We had some talk about Alone in the Dark on this board so I thought about asking - is the fourth installment of the game any good? Thing is, I've seen it available on www.gog.com for a long time now and the price is not that bad. Reviews are quite mixed though. Is it worth playing through and how is the game overall? Does it have any good puzzles (I love puzzles) or scares? Would love to hear opinion from someone who played it and preferably beat it. :)

when the weather cools down in a couple weeks I'll hit either Gamestop or Gametrader, I'm near both and also a place called Dimple's Records who have moved on to DvD's and CDs. I get some anime DvDs there and they carry used games for every system from every generation so that might be the first place I try.

iowastate

Yeah i agree that GCs are cheap but don't forget games. Still want to get MGS - Twin Snakes and Zelda - Wind Waker and they are pretty hard to find. :) Even though Eternal Darkness is rather cheap game...

Hmmmm... And you're getting married. She at least lets you play whenever you like and as long as you'd like, though, I hope?

:?

Word of warning: If she's not understanding of your hobby now, or if she badgers you to stop playing or limit the time per week that you play, that could become a serious issue in the future. Just speaking from experience. If she's cool with your devotion to gaming and doesn't mind that you play, then full-steam-ahead. But make it clear that you are a gamer even though she isn't, and if that's a problem, work it out sooner than later and establish boundaries, for yourself and for her.

(By that, I DO NOT mean being a ****, I mean, communicate on the subject)

Does she enjoy ANYTHING in the world of gaming? I dated a girl once who rolled her eyes at console gaming but played "Bubble-Bobble" and "Tetris" on her PC, so I got her "Lumines" for my PS2 which she loved, and then it was a short hop from there to get her playing Tiger Woods PGA. A lot of the time, it's the idea of the controller which intimidates some women, or the "stigma" of the gamer-geeks she knew in school who were socially maladjusted. If you can find a game which interests her or makes her laugh, etc., then you have a finger-hold by which to show her how much fun it is... Usually I try to start with games that two people play at the same time, instead of an adventure game, etc., which are single-player experiences.

Perhaps you can turn her...

:)

MonkeySpot

As for her - she plays a round of DJ Hero with me (mostly just singing karaoke while I DJ :D) not really into casual games either. Probably tried Farmville on facebook and that's pretty much it.

Oh she also loves Mario games and that's the only reason why I'm thinking about getting Wii. :D We went way off-topic, lol. But it's all cool in my front. :)

ON TOPIC: Never really wanted to try this game but thought about getting it for my collection. Prices start at 70 pounds (100 US dollars?). Stopped "wanting" it.

as of now. silent hill downpour is scarier than resident evil 5. so yeah. silent hill is keeping pace with horror and survival with breakable weapons and creepy interactions. as for RE explosions and guns. overall, i think silent hill wins by just not having to rely on your guns, because of the ammo your saving up for the boss. :))kevkyl

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I caved in and gave my copy to a girl at work because she kept asking me for a whole week if she could have it .. Now I am regreting that choice very very much.

MonkeySpot

WHIPPED. You destroyed your own dignity. Never bow down to a woman EVER.

Or, well, only as far as it takes to look up her skirt...

:lol:

... That's allowable.

Sad that learning this lesson has been at the cost of a hard-to-find game. Ouch.