![]() Perhaps some more narrative would have helped to make the connection, but this game offers very little in the way of storytelling. Sure, there is some suspense now and again, but this title feels completely separated from the rest of the series. The end result is a game that just never quite seems to know what it wants to be and winds up a jumbled mess instead.įor starters, I find myself wondering why it is even being called Alone in the Dark. Unfortunately the latter looks to be the case here as there are some cool concepts in play, but the development team seems to lack the ability to execute on them effectively. ![]() However, if it fell flat on its face, Alone in the Dark might very well never recover. There were a lot of hopes pinned to this release, because if it was done well, it could help preserve the franchise. This was a scary moment for another reason however. I was optimistically excited to see some new life in the series with Alone in the Dark: Illumination. The additional follow-ups never had quite the same impact on me, and when the 2008 reboot came it, it was a complete mess that seemed destined to kill the franchise off. Things did not pan out as well for the sequels, which felt to me as though they were a case of diminishing returns. It played with my mind, which was a testament to how skillfully assembled the game was for its time. Special in that it really made me feel something - dread, suspense and curiosity tops among those emotions. The original Alone in the Dark was an incredibly memorable game for me.
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