You can count on hearing the words "f***" or "s***" nearly every time our scarred-up hero opens his mouth, an attempt at gritty realism that comes off as adolescent and trite.
It doesn't help that our hero is challenged in the dialogue department, having been endowed by the game's writers with a nasty blue streak. Instead I was introduced to yet another amnesiac fighting demons and carrying around a spooky stone. I love a good yarn, and I was hoping to find one in Alone in the Dark.
As he makes his way out of the crumbling skyscraper he meets up with the feisty Sara, and they flee into Central Park to uncover the mystery of Edward's background and the secret behind a stone with mysterious properties. He soon learns that he is Edward Carnby, a foul-mouthed tough guy who's mixed up in some devilish doings. Alone in the Dark (only nominally connected to its genre-spawning predecessors) follows the tale of a paranormal investigator who wakes up in a burning building, unable to remember who he is or how he came to be surrounded by menacing thugs. As hardware gets more powerful and gamers' expectations grow, building a big, beautiful world full of mind-bending puzzles, creepy creatures and compelling storylines is an increasingly Herculean task.īut it's a job Atari's Eden Games studio bravely took on with Alone in the Dark, an ambitious adventure game set in and around New York's Central Park. If you aren't sure if it qualifies, shoot us a message.Quality survival horror games are woefully hard to come by on consoles these days, and it's easy to understand why. Please post about those that fall under Survival and Psychological Horror. Games that have a dreadful atmosphere and wear down on your mind with subtle imagey and sound design, instead of constant in-your-face horror and scares.Īction horror applies to games like Resident Evil 5 & 6, Fear, Doom 3, Left 4 Dead, etc. Psychological Horror games apply to things like Yume Nikki and Silent Hill. Games that, de-emphasize combat, limit resources, have a dread-filled atmosphere, etc. Survival Horror means games like Resident Evil (excluding 5 & 6), Fatal Frame, Amnesia, Lone Survivor, etc. Keep the discussion on survival and psychological horror games/series. We do not want to be a dumping ground for incomplete indie projects.)Ĥ. (However, please contact the mods first for permission and wait for approval. Self Promotion is allowed if you work in the industry and want to show a preview of a game, promote a kickstarter, or ask for feedback. (Please post them in /r/HorrorGameVideos)Ģ. DO NOT post Let's Play videos or "Fan" Videos/Trailers. A subreddit for Survival/Psychological Horror games.ġ.
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