Diana Writes: "Alone in the Dark is the remake of the title of the same name, which was released way back in 1992 and was the progenitor of what is now a videogame genre, survival horror. For those who are not aware of the original game, in this Alone in the Dark review, we will tell you what our impressions of the game are. Have the guys at Pieces Interactive managed to pay homage to this great gaming classic?"
Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive has been hit with layoffs a month after its release, as per the latest information.
That genuinely, genuinely sucks. The reboot has clear flaws, but it really felt like a solid first step for this team to receive *greater* investment.
That's standard. Teams are together for a Project, after its done some..and sometimes most devs are fired until the next Project is in the works and people are needed again. Only the core members stay in the time between the hot phase of the game development.
What’s annoying is people don’t understand how contractors work, either. All of this is uninformed knee-jerk reactions without any understanding of how employment works in this industry. There are key developers and staff that stay with a studio/publisher, but often times it’s a hire per project and then seeking new employment for a project. That’s how it’s always been…
That's a fair point too. I would say that in light of its tepid critical/commercial response and ongoing mass layoffs across the industry I think it's understandable for fans to worry about the longer-term implications. We'll see how it plays out in the future.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "In one sense, it feels strange to even think Pieces Interactive had big shoes to fill with this series' legacy. Given what's come before, did it really? And yet, even when considering the last two flops over a two-decade span, there's still something about Alone in the Dark emblazoned on a title screen that carries a sense of revered history. In that respect, perhaps this reboot's best accomplishment is in honoring that spirit through its inventive world. It's also fair to emphasize knocks against its survival-horror design, some puzzle-solving, and so on; it certainly won't be considered a trendsetter like the 1992 classic. Still, the amount of goodwill wedded to its brighter qualities makes for something that dawdles the line between unfortunately-flawed and impressively-enticing."
The new Alone in the Dark remake doesn't do anything especially noteworthy, but that doesn't mean it's bad. It's just... cromulent.
"Alone in the Dark is an excellent remake that manages to modernize, without distorting, a video game classic."
Except that it is a re-imaging of the original and it absolutely distorts the classic in the design, storyline, character development and design, etc.. I mean are you joking? You clearly were not alive when the original was released or was in cycle. Can't imagine why you ever go back to play it, 'cuase clearly you didn't by making those claims.
AITD1 was no so great. It like driving a box and was goofy as hell (and no where near the back story {and changed} as the new game) 2 and 3 were where it was at. But yes, they did pioneer and pave the way for games like RE.
The new thang: Alone in the Dark 1 finally getting some recognition as a founding stable in survival horror = every younger publicatio/site/outlet catching wind of it of this current news trend and parroting it, but having no clue why, but just runs with it.
Lemmings was an interesting game.