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Alone in the Dark's 2024 remake is compelling but rough around the edges
Letting you loose on the Derceto Manor once more, Alone in the Dark is a modern re-imagining of the 1992 survival horro…
It's easy to count the similarities: the 2D pre-rendered backdrops overlaid with 3D polygonal models, a choice of two characters, tank controls, plus a mixture of puzzle-solving and combat. Every inch of the estate is now beautifully detailed: the third-person camera lets you take in the brushstrokes on every portrait, every decaying ornament - all flanked by shadows from your clip-on flashlight. There's also a form of baked GI, where select rooms emit a vivid hue of green, red or blue - mimicking the eerie lighting of Dario Argento films.
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