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Gamereactor reviews Alone In The Dark

Gamereactor Norway reviews Alone In The Dark

Graphics: 4
Gameplay: 3
Lyd: Audio: 4
Durability: 3

Pluss:
The summary when you load a saved game.

Minus:
Poor controls, slow, feels old, bad voice acting, frustrating gaming mechanics
3 / 10
GR Heretic - contributor
Published: 547 days 20 hours ago | Review | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | PlayStation 2 | PC
 
 

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Closing - 547 days 20 hours ago
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Whoa now, seems wayyy harsh from what I've seen, but I'll wait, and see how the rest of the reviews go from sites I've actually heard of. Either way I was only expecting this to be a rental, but I still hope it turned out good just because some of the promises the devs made were quite ambitious.
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nemey - 547 days 19 hours ago
1.1 - huh..
is that 3 or my eyes is hurt.
this game was good on trailers.
why 3...
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nemey - 547 days 19 hours ago
1.2 - .
fk 2 post
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Jenzo - 547 days 19 hours ago
1.3 - Don't trust them.
I've played it and from what I've read in previous reviews I expected it to be crap really. At worst it's definately a 7-8. The graphics are a solid 8-9, it looks fantastic. Controls are a bit awkward at first(kinda like Silent Hill) but they don't ruin the game in any sense.

I really can't see how they can say that it feels old. That's what amazed me, how many parts of the game that feel fresh. The intro of the game is one of the coolest I've ever seen. It keeps on impressing you. What they pull off graphically is hard to believe. The settings you find yourself in are unlike what I've seen in any other game. It captured me instantly.

I could go on and on. All I have to say is that if you are a fan of horror/adventure games you would not want to miss out on this.

I used to follow the swedish Gamereactor site and they have a tendency to give games weird scores sometimes. But I really can't see how you can award this game a 3.

Btw, I played the 360 version.
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ChrisGTR1 - 547 days 18 hours ago
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thanks jenzo for the first hand review. i was beginning to get worried that this game was gonna suck and end up canceling my order. when you complete it if possible please let us know how many hours it takes to complete it.
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Jenzo - 547 days 18 hours ago
1.5 -
Will do.

I could have written a much longer review but I think it's better that people try it for themselves so they can see how full of sh!t some of these reviewers are =)
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cmd5150 - 547 days 16 hours ago
1.6 - Wow...
they actually scored this lower than Haze (which is not that bad of a game)!
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joe382 - 547 days 13 hours ago
1.7 -
Playr tv gave it an 8, this seems way way too low.
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jedistev - 547 days 20 hours ago
2 - ???? whoa
Hey..please dont to that to me, cos i hope next review is good...maybe the critics is cold heart bitter,

hope it damed good games that what i need !!!
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resistance100 - 547 days 20 hours ago
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Ouch, i was wanting this to do well.
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Ri0tSquad - 547 days 20 hours ago
4 - This must be a joke
This is insane. I really thought this game was going to do good. Oh well, not good news. What version did they review?
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jollygoodchap8 - 547 days 19 hours ago
4.1 - I think it's the 360 version.
All the snapshots and boxart are 360.

You can tell from the buttons and whatnot...I don't see why they'd review the Wii, PS2, PC version and show 360 shots.

I don't think they can review the PS3 version either, because it's like way behind and isn't finished.

Man, I had high hopes for this game :(

I think I'll wait for more reviews.
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SickNick85 - 547 days 20 hours ago
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one 7.5 and one 3...i read more review before buy....if it isn't so bad i don't buy it...
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Gitaroo - 547 days 20 hours ago
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better be the PS2 and Wii version.
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Syronicus - 547 days 20 hours ago
7 - Why read reviews before you buy?
Just rent it and get your own take on it. Reviews these days cannot be trusted. Glad I have Gamefly!
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MK_Red - 547 days 20 hours ago
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What the... I really REALLY hope this reviewer was mistaken.
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Jenzo - 547 days 18 hours ago
8.1 -
He was, don't worry m8 =)

I can agree that the voice acting is kinda porno at times but other than that it's lots of fun.
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MK_Red - 547 days 18 hours ago
8.2 -
Thanks, hopefully he indeed was :)

lol at porno voice acting :D
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Coke-a-Cola - 547 days 20 hours ago
9 - No Surprise Here ..........
Every trailer and every still looked suspect. .................I feel Most sorry for Phil Harrison who in His new position with Atari was forced to say how impressed He was with this game . Of course He also said ( whilst at Sony ) that rumble was last gen ........... Business is Business.
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Marlec - 547 days 19 hours ago
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Yea those trailers were very suspect, the controls looked extremely lumpy and just plain yuk for the rest of everything, i had expected 6 or 7/10 but it seems its worse than we thought :/
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qface64 - 547 days 19 hours ago
10 - what?
they must be hatting on the game it does not look bad enough to get something like this
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predator - 547 days 19 hours ago
11 -
you sure its not out of 5?
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monkey602 - 547 days 16 hours ago
11.1 -
Thats what I was thinking too. It'd make so much more sense
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ChrisGTR1 - 547 days 19 hours ago
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WTTFF!!!!! 3/10?! theres just no way thats possible. with that score it have to be comparable to badboys 2: miami take down. from all the videos ive seen it looks like a low 80 at most.
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GR Heretic - 547 days 19 hours ago
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They reviewed the Xbox 360 version.
The game also scored 4 out of 5 in their beta test a while ago, so this has nothing to do with hating the game.
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bumnut - 547 days 19 hours ago
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they obviously did not have the funds available to buy 10/10 reviews like rockstar did!
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Darkfiber - 547 days 19 hours ago
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Hear that? That's the sound of Atari going bankrupt
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1337 gamer - 547 days 19 hours ago
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after playing mgs4, i doubt that any other game would impress reviewers as much as it would have :P.
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ChrisGTR1 - 547 days 19 hours ago
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im shure that this is defenetly out of 5 TOTAL points. cause giving it a 3 for graphics?? seriously theres absolutely no way those grahics are a 3/10.

