7/30/2019 The making of: Alone in the Dark - PC Gamer

1/4

VDL COEKMB HI

OAHML KM

VDL FO^EDHR I^LFL^KJE ^O[MOA J^LOVLF OMFAHZV VDL IK^ZV :F Z\^YKYOA DH^^H^BOCL-Ny Fom Brkakhphuahs

VDL B^LOVLZVPJ BOCLZHI OAA VKCL

49 VDL B^LOVLZV PJ BOCLZ HI OAA VKCL

PBN0>-ofvXcoekmbXoahml-kmff 49 ;(?0(?>

7/30/2019 The making of: Alone in the Dark - PC Gamer

2/4

VDL B^LOVLZV PJ BOCLZ HI OAA VKCL 42

Vdl sthrkls thaf ny hurbocl#jrlotkmb dlrhlsrltrlof iockakor potds7tdl sljrlt prhgljt! tdltloc trkucpdkmbobokmst tdl hffs! tdllvka comoblclmt! tdlfksostlr ovlrtlf-Oahml

km tdl Fores kmjlptkhm dos oaa hi tdlsllalclmts- [lt kt oash frows shcltdkmbirhc tdl chvkl kmfustry omf shcltdkmbirhc Irlmjd juaturl-Vdl prhgljts jrlothr! omf frkvkmb spkrkt!

wos Irlflrkje oymoa- Dks sthry storts kmdks iotdlrs scoaa#thwm vkflh sthrl km ruroaIromjl- [humb Irlflrkje wos! os dl tlaascl km jdorckmb nrhelm Lmbaksd! sdy- Kdof o toae wktd o psyjdhahbkst! wl wlrltoaekmb onhut Lrkj Jdodk $Omhtdlr Rhraf!

Irhc Fust+! Poua Juksslt $Iaosdnoje+ omfcyslai! wl orl tdl socl ekmf hi buy! vlrykmtrhvlrt--- wdlm K wos aktt al nhy! K coelpoplr bocls! nhorf bocls ihr cy irklmf-Nljousl K oawoys dovl tdks illakmb K clltshclhml tdot K fhmt emhw wdot th soy thdkc! omf bocls wlrl cy woy hi soykmbHE! alts paoy/

Zh oymoa stortlf nukafkmb boclsyhumb! alormkmb laljtrhmkjs tdrhubd ojhrrlsphmflmjl jhursl! tdlm nuykmb oWT4? km ekt ihrc- Os o pokmtlr ihumf oplmjka hr o sjuapthr o docclr omf pkje! Kihumf cy thha th coel bocls- Vlojdkmb

dkcslai onhut prhjlsshrs irhc o nhhe!^oymoa ilaa hut hi ahvl wktd ihrcoalfujotkhm omf km ahvl wktd prhbrocckmb-

Oitlr sljhmfory sjdhha! dl wlmt th whre kmdks iotdlrs sdhp km Nrkvl#Ao#Bokaaorf!ikxkmb jhcputlrs omf slaakmb vkflhs- K wosakvkmb km tdl sdhp! aktlroaay! dl soys-Bhkmb th nlf wdlm jhcpaltlay flof!floakmb wktd justhclrs! tdlm noje th cyjhcputlr- K wos jhcpaltlay kcclrslf-

Dks ikrst bocls irhc tdl obl hi ?: th >>wlrlAoslr$?;2;+!^hnkx 0s omf paojl yhu km om hafdoumtlf comhr! sh tdlrl wos mh laljtrkjktyomf mh fkoahbul gust om ofvlmturl bocl

wktd shcl ojtkhm- Dks jhaalobul! tdl ortkstFkfklr Jdomiroy! frlw o phaybhmoastrujturl ihr tdl ikrst rhhc! wdkal otrokmll joaalf Iromje fl Brkhaock dlaplf

wktd tdl prhbrocckmb- Oarlofy tdlbhtdkj dhrrhr hiOahml km tdl Forewosslttakmb kmth paojl-

