Austin recommends: Alone in the Dark (Review)
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- Опубліковано 20 бер 2024
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Alone in the Dark isn't likely to impress survival horror vets, but it might hold some appeal for those looking for a less creepy entry point into the genre.
Video written, voiced and edited by Austin B.
Review code provided by Plaion ANZ.
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Can someone please tell me the name of the sax-heavy jazz song in the background of the video? It’s a banger 4:15
Thank you for your review, mate.. This means a lot for quite a few people on our end. We have some fanbois and fangirls here, who are regulars to your guys' content... Lots of love from "No Kangaroos" Austria to "A bloody ton of Roos" Straya!
Shoutout THQ
You guys do good work ❤
Please patch Xbox my gunshots and sound effects are always delayed it’s making it hard to enjoy
I remember the original. I don't think I finished it, but I recall it was based on some
cthulhu lovercraft, is that still the case?
I just bought your game. Just gotta finish up another game and I’ll get started on yours. Hopefully it’s amazing!
Congrats on the 1 mil subs Austin, as lead reviewer on this channel it's so kind of you to let Shill Up take the credit in this weeks, this week in video games episode.
Austin is so humble
He's so real for that!
Alone in the Dark is like the diet coke of horror, just one calorie, not horror enough. It's more spooky, less horror.
Geez Ralph’s “fans” really are good ones. If he were to post a video saying he was depressed and burnt out you would all say “take all the time you need Ralph We are here for you We will be here whenever you get back”
But anything short of a complete mental break is not reason enough for him to get some help putting out his one of a kind, truly in depth and well put together reviews They are really good reviews that take man hours to put together I know many of you complaining don’t understand work (Typically 40 hours a week You do stuff to get money to continue living Some call it a job) because you’ve been in moms basement for the entirety of your life But trust me This guy puts in serious work for this channel. Stuff like this doesn’t just happen It takes years and years and years of hard work for little to no respect or admiration or anyone telling you “well done” Until you make a breakout video and then build an awesome channel….. only to have your fans bitch and moan when you hire help
I’m sure his wife and children are happy with the extra time he gets to spend with them by not working every hour of every day like I’m sure he had to do for years and years to get this channel to where it is.
Shame on you all for giving him shit for getting help And he picked a good dude to do it So give the guy a fucking break you ungrateful morons
Skill up is the reason the channel made it this far. Stop it. He does a good job but someone taking credit for a million subs after a handful of reviews wouldn't be a good look. His contribution to the channel is more so his editing and not his reviews
There’s nothing wrong with a lower budget game with a smaller scope and some jank. It’s really just the price point. It’s far too steep. I’ll gladly play this when it’s like $30
Not too far with this opinion, I was thinking about a $20-$25 range point.
@@CieloAzure881 Absolutely
$40 feels fair to me, like for Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.
Free on Game Pass you mean
The game is pretty yikes graphically for 2024, even for an indie game let alone a big budget release
Jodie Comer being acknowledged for Free Guy and not at the very least Killing Eve upset me more than I thought it would.
lmao I hated that show, it was so hyped during the first season... what the hell was that relationship between the cop and the killer? it made no sense hahaha
@@franciscofarias6385 it’s been years since I’ve watched it, but I always thought of it like a Batman and Joker relationship. Can’t live with, can’t live without.
She was known for plenty more before killing eve
Killing eve isn’t even her best lol
@@franciscofarias6385 i stopped after after watching half of season 3 i feel like theyre repeating the same formula and will not end at season 3. i wanted it too end at that season
Fun fact about Austin, he's the lead reviewer for this channel 😂
He really is though lolz. He even got Dragons Dogma 2 to review
Hope shill is paying him well for his efforts.
No ac6, bg3, starfield, ff7, or dragons dogma 2 reviews from ralph. Kinda disappointing tbh. His long-form in depth reviews are my favorite
That's because this channel is transitioning away from being a sincere hobby that one person had to being a brand. Same as Binging with Babish becoming the Babish Culinary Universe.
The old Ralph you knew is gone.
@@Slowdraw777yeah I’m really disappointed by that too. I understand that those games are covered extensively by other outlets but I’d much rather watch a review from this channel
It’s the Brit in me, but a talent like Jodie Comer being known mainly for Free Guy made me wince
Im not a brit, just a film buff, but yea… lol. Definitely a bit painful haha
I've only ever seen her in that but ik she's been in tons of other stuff. To her credit her performance IN Free Guy really elevated what was otherwise a pretty paint by numbers Ryan Reynolds movie (i say this AS a Ryan Reynolds fan, btw)
Are we supposed to worship every “celebrity” and get down on our knees for them?
