Basic combat and basic puzzles may put off those gore-hardened fans of Resident Evil, but AITD relies a lot on the excellent plot and pacing to keep you intrigued enough to find out what happens next. Having to explore thoroughly and work to find your clues and items also adds to the atmosphere - which is already intense thanks to the sound effects. They say in horror movies, the best ones never play on what you see, it's always what you don't see that scares you most. That's basically what they are trying to achieve in Alone in the Dark. The series has come a long way since it's clumsy polygon roots, and can certainly hold its head up high when faced with the other PlayStation terror mongers.
Survival horror is back, and the old timer has a lot of new tricks to show the young upstarts.
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