see a minute. Can't wait for this game

 

[xrnzaaas]

Looks like a modern Resi game, but with half the budget. Maybe they shouldn't have spent so much money on having 2 popular Hollywood actors as leads.

 

[Arsic]

That looked great to me. Went from not being on my radar at all to a possible day one.

 

[semiconscious]

I've hovered over the buy button several times but gameplay videos always look like a jank fest.

well, deadly premonition was a jank fest, too, eh?. but that didn't prevent it from also being pretty fucking cool...

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

well, deadly premonition was a jank fest, too, eh?. but that didn't prevent it from also being pretty fucking cool...

Never played that either. So bad it's good wasn't a good selling point for me.

I am inclined to buy Sinking City though.

 

[semiconscious]

Never played that either. So bad it's good wasn't a good selling point for me.

I am inclined to buy Sinking City though.

not 'so bad it's good'. more like 'so good, what's bad don't matter all that much', which goes for both games. anyway, if 'weird & disturbing' is okay with you, you just might like it...

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Especially the fact this is AA game, you would think they would try to put more thought on how they spend their limited resources but instead they unnecessarily spend it on putting celebrities face on the game.

I missed the humor of having celebrities and PS2 animations at the same time somehow. But yea, this is sad funny.

 

[schaft0620]

If you are on the fence there is a free Prolouge demo.

 

[NeverYouMind]

If it's 50 USD at release I may very well bite. If not, then maybe another day. Sadly, I may not remember.

 

[BacklashWave534]

If you are on the fence there is a free Prolouge demo.

Loved the demo. The game definitely has potential.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

The last innovative horror game released was Siren Blood Curse.

That's 16 years ago.
There are teenagers that have never played a decent horror game in their lives.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Siren's gameplay is meh. Third-person survival horror is where the best games are.

 

[Alan Wake]

Pre-ordered the collector's edition and still I was a bit relieved when it was delayed. October was a bad month for this game. January would've been OK but for me March is better. Can't wait for this classic style horror game. Played the 2001 The New Nightmare on my Dreamcast last year, it's still pretty decent.

 

[Killer8]

They desperately need to release a new demo. The last one they put out was one of the biggest wastes of time in my gaming life.

 

[adamsapple]

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[justiceiro]

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I am looking forward for this game, but you can't sound more desperate than that. Looks like a game that will be discounted pretty soon.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Waste of money which better spend on the actual game itself.

100% agree.

 

[consoul]

I'd really like to like this. Its just not looking very good. I could barely force myself through the prologue/demo. Even at a discounted price, I can't see this ever being worth the time to actually play it.

At this point, Alone in the Dark exists mainly to demonstrate how good Capcom are at nailing suspenseful exploration.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

nah. sinking city's a gem, tho having a twisted sense of humor is sorta required...

It is janky, but there's a major update coming out for it in Feb. It's an awesome game. I love it. It's also the closest thing your going to get if your into old school SH atmosphere.

I just bought it. You guys talked me into it and it was $8 on sale.

I still cant find any concrete news on the update and if it's even on console. It came out on PC already apparently. Not sure if I should wait a bit to start playing now.