Alone In The Dark looks set to be given a new lease of life via the PS3.
The critically criticised game is set to have bugs that can be found in the Xbox 360 version repaired and new content added.
The news is actually more disturbing than any of the game survival horror storyline. There is still no information as to whether or not the 360 version will at least receive a patch to fix these "bugs". This could mean that an expected patch to repair issues with the game may only end up in a PS3 version, excluding 360 owners from the fixed game.
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.
Just ask Dennis Dyack http://dyackflop.ytmnd.com/
That funny, I finished the game and didn't find any bugs or problems. IMO it's a good game, the 360 version doesn't need a patch.
Shouldn't this article have a question mark in the title? They haven't confirmed that the 360 isn't getting a patch, not to mention that this article is mainly about the PS3 version.
I have yet to hear confirmation of this but will be honest, if they do fix these bugs and spend time adding content, can they perhaps spend time with the slow and cumbersome menus and control schemes? Perhaps if they can fix that, it might be worth it.
A lot of developers r lazy ubisoft.ea.capcom.u get the idea.but anyways..as 4 this title I don't really know 2 much about it so ill have 2 do my research..