She is amazing in The Last Duel
Tbh I'm all for forgetting Killing Eve. She was great in it, but the writers deserve to be banished from their occupation for the tripe they came up with after season 1.
I appreciate that Austin still let's SkillUp do the ads.
This gives me "The Sinking City" vibes and the critical consensus seems to reflect that as well. I personally enjoyed Sinking City and I think I'd appreciate something like this.
Yes bro not extremely similar but I can see your comparison and having loved Sinking City myself as well you well CERTAINLY like this game, it’s MUCH better to me and I don’t regret the purchase
And just like The Sinking City I'll wait for this to get a massive price cut to play it lol
@@SolidSnake240100% 😂
Sinking City is more jank than this is lol
Think i'll wait for Sinking City 2, hopefully it hits planned release sometime in 2025
Jodi Comer is a renowned actress from Emmy-winning Killing Eve and the Medieval Epic "The Last Duel" featuring Adam Driver, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. She's AAA Hollywood talent.
Also both an Olivier and Tony laureate for the same play, Prima Facie.
Who?
@@Bluerig-qf2xcJodie Foster or some shit
@@Bluerig-qf2xc
Jodie Foster or something like that
the winner of the best actress in a leading role emmy for 2019, 2020, 2022.@@Bluerig-qf2xc
>Jodie Comer who you may recognise from Free Guy
she'll never recover from this
Honestly this channel is crap and overrated. The only reason ppl watch it is because of it's view count. Everybody has been giving this game shit mediocre reviews and this guy recommends it.....lmao 🤦♂️ ok
Ever since austin started this channel ive been praying for his success, congrats on the 1 mil! Insane what one person can do with a channel 😎
Woah. I just realised I can still hum the music from Alone in the Dark 2 (on pitch!) after 20 years.
Congrats Austin and Stu on your 1mil subs! Big fan since your Anthem and F76 reviews. Looking forward to the future!
Was not expecting a recommend for this after playing the demo a while back
It is extremely mediocre at best, very janky and feels unfinished.
Bro it’s not janky at all lmfao have you played actual janky games??!
Risen? Elex? Greedfall? Etc
All great games all janky as fucc
AA Euro Jank 🤗
This game is NOT on that level of jank lol but do you boo boo
Series has always been Eurojank. I'm kinda glad. Needs further patches though.
@@4everhumbl36i guess you are used to too much trash that you think this is not janky lol
@@4everhumbl36considering I got stuck in random places 4 times and saw numerous enemies getting stuck into walls, I can safely say it’s janky as fuck
Austin, mate, congrats on the 1 mil subs! 👏
I just realized something about myself: I like noir stuff. I liked that film, Sin City, and The Wolf Among Us was cool. It must mean I like noir 😮
I hear la noir is really good...
Wait till you hear about LA Noir
@@cheshire2.047 I generally don’t like rockstar games. They’re just not for me
12:40 I legit thought someone was dropping a sick rap beat here
I can't unhear this now, thank you.
😂 I keep replaying that part. Some deep south bayou bars.
😂😂 dying
Been here since the first division vid and have no plans on going anywhere!
I still continue to be impressed by the ever increasing quality of content you produce! Love the work, love the genuine quality. Congrats on the 1mil! The stratosphere's next!
Alone in the Dark basically set the standard for a lot of survival horror games that followed it. But now that we have absolute classics getting reintroduced to a whole new generation like Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space, giving us something lesser won't be enough to convince people to look back at a franchise like this.
Yeah, this is the downside of having someone who doesn't play survivor horror review this game.
@@mvhess Why wouldn't they get someone more versed in that genre?
@@claytonrios1 a game is a game
why would they? if he liked the game, he liked the game@@claytonrios1
@@claytonrios1because both perspectives are valuable. Austin’s perspective is interesting, and potentially useful for other newcomers or casuals to the genre.
It's more of a spooky game rather than a scary game, i think there's a place for both
That's fair. I wished it leaned in on the spook.
It's the diet coke of horror, just one calorie, not horror enough.
