Alone in the Dark 2 - A Barrel of Fun

By Andy Panthro

A classic locked door puzzle.

We return to the underground caves beneath Hell’s Kitchen, California. I’ve somehow lost my guns, and so I’m hoping the rest of this will be much more adventure game focused, and much less of a terrible third person shooter. There’s a large metal door blocking my progress, but thankfully I have quite an array of odd objects in my inventory, and surely one or two of these will help me progress.

Gabriel Knight - Well, Sonny, it Looks Like the Gremlin Has Struck Again...

Written by Michael

Game over.  Time to switch to my next title.

Last post, I had just landed in day 4.  I had a few plans for the day, such as getting the bracelet from our friendly jeweler, Sam, following up with the professor at the college, and asking Mosely why the investigation was put on hold.

Let’s start with that.  I head down to the police station, and as usual, walk behind the counter and into Mosely’s office without the officers on duty saying a word.  Mosely drops the news on us, which we kind of already knew from the newspaper: the mafia from Chicago was trying to muscle in on the drug trade here, because Florida isn’t as appealing right now.  “What we had here was a little resistance from the local ‘businessmen.’”

Alone in the Dark 2 - I Am Not Amazed

Written by Andy Panthro

All work and no play makes Carnby a dull boy.

So last time I explored the start of the game, found a weird skip or alternative path, and instead chose to explore a maze. We all love mazes in adventure games don’t we? Don’t we? Uh… well nevertheless, this is the task before me. Now I’ve nothing against mapping my way through a maze, this one doesn’t even seem like the most complex one. What I dislike is the way there’s a gun-toting zombie behind every corner, not as a way to punish you for taking a wrong path, but just behind every path.

I have died so many times, and made so little progress. The zombies are far better at aiming their guns than me, and also seem to be faster on the trigger. If this were The Quick and The Dead, they are the quick and I am the dead. Did I ever mention I’m not a big fan of fast zombies? But I digress. Part of me thinks you’re supposed to just run past them, but the problem with that is some of them also seem to have useful items.

Gabriel Knight - Dancing with Man's Best Friend

Written by Michael

Can we talk about this game for a while?

It’s time for me to go back down to New Orleans again, and continue where I left off on Day 3.  Last time around, I learned a few new things, such as many details about African Voodoun practices and the fact that anyone who owns a snake is instantly a suspect in the Voodoo Murders.