Alone in the Dark: Oddly bright and rarely alone

Alone in the Dark, newly released for the Wii and 360 (PS3 version coming much later) is more of an interesting experiment like democracy than it is a must have game. The title is designed with an episodic format so it plays out more like a miniseries than any game story you are used to. This is oddly refreshing, but also gives the lame story a presentation where you can tolerate it. After all, it’s not worse than anything else on TV even if it is completely retarded. In short, Atari cheated and I’m onto them. The story still sucks balls.

I have completed two episodes so far and all I can really say is that the game really tries a lot of new things so I can’t fault them. However, the control is the only scary thing in the game. It’s hard to give credit to a title that comes up with new ideas but makes you completely incapable of partaking in said new ideas. Of course, even total poop can fertilize grass so maybe Alone in the Dark will grow into something worthwhile with more play time. It had better, because right now I see the game’s title as advice more than anything. If you don’t want to be embarrassed, play the game while alone in the dark.