Alone in The Dark

FreeOSCAR

What do you all reckon?

Best 360 single player game of the summer?

Anyone getting the special edition?
http://img.game.co.uk/images/productpages/aitd360.jpg


Personally from looking at the tech demos that have been posted up over the past few months its looks very good.

The game is due out friday week the 20th.

yoyo

Cant wait for this one Tech demos look good but hopefully gameplay will be as good

Nick

Mr Freeze

Looks class!!!

Will be getting this one!!!

Vic Vinegar

Yeah looks sweet, i like the way you can interact loads with the environment & objects. Hopefully we won't be let down come release day!

Jack Sheehan

Been looking forward to this one for a while. The last tech demo looks particularly impressive. It's either this or BFBC at the end of this month.

nevaeh-2die-4

Really looking forward to this game.

silvine

Could be good alright and creepy.

Vic Vinegar

Review up on Eurogamer.....
http://www.eurogamer.net/article_discussion.php?article_id=154462

FreeOSCAR

Read it there, the problems they highlighted wernt that bad though in all fairness. And the first page and a half of the review is really positive.

Im still going to buy.

Vic Vinegar

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

Im still going to buy.

Yup, me too! Eurogamer are always harsher than other sites anyway....

FreeOSCAR

Your correct there Mountain Lips..... Unless its a Halo game and there is money involved.

niallon

Came into stock today, I salivated over the cover for a good 20 minutes! Roll on Friday!

Ronan

Yes, been looking forward to this one for a long time. Hopefully I can get a decent trade in on Assassins and Mass Effect for it

Climate Expert

Would this be anything like 'Dreamfall: The longest Journey'

Loved that game.

Vic Vinegar

Climate Expert wrote: »

Would this be anything like 'Dreamfall: The longest Journey'

Loved that game.

Not really man!

TheWitch06

It's out tomorrow, woo! So buying it!

jester77

Anyone know if there is going to be a playable demo for it?

FreeOSCAR

Doubt it Jester buy hey, you never know. Ill be buying a few pair of clean jocks over the weekend for this

TheWitch06

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

Doubt it Jester buy hey, you never know. Ill be buying a few pair of clean jocks over the weekend for this

Ewww :pac:

armour87

Looks good and might tie me over somewhat until Resi 5 but I'm not going to go buy it this weekend full price.

Cause Im poor.

FreeOSCAR

Anybody who has got it, care to put up the price and first impressions please.

RossFixxxed

if you can do me a favour and up up some average scores? Can't access any xbox sites in work! Had a fun debacle in the video shop yesterday as they nearly sold me a copy which apparently was a MAJOR DRAMA! Gonna buy it on way home if its any use!

Thanks,
R

jester77

RossFixxxed wrote: »

if you can do me a favour and up up some average scores? Can't access any xbox sites in work! Had a fun debacle in the video shop yesterday as they nearly sold me a copy which apparently was a MAJOR DRAMA! Gonna buy it on way home if its any use!

Thanks,
R

Taken from Metacritic, it has an average score of 64 at the moment from 4 reviews:

• Xbox World 360 Magazine UK (73)
  • As much as Alone In The Dark deserves to be criticised for its problems, it equally deserves to be lavished with praise for some outstanding ideas and set-pieces. A gracious failure, AITD should stand as a lesson for other developers to see what they should be striving for.
• EuroGamer (70)
  • You want to love it, but it just keeps letting you down, and in the end that's the impression that sticks to the wall and stays there.
• X360 Magazine UK (60)
  • We so wanted to like this game but it kept slapping us in the face with bad controls, repetitive puzzles and the annoying inventory. [Issue#34]
• Gamer.nl (50)
  • The game can be compared to an agressive puppy without potty-training. You want to keep him so badly, but everytime it seems to go right, it bites, scratches and sh.ts on your carpet.

Think I need a demo for this before I decide!

FreeOSCAR

I cant either but the general consensus is..

--Its fairly short

--The controls are quite bad

--The atmosphere/mystery is very good.

--The episodic format works well

--Some people have noticed a few glitches.

Average Score: Around the Mid 70's

I still cant wait though, I can cope with ****e controls once the atmosphere is good.


Edit: All them reviewers keep saying the same thing (that they wanted to like it)
Think I may end up feeling the same.

mcgovern

Its gotten at least two 3/10s, and Atari have threatened to sue said sites unless they take the reviews down.
I was looking forward to it but will be giving it a miss now.

FreeOSCAR

LOL What review site/mag gave them thw 3's?

humanji

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

Edit: All them reviewers keep saying the same thing (that they wanted to like it)
Think I may end up feeling the same.

I've got the perfect solution. I'm expecting it to be bad. So I'll either be happy that it's bad and I'm right, or I'll be happy that it's good. I can't lose!

jester77

humanji wrote: »

I've got the perfect solution. I'm expecting it to be bad. So I'll either be happy that it's bad and I'm right, or I'll be happy that it's good. I can't lose!

You could lose €50 that could be spent on a better game

humanji

Who says I'm paying for it?

Actually, I'm half tempted to try for the special addition. For some bizarre reason, I've lately taken to collecting the little models that come with them (it was the Big Daddy from Bioshock that did it for me).

jester77

humanji wrote: »

Who says I'm paying for it?

Actually, I'm half tempted to try for the special addition. For some bizarre reason, I've lately taken to collecting the little models that come with them (it was the Big Daddy from Bioshock that did it for me).

I won't ask

I finally got round to ordering Bioshock, should be arriving in the post today or tomorrow at the latest so that's my weekend sorted

FreeOSCAR

I just wanna burn stuff in the game at this point, even if the game turns out to be barry white at least ill get to play with fire!