^oymoas mlxt stlp wos th wrktl oaa tdltljdmkjoa thhas mllflf th jrlotl o :Fbocl- \suoaay! Kf tdkme onhut o boclomf fh o prhthtypl km twh dhurs! dl soys-Nut K mllflf o :F chflaalr kl! ochflaakmb prhbroc Nut tdks wos loray?;;?- Kf mlvlr sllm o prh chflaalr/

Vdl :Flse thhas dl cofl ny dkcslai! kmo ilw foys! jhmtokmlf oaa tdl jhrl lalclmtshi chflrm :F oppakjotkhms sujd os Coyoomf :F Ztufkh! os wlaa os alttkmb dkc tryhut tdl omkcotkhm hi dks jdorojtlrs-

Nut th coel dks whraf ahhe rloakstkj! dlmllflf om ortkst th ikaa km tdl naomephaybhms- Dl rom om kmtlrmoa jhmtlstnltwllm Kmihbrocls ortksts! bkvkmb tdlctdl wkrlirocls th whre irhc- Hmay twh hitdlc prhfujlf omytdkmb! omf dl slttalfhm [oa Norrhz! om ort sjdhha brofuotl

wdh wos onhut th alovl tdl jhcpomy omfwomtlf tdl whre-

^oymoa jrlotlf o blmlrkj jdorojtlr7ComX0 o prhbrocclrs jrosd tlstfuccy vlry skcpal nljousl K mllflfshcltdkmb qukjeay- Ny Zlptlcnlr! dljhuaf jhmtrha o :F jdorojtlr wktd tdlelynhorf- Paoykmb km tdl phaybhmoa tlstjdocnlr! dl qukjeay alormlf o aht onhuttdl prhnalcs joclro ombals jom jousl km:F bocls! omf wdot th ovhkf-

Vdl ?> phaybhm nkrf jhckmb km tdlikrst wkmfhw km tdl bocl5 K sdhwlf tdot thKmihbrocls- Kmihbrocls km tdhsl foyshmay lcpahylf :< plhpal! omf dof turmlffhwm oaa tdl prlvkhus pktjdls irhc tdks sdyflskbmlr- Nut wdlm tdly sow tdl :F rhhc!tdly opprhvlf kt kcclfkotlay-

Vdl stortkmb tloc jhmskstlf hi oymoa!Jdomiroy! Norrhz $wdh stortlf fotkmb

IK^ZV^LYKLRLFPJB :0! 4>,

P\NAKZDL^Km#dhusl

FLYLAHPL^Kmihbrocls

^L_\K^LZ?-4 BDz JP\!CN ^OC

AKMEm(o

KMIA\LMJLFN[Ilor ktslai

BLVKVI^HCBhhf Haf Bocls

KMIH

Dks sthrystorts km o vkflh

sthrl km ruroaIromjl

Irlmjd kmtlrkhr flskbmkm iuaa ihrjl-

^hjekmb dhrsls orloawoys lvka km shcl woy-

Nof zhcnkl!yhu plrvlrt-

^lofkmb tdot alttlr cofldkc oaa soturotlf-

OFYLMV\^LPHKMV! JAKJE OMF ZOYL VDL RH^AF

PBN0>-ofvXcoekmbXoahml-kmff 42 ;(?0(?>

7/30/2019 The making of: Alone in the Dark - PC Gamer

3/4

^oymoa o chmtd kmth tdl prhgljt! chrl hiwdkjd aotlr+! omf Brkhaock- Rktd wrktlrIromje Comzlttk! tdly paommlf hut tdlcomhr- Fkfklr cofl tdl ikrst chmstlr omfComX>! OEO Lfworf Jormony! wdh wosom umprljlflmtlf 60 phaybhms-

Vdl chmstlr wos wdot oymoa joaas tdlzhcnkl jdkjelm! nukat orhumf o spdlrl thjrlotl vhaucl wktdhut uskmb comyphaybhms- Vdl sljhmf paoyonal jdorojtlr!Lckay Dortwhhf! wos kmtrhfujlf aotlr os^oymoa tdhubdt dl jhuaf blt whclm thpaoy tdl bocl ny fhkmb sh- K wos vlrymokvl! dl soys- Vdl sthry ihr tdl ilcoaljdorojtlr wos supphslf th nl fkiilrlmt! nut

wl fkfmt dovl tkcl-Rktd o rloa dlrh omf o rloa chmstlr!

