Not so much interested in the game as I am with the kewl shit you can do.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30736.html

5/6/2008 6:14:51 PM

5/6/2008 6:53:38 PM

pretty cool graphics, but like the comic suggests, i could see the combat being a little too complicated

5/6/2008 7:02:27 PM

you'd be screwed without that sticky tape

5/6/2008 10:50:57 PM

welcome to 1992

5/6/2008 10:56:04 PM

Anyone actually played it? I'm installing it cause i'm bored.

6/29/2008 2:09:31 PM

It's been getting very terrible reviews, I would stay far far away from it.

6/30/2008 8:25:54 AM

^it hasn't gotten "terrible" reviews. More like B-(1up), 7/10(voodoo), 6.5/10(gamespot), etc... The biggest issues have been control issues with the computer, but that is solved by using the xbox 360 controller on the pc. I still have yet to play it, but when i get some free time i'll give it a shot.

6/30/2008 8:37:55 AM

IGN gave it a horrible review.

6/30/2008 10:02:56 AM

^http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/883/883153p3.html
7/10

Quote :

"It really is a shame because, this particular aspect of design stupidity aside, Alone in the Dark really does deserve the somewhat overused accolade of ‘flawed masterpiece’. Sure, its plot is hugely contrived, it’s occasionally frustrating and really lacking in the kind of polish we expect from big-name games in this day and age. However, it’s also undoubtedly one of the most imaginative, ambitious and exciting titles to hit a console in the last few years. It’s frequently astonishing in its approach to oft-used action tropes and genuinely progresses a whole host of well-worn conventions in the process. Up until that point, we were more than happy to offer our recommendation to anyone that appreciates gaming innovation as long as potential players were prepared to endure its occasional experimental failures alongside its many successes. In fact, that’s still pretty much true, although the recommendation is tougher to justify. Ultimately, in 2008, the most terrifying thing in an action horror title really shouldn’t be the resurrection of long-since abandoned game contrivances. Unfortunately, with Alone in the Dark, it is. "

meh. i'll still play it. everyone says it's great until a certain point.

6/30/2008 10:09:29 AM

^That's the UK rating. IGN US gave it a 3.5/10 (Bad) and IGN AU gave it a 5/10 (Mediocre).

I'd be interested to know how it is from an average person's point of view though, so be sure to report back to us.

6/30/2008 10:12:22 AM

^woops you're right. damn english. yeah some of the videos just looked cool. I'll report back.

6/30/2008 10:14:57 AM

If those control issues are solved by using the xb360 controller on a pc, it begs the question of why the controls are being blasted on the 360 itself. Something doesn't add up.

6/30/2008 5:42:39 PM

^lol i guess they were being even more blasted on the pc.

7/1/2008 12:17:56 AM

7/1/2008 3:37:21 AM