Alone in the Dark for PlayStation 5 [VIDEOGAMES] Playstation 5

This new Alone in the Dark game really took things back to its 1990s roots with updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. It is a survival horror/detective/action adventure-style game. You do not necessarily have to play the original games in order to get up to speed with the story as its a reboot of the first game made in 1992. You get to play as either a detective (Edward Carnby) or the woman (Emily Hartwell) who hired him to investigate the disappearance of her missing uncle. Once you choose your protagonist, you cannot change them until your next playthrough. In other words, whoever you don't choose in your first go around, you may do so when you start a new game. However, given the aforementioned circumstances of the characters' relationship and goals, their paths do intertwine. This is a relatively short game and it can be completed in under 10 hours with an average of 3 1/2 to 4 hours per protagonist. It has interesting puzzles, decent combat, cool collectibles as well as vast and highly interactive exploration that's influence can be seen in similar series that would follow such as Sherlock Holmes, L.A. Noire, Alan Wake, The Evil Within, The Quarry, Until Dawn, The Dark Anthology, etc. If you enjoy any of the above games, this new Alone in the Dark is well worth playing. While it has its flaws such as a lack of enemy variety and short boss battles, hopefully, this is the beginning of a revitalization for the franchise rather than a one-off reboot.