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Posted April 14, 2011
It's here! An absolute legend, the grandfather of all survival horrors, and based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - Alone in the Dark - bundled together with the rest of the original trilogy!

[url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/alone_in_the_dark][/url]Alone in the Dark is a survival horror game released back in 1992, and one of the first games to use 3D models over prerendered backgrounds. This may not sound too fancy now, but when you see the vivid facial expressions on characters using almost two decades-old technology, you'll see that this game is simply a work of art. But there's a lot more to it than that.
Overall, the game's presentation is simply amazing, and this goes for the entire trilogy as well. Each gripping story comes accompanied by top-notch voice acting, fantastic mood-setting music and an immersive cinematic atmosphere. After playing this release, you'll wish all games were this well-designed.
And, finally, the horror part presents the perfect mix of bone-chilling suspense and sudden, heart-pounding terror.
So that's three legendary games for a mere $5.99. What are you waiting for? Are you scared or something?
Posted April 16, 2011
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cheeseslice73: In my own observations, I find that GOG usually go with the cover of the release that their copy is based on.

Which, for the best value, is usually some bundle release that the publisher has put out further down the line.

For the sake of getting Alone in the Dark 2 and 3 as bundled extras, I'll live with it. Especially since I'm not entirely sure that I'd WANT to pay for Alone in the Dark 2 & 3... I'm curious about them, but AitD 1 is "the money shot".
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sebarnolds: Exactly. The first one was a true gem, a real Lovecraft adventure. The second one was good but quite different and difficult (zombies with thompsons ? really ?). I played the third one but never finished it.

I'll think also about buying the fourth game during a sale as I bought it years ago but resold it (it was okay but Carnby was a completely different person).
2 & 3 weren't exactly the same team, I believe.

It's pretty obvious that infogrames didn't quite understand what it was that they had on their hands with Alone in the Dark, and felt compelled to push the series in a more "actiony" direction - understandable, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(video_game)]considering the competition that was soon to come to market[/url].

Capcom, on the other hand, apparently realised exactly what they were looking at when they laid eyes on AitD. Take the basic gameplay, remove Lovecraft, insert Romero, and viola, Resident Evil.
Post edited April 16, 2011 by cheeseslice73
Posted April 16, 2011
HOLLY SHIT! GOG Fucks the world!
Posted April 17, 2011
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sebarnolds: Exactly. The first one was a true gem, a real Lovecraft adventure. The second one was good but quite different and difficult (zombies with thompsons ? really ?). I played the third one but never finished it.

I'll think also about buying the fourth game during a sale as I bought it years ago but resold it (it was okay but Carnby was a completely different person).
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cheeseslice73: 2 & 3 weren't exactly the same team, I believe.

It's pretty obvious that infogrames didn't quite understand what it was that they had on their hands with Alone in the Dark, and felt compelled to push the series in a more "actiony" direction - understandable, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(video_game)]considering the competition that was soon to come to market[/url].

Capcom, on the other hand, apparently realised exactly what they were looking at when they laid eyes on AitD. Take the basic gameplay, remove Lovecraft, insert Romero, and viola, Resident Evil.
Better Lovecraft than Romero :-)
Talking about AitD, the female character was scarier than most of the monsters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYr5J877tsU

I think everyone hated her.
Post edited April 18, 2011 by tejozaszaszas
Posted April 18, 2011
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tejozaszaszas: I think everyone hated her.
I always played as Emily. I liked that, as Jeremy's niece, she had a personal reason to investigate Derceto. Carnby was just there for the piano or something.
Posted April 18, 2011
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tejozaszaszas: I think everyone hated her.
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Mentalepsy: I always played as Emily. I liked that, as Jeremy's niece, she had a personal reason to investigate Derceto. Carnby was just there for the piano or something.
Well, I always played with Die Anna in Carmageddon. My problem with Emily was that I never liked the 3d model.
Post edited April 18, 2011 by tejozaszaszas
Posted April 21, 2011
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cheeseslice73: 2 & 3 weren't exactly the same team, I believe.

It's pretty obvious that infogrames didn't quite understand what it was that they had on their hands with Alone in the Dark, and felt compelled to push the series in a more "actiony" direction - understandable, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(video_game)]considering the competition that was soon to come to market[/url].

Capcom, on the other hand, apparently realised exactly what they were looking at when they laid eyes on AitD. Take the basic gameplay, remove Lovecraft, insert Romero, and viola, Resident Evil.
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tejozaszaszas: Better Lovecraft than Romero :-)
Talking about AitD, the female character was scarier than most of the monsters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYr5J877tsU

I think everyone hated her.
I love Lovecraft as much as the next man, but it's a very literary style of horror. Romero has the advantage of being a cinematic, but low-budget style of horror, which was pretty much perfect for an early CD based title looking to make it's mark on the world.
To be fair to Emily, Carnby didn't fare much better in the unmapped polygon style of AitD. :)

But I liked both protagonists well enough. It's just a shame that it was really "either/or", and that the two characters tales didn't interwine, as Resident Evil's would. Ironically, the story being told by the reconciliation of two characters stories would have been a very Lovecraftian touch.
Post edited April 21, 2011 by cheeseslice73
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