Yeah we all saw your comment the first time pal. It ain't that clever. @@quintongarner3907
think this is more a sale game atm tbh, since dragons dogma 2 and rise of Ronin come tomorrow feel like they will pretty much make this game not sell at all
And horizon forbidden west PC port (which is a fantastic port)
@@harrygeoffrion4520of a dogshit game
Definitely a sale game, agree.. looks very average and lazy.
It's not lazy at all. The game sets out to be a specific type of experience and it succeeds. Some people may not be into it but that doesn't mean it's a bad game.@@OvercookedOctopusFeet
As far as major horror games go, this is the first major one for 2024, so it's got lots of advantage being the newest big horror title for next few months until Silent Hill 2 Remake gets a release date sometime between September and December 2024. A lot of gamers are always on the lookout for a horror game alternative to Resident Evil, and this latest Alone in the Dark will deliver on that appetite. It's a safe bet it will sell 1-2 million (from March release) for the whole duration of 2024, thanks to that Resident Evil absence.
I login multiple times a day, everyday, to see if a skill up dragon's dogma 2 review is posted yet. Ralph has to be patiently waiting in the cuts, salivating over the discourse, to launch his review
can u suggest me how can I improve my content
The biggest jumpscare in this video is the Ralph sponsor jumpscare at the end of the video
Hell yeah, I'm really glad to hear it. This honestly looks like something I'm going to love.
! Congrats on 1Mill
I’m out of the loop, can anyone explain why Austin is the main reviewer on this channel now?
Austin started reviewing things while Ralph was on vacation last year. People liked his reviews so he still does them occasionally. Right now Ralph is in New York for some secret project so Austin is doing most of the reviews for now
Austin filled in for SkillUp while he was on vacation. And he was so much better than skill up, that he overshadowed him and took over the channel.
Wow, had zero expectations for this game. I’m so glad this series is back and I’m even gladder you recommend it. Will pick it up
It’s a crime you credited Jody Comer as being from Free Guy. Go check out Killing Eve, where she plays an unhinged psychopathic hitman. The first season is great at least and she is the highlight.
It seems it kept the original’s tone and gameplay to the point. It wasn’t “jump scary” because of the time it was made (minus that damned frog in the very beginning jumping in front of the car) but the atmosphere was creepy as f!
Also the melee weapons were breakable, aim was tough…
Good to hear this horror remake has something to offer since I never played the original
This sounds like its EXACTLY was I was hoping to get out of it, thanks for the review mate
Nice, I'll probably give this a go when it's on sale
I'll always remember Skill Up as being the *hero* who warned us about The Last of Us 2. 😁
Seems that most of the budget went to paying the actors vs developers
I can’t wait to play Alone in the Dock
"No jump scares" That's a great thing. Jump scares are low effort ways of getting the heart pounding. Now if they could stop relying on darkness I could really respect them.
What’s wrong with darkness in a horror game?
@@randomguy6679 He wants a horror game like Katamari Damacy
Darkness is good, as long as it isn’t excessive or as at least a good flashlight. Doom 3 is great example of heinously excessive darkness.
And to be fair, it’s called ‘alone in the dark.’
@@nevermore7285Doom 3 - you are ABSOLUTELY correct. "Heinous" ROFL ROFL!!
But I LOVE games that are not dark but are spooky - like Resident Evil 7 or Village. That's a real art form!
They should’ve released this game in October. It better be on sale by then 😏
The "AUSTIN IS THE MAIN REVIEWER" jokes are so old 🙄
Imagine how hard it is to developed two voices with the same speech pace and style. Austin is sooo talented.
Atmospheric scary is so much better than jump scares. I might have to purchase this game at full price.
The melee weapons breaking all the time reminded me of SH Downpour, good memories from this game way back when i played It with my brother
I love SH Downpour, i wish they would remaster it and do a PC port
Oof letting people know there are no scares while walking the mansion seems like a mad spoiler and experience killer.
Yeah, that was a bad move.
Thankfully, its not entirely true so if someone goes into the game with this mindset, there are some surprises waiting for them, lets just say that.
Babby’s first survival horror?
Sounds like a great pickup for me and my nephew to play through after a price drop. Jodie Comer is also Villainelle. Anything she does is golden to me😂
GreenManGaming, 40 bucks
I remember had Alone in the Dark the New Nightmare on PS1 and it was a really good game. Then I got one of the older ones and I had no idea wtf was going on or what to do.
it was ok on ps1 and GOOD on ps2...!!