^oymoa mhw rloakslf dl mllflf o sjrkptkmbaombuobl! sh dl wrhtl dks hwm omf putjhaakskhm nhxls orhumf tdl jrloturls- NyFljlcnlr ?;;?! tdly dof o whrekmb rhhc

wdlrl yhu jhuaf pusd hngljts orhumf! tdlchmstlr whuaf ottoje yhu omf yhu jhuafikbdt noje! pumjdkmb omf ekjekmb- oymoalvlm kmjauflf o dlofnutt-

Vdl lmbkml wos rlofy omf mhw tdly dofth moka fhwm wdot tdl bocl wos ojtuoaaybhkmb th nl akel- Vdl tloc sot fhwm ihr otdrll#foy clltkmb- Vdl mlw wrktlr!Dunlrt Jdorfht! aotlr thaf oymoa tdot dlalormt dks ghn km tdhsl tdrll foys- Vdltloc paommlf tdl sthryakml irhc stort thlmf! cofl o jhcpaltl tose akst ihr lvlryplrshm! omf akstlf oaa tdl chmstlrs!hngljts! omkcotkhms omf sh hm tdly mllflf-Rl otl o aht hi pkzzo! oymoa rljoaas-

Hml hi tdl ely fljkskhms th jhcl irhctdks wos tdot clrlay woaekmb orhumf tdlcomhr mllflf th nl sjory- Irhc tdlumovhkfonal trops km tdl ikrst orlo $o nkbflskbm mh#mh tdlsl foys+ th tdl kmsto#

flotd phssknal irhc rlofkmb shcl nhheshr hplmkmb shcl fhhrs! tdl paoylr dof thnl strlsslf oaa tdl tkcl- Os Ahvljroit putskt! tdl haflst omf strhmblst lchtkhm hicomekmf ks ilor! oymoa soys! omf tdlstrhmblst ilor ks hi tdl umemhwm-

^oymoa oash jrlotlf o skcpal potdtdrhubd tdl bocl7 tdlrl wos oawoys o woyth ovhkf ikbdtkmb hr th ekaa o chmstlr wktd oskmbal ojtkhm! ki yhu pokf ottlmtkhm- Ihrlxocpal! tdl bocls pkrotl jhuaf porry omynahw! umalss yhu jdomblf ottoje doaiwoytdrhubd tdl swkmb- Vdl sllckmbaykmvkmjknal emkbdt jhuaf nl ekaalf wktd tdlstotulttl! omf o rhhciua hi zhcnkls jhuafnl fkstrojtlf ny o pht hi shup-

Rktd tdl prhgljt thtoaay paommlf! tdlyofflf twh lxtro >F ortksts omf bht th

whre- Vdly oash offlf Pdkakppl Yojdly th fh tdl shumf- Ot tdl nlbkmmkmb hi tdl;0s! PJs wlrl mht bhhf ot fhkmb shumfs-rljoaas oymoa! nut wl bht th usl ZhumfNaostlr oufkh socpals! rloa socpals- Vdlsquloes! tdl stlps! tdl sjrloc hi tdlchmstlr wdlm yhu hplm tdl fhhr- Os tdlshumf wos jhaakskhm#noslf! lvlry stlpshumflf fkiilrlmt-

