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Video Games : Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360)
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Rating: 
- What's the fun if it was easy?
Now I might be a masocist, but I loved the game. Yes I have lost many an hour trying to drive to Central Park, but I can now do it it 2 or 3 trys now (and aint I proud lol) and going round the park killing deadly trees does take up time (specially when I hadn't worked out I could use the GPS in the menu... duh!) But in all it is strangely satisifying to complete, they always say the best things are worth fighting for *tries not to put tongue in cheek*
I think the reason I loved it... apart from great graphics, story.. yadda yadda yadda, is that it actually takes you time to master the control and to complete. I am fed up of games that take me 2 days to finish and I haven't once wanted to throw my console out of the window.... Alone in the Dark makes you want to do that about every 10 minutes... how satisfying lol
So if your a masocist with too much time on your hands with double glazzing ~so you can never actually get the console out the window, you will love this game!!!!
Rating: - This Is Simply A Great Game!
Firstly do not listen to the reviews (1 star, I dont know whats wrong with some people),
I must say this is a fantastic game which I have enjoyed playing, The gameplay is realistic (where you can do almost anything from combinding items together to hotwire cars etc), and the graphics are clear cut, There are plenty of jumpy bits which catch you when you least expect it(this is the future of gaming NEXT GENERATION).
The only fault I can pick with this game is the handling of the cars which I got used to after a little while, but dont be put off by this as there are only a couple of driving levels(if you are a expirenced gamer then this will not be a problem for you)
There are plenty of puzzles which you have to think about and plenty of things to shoot.
Overall I have to say this game Is my favourite (on the Xbox 360) so far and you wont be dissapointed if you like games like resident evil etc...
I give this game 9/10 and I recommend people to play it.
YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED
Rating:
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
OK, so in all my 20 years of gaming, (yes 2 whole decades) I have never felt inclined to write about or review a game, but after playing Alone in the Dark (a game for which I was really looking forward to), I just had to come on here and voice my opinions.
The reasons for this being many. I felt I had to warn others against making the mistake of purchasing this game. Where to start? The controls of this game are perhaps the most frustrating of any game I have ever played. Even after almost memorising the manual, do you find the protagonist doing something different than what you want him to. The camera angles are also annoying, and not in an 'obscuring-any-threat-until-the-last-minute-and-therefore-making-it-scarier' way. Simply in a way which makes it unfair on the player and has you struggling to walk in the right direction, never mind fight anything!
The driving sections are uber-frustrating also. The first taste of driving is actually pretty good and the controls seem to flow pretty nicely, however when it comes to the high-speed, frantic drive through a fast-collapsing New York City, they just turn chaotic. A slight nudge of a piece of debris or scenery and youe car comes to a halt. You don't bounce off, or scrape along the side, you stop. Halt. End of. Meaning that in order to then regain your direction and continue on your way, you have to reverse which takes ages to garner enough speed to actually take you away from said obstacle, meaning that by the time you have enough leverage to turn yourself the right way, you have been caught by the pursuing quake.
Some may say, well you have the option of skipping to the next part, due to the DVD-style episode select, but as previous reviewers have already said, it ruins the flow of the game and makes you miss out on story. And besides you shouldnt have to skip parts.
After all this, you may ask, why a 3 rating if it's so frustrating? Well, despite all these cons, there are a few pros. The graphics are fantastic, and there's a certain cinematic feel to game which makes it feel more like you are controlling a movie, than playing a game. The cutscenes blend seamlessly with the action, which is a nice change, but this often creates a lack of clarity as some are just mistaken for ingame speech and therefore information is missed.
Overall, the game had huge potential and could have been great. Great graphics, an intriguing story and a pretty original approach with the episode-select and movie-like feel. However, the opportunity was missed big time here, and the frustrating gameplay and control systems overshadow all of these positive aspects.
Final warning! Dont waste money on this. Rent it if you really want to try it out first. Oh, and if you're a shouter, make sure you soundproof your gaming room first, because this game's gonna draw complaints from the neighbours!
