In the last decade that restarted or redone cult sagas from the world of video games has become quite common practice, however, doubts arise when referring to the mythical Alone in the dark of Infogrames, because they have already gone through this path several times and do not always obtain the same results and accolades than with the first three original titles.
A wandering ghost in the past
Alone in the dark has the recognition of being the first game that inspired everyone survival horror who came later paving the way for other legendary sagas like resident Evil oh silent Hill. The first three games, which appeared almost exclusively for computers at the time, in the early 90s, are well-loved, remembered and loved by many gamers who have squeezed their last straw.
The fact is that just a few hours ago it was announced that tomorrow, May 25, 2023, an event will take place where we will hear about the future of the franchise. Everything indicates that it will be announced that, shortly, we will have a to restart (oooootro) , which leads us to ask ourselves the question of whether we really want Alone in the dark come back for real Seen especially the way in which they have tried themselves in recent years and which have led the saga to the most absolute off- topic.
Data not to be trusted too much
In the first place, although the original trilogy is well remembered and enjoyed by players from the 90s, the rest of the titles that came out in the following decades were not able to capture this essence that the first games had, making the mistake of copying those who copied it before. That is to say, to look excessively Resident Evil. Surely they had no other way, but that was precisely the challenge.
To give you an idea the to restart of Alone in the dark from 2008 which came to Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC is the franchise’s most beloved so far this century, with a metacritical score of 55-69followed by his most recent match, Alone in the Dark: Illuminationwhich landed on PC in 2015 and boasts a score of 19. For those of you who don’t know how this rating system works, not reaching 20 (out of 100) is practically like becoming one of the worst games in recent history.
Verification of these ratings and therefore of the opinion of the community on Alone in the darkmakes us wonder if it’s confirmed that this saga will return to consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series X | S) what public will wait for me to do it And if it makes sense to revive a franchise that many years ago lost its authentic DNA. Among other things because the transition did not know how to undertake it with its own ideas and only used those imagined by others. And there’s nothing worse than an empty name that fills with what others have created, often without order or concert.
But good for now We will wait and see what they teach from THQ NordiThat, we have practically assured, it will not be a bad match. Another thing is that it serves to restore the good name and luster to the mythical Alone in the dark.
