Play as a Team or Alone in the Dark: Play with all four characters in co-operative multiplayer mode, build smaller teams for greater challenge, or face the darkness alone.ĭiverse Environments: Four campaigns with multiple levels take players through the blasted landscape of Lorwich, and deep below to unearth the mysteries of this forsaken township.Įldritch Horror: Inspired by the writing of H.P. While your friends may help, at the end of the night you are always Alone in the Dark.įour Unique Heroes: The Hunter, the Witch, the Priest and the Engineer each offer unique gameplay experiences with distinctive weapons, skills and powers to unlock. Build your party as you rescue your companions including the Witch, Engineer and Priest, each with a unique set of special abilities and weapons.ĭanger lurks in every shadow. Alone in the Dark: Illumination explores this dark legacy in a terrifying action-horror experience.īattle through dynamic environments filled with bloodthirsty beasts. Lovecraft, Atari’s Alone in the Dark series is recognized as the “Father of the Survival Horror Genre”. As one of four heroes, you must battle the minions of the old ones with the force of arms, and the power of illumination. Monstrous hordes emerge from beyond the realm of nightmares to sow chaos on the land.
Consider us cautiously optimistic.A darkness has fallen over the town of Lorwich. Our only concern is that Alone in the Dark: Illumination is slated for release in November and we've only seen a surface-level look. With a dose of White Wolf's Hunter: The Reckoning swirled into a format made popular by Left 4 Dead, there is potential here. Players will be able to download templates to create their own clothing for their characters.While we didn't get a chance to play (or see the big bad), we did get to watch a demo piloted live. Atari and Pure are giving players customization options in-game (no microtransactions) and via modding. The others are the witch (pistols and electricity), the priest (can heal himself and summon the lord's light), and the engineer (custom shotguns, ammo, and traps).
The franchise's horror roots are showing, and this helps differentiate the title from others with similar set-ups.Another difference is the availability of four character classes. The game is third-person, with the camera tight to the player. In the level we saw, the hero needs to find wire to harness lightning and recharge a generator, ultimately opening the exit. There are "last stand" moments in each level after accomplishing objectives. Each of the maps is slightly randomized with pickup locations and pathways through slightly different each time.
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