Phalanx
11-07-2008, 11:27 PM
While I've got a great amount of respect for this series and its roots (Never played the original 3, just one of the earlier PS1 titles and the PS2 one) and the scary feel they seem to evoke, I have to say up until this point, there's always been SOME scene that pisses me off and stops me playing...invincible bat thing in library, anyone?
They've looked like a great series of games, and always given me that feeling a good horror/thriller outing ought to...one thing I admire (not sure if this applies to the earlier series or not) is that they've made the games follow only loose continuity, each new game doesn't seem to have related directly to the one before it - this is good, as it allows new players to jump in without having to have played every game before it. Keeps things fresh, and the new one definately seems to have done that.
So I downloaded the demo for the latest one simply titled "Alone in the Dark".
Not sure why the ps store (AU) took so long to get this one, as I recall the game came out a few months ago, no?
Either way...
Edward Carnby, again. Although you seem to have lost your memory, I'm assuming later on in the storyline things will come together as to how and why...the demo has you waking up, shaking off a groggy effect by "blinking" and stumbling into a conversation taking place among the "bad guys" half way through. Sooo...they're gonna kill you...and then things get crazy.
Things attacking and killing them from the dark, weird organic type cracks growing over everything...building literally falling down around you.
Good stuff, GREAT atmosphere.
Very inventive weapons system which basically allows combinations of items, weapons and fire, through both first and thirsd person views. Heh, you can drag bodies into fire to burn 'em...I smashed someone up with a pc monitor and went to work with an axe. Hoo, fun.
The tried a driving mission which was very smoothe and well done...where this entity is practically ripping up the earth chasing after you.
Spooky CRAZY stuff...This is a complete reinvention of the series.
I honestly think this will be among the best horror games this gen.
Check out the demo at least if you haven't yet.
I actually wanna get this.
They've looked like a great series of games, and always given me that feeling a good horror/thriller outing ought to...one thing I admire (not sure if this applies to the earlier series or not) is that they've made the games follow only loose continuity, each new game doesn't seem to have related directly to the one before it - this is good, as it allows new players to jump in without having to have played every game before it. Keeps things fresh, and the new one definately seems to have done that.
So I downloaded the demo for the latest one simply titled "Alone in the Dark".
Not sure why the ps store (AU) took so long to get this one, as I recall the game came out a few months ago, no?
Either way...
Edward Carnby, again. Although you seem to have lost your memory, I'm assuming later on in the storyline things will come together as to how and why...the demo has you waking up, shaking off a groggy effect by "blinking" and stumbling into a conversation taking place among the "bad guys" half way through. Sooo...they're gonna kill you...and then things get crazy.
Things attacking and killing them from the dark, weird organic type cracks growing over everything...building literally falling down around you.
Good stuff, GREAT atmosphere.
Very inventive weapons system which basically allows combinations of items, weapons and fire, through both first and thirsd person views. Heh, you can drag bodies into fire to burn 'em...I smashed someone up with a pc monitor and went to work with an axe. Hoo, fun.
The tried a driving mission which was very smoothe and well done...where this entity is practically ripping up the earth chasing after you.
Spooky CRAZY stuff...This is a complete reinvention of the series.
I honestly think this will be among the best horror games this gen.
Check out the demo at least if you haven't yet.
I actually wanna get this.