Alone In The Dark - The New Nightmare Review (Dreamcast)

[@baguete02]

I'm impressed, I came here just to help me choose the best version to play and ended up watching the best documented review about this game ever. Congratulations!

[@miskatonic77]

I loved playing AitD 4 and still maintain that its rendering of Shadow Island is one of the most Gothic and atmospheric achievements in survival horror history. Thanks for your review, and summary of Darkworks' unfortunately short history.

[@TheScoutPlay]

Now I understand why Alone in the Dark fell into the pit of ignorance. When I talk about games, none of my friends actually heard of it. Alone is an awesome saga, I really enjoyed playing it, and it would be my pleasure to play another game that could be just as good as the original trilogy, that FOR ME, were the best Alones so far.

[@MrBossyful]

This is perhaps my favourite Alone in the Dark game, and the first one that I ever played. I remember playing it when it first came out, on my shiny new PC. :) Sadly, I also remember the disappointment that was Alone in the Dark 2008 (which, unfortunately, is still a ton better than the newest installment, Alone in the Dark: Illumination). This review really takes me back.

[@Titanandenceladus]

Personally I loved reading the texts in the game. I still remember parts of the Morton Family History

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

i always though the Characteristic statement for Edward was so funny. i think this game was way ahead of it's time with the dual-wielding flashlight mechanic.

[@wresting1212]

This was great game , the first survival horror game i played , when i was playing this game i did not have a memory card , it was really annoying starting from beginning every time , finally got the card anf finished it , this was in 2002 and then did a few speed runs too. ending credits song was also great , have it in my gym playlist even now .

[@leecroft1983]

One of the best and most possible one of the greatest, forgotten true survival game's there is. A great game.

[@Jadama0]

I've only played the PS version. Still scared the crap out me and my best friends at the time.

[@powderedbuns8251]

I enjoyed this game growing up! Cold fear is actually really good

[@InfiniteChannel]

Hey man! I just discovered your channel today! Your Shenmue review was an excellent trip down nostalgia lane :) Continue your craft! You've earned one more subscriber :)

[@Corwallluis]

I came here because my mind suddenly made me remember the games front cover, and apparently as a toddler my mom got me this game for the ps1 (I was born in 2000) and all I remember from it is playing it and getting to the point where you meet the old woman in the manor.

[@shoobeej1955]

It's a terrific game and very much agreed on its flaws, though for everything that it does get right it does indeed make for a creepy and deeply atmospheric horror game. The sound design is simply fantastic (having played all versions aside from GBC, PSX stands out to be the best with sound whereas Dreamcast version is better in general). Quite sad this series doesn't get the appreciation it deserves and that Resident Evil series is regarded as progenitor of 3D survival horror. To be honest, I love the reading aspects of the game. It provides the fictional world with its own lore. Not enough games do this anymore. Reading through documents and books gives it a bit of a investigatory aspect to it, not to mention it is very much in keeping with Lovecraft's story design considering most of it is dependent upon piecing together of disseminated and scattered knowledge to reveal horrors behind the veil.

[@henrtmann9]

the dreamcast version looks better than the ps2s version

[@magnolerriccardo6840]

OMG! It was 20 YEARS ago i was playng it in my dark and cold bed room!

[@MaximumRD]

Well worth waiting for and makes me want to play through my dreamcast version again!

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

It made sense when I heard that opening line about remaking everything. It was only when I looked up and realized that this video is from almost 11 years ago.😂 well done, sir!

[@Charmchar]

I just love how much information you provide your reviews! Thanks for the enjoyable video to watch.

[@frankiefriedman6158]

Just cannot wait for the remake of the game!

[@birchmahogany2718]

The combat just needed a bit more polish. Underrated game. Fantastic graphics and music, still a tense gameplay experience in 2019.

[@billybollockhead5628]

As someone who coded from the dcast back in the day.. The way they did shadows and the flash light is very clever use of the PowerVR hardware. I kinda wished I played it now.

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

the reason for this, and the rest of the reviews i've done in the alone in the dark series was no one had ever given this series the time of day. thank you for some more info and history about this game, and that's mind blowing that capcom published this game in japan :O thank you for you comment and very cool you were working on a fan site for this game way back then :)

[@KitsuneSama]

Amazing review, subbed, hope you become active again you deserve more subs, kinda figured you were not active anymore since this video is old

[@td64youtubechannel80]

this game, dreamcast support VGA Cable/Box Supported?

[@kingsknightuk]

Found your channel last night and watched 90% of your videos. You can see how you have come on as a reviewer with time :)

[@Janolsen1000]

Best review to this date. If you are planning to review the next game, if you don`t install the latest patch, prepare for frustration.

