Edward Carnby must investigate shadowy conspiracies that surround Central Park in New York City.Edward Carnby must investigate shadowy conspiracies that surround Central Park in New York City.Edward Carnby must investigate shadowy conspiracies that surround Central Park in New York City.
James McCaffrey
- Edward Carnby
- (voice)
Chris Phillips
- Crowley
- (voice)
Adam Sietz
- Lucifer
- (voice)
Adrianne Rogers
- Anna
- (voice)
Jake Robards
- Matthew
- (voice)
Jason Griffith
- Hammet
- (voice)
- …
Steven Ogg
- Vinnie
- (voice)
- (as Steve Ogg)
Bill Lobley
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaOriginally conceived of as an episodic game, which is why each chapter has a "Previously, on Alone in the Dark" video when loading your game.
- GoofsElevators are shown falling throughout buildings. Elevators have so many safety features that the likelihood of them falling is extremely low.
- Quotes
A Female Zombie: Give ME my stone!
Edward Carnby: I don't have your STONE, and fuck you anyway!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Zero Punctuation: Alone in the Dark (2008)
Featured review
I played this alone in the dark
I'd never played any of the previous four AITD video games so I figured I'd be lost an unable to keep up with this one, but the previews looked good so I added it to my wishlist, where it remained until the price came down.
You play as Edward Carnby, a man who has lost his memory. Edward wakes up in a crumbling Central Park West apartment building. A supernatural force is ripping through the walls and turning the inhabitants into mutated killers. A huge earthquake rips Manhattan apart and on top of that there are ugly monsters spawning all over the park. It's all part of a prophecy (yawn) in which Edward must prevent Lucifer from entering into the world.
The plot is mostly mumbo-jumbo. But the main strength of the game is the oppressive, claustrophobic atmosphere that turns a supposedly safe environment bustling with people (Manhattan island) into a lonely, apocalyptic nightmare. As a survival horror it's not as good as the Resident Evil series, and it doesn't have tension that made those games so good. I never felt scared to look around a corner or felt fear of what was lurking in the darkness beyond the character's view. But it's fast moving enough and gives you plenty of monsters to shoot at (though it's never satisfying enough and totally bloodless). It's also the 86th game in a row I've played that features Central Park.
Despite my complaining, I never got bored with the game or felt it was hard to control (I played the PS3 version, which improves on the Xbox 360 release). Though when driving around a shrub or a bush is completely impenetrable to a two-ton car and it's kinda infuriating. The fact that trophies are handed out left, right and centre makes up for it.
The ending hints at a sequel, which has yet to materialize. But AITD is a fine way to spend a few bucks and a few days playing.
Graphics B+ Sound B- Gameplay B Lasting Appeal B
You play as Edward Carnby, a man who has lost his memory. Edward wakes up in a crumbling Central Park West apartment building. A supernatural force is ripping through the walls and turning the inhabitants into mutated killers. A huge earthquake rips Manhattan apart and on top of that there are ugly monsters spawning all over the park. It's all part of a prophecy (yawn) in which Edward must prevent Lucifer from entering into the world.
The plot is mostly mumbo-jumbo. But the main strength of the game is the oppressive, claustrophobic atmosphere that turns a supposedly safe environment bustling with people (Manhattan island) into a lonely, apocalyptic nightmare. As a survival horror it's not as good as the Resident Evil series, and it doesn't have tension that made those games so good. I never felt scared to look around a corner or felt fear of what was lurking in the darkness beyond the character's view. But it's fast moving enough and gives you plenty of monsters to shoot at (though it's never satisfying enough and totally bloodless). It's also the 86th game in a row I've played that features Central Park.
Despite my complaining, I never got bored with the game or felt it was hard to control (I played the PS3 version, which improves on the Xbox 360 release). Though when driving around a shrub or a bush is completely impenetrable to a two-ton car and it's kinda infuriating. The fact that trophies are handed out left, right and centre makes up for it.
The ending hints at a sequel, which has yet to materialize. But AITD is a fine way to spend a few bucks and a few days playing.
Graphics B+ Sound B- Gameplay B Lasting Appeal B
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- CuriosityKilledShawn
- May 4, 2010
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