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Alone in the Dark PS3, Renamed and Revamp for the Better
When the advanced physics and materials engine was demoed for Alone in the Dark (360) last year, we got really excited. Bringing the AITD story back to live with really cutting edge engine design along with some really interesting game-design elements like the “look in my coat” real-time inventory system as well as the DVD [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark for PS3 Getting All Fixed Up
Monday, September 8, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark Review
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Summary: [6 out of 10] Alone in the Dark is a collection of excellent ideas, none of them quite polished to completion and all put together in a relatively ho-hum story resulting in a rough-edged title that can sometimes be a lot of fun to play and sometimes drive you mad. Overview This is a action survival game [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark, Wii Gameplay Movie
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Last little bit of media blow-out here before the game drops today, this time a Wii gameplay movie… looks interesting. From the movie it looks like they tried to map all real motions to Wiimote motions… will be curious to see how that translates: And a gallery for your perusing-pleasure from the Xbox 360 (overall graphics [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark: Extended Gameplay Trailer
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
This is probably one of the most comprehensive gameplay trailers for AITD that I’ve seen so far, lots of physics stuff, environment manipulation, monster fighting, inventory management, puzzle solving and even driving. If you were on the fence about the game or haven’t seen anything about it, I think this trailer will answer a lot [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark: Cutting Edge Design
Friday, May 23, 2008
And now, I’m not just referring to the insanely realistic physics/material engine in the game that has been demoed before, I’m referring to the use of ‘DVD chapters’ to allow shuffling through the game. Let me explain… Every game, ever, has had the design that you only progress by completing the levels in-order. Old-school games gave you [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark Screenshots
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
For the lovers of the survival-horror genre that need something to hold them over between Condemned 2 and Resident Evil 5, it seems that Alone in the Dark is shaping up to be a technically impressive thrilled with a fairly ingenious inventory management system and ultra-realistic physical environment/effects. If you haven’t seen them already, the physics/world [...]
Continue reading...Alone in the Dark 5 Looks Awesome
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Hot damn, just caught this Alone in the Dark 5 tech demo video from Kotaku and it’s looking hot… for the Resident Evil, Condemned and Riddick fans out there, I think this will whet your whistle.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
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