Andy Panthro – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Genre Hopping: Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992)

On June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Delivering Our Report We offer our report to Finnegan, and he asks us various questions about the case. The simple point and click nature makes this quite obvious, there are only so many potential answers to each question, and it should be obvious which is the most appropriate answer each […]

Alone in the Dark – Final Rating

On September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro As I said in the introduction, this game not only brought 3D elements into game design in a new and interesting way, but also paved the way for what we now consider an entire genre. How well did it succeed? And how well does it perform as […]

Alone in the Dark – Tree’s A Crowd (Won!)

On September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro We left off as I had guided the private detective Edward Carnby underneath Derceto, and into the tunnels and chambers beneath. This area was ancient and surely constructed long ago, perhaps by the pirate Eliah Pickford or perhaps some of these were here before he took up […]

Alone in the Dark – Going Underground

On September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro Most of the house is now open to me, and I have explored a great deal of it. What remains is a couple of rooms, and to make my way down into whatever catacombs, caverns and caves lie beneath this cursed house. Last time, I had conquered […]

Alone in the Dark: History of the House of Hell

On September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro Derceto, the house that cages me and kills me. Either by traps, wildlife or creatures from dimensions beyond ours, I face death at every turn, through every door, in every room. I knew the library held the key, if not literally then perhaps by means literary.A helpful […]

Alone in the Dark – Bows, Books and Vagabonds

On August 21, 2018September 4, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro I was a little lost last time, but progress has been made! I decided to leave the statue and the book where they are in the darkness, having no space to take them, and turned the corner towards the gallery. Jeremy Hartwood was a painter of some […]

Alone in the Dark: Kitchen Nightmares

On August 13, 2018September 4, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro To my right, a suspicious suit of armour, holding a very sharp sword. Ahead, a pair of locked doors that closed as I arrived on this floor. So I choose to go to my left, towards the unknown. This direction leads me to a corridor and some […]

Alone in the Dark – Man in the Mirror

On August 7, 2018September 4, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

Written by Andy Panthro This is a game that wants to kill the player character, and it begins from the start, even as you’re just getting used to your surroundings and used to the controls and user interface. I try to get my bearings in the attic, this large open […]

Game 99: Alone in the Dark (1992) – Introduction

On August 3, 2018September 4, 2018 By TBD

Administrator’s note:Due to a lack of time to write about Spellcasting 301 at the moment, we’re pausing that game temporarily and getting on with the next game on our list. Over to Andy Panthro… Written by Andy Panthro How do we assign a genre, when something is breaking boundaries and […]