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Eroteri \| 2:17 PM on 08.21.2008	10 comments

As shown on the Dtoid home page (source from eurogamer) Eden is patching the 360 version of Alone in the Dark. Sure The game wasn't great and the bad design choices shine through but the game wasn't horrible, many games come out that are just pure garbage and the publishers take the money and run. Finally someones fixing something that wasn't broken just lamed. I think it goes to show that patches aren't all that bad for console games. Alot of people think that patching of console games shouldn't be needed because they feel like the game should be polished and bug free when it ships. While this is true this isn't the case with Alone in the Dark. The game as it was was complete. This isn't the same nature as say Too Human which is going to have to be patched for clipping issues and sound issues.

I just think alot of other devs could take a hint from Eden and take a game that was finished and just make it better.

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7 comments | showing # 1 to 7

Usedtabe

I hope it comes soon. I was planning on selling my copy before I heard this news.

randombullseye

They should have released it at retail with fixes. Some people don't want to bring their consoles online.

TheDirtyHobo

@Random

And some people don't want to feel like they wasted their money on a game with more potential than it's currently giving out.

I don't think that Eden anticipated that they would need a patch for this game right from the get-go. They saw that the game wasn't getting good reviews, and responded by fixing what they can. There are games much worse than Alone in the Dark that no one even bothers to try and fix, so if they have the guts to take the time and patch things up in the game, then that's just all the better for them.

Phantom Spaceman

I don't why everyone bashes this game. It's a much more compelling play than some generally more well-regarded games from this year that will remain nameless (cough*MGS4*)

Drakonikarma

I guess Alone in the Dark wasn't a broken game per se. It was just a game with design choices that critics and players did not find favourable.

thebza

i played too human (retail version) for hours yesterday and never noticed any "clipping issues".. just fyi

Cowboy TTop

I think patches are now common place on all consoles with hard drives, and in cases like Alone In the Darks', it might just rescue the game from disasterville.

Jeez, just think what Kane and Lynch would have been like if patches were applied to fix that games problems. Sometimes customer feedback is a lifesaver, and I'll be watching closely to see the positive effects on AitD. If its good, I'll buy it.

I just hope one of those fixes are the inventory, cause while opening you jacket looks cool, its blown out the water when you can still be attacked during it. Come on Eden, have you learned nothing from years of RE games?

Inventory = pause of play and selection of item.

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