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Reply with quote Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-14 @ 05:56 pm
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http://www.gog.com/en/news/new_release_...n_the_dark

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It's here! An absolute legend, the grandfather of all survival horrors, and based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - Alone in the Dark - bundled together with the rest of the original trilogy!

Alone in the Dark is a survival horror game released back in 1992, and one of the first games to use 3D models over prerendered backgrounds. This may not sound too fancy now, but when you see the vivid facial expressions on characters using almost two decades-old technology, you'll see that this game is simply a work of art. But there's a lot more to it than that.
Overall, the game's presentation is simply amazing, and this goes for the entire trilogy as well. Each gripping story comes accompanied by top-notch voice acting, fantastic mood-setting music and an immersive cinematic atmosphere. After playing this release, you'll wish all games were this well-designed.
And, finally, the horror part presents the perfect mix of bone-chilling suspense and sudden, heart-pounding terror.
So that's three legendary games for a mere $5.99. What are you waiting for? Are you scared or something?


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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-14 @ 06:22 pm
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Yep, I was surfing there earlier and I had to pick it up.

I've spent more at gog.com over the past year than I've spent on other games the past THREE years.
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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-14 @ 10:07 pm
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AITD1 is a brilliant epic, even with only a pc speaker is awesome... even the stuff that the original game had was awesome too, newspaper scraps, the small protection-codes booklet... ah those where the times....

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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-14 @ 10:35 pm
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Now finally, something worth getting!!!!

Done deal Very Happy

EDIT:

They also sell Battle Isle!!!!

This was huge when I was in school...

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/battle_isle_platinum
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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-16 @ 03:28 am
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Well I purchased it, but not sure when I get around to playing it Very Happy

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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-16 @ 04:24 am
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Great news. I could never bring myself to pay the prices ebay sellers were asking.

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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-18 @ 01:59 pm
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Anyone else have this habit of purchasing cheap games from gog and steam, but not having any time to play them?

Laughing Out Loud

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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-18 @ 02:37 pm
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Mmm, it says 295 MB for the 3 games. Does that mean that they're not the CDROM versions?

Or are they compressing the CD-Audio tracks to fit the three games in such a small size?
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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-18 @ 02:56 pm
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EDIT:

Ah now it makes sense...

295 is only the first game. In that little downloader window, you need to scroll down (underneath the soundtrack files). Then you will see the 2nd and 3rd game using around 350mb each.

Looking on the GOG forum, it seems that there are issues in getting the "standard" FM music to play...

http://www.gog.com/en/forum/alone_in_th...sion_music

They also mention missing "newspapers" and poor quality manuals. I haven't tried the games yet, so I can't comment.
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Reply with quote Re: Alone in the Dark 1,2,3 on GOG :: 2011-4-22 @ 06:10 am
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Turns out the two files (.INTO and .GOG) are .bin and .cue files. They just need to be renamed in order to burn the game onto a CD and play on our retro PCs.

It is indeed the CD version of AITD.

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