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[Bartski]

A French Belgian website game shop Smart Toys has just leaked a new, yet unannounced, Alone in the Dark game for PS5, developed by Pieces Interactive for THQ Nordic.

From the product description, clearly a remake / reimagining of the groundbreaking classic from 1992.

via google translate:

Psychological horror and Southern Gothic collide in this retelling of survival-horror classic Alone in the Dark . In the skin of Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood, explore the various environments, fight monsters, solve puzzles and discover the terrible truth about the mansion of Derceto... In the deep south of the United States during the years 1920, Emily Hartwood's uncle disappeared. Accompanied by the private detective Edward Carnby, she goes looking for him in the manor of Derceto, a mental asylum where... something is lurking. You will encounter strange occupants, nightmarish kingdoms, dangerous monsters, and uncover an evil conspiracy. At the confluence of reality, mystery and madness, the adventure that awaits you risks undermining your certainties. Who are you going to trust, what are you going to believe, and what are you going to do next?

· Explore Derceto's mansion in this revamp of Alone in the Dark, a true love letter to the 90s horror classic.

· Go back to the roots of psychological horror and experience an atmospheric adventure on par with the game that founded the genre.

· Immerse yourself in a world full of goosebumps-tingling sounds against a backdrop of doom jazz that's as memorable as it is hypnotic.

· Feel the adrenaline as you desperately try to survive a world where reality begins to crumble, evil lurks in every shadow and ammo is scarce.

· Experience this nightmare from the perspective of Emily Hartwood or Edward Carnby and unearth the dark secrets of a Gothic mansion.

· Go beyond the imaginable through a complex psychological story written by cult screenwriter Mikael Hedberg, author of SOMA and Amnesia.

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www.smartoys.be

 

[March Climber]

 

[anthony2690]

Looks interesting, quite cool to see the series rebooted, I thought it was long dead.

I remember being scared off the original game on the Saturn, then again D petrified me as a child.

Not sure I'm too interested in the IP anymore, but I won't write it off completely, looking forward to the thq show, assuming everything doesn't leak beforehand.

 

[mansoor1980]

looks awesome , i like what i see

 

[bitbydeath]

Nice, this a remake? I see that mentioned in the OP.
I want to see the iconic starting room.

 

[The Cockatrice]

It looks like its going to be janky as hell just by looking at those screenshots. It's nice that THQ Nordic has so many ip's now but the devs they use are not very good. They should refocus, re-manage their devs into a bigger better team instead of several AA jank teams.

 

[CamHostage]

Hmm, Pieces Interactive, not too well known (they worked on two recent Titan Quest expansions and also have done a lot of contracted work on the Magicka brand, a bunch of the DLC/subgames, but they also made Magicka 2, plus a game I kind of remember called Fret Nice.) The writer of SOMA and Amnesia being involved should help.

https://www.piecesinteractive.se/

 

[Con_Z_ǝdʇ]

· Go beyond the imaginable through a complex psychological story written by cult screenwriter Mikael Hedberg, author of SOMA and Amnesia.

 

[lh032]

Day 1.

 

[March Climber]

Pieces Interactive:

Magicka 1 expansions(2012)
Leviathan Warships(2013)
Magicka 2(2015)
Kill To Collect(2016)
Titan Quest: Ragnarok(2017)
Titan Quest: Atlantis(2019)

 

[Bartski]

30th anniversary?

edit: original was first out for DOS 10th December 1992.

 

[tommib]

I like everyone’s optimism because I have no hope in this being good.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Pieces Interactive:

Magicka 1 expansions(2012)
Leviathan Warships(2013)
Magicka 2(2015)
Kill To Collect(2016)
Titan Quest: Ragnarok(2017)
Titan Quest: Atlantis(2019)

Exactly. Never understood why ppl get so easily hyped about nothing.

 

[DaemonXHUN]

I'm just here to say that the Alone in the Dark reboot from 2008 is possibly the most underrated game I've ever played (along with the likes of I am Alive). It had a crazy amount of unique and fun mechanics and Uncharted-style epic set pieces while having a semi-open world design. It was fantastic, even if a bit clunky and unrefined in some places. I'd love to see something like that with a modern coat of paint.

 

[SJRB]

Exactly. Never understood why ppl get so easily hyped about nothing.

Benefit of the doubt?

People were laughing at some no name studio called Rocksteady making a Batman game, too.

Sometimes things just work out, let’s hope for the best instead of immediately dismissing this as garbage.

 

[March Climber]

Exactly. Never understood why ppl get so easily hyped about nothing.

I...Wait what? You think that is a bad track record? I posted it because I thought it was solid enough to warrant this upcoming game as their potential big break.

Every good studio had to start from somewhere, and their somewhere isn't that bad.

 

[Bartski]

looking forward to the thq show

whoa. It's today!

 

[The Cockatrice]

Benefit of the doubt?

People were laughing at some no name studio called Rocksteady making a Batman game, too.

Sometimes things just work out, let’s hope for the best instead of immediately dismissing this as garbage.

Different times. Things are much worse now. I have no hope for the industry so I'll always assume its shit. Why get hyped only to get dissapointed. I rather remain neutral/skeptical and be happy if its good.

 

[anthony2690]

Different times. Things are much worse now. I have no hope for the industry so I'll always assume its shit. Why get hyped only to get dissapointed. I rather remain neutral/skeptical and be happy if its good.

