(Pocket-lint) — The original Alone in the Dark is a classic of horror gaming, playing with your mind as you explore a Louisiana mansion, but it's also fully 30 years old.
That might be hard for some readers to believe, but it makes it less of a surprise that we're now getting another Alone in the Dark game, of the same name. Here are all the key details.
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There's no release date yet for Alone in the Dark — its announcent didn't come with a date attached.
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We'd assume that means that the earliest the game might hit the market is late 2023, but it's also possible that it's further off than that, too.
There's only been the one trailer for Alone in Dark so far — you can watch it below.
It showcases a few glimpses of gameplay, which is welcome for a reveal trailer. You can see a couple of different playable characters, as well as a range of enemies and weapons.
The Alone in the Dark reboot has been confirmed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, so it won't be coming to older generations of hardware unless something changes on that front.
The original Alone in the Dark was set in a Louisiana mansion called Decerto, and from the trailer above and the information release so far it's clear that we're going back to that same sprawling house again, or at least one of the same name.
We know that you'll be able to play as two different characters in the game, and THQ's wording makes it sound like you'll pick between them rather than swapping from one to the other: «Play as either Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood».
From the trailer it looks like at least Edward Carnby might be haunted by a young girl (unless she's actually really
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