Last year, Yahtzee reviewed one of the more disappointing horror titles of this generation: Alone in the Dark. But while he calls it "one of the few games I can think of that fails at every turn," Yahtzee can't help but have a "strange affection" for it. So what is the tragedy of Alone in the Dark? Go to the source to find out.

When it comes to games that are "almost great," the one I keep coming back to is Alone in the Dark, the 2008 addition to the long-standing horror adventure series. That's odd, because at first glance I found it extremely hard to describe as "almost good" - in fact, that statement would make the world's least sensitive lie detector hurl itself out the nearest window. Alone in the Dark is one of the few games I can think of that fails at every turn. It's like Sideshow Bob in that one episode of The Simpsons, getting pounded in the face by a rake every time he takes a step in a new direction.

So why do I have this strange affection for a game that did nothing but shoot itself in the foot with gasoline-soaked bullets?

Miss Razz via escapistmagazine.com »