It could be their breakout game for all we know.
I remember when killer instinct reboot was getting made (same with strider) I intially wrote it off completely due to double helix & their prior game being green latern, and they delivered with both games imo.

Sadly I'm not sure double helix has done anything since being purchased by Amazon.

I do personally think KI got better with iron galaxy though and even that could be argued as a breakout thing for them, as they did season 2/3/3.5 and overhauled the game completely and made it their own.

Hopefully Alone in the dark reboot turns out good though.

 

[March Climber]

Different times. Things are much worse now. I have no hope for the industry so I'll always assume its shit. Why get hyped only to get dissapointed. I rather remain neutral/skeptical and be happy if its good.

It's better to hope for the best than to hype for the best.

Regardless of outcome, I always hope each studio can release the good game that they wanted to create. I won't hype myself up that it's a guarantee. I don't blame you for not wanting to hype up, but that doesn't mean it's good to lose all hope.

 

[shubik]

Once again the Snitch was correct. What a track record so far...

 

[Thief1987]

Looks painfully generic.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Hopefully Alone in the dark reboot turns out good though.

It's better to hope for the best than to hype for the best.

Regardless of outcome, I always hope each studio can release the good game that they wanted to create. I won't hype myself up that it's a guarantee. I don't blame you for not wanting to hype up, but that doesn't mean it's good to lose all hope.

I have no reason to want it to fail but horror games lately....lets just say I dont remember anything good since what..Alien Isolation? Resident Evil 8? Eh maybe Visage. The genre has amazing potential and 90% of the time has been absolute dog shit. Horror is my favorite genre and I am starving and feeling hopeless about it. Eh, we'll see.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

First AITD is still GOAT horror game. Hopefully they have the sense to ignore the shitheads and do what needs to be done. And by that I mean tank controls. We need tank controls.

 

[anthony2690]

First AITD is still GOAT horror game. Hopefully they have the sense to ignore the shitheads and do what needs to be done. And by that I mean tank controls. We need tank controls.

It's clearly over the shoulder third person, you can tell this from the screenshots.

 

[Bartski]

 

[emivita]

 

[IWasInSeinfeld]

5 more points to mr. Snitch.

 

[Tomi]

This... Looks...
Good?

 

[kiphalfton]

5 more points to mr. Snitch.

I'm sure some posters here are crying about yet another game getting leaked... since you know it's such a big deal whenever it happens.

 

[existensmaximum]

Nice, this a remake? I see that mentioned in the OP.
I want to see the iconic starting room.

Seriously, this image gives me the chills, just because I remember how I felt playing it like 30 years ago.

 

[Flabagast]

Holy fuck they have the writer of SOMA involved ? That makes it automatically my most anticipated game at this moment.

 

[Shifty]

An old-timey setting, that's certainly a start.

 

[Orpheum]

I like everyone’s optimism because I have no hope in this being good.

No you're not alone here

 

[Fools idol]

Looks like The Evil Within

 

[Kiya's Guard]

We have melancholy of the old games, but the ip has been long dead, so no wonder a small "low level" studio is doing it for a AA publisher. I would expect nothing above dead average

 

[BigbyTheSheriff]

Jank or not, I'm always down for more psychological/survival horror.

 

[Kikorin]

I love the setting for what I'm seeing, let's hope in a good reboot. Magika 2 is the only game I remember from Pieces Interactive, but it was good, so there are chances they'll made a fun game.

Talking of Alone in the Dark, as a kid I was absolutelly terrified from the Game Boy Color version, I played and finished that game tons of time and I was always scared, that mansion lived in my nightmares for years.

 

[kanjobazooie]

A French website game shop Smart Toys has just leaked...

I don't mean to be a snotty, smartass, holier-than-thou asshole, but the store is Belgian according to their URL ending with ".be".

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

I'm just here to say that the Alone in the Dark reboot from 2008 is possibly the most underrated game I've ever played (along with the likes of I am Alive). It had a crazy amount of unique and fun mechanics and Uncharted-style epic set pieces while having a semi-open world design. It was fantastic, even if a bit clunky and unrefined in some places. I'd love to see something like that with a modern coat of paint.

I always wanted to try it but I hear it's a real pain in the ass to get running properly on PC.

 

[DETACA]

those were days, when i used to play psx wholeday without being checked by anyone. rather everyone was cheering me and playing togather.

 

[DonJimbo]

Looks good only ps5 ? No Xbox love
Damn when can i buy a ps5 from a store without paying scalper prices

 

[Chiggs]

Doesn’t look too hot, but maybe it will be entertaining enough.

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

Looks amazing, the mansion screenshot even gives RE1 vibes.

 

[Robb]

I like the direction their going with at least. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[DETACA]

I like the direction their going with at least. Looking forward to seeing more.

me too

 

[FingerBang]

Looks good only ps5 ? No Xbox love
Damn when can i buy a ps5 from a store without paying scalper prices

It's coming to Series consoles too. Next gen only apparently.

 

[rofif]

I am surprised there is any reason to make it Alone in the Dark rather than some new IP.
Alone in the dark can't possibly draw in so many customers...

 

[Badlucktroll]

Awesome, Silent Hill next now please.

 

[IWasInSeinfeld]

I'm sure some posters here are crying about yet another game getting leaked... since you know it's such a big deal whenever it happens.

I don't recall ever seeing someone reacting negatively to similar leaks, if anything it makes people excited, right?