Alone in the Dark 5

[Dan]

I've not played any of the previous games, but after seeing this trailer, I'm really looking forward to it..

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Set to released May-ish for all platforms, but obviously the video is showing the "next-gen" version.

 

[Sweey]

I've played a couple of them and still have them at home. They weren't bad. Just not sure what to expect with this. It'll either be great or utterly crap.

 

[Dragonfly]

For the first three quarters of that trailer, he was literally "alone in the dark". I didn't think there were going to be any other characters. Is it supposed to be like 'I Am Legend'?

 

[Dan]

Off wiki;

Plot

Set during 2008, the story continues with Edward Carnby, the main protagonist from the original game, looking for answers to strange supernatural and bizarre occurrences while battling his way through the opposition in New York City's Central Park.

Features

The game is constructed around a unique episodic format. The storyline is split into several episodes averaging around 30 to 40 minutes worth of gameplay. Each episode will conclude with a cliffhanger ending and, once the player leaves the game, a teaser of the next episode will appear. Every episode will also have video summaries which retell the player about the previous episode when a saved game is loaded, allowing them to quickly remember what objectives that have to complete.

The game has been hailed by the producers and developers to be open-ended and expansive. One such feature is the hot-wiring mini game. In one dire moment, the character may need to commandeer a car by hot-wiring. This will initiate a mini game, where Edward will rip the wires out of said car and try to start the engine. He could either succeed and be able to drive the car, or blare the car horn loudly, alerting enemies to his presence.

There's another trailer, but it shows zero gameplay;

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There's also an interview here;

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=91162

 

[Ziss]

What's the point on having all those cool weapons if there's near to no-one around to clobber with them? :/

 

[Sweey]

That first video wasn't showing off gameplay - it was showing off atmosphere and your ability to interact with items in order to use them as weapons. There aren't tons of people but it'll be a horror game where you finally get used to nobody/nothing being around and then some banshee/spectre/ghoul/zombie comes flying toward you.

I recommend anyone who hasn't played the earlier games DOESN'T do so. The first one was good but not if you play it now as you'll get put off by the graphics and there were some major camera flaws. Was enjoyable to play back when it came out around 15 years ago though. Most of you were too young back then.

The story of the first was you investigating the disappearance/death of someone in their house. You start the game in attic and end up having to find a way to leave - the house kills you if you try and leave through the front door, there are creatures and zombies scattered around, even some haunted armour. It had some decent puzzles in it too.

 

[Miggy]

Was enjoyable to play back when it came out around 15 years ago though. Most of you were too young back then.

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[Usul]

I think Alone in The Dark 4 (or was it 2, or 3? :unsure was good, but some of the puzzles were silly. Not in the sense that they were easy, but they went a little over the top with some of them. The things you had to do to open a door, were ridiculous.

Still, i remember the suspense was great and i got a couple of good 'scares' out of it.

I got stuck at some point and just stopped playing, so it wasn't that appealing, i suppose. Though the graphics were great for that time period.

 

[killabudz]

i played the 4th on PS1 loved it

 

[Haribo]

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Sticky-tape: the future of video games?

Interesting video, but I'm still not convinced the game will be any good.