Widely considered to be the first survival horror game to use polygonal graphics. Initially released on the PC by Interplay, and developed by Infogrames, in 1992, Alone in the Dark would go down as a historical landmark in video gaming history.
How many hours and sleepless nights has this game stolen from my life. I remember me and by best school chum sitting in my darkened room, biting our finger nails and being scared to bits while sneaking through the Lovecraftiion mansion.
The game is a nice mix of action / platformer style sequences where you have to fight of various monsters either punching or shooting them to bits (or do other things) and figuring out some very basic puzzles which are no comparision to "pure" adventure games, but fit nicely into the context of an action-adventure game and go with the flow.
What shines out is the creepy story which slowly unfolds as you trace the steps of the manor's former occupant and past-time demon summoner, reading his letters and discovering his secrets.
A fantastic game that should be played by every genre enthusiast !
Alone in the Dark was really ahead of time, but sadly it's kind of got lost in time, and because the new game is named "Alone in the Dark," and there was a movie loosely based off it, it seems this DOS jewel will forever remain in obscurity. From the first moment you can clearly see what inspired Resident Evil's gameplay. It's extremley similar, right down to the 3d characters on static 2d backgrounds, enemies coming from the windows, the list goes on but I think it's too pretentious to compare ...
Alone in the Dark(PC) by linksocarina on October 19, 2009
Your spine shakes with chills as your heart begins to race. Your mind wanders with the fear of the unknown, and just when you think you were safe from whatever hunts you, you feel it’s grip across your throat. It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means, a series of reviews on some of the scariest horror themed games out there today! Welcome to my 13 days of horror reviews, where we honor the creepy, the kooky, the mysterious and spooky side of video games, both past and present. Today...
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