ALONE IN THE DARK Is Way Better Than You've Heard

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Alone in the Dark, developed by Pieces Interactive and published by THQ Nordic/Embracer Group, is a passion project 5 years in the making that sees Soma and Amnesia: the Dark Descent writer Mikael Hedberg as creative director, masterfully recapturing the magic of Frederick Raynal's original and the subsequent sequels. Alone in the Dark's fixed camera angles, 2D static backgrounds, resource management, and more became the inspiration for Shinji Mikami's first Resident Evil game, setting the tone for survival horror genre thereafter. But after 6 games in the series, Alone in the Dark had fallen from grace fast and completely of its own inability to understand what it brough to the genre. So does Pieces Interactive have what it takes to bring this series out of the dark and earn back the spotlight yet again?

0:00 Introduction
2:56 A History of Loneliness
6:20 The Character of Derceto
11:16 Presentation
15:30 Exploration & Puzzles
21:14 Combat
27:43 The Lowdown on the Alone...down?
29:14 Lagniappes
30:34 Story Analysis (SPOILERS)
1:09:10 Conclusion (END SPOILERS)

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RESOURCES USED:

   • David Harbour on his “weird and risky...   – David Harbour explaining how bad the Alone in the Dark games were, how he never got to work with Jodie Comer at all, etc
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   • MICRO KIDS : FREDERIC RAYNAL PRESENTE...   ‪@James_Pixel‬
   • Shinji Mikami, Part 1: The birth of t...   ‪@ArchipelDocumentaries‬
   • Resident Evil 2 Remake | Leon A /Clai...   ‪@SHNHorror‬
   • MacArthur’s INCREDIBLE Take on Armini...   ‪@WretchedNetwork‬ – Arminiasm vs Calvinism