Watching this really makes me want david harbour as the lead protagonist in LA Noire 2 (like that would ever happen)
Ralph next week: Review round up time! Critics weren’t too impressed with “alone in the dark”, with Opencritic putting this one at a “weak” 62. Austin on the other hand, ended up liking it, and he’s now my boss, so I agree with him! Link to his review in the description.
Get Austin a raise! Right now!
I really wish this wasn't coming out RIGHT NOW in the midst of so many other incredible titles, I'm gonna have to put a pin on this one until late this year at the soonest.
Never watched this channel before. Very happy i did. Looks like ive found my new main review channel :)
Don't know if I can even tell the difference between Austin and SkillUp any longer lol
Austin is Shillup with a cold.
I really want to give it a shot. The reviews are underwhelming to say the least though
Don't listen to critics to put you off games my best advice! Half the time they talk nonsense, I'm loving the game so far
Watch Penguin0's playthrough... he was bored to tears,, very amusing to watch charlie fall to sleep whilst playing 🤣
Reviews are normally BS. Alone in the Dark is a nostalgia trip if you like the original. It's a fun ride.
@@OvercookedOctopusFeet Charlie is bored of anything that doesn't have constant pew pew action. So him being bored is a game's positive for me.
@@KirkRedgate $60 for a brief and dull nostalgia trip is stupid.
Even though Dragon's Dogma 2 seems to be the superior release, I find myself more interested in Alone in the Dark. As an older player with limited free time, it just seems more digestible to me.
Skill up is putting Austin in Crunch Mode
Almost spilled me beans playing this title this morning…
Great review as always, prolly give this a shot somewhere down the line as too many other games coming out that take precedence.
I like the melee and the dodge works well. Stick and move. You cant just stand there button mashing and expect to not get relentlessly attacked.
"Dropping down to high settings"
Me always playing on low settings
This feels gently like Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. (I have no experience with AitD, so maybe it's the other way 'round.)
It is absolutely insane how quickly Austin got to 1 mil subs
Congrats man
And on your birthday too!!!
Nah you're mistaken, it's ShillUp, Austin newest intern that celebrated his birthday, but who cares? He's just hitching a ride on that channel!
@@chenoir Gotta hate those leeches.
It makes me think a lot of Clive Barker's Undying, in a good way, with the manor serving as a simili-hub.
You got me at "diverse experience"
12:42 voiceover spittin hot bars
When is the Palworld review happening please? You did say you were doing one
Been very nice for Austin to keep shillup on his show.
Great review as always, I’ve really enjoyed the game so far. The atmosphere really does drag you in.
Damn Austin. How do play with your FOV so high, you're giving me motion sickness.
Im so glad Austin enjoyed this as much as I’ve been so far. I love the franchise and was kinda bummed on the negative reviews. Loaded up the game last night and absolutely loved it.
I just shot this for 30 bucks so im keen to play it. Im reallz curious to see for myself how it feels. Love this kind of games so even though it might not be as good as the big hitters im looking forward to it. Thanks austin! Much love!
Man, this review is great. I am happy Alone in the Dark is back, I feel so old knowing I played the original game in the mid 90s.
I'm amazed that a total Chad like Austin is afraid of anything
“Only his pallid mask shelters my remaining sanity” is a line from a nonexistent hip hop album I would listen to
The cover art for this game makes it look like it's Winona Ryder and David Harbour.
I've never seen so many people think that a show of support to one person requires a comparative put down to another as I have in this comments section. Really hoping its mostly from peoole aged 15 or younger
Man, what FOV did you use in game? Was it max?
Love the review. So well done. thank you.
This review told me what I'd hoped. Baby's first survival horror works for me as I'm a big chicken.
JODEY COMER, easily one of the best tv actresses of the last 10 years, she got best actress emmy 3 / 4 years killing eve aired. thats impressive. imagine being introduced not by accomplishments most actors only dream of doing but by the last video game you worked on lol. its a good thing i like you austin and i think most people wont care
Cry more
I'll wait for sale (and for TIME) but you've got me interested. I really like the Noir nature of the game
Gratz on the 1 mil subs Austin! Really wholesome of you to let Shillup do the opening and closing of the vid!
