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Michael Praise and Diana Eden investigate the paranormal in this return to classic survival horror – we’re talking, of course, about The Mansion of the Macabre, now out on GOG with a -40% launch discount until September 10th, 7 AM UTC!

Explore the Crowley Manor and unravel the secrets of the Occult. Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and a love letter to classic 90’s survival horror games. Featuring an ancient evil and occult conspiracy, Cthulhu and his macabre creatures have their grip on the estate in 1920’s Florida Wetlands. You go in freely, but will you leave the same way?

Now on GOG!
Alone in the Dark but with a higher polygon count?
Sure, why not.
Mansion of the Macramé!

But seriously, they do seem to be wearing that inspiration about Icarus length.

[For those of you who are a bit lost on your ancient myths, I mean the one where the lad flies too close to the sun.]


Addendum: Hey, GOG. Maybe try legally vetting releases first. Would think that "making games last forever" would involve counting all the ducks.
Post edited September 04, 2024 by dnovraD
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Well this looks like Alone in the Dark ripoff. And they could not use the title "Mansions of Madness" as it belongs to Chaosium.

Is this the beginning of Shovel ware on GOG? Getting Steam Greenlight vibes here
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Are these really small people or is it a giant's house? :D like what the heck is with the proportions of that place and/or those people?
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Honestly i'd rather get the first Resident Evil, it's cheaper too and for a game from 1997 it looks surprisingly better than this. Or the actual Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy, also way cheaper and still better looking (well for how old those games are).
This however... GTFO!
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maul_inc: Is this the beginning of Shovel ware on GOG? Getting Steam Greenlight vibes here
The beginning? Where have you been?
Post edited September 02, 2024 by 00063
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Who did successfully troll GOG into releasing this? It takes one glance to see how poorly made this was.

Edit: Also, isn't this one of the most egregious cases of plagiarism in recent years? If you look at the trailer and the screenshots, it seems as if they have lifted entire sections and rooms wholesale from Alone In The Dark, it's not just a few nods.
Post edited September 02, 2024 by mdqp
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I was intrigued looking at the pictures, but then I saw the gameplay footage, and this looks janky as hell.

The scene with the spider and the reptilian humanoid look really bad.

I get that getting 3D right is demanding and if you got limited budget, maybe go for 2D instead? It has a audience, plus a lot of the 3D crowd is hooked up on the latest and greatest visuals anyways. That's a tall order.
Post edited September 02, 2024 by Magnitus
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XYCat: Are these really small people or is it a giant's house? :D like what the heck is with the proportions of that place and/or those people?
Hobbits in the Dark
Everything about this one feels horrible...
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mdqp: If you look at the trailer and the screenshots, it seems as if they have lifted entire sections and rooms wholesale from Alone In The Dark, it's not just a few nods.
Absolutely! The scene at the beginning where the protagonist gets out of the car, some rooms, the font, even the color scheme of the male character looks almost exactly like Edward Carnby in the original AitD.
Post edited September 02, 2024 by Dillerkind
It looks more AitD than some games of the franchise...
Post edited September 02, 2024 by Lone_Scout
how can this game require a GTX1070? There must be really demanding effects which the developer just hides from the screenshots :)
What's this? Alone in the Dark 1992 "at home" and seriously out of scale?

I wish we got Alone in the Dark 2008 instead.
Post edited September 02, 2024 by SargonAelther
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GOG.com: Release: The Mansion of the Macabre
Alone in the Dark (1992):
- set in 1920s Louisiana
- a haunted mansion
- exploring and puzzle solving
- two protagonists:
-- Edward Carnby
-- Emily Hartwood

Mansion of the Macabre:
- set in 1920s Florida
- a mansion, in the grip of Cthulhu and its creatures
- exploring and puzzle solving
- two protagonists:
-- Michael Praise
-- Diana Eden

A.k.a.: let's make an "Alone in the Dark" (1992) clone, without purchasing the rights to "AitD".