O prhnalc orhsl km Oprka ?;;>7 tdl boclwos ful hut km Mhvlcnlr! sh tdlofvlrtkskmb vksuoas mllflf th nljhmikrclf! nut tdl tloc dof ylt th bkvltdl alof jdorojtlr o dlof nlyhmf o skcpalspdlrl- O skcpal shautkhm wos prhphslf7 omortkst domf#frlw o iojl hm! wdkjd mlvlropplorlf km#bocl- Vkcl prlssurlsthworfs tdl lmf hi tdl prhgljt clomt tdottdks ioelf#up kcobl mlvlr bht rlpaojlf5 ktlmflf up hm tdl ofvlrts! tdl nhx omf km tdlkm#bocl sakflsdhw-

Ny Hjthnlr ?;;>! oymoa dof nllmwhrekmb ?! K dotlf tdks bocl-Ot tdl nlbkmmkmb hi tdl prhgljt!

lvlrytdkmb sllclf lxjktkmb omfkcprlsskvl nut mht ny tdl lmf- Rl

fkfmt fh o aht hi ktlrotkhm- Vdl ikrstprhthtypl wos ot tdl lmf hi ?;;? omf wlfkf tdl rloa jhmtlmt km lkbdt chmtds- Rl

whrelf o aht omf fkfmt ose qulstkhms-Zh tkbdt wos tdl flofakml! tdlrl wos mh

tkcl ihr phaksd omf akttal tkcl ihr nub#ikxkmb- Kt wos hmay hm tdl mkbdt hi rlalosltdot oymoa! fhkmb o ikmoa paoytdrhubd!rloakslf tdl bocl wos nrhelm- K bkvl tdlihur iahppy fkse! K paoy oaa mkbdt- oymoakcktotls pomkjelf nrlotdkmb- K ikmf o nub-

[hu jommht ikmksd tdl bocl- Dl ikxlf tdlnub omf! ot 9oc! dl wos woktkmb hutskflKmihbrocls hiikjls- Vdly sdhut ot cl5Rdy8 Rdot fkf yhu fh8 K oc7 yhujommht ikmksd kt/ Vdl trujes orl oarlofybhkmb wktd tdl bocl- Vdomeiuaay!Kmihbrocls thhe tdl fljkskhm th bh

tdrhubd wktd o rljoaa-Dks rlaotkhms wktd Kmihbrocls thhe o

mhsl#fkvl kcclfkotlay oitlr tdl bocl wosikmksdlf- Om kcphrtomt buy otKmihbrocls jhcl th cl omf soy! rloaayaktlroaay! K emhw dhw wlaa fh o sljhmfhml- Gust chfkiy o akttal tdl sjlmorkh! kt wkaaslaa nljousl kt ks mucnlr twh/ Hd/ K rloaayfkfmt opprljkotl tdot- oymoa whuaf dovlnllm doppy whrekmb omhtdlr ylor hi?009! oahmbskfl Ckjdla

Omjla omf Zdkblru Ckyochth tdl ikrstvkflhbocl flvlahplrs th rljlkvl tdksfkstkmjtkhm- Omf Norrhz omf oymoa8

Vdly corrklf! omf mhw dovl twh jdkafrlm-Rdot fhls oymoa tdkme hiOahml km tdl

Fore thfoy8 Paoykmb noje tdl bocl! tdltdkmbs K dotlf tdlm! K wos jhcpaltlay

wrhmb- K oash ihumf sh comy ckstoels yhu jomt fh mhwofoys- Dhw fkf tdl

paoylrs ikmksd tdks8 Kt wos fkiikjuat omywoy!lvlm ki yhu rlof oaa tdl nhhes! nljousl ktwos o tkcl wdlrl tdlrl wos mh kmihrcotkhmihr paoylrs- Nut kt wos omhtdlr tkcl- Mht oaht hi bocls lxkstlf ot tdl tkcl omf tdlpaoylrs wlrl chrl tljdmhpdkal- Vdlpalosurl wos th fksjhvlr tdkmbs! vlry hitlmonhut tdl tljdmhahby-Vdl bocl rlaloslf hm PJ! Coj omf tdl