[@MultiplayerMario64]

This was absolutely a top notch review!

[@jereb1500]

I can only emulate everyone's comments in saying that this is a first-rate review. The pacing is good and the information is very interesting. Thanks for the vid, man. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers.

[@KAILOONE]

AMAZING REVIEW and to think Cold Fear would be like AITD 5, interesting fact indeed, I always thought AITD games were RE ripoffs but now I see it has always been the other way around. Subscribed, you make very good reviews, rich with info and history regarding the game.

[@Jacobc2693]

Dude i gotta say best review you've done so far. keep up the great work.

[@MetalBacon64]

Your reviews ar the most thorough i've seen in a while.

[@alanwake4442]

Wow. This game looks great. I'll definitely keep a look out for a copy for Dreamcast.

[@G_Gr00v3]

Why didn't you mention Stewart Copeland when talking about the music? After all, it's the only video game he composed the music for outside of the Spyro the Dragon series

[@bucky5869]

I personally wouldn't mind seeing an rebuild of this game with up-to-date 3d modeling/rendering and sound. A little smoothimg out of the story wouldn't hurt, either. The core ingredients are there. Just needs some tweaks to put it over the edge.

[@SaltTheFries86]

You are an excellent reviewer. The reason I went to this video is that I had just felt an urge to dust off my Dreamcast and revisit this game. I hadn't actually played it on DC, I had played it on PS1, but DC is the console that I still own.

[@redfeildre349]

My problems with the game came towards the end. Once you picked up a certain weapon you just kept shooting an endless spawning of monsters. All horror at that point was gone for me. Did not much care for Edwards ending. Took me a long time to figure out how to get to that ending and I thought it was kind of lame. Did not ruin the game for me though. I did not mind reading the journals and assorted other things. I kind of liked it. Despite my few complaints, this game was great. Beats Resident Evil for mood, music, and story. New Nightmare is better than Code Veronica IMO.

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

your very welcome and thanks for watching ;)

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you :D the dreamcast version is my fav, and the best thing about the gbc port is it can be completed very quickly :3

[@damienrobbie5974]

JUST REINSTALLED THIS ON PC! amazing creepy game, and this was a fantastic review

[@silverbags1208]

I just got this on steam for my steam deck because it was only $1 or so. I’m flipping excited now.

[@TheRealBarryChopsticks]

One of your best reviews! Well done, keep un the good work!

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

yes there will a review for the 2008 AITD game sometime in the future :D

[@DestroWOD]

Its a shame the PS2 version never came up in North America. It would make it much more convenient to get. I had to hunt down a Dreamcast and a copy of the game for 75$ (ish) to finally getting to play it. Yes i could had get the cheaper PS1 version but i really don't like how PS1 games look. When there is a superior version, i want the superior one. But the dreamcast weirdly enough seem to have problem reading it at times. It may be my lense but Resident Evil 2 and Illbleed works perfectly fine in it... Sometimes i have to restart it many times for it to read.

[@K3K900]

Michael's Retro Game Reviews great long review men....a lot of info.....nice video 10/10

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you glad you enjoyed the review :). yep AITD 2008 is coming up next at some point in the future

[@peladex27]

glad you're back.

[@ElegyForTheMasses]

So the reason Edward Carnby is a different person in this game is he’s basically like Link from the Zelda series. On another note, I enjoyed the first 3 games a lot. This game wasn’t bad, but there were some game breaking scenarios that could come up, which really bothered me. If you don’t save a bullet for the mirror, you basically have to start over.

[@SaltTheFries86]

I love the series, I even liked the 2008 reboot. The only part I hadn't finished is AITD3. I've really enjoyed this part. I really liked the puzzles which were actually real puzzles that made you think and process the data you collected, they weren't stupid trial-and-error ones created solely to remind you that you are in a game like in Resident Evil.