RossFixxxed

Thanks for posting those guys, much appreciated! I'd kiss you if boards hadn't made me sign that form saying I wouldn't!

R

yoyo

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

LOL What review site/mag gave them thw 3's?

http://translate.google.ie/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamereactor.no%2Fanmeldelser%2F114074%2FAlone%2Bin%2Bthe%2BDark%2F&sl=no&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Review by norweigan mag which gave it 3/10, there might be others although this is the one I saw

Nick

FreeOSCAR

Dont mind that yoyo, a 3/10 is a high fail

armour87

Atari are threatening to sue some of the magazines who published reviews as they have no idea how they got a copy of the game. Rumour has it that theres 360 versions floating around torrent sites.

Kotaku link

mickoneill30

My first impression of it is annoying. I won't spoil anything but the first couple of minutes where you have to blink constantly seemed pointless (well the blinking did anyway). The controls don't feel right to it either. I have to keep switching back to first person view.

It might be a renter first before you splash out on it.

yoyo

armour87 wrote: »

Atari are threatening to sue some of the magazines who published reviews as they have no idea how they got a copy of the game. Rumour has it that theres 360 versions floating around torrent sites.

Kotaku link

Interesting m8, and I think PS2, Wii versions are also floating around the torrents . The reviewers deny using pirated copies according to that article and baught it retail which its street date was obviously broken which I would see as fair enough, but I'm not a lawyer .

Nick

armour87

I wouldn't have the slighest clue how to get torrent versions onto my console, but your right, very interesting to see the outcome of these shenanigans.

mickoneill30

armour87 wrote: »

I wouldn't have the slighest clue how to get torrent versions onto my console, but your right, very interesting to see the outcome of these shenanigans.

More interesting to see if the reviews after the release date give better or similar reviews.
If better then it was pirated incomplete code.
If similar then Atari is full of *****

FreeOSCAR

Mick, how much did you pay for it or did you rent?

mickoneill30

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

Mick, how much did you pay for it or did you rent?

I got it from a mate who works in retail so I didn't pay full price.

FreeOSCAR

Whats the fire effects like in it???

mickoneill30

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

Whats the fire effects like in it???

Well they look cool but I got a bit frustrated trying to aim my fire extinguisher at the fire. You're spraying away and not really sure if you're hitting the right spot. Maybe I'm just not getting it yet. I've given it a break for a while.

FreeOSCAR

Just got it there, 50 euro in Xtravision even though it had 60 on the label.

First Impressions after completing chapter 1.

Cons
--Controls are what the reviews have been saying, bit clunky and annoying.
--Having the option to switch between first and third person view will get annoying I think.

Pros
--Story plays well, has that america sitcom (lost,24) type feel to it with the "previously on" thing going in it.
--The fire and in particular the way the fire spreads is pretty cool.
--The set pieces although awkardly designed in some parts are top notch.


Overall I can see this one heading for a 7/10 score.
Unless something terribly starts going wrong with the game mechanics, I cant see were people are getting 3's from.

yoyo

FreeOSCAR wrote: »

Just got it there, 50 euro in Xtravision even though it had 60 on the label.

First Impressions after completing chapter 1.

Cons
--Controls are what the reviews have been saying, bit clunky and annoying.
--Having the option to switch between first and third person view will get annoying I think.

Pros
--Story plays well, has that america sitcom (lost,24) type feel to it with the "previously on" thing going in it.
--The fire and in particular the way the fire spreads is pretty cool.
--The set pieces although awkardly designed in some parts are top notch.


Overall I can see this one heading for a 7/10 score.
Unless something terribly starts going wrong with the game mechanics, I cant see were people are getting 3's from.

Good infos m8

Nick

Mr E

I think I'll rent this next week when I finish Lego Indy.

Ronan

OMG - Whoever decided not to put a save point in the driving sequence to the park should be shot!!

Sar!

Completely and utterly agree! Its totally insane especially considering the animations dont even go off when they are supposed to...ridiculous piece of the game and would almost put you seriously off it!

Vic Vinegar

I agree with the above posts on the driving to the park section, it took me about 15 attempts to nail that part! and the controls generally are a bit clunky... On the whole though i think the game developers should be applauded as a lot of of the gameplay elements are really fresh and original and there is a constant edge of your seat feeling as you genuinely don't know whats gonna happen next a lot of the time. I'm really enjoying it so far! (just into chapter 3)

FreeOSCAR

Yeh that driving sequence was broken to pieces... Great idea though.

fliptzer

The graphics are great, the opening level really set a high bar for the following episodes…but they don’t reach it, in fact by half way I started to get a little bit bored with all the ‘melodrama’ and really fed up with its problems, including inconsistent graphics and cliche plot.

E.g. Some creatures looked like something from the original ‘Tomb Raider’ game - i.e. blocky.

The controls are dreadful! The concept of real time inventory is a good idea but it could have been done so much better, there’s no point in mixing your inventory a million different ways if you can’t just shoot them in the head. It’s not realistic that a couple of swipes with a rake or bat floors them but after 2-3 clips of your gun they’re still upright. (B.T.W. Why does it lock on using a melee weapon but not a firearm? And trying to switch between them two takes too long)

The monster’s A.I. seems good and they do dodge, hide and hurl objects your way so that’s a plus. But unfortunately the non baddies are thick as sh*te and very annoying.SIZE]

It seems to me that this game is well below standard. As a serious gamer and one who has spend a lot of time and money playing games (and too many years of my life), to me this game is bad and deserves the low scores I’ve seen on some game sites.

I am seriously considering returning it to the shop and strongly recommend anyone considering buying this game to buy something else.