PS. WTF is up with this website?!? everytime i load a new page i hear some stupid voice telling me about 2 free ipods. n4g is honestly hitting rock bottom with this bs.
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ice_prophecy - 547 days 19 hours ago
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I'm confuzelled.
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TeaRunner - 547 days 19 hours ago
19 - ten
It's out of ten guys. The reviewer said the whole game just seemed unpolished and half-done. That goes for the graphics too...
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jollygoodchap8 - 547 days 19 hours ago
20 - Does anybody read articles anymore?
It's out of ten! They totally shred it in the review.

They are not biased either check out the past scores they gave.

If you disagree with this score then you might as well disagree with the high scores they gave to Gears, MGS4, Halo3, Uncharted, etc...

Most of you took them seriously when they gave high scores to those games, why not now?
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ChrisGTR1 - 547 days 19 hours ago
20.1 -
cause ive never heard of gamereactor before. f this, ill wait till ign or gametrailers reviews it.there usually on the ball when it comes to giving proper scores
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Jenzo - 547 days 17 hours ago
20.2 -
I don't agree with them cause I've played the game myself and from my experience so far I'd give it a solid 8. The graphics are a 9.
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jollygoodchap8 - 547 days 17 hours ago
20.3 - @Jenzo
I'm gonna wait for the game myself then decide...Why should I take your word for it? The Haze guys were spewing the same crap you were.

I didn't say anything about agreeing with them, I just said the score is out of 10 and is real.

Everybody is crying "fake!" yet they took their past scores so seriously...It confuses me...Why the change all of a sudden?
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Jenzo - 547 days 16 hours ago
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You shouldn't =) You should try it for yourself.

I agree that some Haze reviews were unfair as well, bashing it more than it deserved. It's a solid FPS, nothing spectacular but certainly not as awful as some tried to make it look.
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Jason 360 - 547 days 18 hours ago
21 - Poor Atari...Well hell, thats an end of an era
Atari was already in finacial trouble and this may be that nail in the coffin. I hate to see this once giant fall like this, I was hoping they would pull out a last mimute victroy with this game. Only thing Atari can hope for now is a buyout and not bankruptcy.
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devv05 - 547 days 18 hours ago
22 - Gamereactor are lunatics
This game is actually pretty damn cool! Sure, it has some negative sides that don't make it thé perfect game, but giving it a 3.. then you really don't understand anything about games.

Give it a try and don't take this too seriously.
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Jenzo - 547 days 17 hours ago
22.1 -
You've played it as well. Good to hear you liked it too, means I'm not the only one =)
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phello - 547 days 17 hours ago
22.2 - harsh
I played it for a few minutes last night, it was a game i was really looking forward to playing. I have to say i was shocked when i saw that review it seemed like a good game, it ain't perfect but my god a 3/10. I am going to give it a good play through tonight. Btw finished Bourne conspiracy in one sitting last night. It is extremely short a little over 4 hours. Its definitely a game to rent.
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clintos59 - 547 days 18 hours ago
23 - U know what instead of delaying the game for the ps3..
Please dont bring it out at all, lol. After seeing a 3, wow. Guess this is going to be another haze like game, lol.
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Maldread - 547 days 18 hours ago
24 - 3/10 ???
From what i`ve seen of Alone in the Dark , there`s no way in hell it can be a 3/10 game. I realize this may sound stupid since i havn`t played it myself, but i just can`t believe this would score so low. A 4 in graphics ? No way.

Guess it shows why i don`t have much faith in norwegian reviewers. Everything else in Norway is perfect though ;)I would wait for more reviews or even better, play the game for myself, before concluding how good or bad it is to be playing Alone in the Dark.
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juuken - 547 days 17 hours ago
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...That is painful.
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Monteblanco - 547 days 17 hours ago
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I'm planing to buy it next week. I hope there will be more early reviews.
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kingme71 - 547 days 17 hours ago
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Yikes, Atari might be in more trouble if this is a typical score, although 3 sounds super low. I don't imagine scores will come in that low.

"accompanied by a mechanical kvinnestemme that repeats "Kalkunalarm! Kalkunalarm!" oppe i hodet mitt. up in my head."

Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing.
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himdeel - 547 days 16 hours ago
29 - Do you think this is a case of...
...3/10 for non-fans and ~7/10 for fans of the game? I have to wait and see a few more reviews BUT either way I will rent this game soon as I can at my local Blockbuster.
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meepmoopmeep - 547 days 16 hours ago
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well, like all games i'll play it for myself to see how good it is.
but a 3/10? c'mon, it can't be that bad, then again, i've played games that scored 5/10 and absolutely loved the games.

most likely a typo since all the scores are below 5

probably 3/5
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toaboa - 547 days 14 hours ago
31 - Reviews has been pulled!
anyone here managed to grap a local copy before the review went awol?
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himdeel - 547 days 10 hours ago
31.1 - This is becoming...
...typical. Review is bad, review is pulled, review is re-posted with magically delicious higher scores.
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