Rating: - Great to watch someone else play
So, the good points first - it looks stunning, has some truly spectacular moments that wouldn't look out of place in any Hollywood epic, and the narrative is compelling.
The bad points - it has a horribly clunky control system, some rather contrived puzzles, and a preponderance of game points that you can't get past without the benefit of having died and been reborn through the save-game mechanism. Some of the levels too are punishingly difficult, a problem which is exacerbated by the lack of clear guidance at times with regards to where you have to go and what you have to do.
It's a wonderful game to watch someone else play, though.
Rating:
- The most horrific game ever!
Did anyone test this game before releasing it???
Alone In The Dark has by far the worst controls of any game I've ever played. I cannot believe the clunky Resi-Evil-spin-on-the-spot is still being used. It was bad enough in 1996 but did add something to game and helped increase the tension mainly due to lack of control! Here it's like driving a tractor in the 24 hour LeMans race. Switching to first-person doesn't help much - the controls are fixed so left-handers are doomed to fail.
The item menu is a good idea - opening up your coat to reveal slots on each side - but is terrible in execution and made even worse by the fact the game carries on around while struggle to mix yourself a new molotov cocktail.
Combat - God help you! A nice idea using the right-stick to swing items around but given everything dies by flame only it's pretty pointless. At one point 2 Brutes (knife-throwing Humanz) stood patiently for me at one end of the corridor, throwing the odd knife, while I stood in plain sight building bombs. They just stood there. Oooooo that was SOOOO scary!!
Driving - apparently Central Park has approximately 50% of the gravity of rest of the planet. And everything is made of ice. Certainly makes for an interesting driving experience, especially when performed through first-person view.
Camera - no control whatsoever - you WILL look where the game wants you to regardless of the fact the thing about to kill you is in the opposite direction
All of this just sucks the fun out of the game. There are plus points, but as with Assassins Creed they are totally destroyed by the sheer frustration of actually playing the game.
Avoid.
- What's the fun if it was easy?Now I might be a masocist, but I loved the game. Yes I have lost many an hour trying to drive to Central Park, but I can now do it it 2 or 3 trys now (and aint I proud lol) and going round the park killing deadly trees does take up time (specially when I hadn't worked out I could use the GPS in the menu... duh!) But in all it is strangely satisifying to complete, they always say the best things are worth fighting for *tries not to put tongue in cheek*
I think the reason I loved it... apart from great graphics, story.. yadda yadda yadda, is that it actually takes you time to master the control and to complete. I am fed up of games that take me 2 days to finish and I haven't once wanted to throw my console out of the window.... Alone in the Dark makes you want to do that about every 10 minutes... how satisfying lol
So if your a masocist with too much time on your hands with double glazzing ~so you can never actually get the console out the window, you will love this game!!!!
Rating:
- This Is Simply A Great Game!Firstly do not listen to the reviews (1 star, I dont know whats wrong with some people),
I must say this is a fantastic game which I have enjoyed playing, The gameplay is realistic (where you can do almost anything from combinding items together to hotwire cars etc), and the graphics are clear cut, There are plenty of jumpy bits which catch you when you least expect it(this is the future of gaming NEXT GENERATION).
The only fault I can pick with this game is the handling of the cars which I got used to after a little while, but dont be put off by this as there are only a couple of driving levels(if you are a expirenced gamer then this will not be a problem for you)
There are plenty of puzzles which you have to think about and plenty of things to shoot.
Overall I have to say this game Is my favourite (on the Xbox 360) so far and you wont be dissapointed if you like games like resident evil etc...
I give this game 9/10 and I recommend people to play it.
YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED
Rating:
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!OK, so in all my 20 years of gaming, (yes 2 whole decades) I have never felt inclined to write about or review a game, but after playing Alone in the Dark (a game for which I was really looking forward to), I just had to come on here and voice my opinions.