ahmb#flof :FH! nut oymoa prlilrrlf tdlPJ vlrskhm- Rdlm K ikrst uslf kt noje kmtdl 40s! K ilaa km ahvl wktd kt- K whuaf akelom DF rlcoel hml foy omf K dhpl kt wkaadopplm- Nut Kmihbrocls hwms tdl rkbdts-Bkvlm oymoas ottlcpts th rljaokcAkttalNkb Ofvlmturl! kt jhuaf ylt dopplm-Oahml km tdl Fore ks ovokaonal irhc Bhhf

Haf Bocls! oahmb wktd kts slqulas-

O rhhciua hizhcnkls jhuaf

nl fkstrojtlf nyo pht hi shup

Florlst! palosl usl scoaalrlmvlahpls- [hurs! Nk mey-

Comy lmlckls whuafmtnhtdlr yhu ki yhu elpt owoy-

Vdot jdokrs doumtlf/ Omftdl tonal/ Omf tdl jorplt/

Vdks doaawoy jhuaf fhwktd o swllp-

VDL B^LOVLZVPJ BOCLZHI OAA VKCL

44 VDL B^LOVLZV PJ BOCLZ HI OAA VKCL

VDL B^LOVLZVPJ BOCLZHI OAA VKCL

PBN0>-ofvXcoekmbXoahml-kmff 44 ;(?0(?>

7/30/2019 The making of: Alone in the Dark - PC Gamer

4/4

VDL B^LOVLZV PJ BOCLZ HI OAA VKCL 4;VDL B^LOVLZV PJ BOCLZ HI OAA VKCL 4;

BOCLHB^OPD[

PHPJH^M $?;44+

Flvlahplf ny

Jdrksthpdlr Aojozl!

wktd oymoa fhkmb tdl

bropdkjs futkls! tdks

Nrloehut#styal bocl wos prhbrocclf km

osslcnay aombuobl th rum hm om 4CDz

prhjlsshr- Flspktl tdks! kt jom stkaa rum plriljtay

wlaa hm chflrm PJs ki yhu jom ikmf kt-

AKVVAL NKB OFYLMV\^L$?;;6+

Jhmtlcphrory wktdOahml km tdl

Fore :! oymoa omf Oflakml

rlaloslf tdks flakbdtiua! nkzorrl

ANO! o iomtostkjoa kshcltrkj

ojtkhm#ofvlmturl kmvhavkmb rlnlaakhm! cobkj

noaas omf prhpdljkls! wktd o dlrh joaalfVwkmslm- ANOwos o aht kmspkrlf nyWlafo!

^oymoa soys-

VKCL JHCCOMFH $?;;9+

Kts losy th hvlrusl tdl whrf

nkzorrl wktd oymoas bocls!

nut tdks tkcl#alopkmb jhcnotbocl iloturlf o dubl orslmoa

hi plrkhf#opprhprkotl wlophms km lojd hi kts

nkzorrl slttkmbs- Kt wos rlaloslf h m PJ omf PZ>-

Vdl uatkcotl wlophm wos o yh#yh-AKVVAL NKB OFYLMV\^L > $?;;2+

Lvlm chrl nkzorrl tdom tdl ikrst

bocl! ANO >rlpaojlf tdl domf#

frowm >F nojebrhumfs wktd iuaay

:F hutfhhr lmvkrhmclmts- Kt wos

lxtrlclay aorbl omf vorklf! wktd cuatkpal

paomlts th vkskt omf iloturlf rlaotkvlayofvomjlf lmlcy OK- Kt shaf 900!000 jhpkls

whrafwkfl-

OFYLMV\^LPHKMV! JAKJE OMF ZOYL VDL RH^AF

Kt wos hm tdl

mkbdt hi rlalosltdly rloakslf ktwos nrhelm

PBN0> ofv coekmb oahml kmff 4; ;(?0(?>