From the moment a plump-looking frog merrily hops across a forlorn Louisiana dirt road in Alone in the Dark's first cutscene, echoing a similar scene from the original game's introduction, I was certain that it would do the expected remake thing of incorporating numerous little callbacks to its predecessor's history. And when, seconds later, an alligator locks its jaws on its hapless amphibian prey, briefly interrupting my trip to PC gaming's most iconic creepy mansion, I was certain that it was going to playfully mess with my expectations anyway... Read more.