ALONE IN THE DARK Deserves Another Chance to Shine || SERIES RETROSPECTIVE

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Everyone's heard of Resident Evil and Silent Hill but surprisingly few know how much of their design and atmosphere they owe to Alone in the Dark, a somewhat obscure series that started in 1992 by the visionary designer Frederick Raynal at French developer Infogrames. Tank controls, fixed camera angles, 2d backgrounds, you name it, this game had it all or most of the classic survival horror tropes. So what happened to the series and why isn't it a household name like Resident Evil and Silent Hill? Well, watch the video and find out where the series has been, what triumphs and tragedies befell it, and where the series is heading in the future!

0:00 What the hell is ALONE IN THE DARK?
2:01 - History of Horror Games Before ALONE IN THE DARK
3:33 Going Dark - ALONE IN THE DARK's Development
5:55 ALONE IN THE DARK (1992)
13:46 JACK IN THE DARK (1993)
14:45 ALONE IN THE DARK 2 (1993)
24:06 ALONE IN THE DARK 3 (1994)
30:36 ALONE IN THE DARK: THE NEW NIGHTMARE (2001)
40:00 ALONE IN THE DARK (2008)
57:53 ALONE IN THE DARK Remake (2011)
58:52 ALONE IN THE DARK (2005 film)
1:03:04 ALONE IN THE DARK 2 (2008 film)
1:10:12 ALONE IN THE DARK: ILLUMINATION (2015) featuring @Shh'Kotsky
1:16:28 ALONE IN THE DARK's Legacy - Where Do We Go From Here?
1:19:59 A Most Unexpected Surprise!!!
1:23:04 A Tidy Conclusion to a Messy Production ;)

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RESOURCES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWS9cATCSEo- Alone in the Dark Remake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2lgEyNaop4 – GDC presentation from Frederick Raynal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtSTETZYkxE – Silent Hill playthrough by Survival Horror Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0giQQD8xUCQ – JayBinus upload of live concert performance of End to a Prelude – Alone 2008 Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFgzzWT3zX4- Bulgarian Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60GLGiYjVvM – Oliver Deriviere interview about Vampyr music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0giQQD8xUCQ – Alone in the Dark end to a prelude live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjgBkI3xlRs – central Park scary footage by actionkid
central park photo copyright Perfect Little Planet - https://perfectlittleplanet.com/central-park-night-safety/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlQFA19xZxY – Darksiders 3 gameplay by WishingTikal
https://culturedvultures.com/new-alone-in-the-dark-game/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsGaVrMr9N8 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiiE_TzXuN0 – illumination last boss glitch – thebluedragon
http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/alone-in-the-dark-360/871140p1.html- alone 2008 development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvrZ5haT9rE – Kings Quest VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqlOiigiUYQ&t=2s- insert disk review of Alone in the Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D30r0iRH73Q&t=5504s- classic myst walkthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uP9N7e4Ejs – loom playthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tGNz3nCPwo – sonic cd playthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuoH0vz3Mqk- pacman playthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XIomtydxUY- shinobi III playthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrDZ9bntDSo – Frederick Raynal Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6Iebq5LkY- Splatterhouse (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8mBhqegjTg – Haunted House (1972)
https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/23/alone-in-the-dark-restrospective
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/alone-in-the-dark/
https://reelrundown.com/film-industry/The-First-13-Horror-Films-in-Recorded-History#:~:text=1.,Zealand%20Film%20Archive%20in%201988.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/68defbc42de0437184087a4afd070ae3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qR3syYSZXE&t=114s – Rynal/Barroz interview
https://medium.com/counterarts/before-resident-evil-there-was-alone-in-the-dark-b391c49fa421
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2014/10/14/shinji-mikami-aux-sources-du-jeu-d-horreur_4502400_4408996.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#xtor=RSS-3208
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqlOiigiUYQ&t=249s – retrospective for fun and further viewing
https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/11/alone-in-the-dark-developer-diary
https://www.somethingawful.com/feature-articles/behind-scenes-uwe/1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYIiGQRoQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWT8yWu2Ysc – Blood Little Calebs footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru21bZ3B8KY – Army of Darkness Little Ashes FULL SCENE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roi2UelYGsU- Tomb Raider 1 Gameplay