Forgot this had its own thread. Copy of what I said elsewhere last month:
rinks wrote:rinks wrote:Alone in the Dark. Two chapters into Emily’s story, and enjoying it quite a lot. Combat isn’t the best (so run away!) and there are some glitches, but I don’t get how some of the review scores are so low. It’s not meant to be Resi 4, thank god! Nicely slow-paced, and absolutely dripping in atmosphere.
Chapter 5 now, which is presenting itself as the end… but I’m half expecting a big twist. Excellent story and gameplay.
The bad reviews were way off on this. Maybe they played Carnby’s story first (or only).
There’s a superb moment in chapter 4, where it
switches to fixed-camera gameplay for a few minutes, like the originals, and Emily says how everything feels weird.
Since then, I finished the game as Emily, but have yet to play through as Carnby, so not sure how much things change. Overall, I liked it a lot. It's not a AAA release, and there are places where it could be more polished. But if you take it for what it is, there's a good game with an intriguing story and masses of atmosphere. Exactly what I wanted from it.
