Alone in the Dark: The Beginnings of Survival Horror

I remember seeing a creepypasta that was done by someone who clearly never left Western Europe, likely probably never left the UK: It's set in Arizona and I shit you not here's a line from it: "We started to get freaked out because we were on the road for 30 minutes and haven't seen another car."

Your cat is the perfect lifeform and his little face makes me smile every time.

I have fond (I guess) memories of playing Alone in the Dark when I was a little over ten years old and I was always attacked by the... giant.. bouncing rat? Thing? That attacks you in the same room and it was (for me back then at least) the scariest thing I'd ever seen. Ah, the memories.

damn, those renders/graphics for 92 is insane, DOOM was considered utterly groundbreaking and it didn't hit till a year later.

"scaring those rich pricks that spend all day at Fashion Island" reminds me of childhood (didn't cost a dime to run amok at the koi pond, something my grandparents took great advantage of when looking after me, my siblings, and our cousins after summer camp)

The reappraisal of the Alone in the Dark trilogy is one of the best things to happen in modern horror gaming discussion (even though it has also revived the ultra-toxic "RE ripped off AITD" discussion as well, but alas - AITD is just one of these super important games). Now we only need Sweet Home to get its due respect from more people.

I still remember the night me and my friend got a copy of it from somewhere. the first room is a real classic for setting up a game - never having seen such a game engine before the game, not understanding yet the limitations and how the game works, having to figure out moving the objects was so great at that time. edit: elvira was a gore horror game at least before this. it's got nothing to do with the movie, but guts and throatpipes on ega were pretty graphic for a kid editedit: ultima underworld does have 3d objects as well like chairs and stuff, but all monsters and characters are sprites

Not to make a huge deal of it, but this may be like the 5th or 6th retrospective I’ve seen on the original Alone in the Dark (over several years, of course), and I think this is the first time I’ve learned that there’s a woman player character you can select. Neat!

IMHO, A New Nightmare had some genuinely great spooky moments and cool ideas to my recall. Don't want to spoil much since Charlatan couldn't get it running, but I personally had enough fun to play both characters and not regret it. It's not my all-time favorite or anything, but Carnby's emo rocker phase aside, it's a pretty solid horror title. Really hope it gets revisited one day.

Oh God, I played the 2008 Alone in the Day way back when and it was PAIN. Years later I got a streamer to play it for a "punishment game" and it was also PAIN.

CHEESE SLUDGE. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

The scariest 'Alone In The Dark' is the one with Tara Reid in it.

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This is a very wholesome piece of art you're sharing with us, thanks!

So basically Alone in the Dark 1: Transient Evil Alone in the Dark 2: Stunlockin' Time Alone on the Web 3: Carnby discovers his fursona

I really like the cooking segment. Gives me the vibe that this is some kind of Tv show and not the average youtube video.

Nice to see AIND 3 getting some praise. That game has always felt oddly and unfairly forgotten to me. The way you can beat many enemies by what's basically paying attention is still extremely fresh. Oh, and that ending song is still a freakin' banger!

Charl is the only person who can ask me to like a video and can actually make me do it.