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  • free Free FREE Alone in the Dark 1/2/3 !! Grab Yore Flashlight!

    From rms@rmsmoo@moomoo.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Feb 2 09:43:23 2026
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    https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

    rms
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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Feb 2 11:57:09 2026
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    On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:43:23 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:


    https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim


    I hate freebies I can't claim because I already have the games :-/
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    I never really got into the "Alone in the Dark" games. It was mostly
    the controls; they were so slow and clumsy and that --combined with
    the action-sequences-- made the game a trial. I wasn't a fan of the
    fixed camera angles either. And for all that the polygonal character
    models were impressive for their era (and, weird as they may look to
    modern eyes, they really were impressive back then!), still even in
    1992 we still giggled at how silly they were. Throw into that some
    uneven puzzling and poor storytelling, and well... it often wasn't
    worth the effort to play the games.

    Even today, the best I can say about the original "Alone in the Dark"
    trilogy is that they set the stage for better games that used its
    formula: "Resident Evil" being the most obvious. Infograms came up
    with the idea, but Capcom was the one who made it work.

    Nowadays, the original AITD trilogy is mostly of interest to gaming
    historians. People actually interested in good gameplay should look
    elsewhere.

    (But grab the games anyway, if you don't have them. They add some
    class to your video-game library and make The Number larger. ;-)

    Thanks for the heads up, rms!



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  • From Justisaur@justisaur@yahoo.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Feb 2 10:43:27 2026
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    On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:
    https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

    rms

    Thanks!

    That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text
    pretty{}paint

    When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.
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  • From rms@rmsmoo@moomoo.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Feb 2 13:31:14 2026
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    I never really got into the "Alone in the Dark" games.

    I do want to play the most recent remake, which I believe has gotten
    fairly positive reviews

    rms

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  • From ant@ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Feb 2 23:34:13 2026
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    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:
    https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

    rms

    Thanks!

    That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text pretty{}paint

    When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

    I was having problems claiming it this early morning PST on its web
    site, but it worked hours later.
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  • From PW@noneused@noneused.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Mon Feb 2 19:04:23 2026
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    On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 10:43:27 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:
    https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

    rms

    Thanks!

    That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text >pretty{}paint

    When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

    *---
    Same here. We have been through this with GOG or some other place in
    the past.

    -pw
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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Tue Feb 3 12:26:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

    On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 13:31:14 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

    I never really got into the "Alone in the Dark" games.

    I do want to play the most recent remake, which I believe has gotten
    fairly positive reviews

    It certainly was better received than previous entries. "Alone in the
    Dark: Illumination" was a half-assed co-op shooter that completely
    missed the point of the franchise, and the 2008 game --while it had
    some innovative tech and ideas-- was a chore to play through. (The
    2001 game wasn't terrible, but it was /at best/ a very average
    experience). And, like I said, the original trilogy was a very mixed
    bag.

    So the 2025 game doesn't have a very high bar to clear. ;-)

    It's one of those games I've added to my library and intend to play...
    one of these days.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Tue Feb 3 12:34:10 2026
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    On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 23:34:13 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
    wrote:

    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:
    https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

    rms

    Thanks!

    That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text
    pretty{}paint

    When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

    I was having problems claiming it this early morning PST on its web
    site, but it worked hours later.

    GOG's backend has always been problematic. They offer these freebies,
    people rush to claim them, and their servers just can't keep up. In
    fairness, the claims usually are honored... but it sometimes can take
    anywhere from an hour to several days before the games show up in your
    library.

    I love the company... but it sometimes feels like they could hire
    better people. ;-)


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