Nearly every gamplay mechanic fails in one way or another. While the game is functional, Alone in the Dark is a clear case of something that needed to be baked in the oven longer. The overall concept is solid, but the testing phase seems to have been glossed over. While not everything about Alone in the Dark will make you tear your hair out, the unrefined gameplay weighs down the overall package heavily.
Presentation - 5.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 7.5
Gameplay - 3.0
Lasting Appeal - 3.0
Overall -
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.
Lol, This Game Sucks.
i don't know how Atari is going to do now.. they put so much faith into this one to save them.
it's unfortunate that this game wasn't great. they should have just delayed it and fixed it up.
Damn!Is this the end of Atari?
I hope that Atari can clean up the PS3 version of Alone in the Dark because if they don't plan on making some MAJOR changes to the PS3 version, they shouldn't even release it for the PS3 if you ask me.
It's a shame that a game that had such high hopes ended up failing. If the PS3 version ends up better, I might consider buying it.
.... I wish that a gaming site could interview Phil Harrison or some of the developers at Eden Games and ask them "What the heck went wrong with Alone in the Dark and how do they feel about it" or something.
hahahaha yes. the end of atari! HAHAHA all thanks to Phil. No wonder Fony got rid of the bald f*ck!
but it's sad about this game. a clear example of how sh1t a company must be to hope to sell a game based on garbage PR videos with their very own Jade Raymond when the game sucks Ass (like that other Ass flop Ass Creed).
the moral of the story is, don't get hyped or buy a game when they try to sell it with their resident female video maker.