Alone in the Dark scans and information from the latest issue of the German PC Games magazine:
- The extremely realistic looking fire is the main gameplay element: it ignites objects one by one, chairs and tables will collapse after burning awhile, you can use it as a torch and weapon at once.
- Car physics are from Eden Games' Test Drive Unlimited.
- Release date: spring 2008.
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.
o_O but TDU had crappy car physics!! I loved that game though. Back on topic they're doing everything I was hoping the Survival Horror genre would start doing yay! Nonlinear world, makeshift weapons (YES FINALLY!!), actual vehicle use, and environmental interaction. ATITD might snatch some glory back from Silent Hill and Resident Evil next year. I get to satiate my pyromaniac tendencies without those pesky fire marshals and police!!
Wtf who cares about car physics in this type of game?
Graphics are bollocks, he looks like a plastic doll.
Looks like a survial horror version of McGuyver. Interesting.
If forum posts arent supposed to be approved on this site, then how does a baaaaadly translated forum post get approved?
wish they would just release this game been waiting too damn long!