I like when someone reviews the genre they particularly don't like. Ralph should review MOBAs now
Okay I just need to ask if anybody else is dealing with this once I reach the hateful mound in chapter 2 for some reason the audio just completely gets cut out not only that no sound effects are playing either just dead silence and not only that I'm also dealing with times where button prompts don't come up
Y’all need to keep doing metrics on 2080tis. Some of us still saving for our 4080tis
Man, the reviews for this game are all over the place.
Such a measured review that's hits on things that matters. This one i don't think will be for me right now but I'd definitely consider it later At a reduced price. Coming from a res evil fan
Looks very interesting, after all this is a survival horror game, I guess people forget what Alone In The Dark really is.
The reason I enjoy this channel so much is the unique and nuanced perspectives from the whole team. Congrats on 1mil subs and keep up the good work.
I'll absolutely buy this game when it goes on sale in a few months.
Fantastic, return to form survival horror. I've played through to all 5 endings, and I plan to platinum this one on PS5 some day. I'd love to see this team do a sequel.
Aloyne in the Daahk
May be worth reading this if you're on the fence about buying this.
Firstly, die hard survival horror game fan, I'll 100% this game, got it digitally and got the collector's edition on top of that. This isn't out of hate.
However, a few technical issues is a massive understatement as of the release week.
In it's current state, on PS5 (2 different ones) it has several issues with stuttering, the audio is absolutely botched in several areas cutting out entire cutscenes and character audio as well as enemy audio and combat. Aside from audio, HUD disappears periodically which means you're unable to see your health, ammo, pickups and collectibles. Laslty, be mindful of running or dodging into certain objects or enviroments, as you can and will get stuck.
Now, I don't regret buying the game, I enjoy it just fine and like the story, but these bugs can and will cause you to miss certain areas and restarting the game, restoring licenses or uninstalling and reinstalling the game doesn't fix this (aside from being stuck in environmemts or props). Normally you just have to deal with the issue until another cutscene or it decides to just fix itself.
Hopefully a patch comes sooner rather than later, as it really doesn't make for an enjoyable first impression and I can see it completely turning off several players.
Enjoyed the review. I'm looking forward to playing this when the price goes down a bit. Based on this review I'm not sure it's worth the $60 up front.
gonna need to take out a loan to afford all the games coming out this week
Just get DD2, or Rebirth if you prefer a great FF game. DD2 is so long by the time you finish the others will be on sale!
Been having a great time with the game so far. Just picked up the shotgun and ready to play more.. 🔥
It's like no one even realized this game has already released
I’m pretty sold on this as a vibe based game with great performances. It certainly seems like it’s worth a wait for a discount
a survival horror game that's "not that scary", I'm sold
I’m enjoying it so far. Sure, when compared to juggernauts like Resident Evil and Dead Space it doesn’t come near those experiences, but it’s also not entirely that type of game either. Was surprised to see other reviewers going so hard on it. While it has some jank (lets be real this doesn’t have a RE or EA Deadspace budget on top of it) I thought the visuals were great. The world is highly detailed and the ambience of the setting soaks each scene as well as the music. It actually had more combat than I was expecting, and especially with PS5 haptics guns feel and sound punchy. It plays out as almost a film noire detective mystery first, and a horror title second. Although it does have a few jump scares, they never felt cheap. Although it won’t be praised as a modern masterpiece, I got out of it what I expected from what was promised on the tin. Being different from other recent survival horror entries and remakes was actually a positive for me, and more survival horror is always welcome. Would love to see this series continue as I think it can carve out it’s own space here as a narrative, almost campy at times, detective noire horror. My only hope is that other reviewers have not scared people off from an experience they otherwise would likely enjoy if they are even remotely into the survival horror or horror genre in general. And given the legacy of the IP, this is a solid pickup. I do think it’s release in a week this insanely crowded will hurt it even more though, but hopefully people give this one a shot in the near future. I went in with low expectations and came out pleasantly surprised. I think this review is spot on and the ‘Recommend’ but not ‘strongly’ rating is accurate. Well done as always and appreciate you giving this one a fair shot and not just chasing the popular opinion.
now if only rockstar would remake there amazing noir game in current gen everything omfgggg it would be so butey
Great review, Austin -- If you had a good time with this game and it got you looking more into survival-horror as a genre, I would hugely recommend "SIGNALIS" from the studio rose-engine. Definitely an homage to RE and Silent Hill in many ways, but also very much its own thing. Not big on jump scares, but dripping with atmosphere and unique personality. Can't recommend enough if you enjoyed "Alone in the Dark." Cheers!