The “Break it Down” Blog

After what was a pretty harsh review of the somewhat unfinished version of Alone in the Dark for the Xbox 360 (and subsequent patch from Atari to help fix some of the issues) it looks like the development team behind Alone in the Dark, with Atari’s money-blessing, was able to take the extra months of development and tighten up the PS3 version of the game to be everything the Xbox 360 version wasn’t.

The complete changelog for the PS3 version is so far:

• Full 360° camera control: enhanced camera controls allows complete freedom of the camera and better handling of first person view camera movement for even more immersive gameplay
• Fine-tuned controls: quicker and smoother reactivity of the hero’s movements in third person view make for more rapid movements in nail-biting situations
• Inventory system more accessible: more logical jacket inventory system with the ability to combine objects using only the D-pad, and more fluid hero movement makes item selection a breeze.
• More tips: players will get all the help they need to get through every situation and get the most out of the game
• Spectral Vision tuning: a tutorial explains the need to burn roots in order to gain spectral vision and difficulty tuning means less spectral vision is required to reach the end of the game
• Improved car dynamics and handling: car handling has been tuned to make driving a car a walk in the park in every situation, including increased suspension and reduced drift
• 59th Street level tuning: one of the game’s most exciting sequences just got better. 59th Street has been tweaked for a more satisfying race against the fissure with difficulty tuning, an added checkpoint at Columbus Circle and clear voice directions given by Sarah
• Brand new thrilling action sequence: an exclusive new sequence has been added in Episode 6 for even more pace and variety of gameplay in the episode.

Overall I’d have to say that while sections of the game already looked excellent were teasers for us to play the game on the PS3, seeing that all the control issues (and driving issues) that made it a chore to play getting fixed up has us down right excited. Nice to see a developer OK’ing that developing time and budget to go back and fix up a title, they deserve some credit for that (most would just cut their losses and spend the money on a new title).

Thanks Kotaku!