The reasons for this being many. I felt I had to warn others against making the mistake of purchasing this game. Where to start? The controls of this game are perhaps the most frustrating of any game I have ever played. Even after almost memorising the manual, do you find the protagonist doing something different than what you want him to. The camera angles are also annoying, and not in an 'obscuring-any-threat-until-the-last-minute-and-therefore-making-it-scarier' way. Simply in a way which makes it unfair on the player and has you struggling to walk in the right direction, never mind fight anything!
The driving sections are uber-frustrating also. The first taste of driving is actually pretty good and the controls seem to flow pretty nicely, however when it comes to the high-speed, frantic drive through a fast-collapsing New York City, they just turn chaotic. A slight nudge of a piece of debris or scenery and youe car comes to a halt. You don't bounce off, or scrape along the side, you stop. Halt. End of. Meaning that in order to then regain your direction and continue on your way, you have to reverse which takes ages to garner enough speed to actually take you away from said obstacle, meaning that by the time you have enough leverage to turn yourself the right way, you have been caught by the pursuing quake.
Some may say, well you have the option of skipping to the next part, due to the DVD-style episode select, but as previous reviewers have already said, it ruins the flow of the game and makes you miss out on story. And besides you shouldnt have to skip parts.
After all this, you may ask, why a 3 rating if it's so frustrating? Well, despite all these cons, there are a few pros. The graphics are fantastic, and there's a certain cinematic feel to game which makes it feel more like you are controlling a movie, than playing a game. The cutscenes blend seamlessly with the action, which is a nice change, but this often creates a lack of clarity as some are just mistaken for ingame speech and therefore information is missed.
Overall, the game had huge potential and could have been great. Great graphics, an intriguing story and a pretty original approach with the episode-select and movie-like feel. However, the opportunity was missed big time here, and the frustrating gameplay and control systems overshadow all of these positive aspects.
Final warning! Dont waste money on this. Rent it if you really want to try it out first. Oh, and if you're a shouter, make sure you soundproof your gaming room first, because this game's gonna draw complaints from the neighbours!
Rating:
- Great to watch someone else playSo, the good points first - it looks stunning, has some truly spectacular moments that wouldn't look out of place in any Hollywood epic, and the narrative is compelling.
The bad points - it has a horribly clunky control system, some rather contrived puzzles, and a preponderance of game points that you can't get past without the benefit of having died and been reborn through the save-game mechanism. Some of the levels too are punishingly difficult, a problem which is exacerbated by the lack of clear guidance at times with regards to where you have to go and what you have to do.
It's a wonderful game to watch someone else play, though.
Rating:
- The most horrific game ever!Did anyone test this game before releasing it???
Alone In The Dark has by far the worst controls of any game I've ever played. I cannot believe the clunky Resi-Evil-spin-on-the-spot is still being used. It was bad enough in 1996 but did add something to game and helped increase the tension mainly due to lack of control! Here it's like driving a tractor in the 24 hour LeMans race. Switching to first-person doesn't help much - the controls are fixed so left-handers are doomed to fail.
The item menu is a good idea - opening up your coat to reveal slots on each side - but is terrible in execution and made even worse by the fact the game carries on around while struggle to mix yourself a new molotov cocktail.
Combat - God help you! A nice idea using the right-stick to swing items around but given everything dies by flame only it's pretty pointless. At one point 2 Brutes (knife-throwing Humanz) stood patiently for me at one end of the corridor, throwing the odd knife, while I stood in plain sight building bombs. They just stood there. Oooooo that was SOOOO scary!!
Driving - apparently Central Park has approximately 50% of the gravity of rest of the planet. And everything is made of ice. Certainly makes for an interesting driving experience, especially when performed through first-person view.
Camera - no control whatsoever - you WILL look where the game wants you to regardless of the fact the thing about to kill you is in the opposite direction
All of this just sucks the fun out of the game. There are plus points, but as with Assassins Creed they are totally destroyed by the sheer frustration of actually playing the game.
Avoid.