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20.03.2024 - 17:07 / gameranx.com / Edward Carnby
Alone in the Dark is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows via Steam.
The new game from Pieces Interactive is a full modern remake of the original game released in 1992 by Infogrames, the company today known as Atari SA.
Now, what made this remake even happen is Atari SA itself. Atari sold the rights to the Alone in the Dark property to THQ Nordic in 2018, and yes, at this point THQ was owned by Embracer Group.
Getting back to their 1992 original game, it is both true that the first Alone in the Dark has not aged well, and it is one of the most influential PC games of all time. The theme of a Lovecraftian murder mystery treads similar ground as Remedy’s recent release, Alan Wake 2. But Alone in the Dark did it decades earlier, and the 3D polygon based graphics also raises its historical significance.
In 2024, we are used to much better 3D than what was available in 1992. In fact the adventure genre experienced a major revival in recent years, and expectations are way high for this Alone in the Dark and what it will do for the franchise.
And so, THQ Nordic must have known that they were filling in big shows. They cast David Harbour and Jodie Comer to play franchise protagonists Edward Carnby, a private eye, and Emily Hartford. Much like the original game, Emily hired Edward to help her find out what happened to Emily’s uncle Jeremy.
This new title also features many of the same themes as the original, but with the demands of a new age, perhaps adapted to better fit the cinematics, things that were not yet really created or possible in that time.
There is unfortunately, reason to doubt this release. Partly because Pieces Interactive isn’t that well known quite yet as a good developer. But this may also partly be because this title is really coming from Embracer Group, at a time when Embracer is instituting layoffs and shutting down more famous and well known studios themselves.
We understand, then, what could possibly happen if this new Alone in the Dark does not perform in the market to Embracer’s expectations. We can’t predict at this time how reviewers will take this remake, but also, one wonders how many of those reviewers and buyers remember the context of getting this game back in the day.
Alone in the Dark didn’t have to be a particularly excellent game to change the industry. This one may also make its own impact in its own way to the gaming audience.
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has many puzzles for you to solve, including one in the Gallery of Derceto in Chapter 2 where you have to reassemble the plate pieces of a Clock. Arranging the broken parts of this Clock will unlock a new area to explore, allowing you to progress further. This task demands the right equipment, which can only be found by completing other puzzles along the way.
Chapter 4 of has a section where you are trapped in the Medical Ward until you solve a puzzle that uses the area's blueprints. You have to escape by not only finding the floor plans of the Ward but also by arranging them in the right pattern on a grid. Those who channel their inner architect have the best chance to find the right solution.
Developer Pieces Interactive has released its first Alone in the Dark update since the horror remake launched earlier this month.
As you progress through Chapter 2 of , you'll encounter a plate in the Boiler Room with a mosaic of images acting as a puzzle you must solve. Some of the plate's pieces are missing, preventing you from fixing the boiler at first. Gathering every piece of this puzzle will allow you to arrange parts together in a specific pattern and unlock a new area.
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Without Alone in the Dark, quite simply, there is no survival horror as we know it today. Way back in 1992, when the original game led us down the haunted hallways of the Derceto mansion for the first time, the impact that ill-fated journey would have on the landscape of video games could not have been fully understood.
Alone in the Dark is the definition of slow burn horror – something that’s pretty much a given when playing, reading, or watching anything that takes heavy inspiration from the works of H.P. Lovecraft. A modern take of the 1992 classic created by Infogrames, it’s easy to see why THQ wanted to take a punt at reanimating the series, especially when you consider the back-to-back successes Capcom has enjoyed with its recent string of Resident Evil remakes. After all, it was Alone in the Dark that inspired Shinji Mikami in creating the very first Resident Evil all those years ago. Both games took place in a sprawling manor complex teeming with jump scares and puzzles, though Alone in the Dark veered more towards the occult and committing to a period setting.