Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark
IGN

Critic score: 6

Roboscore: 5

    Pros
  • Groundbreaking 3D graphics for its time
  • Emphasis on puzzle-solving and inventory management
  • Compelling supernatural mystery to unravel
  • Expanded cast and updated visuals
  • Memorable story branches and pace changes
  • Consistently stimulating puzzle design
  • Variety in puzzle types and challenges
  • Intriguing central mystery
  • Imaginative settings
  • Rewarding puzzle design
  • Reasonably creepy atmosphere
    Cons
  • Shallow combat mechanics
  • Basic enemy design
  • Underwhelming enemy encounters
  • Limited arsenal and lack of strategy in combat
  • Absence of inventory management
  • Breakable melee weapons with little impact difference
  • Minor differentiation in playable characters' experiences
  • Slightly disappointing repeat playthrough experience