Alone in the Dark trailer drives into our fears

by Xav de Matos { Mar 14th 2008 at 4:30PM }

A lot has been said about Atari's latest foray into the Alone in the Dark series. From touting features like next-gen sticky tape and flammable everything, Alone in the Dark still looks like it has the potential to do the one thing it was always intended to do - scare us. While the above trailer does have a few "what the!" moments, it showcases another feature added to the series, vehicles. One thing we can say about the latest footage is the environments look fantastic. We're hopeful for this one and can't wait to play it when it finally scares up at retail this May. Oh and before you ask, Christian Slater is not an unlockable character.

Tags: 2008-releases, alone-in-the-dark, atari

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Yuccadude @ Mar 14th 2008 4:47PM

With this video, this game looks more and more like I might have to buy it. Haven't played any of the others in the series though, so I might have to check up on my background even if the game is stand-alone.

Magic Whiskey @ Mar 14th 2008 6:40PM

As things stand, Alone in the Dark is my pick for most anticipated game of this year.

Keep us up to date, X3F..especially if you learn anything about the creatures, monsters or character bios.

Deck @ Mar 14th 2008 6:46PM

It looks more promising after every new video I watch. Its gone from really rather off the radar to being quite highly anticipated.

Hopefully it lives up to the hype it seems to be generating. Of course scare some people along the way!

As for the car sequence, all I hope is that they make the driving manageable. It could be really good, though vehicles can easily ruin the experience. (The driving portion that is).

Alex R @ Mar 14th 2008 7:09PM

Is it just me, or did anybody else get a Metal Gear Solid PS1 Deja Vu while watching that? Especially the music and the bits when he's abseiling.
Comm. Tower A, right before the fight with liquid Snake in the Hind. I played that game to death.

andyface @ Mar 14th 2008 7:53PM

I'm not much of a survival horror man, but this game does look pretty awesome, enough to make me want to buy it just so I can play around with the physics.

Hopefully the game itself will also be enjoyable (if that's a word that can be used for this type of game) and not have too many (if any) "if you don't do this NOW, you'll die and then have to go all the way back to the start of this section only to get killed in the same way again" sections (frustrates the hell out of me when that happens).

Drago Dracini @ Mar 14th 2008 8:13PM

This makes the game look less scary and makes it look like something I can actually play which is good because it looks god damned amazing. o.o

Homer 918 @ Mar 14th 2008 8:27PM

@Magic Whiskey:

Do you work for Atari or something? Anyway the game is shaping up nicely and it will be interesting to see how it turns out...even if the main character is magically impervious to fire.

Ian Murray @ Mar 14th 2008 10:11PM

andyface, I think what you're referring to are "quick time events". They're piss-poor when just thrown-in for fun, but are actually a cool part of core gameplay when used correctly (a'la RE4).

But as others have said, every video they release makes me get more and more excited for this game, and it makes it look like they've added a finer and finer coat of polish each time.

Guess that means they're doing their job.

andyface @ Mar 15th 2008 6:18AM

Yeah I did mean "quick time events", I assume you mean Resident Evil 4 by RE4, I played through that and enjoyed it and also can't recall any annoying qtes (hurrah for acronyms) forcing me to replay bits over and over, so I guess you're right. There's a lot of stuff with games that require proper usage to esure that stuff is fun instead of annoying, so I'll rephrase what I said before.

I hope that the bits of the video that have an act fast look to them (quick time events, for those in the know :D ) aren't poorly done so that people like me don't get killed constantly by a merciless lump of debris.