Why would Nordic hand over their game to a foreign entity, while they have plenty of studios under their belt to remaster it for them? Are people forgetting Darksiders: Warmastered or Red Faction: Remarstered? Hell, they could go a step further and include the improvements from the PS3 version and give it a silly subtitle like Forever Alone Edition or something.

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David Harbour is Edward Carnby

"Get a first glimpse of David Harbour’s intense performance as Edward Carnby as he investigates a mysterious disappearance in the upcoming reimagining of Alone in the Dark."


Jodie Comer is Emily Hartwood

"Get a first glimpse of Jodie Comer’s haunting performance as Emily Hartwood as she investigates the disappearance of her uncle in the upcoming reimagining of Alone in the Dark.

Embark on a journey to the mysterious Derceto Manor and experience this new nightmare from either Emily Hartwood’s or Edward Carnby’s perspective, played by Jodie Comer and David Harbour respectively."

^^

My first impression was thinking it was a dick move, to use the actors face. But if he is involved with the project, it is good to have such a fine actor.

For context, there are games that use famous people imagery, but give no credit to the actors. Like Capcom doing this in several resident evil/biohazard games.

Looking For Jeremy Trailer

"After receiving a mysterious letter, Emily and Private Investigator Edward are arriving at the Derceto Manor to uncover unexplainable happenings and to find Jeremy! Who can you trust, what will you believe, and what will you do next?

Alone in the Dark is coming to PC January 16"

Welcome to Derceto

"As you explore Derceto, you will come across peculiar residents and strange occurrences that will challenge your core beliefs. Are you prepared to uncover the uneasy truth at the heart of the manor?"

For some reason I have little hope for this remake. If it turn out good then all the better for me

I've played the demo, and it was underwhelming.

There are numerous objects lying around in Grace's room, but nothing is animated. She can run into something, but it will not move or drop over. In another instance, a key is automatically placed into a lock, turned, and the door opens up. Character animation is also kept at a bare minimum. Grace always looks straight ahead; never does she lift or lower her head to look at an item that's right in front of her. The only time she is fully animated and is looking up at another character is during interactive cutscenes.

I noticed something similar in the trailer. It's not as noticeable because the camera doesn't face the character, but there is little head movement, and she is staring straight ahead while she approaches the other woman. In the following scene, she is standing some distance from the desk, and the picture appears on the screen while she is staring straight ahead. I would expect her to approach the desk, pick the picture up, and hold it in front of her instead.

In the demo, there is one jump scare, and it fails because Grace doesn't show any emotion. She doesn't look scared, she doesn't scream, or even laugh; she just stands there as if nothing ever happened.

If they don't change that in the final product, the game can have the best story; it can look amazing, which it does, but when they are taking shortcuts during production, it will ruin the whole thing. Lots of fully animated cutscenes can't save it, and there are a whole lot of them shown in the trailer. It has potential, and I will give the game a fair chance, but based on my impressions, I'm not really convinced that it's going to be a very good game.

I overlooked there being a demo for the game. I need to try it out if it's still up. Your review is giving me little hope that the game will be good. Thank you for it.

You're welcome. :-) The prologue is available (7.32 GB download and 16 GB on the SSD) and is approximately 10 minutes in length unless you are taking your time looking at all the details. I would say that, based on the impressions of the prologue, it's a better tech demo, and performance is very good with a stable 144 fps, as opposed to this new trailer, which is a clear plus. Most critique is deserved for the camera angle, which could be a little more centred or to the right.

Leaving all that aside, part of my critique is based on the fact that it's supposed to be a psychological horror game, and objects can be put to good effect. For instance, running along a bookcase and books start falling down, a ball comes rolling along the path, a doll starts moving, the toilet is spewing filth, a water pipe bursts - all such things. The way it is right now is just one jump scare and Grace's reaction to it, which would work if the camera would switch into a first-person perspective to be close when it happens, especially because there is no control over the character, so the camera can't be rotated.

It's the little things making a big difference and more opportunities to interact with the environment - turning the faucet on, spilling a toilet, or actually taking an item into the character's hands and holding it up to inspect it - can make a huge difference there. Maybe some of it is going to be possible in the final version, no?

Something that would have been useful to mention is that there's going to be a lowpoly mode, apparently.

I've just played the demo of this game (or "prologue") and so far it wasn't bad. But I really hope they will iron some bugs out. The menus are buggy (couldn't exit the options one time) and also the keybinding is weird. I mean, it's good to have changeable keybindings but sometimes the keys don't work. Instead you have to use the standard keys although it displays you the new ones in the game.

The game ran smooth with about 80 fps on my i7 6700, GTX 1080 on 1080p.

Everything You Need to Know in 60 Seconds

"More than a mere battle for survival, this journey will challenge your core beliefs. But what exactly is Alone in the Dark?

Join Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) and David Harbour (Stranger Things) in this cosmic horror tale set against a Southern Gothic backdrop. Experience the breakdown of reality through their characters' eyes as you face countless challenges, from searching puzzles to scarce ammo, to uncover the truth at the heart of Derceto Manor."

Into The Madness

"Descend into the madness of Alone in the Dark as you meet the residents of Derceto Manor."

Yes.

But what we really need also is the fixed-up Alone in the Dark: Inferno Edition from Playstation 3 ported over to PC and put on GOG.