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JemyM · 05-05-2006, 02:24 AM

Since this 14 year old topic popped up in another thread I felt I could as well make a new post about it.

Alone in the Dark: 1992.
Alone in the Dark 2: 1994
Alone in the Dark 3: 1995
Resident Evil: 1996
Alone in the Dark 4: 2001

Alone in the Dark was the first adventuregame in which you could get weapons and shoot the monsters. Back in 1992 when the adventuregames was a dominant factor on the market the term "Survival Horror" was not yet invented, so there was no better genré to use than "Adventure". Some was original enough to call it "Action Adventure".

It would take another 4 years until Resident Evil came to establish "Survival Horror" as a genré in it's own. Nowdays when people are asked "what genré is Alone in the Dark", many will probably be quick to call it "Survival Horror", but when it was released it was an Adventuregame.

So the questions:
1. Is Alone in the Dark still to be considered an adventuregame?
2. If yes, is Alone in the Dark 4 also to be considered an adventuregame?
3. If yes, what about Resident Evil and Silent Hill?

05-05-2006, 02:24 AM	#1
JemyM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 713	Is Alone in the Dark an adventuregame? Since this 14 year old topic popped up in another thread I felt I could as well make a new post about it. Alone in the Dark: 1992. Alone in the Dark 2: 1994 Alone in the Dark 3: 1995 Resident Evil: 1996 Alone in the Dark 4: 2001 Alone in the Dark was the first adventuregame in which you could get weapons and shoot the monsters. Back in 1992 when the adventuregames was a dominant factor on the market the term "Survival Horror" was not yet invented, so there was no better genré to use than "Adventure". Some was original enough to call it "Action Adventure". It would take another 4 years until Resident Evil came to establish "Survival Horror" as a genré in it's own. Nowdays when people are asked "what genré is Alone in the Dark", many will probably be quick to call it "Survival Horror", but when it was released it was an Adventuregame. So the questions: 1. Is Alone in the Dark still to be considered an adventuregame? 2. If yes, is Alone in the Dark 4 also to be considered an adventuregame? 3. If yes, what about Resident Evil and Silent Hill? Last edited by JemyM; 05-05-2006 at 02:40 AM.