[@davidmunroe-glada2098]

I just bought this PLAYSTATION ONE game on the PLAYSTATION NETWORK for the PLAYSTATION 3 as a download 1 day ago!! If you want a really good ageless game you really can't go wrong this game!!!! :) funny... I remember playing a demo of this game way back on the playstation one, but... Never got around to buying a full copy till today....... Over 10 years later.... I feel bit sad that I never got around to this game & a bit relieved to try something new, but yet old game on my playstation 3!!!! I will add what I still read & remember about the game on the flashlight thing like using it will scare some enemy's away or draw them to you!!!! Pick & chose your battles wisely in this game is a must!!!!!!! & I still can't wait to play it!!!!!!!!!! XD last old game I play was Parasite Eve 2 also a great game!! & I always love every Resident Evil ever made!! So playing these old games is kind of easy for me in a way as a result!!!! :D

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

i personally think my newer review blow the older ones out of the water. i have been thinking about re reviewing a few of my older reviews in the future as there is about 5 games i could do a much better job of reviewing now. RE 1 is a game i would like to re visit.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

While the 1992 original is a pioneer of survival horror games, this 2001 reboot is the first modern game in the series. The story, characters, setting and atmosphere are all on point and very engaging. The game has serious flaws though like re-spawning enemies, some very confusing & cryptic puzzles, and the boss fights were at times confusing and frustrating to handle as well due to their puzzle-like sequence. Even so, I enjoyed New Nightmare for what it is, and it was suppose to be the beginning of another trilogy, but those plans got scrapped, which is unfortunate. I feel the series would've been in far better shape had they just proceeded with the New Nightmare reboot trilogy. The 2008 game and 2015 Illumination were so bad, they virtually killed the series. So, it's an amazing miracle that Alone in the Dark 2024 got made which is now possibly the best game in the series thanks to modern gameplay & graphics, and being a faithful & respectful homage to the 1992 original.

[@arioca]

Awesome in depth review! Great consoles/PC comparisons... Alone in the Dark: Inferno for Xbox 360/PS3 next?

[@1300l]

Yea thats true. The only issue is there are so mutch projects on kick starter that soon it will have so many people and teams that will be hard to stick out from the others. Still i would wish then the best they sound like an amazing team who deserve to do the games they wish to do.

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

for big a project no kickstarter would no help them. but for a smaller project with a small team it could be a way to get funding, or at least fund the final stages of a project like what was done for broken sword 5 or dreamfall chapters.

[@redd_1120]

Just picked up an original PlayStation copy... great to see some love for this game! (I’m 7 years late 🤣)

[@Gamingbeast82]

Great Review as usual Michael. I didnt know anything about this game other then its existence, I might get it on GOG. Too bad what happened to Darkworks, 1906 looked like it could have been great, but games get cancelled or not aproved without us knowing all the time. I hope to return to making youtube vids soon. I can see that alot of effort is put into the making of this vid, thanks again man!

[@spineknife2386]

Just stumbled across your channel. Very good reviews sir.

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

yep it is a shame how "i am alive" turned out considering the years it was in development. the history behind it is fascinating and i wished i had the time in the video to talk more about it.

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

I sure am on both ;). look in the video description, or at the end credits for links to facebook and twitter

[@videolookertube]

I always return to this banger

[@TheLuisberg]

The con that you stated about reading a lot of the text in the game, I didn't think of it as bad. I mean Edward Carnby is an investigator he has to look at a bunch of evidence before making convictions. It felt like I was really investigating what was going on as opposed to RE. But at the time I felt that this game was the perfect horror game.

[@KeeperOfCliffsTone]

i agree..i love all the reading and huge story

[@marcantoniosacco8839]

Damn dude u got asthma or sumn? Takin them deep breaths between each sentence make me feel like I ain't got no damn oxygen lol

[@milliondollaboiibsb4927]

Such an in depth review love it mate

[@daltonsmith433]

Aitd 1 was amazing, 3 picked the series back up with some genuinely head scratching puzzle. This game is incredibleband still makes me anxious. I have no clue what happened to Aitd 2 and 5

[@aaadj2744]

The original 5 was cancelled though

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

glad to be back too and thank you

[@epleboy]

Just looking to pick a copy of this up on eBay and your review made my mind up for me, thanks!

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

the new nightmare is part 4 and the xbox 360 one is part 5. thanks chuck glad you enjoyed the review :D

[@Marcusianery]

2013: Remakes in the economy like it is. 2023: Remakes in the economy like it is.

[@pushon10]

The movie is atrocious

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

you are right there is way to meany kickstarter projects out there, and at some point no project will be able to get notice. but for the time being kickstarter is an option for some developers to be independent but this window wont be open for long. Darkworks are an amazing team and a shame there no around anymore

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you glad you enjoyed the review. i agree it aitd4 is a great game and the kind of game this series needed to revive it, it's just a shame there was never a new nightmare 2 or 3 :( but at least we got the 2008 game :D lol. there was no way i could not use that song in the end credits. Thanks for looking over the script and for the AITD movies :)

[@Shozuki]

Nice review mate, really want to play the Alone in the Dark games now. Thanks for the awesome review!!

