Alone in the Dark Reboot from THQ Nordic and the writer of SOMA

[Modron]

Seperate stand alone story prologue is available now:

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

The game seems interesting, also it looks like it has a really short budget though.

 

[Great Deceiver]

The "prologue" was laughable. There's no chance this is going to be even mildly amusing.

 

[Wunderbar]

Looks like they blew most of their budget on hollywood actors.

 

[k0syak]

Seperate stand alone story prologue is available now:

 

[KIss My Ass]

The game seems interesting, also it looks like it has a really short budget though.

I was saying this long before anyone even knew the game existed. The guy who worked for Frictional Games and wrote the story for SOMA also wrote the story for this game. For those not in the know SOMA has some of the best storytelling of any video game ever. Yeah, kind of a big deal.

 

[Beowulf]

Seperate stand alone story prologue is available now:

Another 18 GB demo for 20 mins of gameplay.

 

[Morgoth]

They just keep doing the RE4 over-the-shoulder shooter template with every goddamn horror game.

Zero tension.

 

[Infinitron]

Return to the roots of survival horror in this Spotlight for Alone in the Dark! Illuminate the darkness and uncover the secrets of Derceto Manor, but proceed with caution: spoilers for our reveal stream lurk in the description below.

In this Spotlight, our new, nightmarish reimagination of Alone in the Dark is finally fully revealed! Join Detective Edward Carnby (David Harbour) and Emily Hartwood (Jodie Comer) as they explore Derceto in all-new gameplay and cutscenes, before you peek behind the scenes of the game’s haunting Doom Jazz soundtrack.

Pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition for access to bonus content, including the Derceto 1992 Costume Pack for both Edward and Emily, the Vintage Horror Filter Pack, and director’s commentary, when the game releases on October 25th.

Want to get a short glimpse of the horrors that await you in the full game? The Prologue to Alone in the Dark is now playable for free! See you in Derceto.

 

[Wunderbar]

They could've at least fixed lady's badly lit hair before recording the in-engine footage.

Kinda jarring seeing hollywood actors (sign of a big budget) in a game with such low-ish production values. Makes it look like a AAA game from 2012 or something.

 

[Don Peste]

They could've at least fixed lady's badly lit hair before recording the in-engine footage.

Kinda jarring seeing hollywood actors (sign of a big budget) in a game with such low-ish production values. Makes it look like a AAA game from 2012 or something.

Remember how happy we were in 2012?

 

[kangaxx]

Replying so I can see how bad this will turn out to be.

 

[Darth Roxor]

You know, I find it somewhat remarkable that Alone in the Dark, which wasn't even that good of a game to begin with, has spawned so many sequels and spinoffs. I can't imagine any motivation for this other than brand recognition, because for some unfathomable reason almost everyone's also heard of the title.

 

[vortex]

Gameplay should be revised and augmented.

 

[DemonKing]

Another 18 GB demo for 20 mins of gameplay.

Except there isn't even any gameplay.

You literally hit X a few times.

You don't even get to fire a gun.

 

[Great Deceiver]

Yeah, the whole thing's a joke. Full game is probably going to be shit, too. The monster designs so far are pathetic, and there's all the subtlety of a 2023 walking simulator to look forward to.

 

[Morgoth]

Jodie Coomer is a cutey and all, but this game will get smothered by Alan Wake 2.

 

[Beowulf]

Seperate stand alone story prologue is available now:

Another 18 GB demo for 20 mins of gameplay.

It's actually about 8 mins of the so called gameplay - and it's already padded by your inability to run. You go downstairs, press 'E' five times, and then you have to endure a 'preorder now' screen.
But the demo leaves a good impression on impending mouse issues in the menu - it's inactive for a short time when the menu loads, but you can use your kb, so it's sure some controller as a default device fuckup;
and video options - motion blur might be hiding under some advanced postprocessing options or something else entirely (who knows), but it cannot be disabled separately.
Oh, and the default setting DoF field effect is all over the place making things that you look at blurry.

Totally - D1P, I'm sold, I have full faith that the team will deliver.

 

[garren]

Tried the demo, it's a 10 minute walking simulator (if you could run it would take 3 minutes), press E a few times, spacebar spam QTE at one point, it's over. Don't bother installing, if you wanna see what the game looks like just check out a youtube video.

 

[lightbane]

Watched a video. The best part is how unintentionally funny is that the little girl you play as in this demo is unfazed at weird things such as people appearing or disappearing at will, a monster trying to kill her repeatedly, and her inability to leave her home.
Meanwhile, modern videogame protagonists get a heart attack when a door closes on its own.

 

[Infinitron]

Grace Saunders is a trooper! I'd forgotten how cute this game was:

 

[Nifft Batuff]

No fixed camera, no buy.

 

[Infinitron]

Get a taste of the terror to come with this stand-alone Prologue to Alone in the Dark – out now and available for free!

Experience a first atmospheric journey into the upcoming reimagination of Alone in the Dark. This playable teaser puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong…

 

[beardalaxy]

I really want to be excited for this game, but the prologue made me so much less excited. It's plagued with stutters and a lack of options for the settings menu. You'd think that, by now, developers would add a motion blur toggle to the game.

Thankfully, it seems like the community manager was quite receptive on the Steam forums. Time will tell, but I hope that things get a little bit more polished than they are right now.

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.thqnordic.com/article/new-alone-dark-teaser-trailer-released

Vienna/Austria, August 1st, 2023: Have you ever wondered what's lurking in the dark? Maybe it's best not to turn around... Alone in the Dark got a new teaser trailer showing a little more of the horrors that await. In this case: the Dark Man!

Watch the teaser trailer here: https://youtu.be/UtrvT7aDL1s
Watch the Spotlight trailer here: https://youtu.be/xI7wA60-sQw

Alone in the Dark is a love letter to the ground-breaking original that lets you experience a haunting story through the eyes of one of the two protagonists: play as either Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood in this re-imagination of the classic survival horror game where Psychological Horror meets Southern Gothic. Explore your environments, fight monsters, solve puzzles, and uncover the uneasy truth of Derceto Manor...

Deep in the 1920's south, Emily Hartwood's uncle has gone missing. Together with private investigator Edward Carnby, she embarks on a journey to Derceto Manor, a home for the mentally ill where something is lurking. You'll encounter strange residents, nightmarish realms, dangerous monsters, and ultimately uncover the plot of rising evil. At the intersection of reality, mystery, and insanity, an adventure awaits that will change your core beliefs. Who can you trust, what will you believe, and what will you do next?

Alone in the Dark is developed by Pieces Interactive in Sweden and will be coming to PC, Xbox Series S/X and PlayStation®5.