Alone in the Dark

The 360 demo is finally out now for Silver members. It's pretty long, too. The camera makes me dizzy in third-person mode but I'm definitely getting the unique yet flawed gem vibe mentioned in this thread. I'm going to replay the original AitD first and wait for a price drop but I'll buy this some time down the road.

No good could come from buying this game Neo. I've heard too many harsh reviews about the play mechanics and overall story to warrant any worthwhile playtime.

I read a lot of harsh things about Dark Messiah, too. I'd say playing the demo for himself and judging is probably a better approach than listening to someone who was forced to play through it in 2 days.

Yeah, liking the demo despite its issues plus having similar taste in games to Frogacuda who gave it a positive review, that's good enough for me.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I read a lot of harsh things about Dark Messiah, too. I'd say playing the demo for himself and judging is probably a better approach than listening to someone who was forced to play through it in 2 days.

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Dark Messiah for the 360 is a different game than it's PC counterpart though.

I'll defineatly download the demo, but I probably won't go beyond a rental with this one.

Here's a video review for anyone that's interested.

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Dark Messiah for the 360 is a different game than it's PC counterpart though.

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Yeah, I meant the PC version. It was sorely, sorely underrated, especially outside of Europe.

AitD has a really nasty filler part late in the game, and if you're trying to burn through it really quickly, that's going to leave a bad taste in your mouth, but it's a mostly enjoyable game that's unique enough to be worth at least checking out.

$60? Ok, maybe not, if $60 is a lot of money for you, anyway. But if you're a fan of the genre, I'd say it's a must-rent at least.