Well the day has arrived, Atari’s Alone in the Dark should be hitting stores around the country as I write this. I’m quite excited to dig into this new entry to the series, as it’s really the game that started the whole survival horror genre as we now know it. Now a days flat shaded 8 polygon models won’t cut it, it’s all photo realism now. If the screens linked below are an accurate representation of how the whole game will play out, well this version has nothing to worry about.
I’ve been seeing a few reviews of the game pop up and it looks like it’s been so far getting mixed reactions. It’s been mostly praised for it’s cinematic presentation of the action. I’m interested to see how the fire mechanic plays out; apparently almost everything can be lit on fire. The VCR mechanic intrigues me as well. You can basically skip over the hard parts of the game when you are stuck, or try to soldier through if that’s your thing. Being a father of two little ones I’ve had to drop many games for simply being too hard or taking too long to finish, I don’t have all the time in the world any more. I should be receiving my copy soon and will be posting a full review once I’ve had the chance to fully dive in.
If you are jonesing for a copy, EB Games has a bundle while supplies last that will net you the game and the soundtrack. Not a bad deal.
I’ve placed a gallery of 35 new Xbox 360 screen after the jump to whet your appetite. Hopefully it’ll tide you over until you can get your mitts on a copy as well!
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