[@Dreaddanzig]

brilliant review micheal cant wait for your take on the next game

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

from what i read the dreamcast version was the target version of the new nightmare during development, with the ps1 version being developed from the dreamcast version, that's what it says in the guide book for the new nightmare. even still yer the ps1 version is what i played back in the day and it's a solid ground breaking game for the ps1 :D

[@ed_carnby3431]

Damn I have a ps2 slim, and I want the PAL version you showed, but I don't think it will work. Wish the playstation store would of used it.

[@1300l]

Yes, i hope soon they may have that idea and come to kick starter before it get too mutch flooded. Or they will miss the boat. By the way, great review of all the series so far.

[@krelakuma]

Great video ! I played it originally on PlayStation and really enjoyed it. Have you considered reviewing parasite Eve 2 ?

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you and i'm looking forward to reviewing the final game in this series

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

i look forward to your triumphant return to YT. i think for most people they knew about this game but for what ever reason passed on it back in the day. yep cancelled games are a sad part of gaming :( if darkworks was still around now they would of had so meany options to get funding and stay independent. it was a lot of work but all the people who comment and watch are the reason why i keep making these vids :D your welcome ;)

[@MaximumRD]

Oh been waiting patiently for this review! Time to settle in and enjoy!

[@darientellez73]

Before AitD 2, 3 & NN, Edward Carnby was a P.I, a Private Eye.

[@AhmetwithaT]

"I am alive" could have been so much more...

[@DGneoseeker1]

I wonder if anyone can confirm if I am sane or not. I distinctly recall reading an article about this game before it came out. It described some of the enemies such as the giant insect monsters. (Rippers?) And also some of the weapons. The triple barrel shotgun is in there. The 12 shot revolver is in there. But I also remember them talking about a weapon that fired bouncing magnesium tipped razor bladed discs. Anyone else recall this? It didn't seem to be in the game...

[@GamerWho]

Need to revisit this. Haven't played it in close to 20 years 😬

[@phonedork]

Its funny because I new Alone In the Dark was not a clone of Resident Evil. I had it on the 3DO way before Resident Evil Showed up for the PSX. Good Review!!

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

i've herd the ps1 version can be buggy for some people :(. other then windows compatibility issues the pc version is rock stable. but by hands down the dreamcast version is the best way to play thid game. thank you glad you enjoyed the review :D

[@kazaloolovesgames]

I like your reviews quite a bit so thankyou for these. But I always laugh when people say "Alone in the Dark" came out before Resident Evil as if that makes the Alone in the Dark series as good. There is a reason that the Resident Evil series crushed the Alone in the Dark series in popularity before they became stupid action games and got rid of the horror aspect completely. Resident Evil refined the tank-control pre-rendered background horror games. The gameplay was, according to just about everyone, better, the characters more interesting and the plots more memorable. Sure the plots are stupid and convoluted but they are more memorable. I didn't beat New Nightmare but I liked it well enough from what I can remember. It still wasn't as refined as Resident Evil or Silent Hill and I suspect that will always be the problem with the Alone in the Dark series, it seems to never be on the level of it's competitors game wise and thus is will never come out on top.

[@KeeperOfCliffsTone]

thing is alone in the dark was first 3d survival horror...and besides i like alone in the dark games waaaay more than resident evil...so its all down to preference

[@kazaloolovesgames]

It's not all down to preference though. It is a fact that Alone in the Dark games aren't anywhere near as popular as Resident Evil games. That part is a stone cold fact.

[@mtechcom4863]

Still love that game (Nocturne and the Blair Witch games are also great!)

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

glad you enjoyed the vid and will do ;)

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you :) yep it has been some time sense the last AITD video. the ps1 version was what i played back way back in the day. it's ok about SB it just want ment to be but i'm very happy with fullscreen.

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

wow thank you :D

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Very interesting sound effect information there!

[@Masculineintuitionreadings]

Very interesting review with loadsa info. 👍

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

glad to be back too ;)

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you and will do ;)

[@davidhass3lh0ff]

thank you. befor doing research for this review i had no idea cold fear had any connection to the AITD series. awesome have fun playing the ps1 port

[@yeoldefreakshow]

are you going to review alone in the dark inferno, I have personally never played it and I think it would be intresting seeing your thoughts on it.

[@hollywood21639]

I decided to pick this up off ebay after your review reminded me of this game, but for some reason my DC won't load it for some reason. I'm gonna have to get the PSN version I guess.

[@fangzhou3251]

Great review, finally got a copy of this. Ps1 version. Hope to see more of ur reveiw