I decided to check out Manly's playthrough of the original game before writing this, but I believe that A House For Alesa Remake has definitely made leaps and bounds in quality over the original.
The atmosphere of the game is undeniably unsettling, making clever sparing use of various scares that kept me anxious throughout the game. I love how there's more of a focus on the various characters, adding subtle elements of cosmic horror to the lore.
To me, I would consider this a certified classic - comparative to RPG Horror classics like Ib and Mad Father. This has left me itching to try playing the original sequels to A House For Alesa.
Mad Father is one of my favorite games ever and one of my main inspirations for a lot of my games, so having A House for Alesa compared to such an amazing game is an honor : D (although A House for Alesa is miles away from being as awesome and classic as Mad Father, but it's still an honor!)
This is not at all a game I was expecting after playing the original Alesa game (And watching Kubz Scouts play it I believe) Thank you for making this though! The character design is amazing.
Which doll? Basement or laboratory? Also, all the solutions for the puzzles can be found in the Puzzles guide.txt file (when you download the game, you can choose to just download that file)
Back then, I stopped working on that one after I started making the Alesa games, but I've been slowly getting back to it. I might change a few things, like the battle system and the potraits, but I do plan to release the full version this year
This one was a surprise for sure but a welcome one, also a little bit hard to judge since I hold the original very high on my favorite indie games list but I did my best to be unbiased and fair.
If I was forced to choose I would pick this one over the original mostly because the story and lore are so much better in sync with the rest of the games and it has a lot more of tidbits about the world, it feels more grounded too.
I still like a lot of things about the original one, specially the family design but this one has a lot of good things too, the highlight would definitely be the new dead CGs they are UNREAL, I was surprised at how good and bloody they are, specially the lamp ending!
The new portraits get a little bit of getting used to as a returning player but they are not bad by any means, I actually fell in love with the Greta one, superb; All the new things like collecting the cards and art are a nice touch and add some replayability, sadly I missed one of the cards...
The new puzzles and areas add a lot, specially for someone that played the original and was not expecting a challenge from this one, the doll house i a great section specially with the new Greta lore, I still missed some things from the original, the screaming bathroom guy to be more specific haha.
Overall I agree that this is the definitive way to experience the Game, my suggested order would be:
Alesa 1 > REMAKE > Alesa 2 > Alesa 3
It's nice to see you here still making great games as usual, thank you for your hard work!
Thank you so much Moriko, amazing review as always! Originally, I planned for the remake to be just a graphical upgrade, keeping the story and events exactly as they were in the original. However, I always felt the story in the first one was a mess and I wanted to give Greta more screen time, so I decided to do some sort of "remaimagining" of the original, with some easter eggs/hints to 2 and 3 (there was no mention of Zagaracathal in the first game so this was a perfect opportunity for that).
Redesigning the characters was pretty fun (and also frustrating, since there had to be coherence and consistency between the sprites and the portraits), but I definitely agree that some of the original designs were more uncanny and creepy.
The card you missed was in the basement, below one of the dolls in a wheelchair. After the doll moves, you can go back to that area and pick up the card.
I considered keeping the screaming man but since originally he wasn't supposed to be there (I mean, in the original), I thought it would be better not having him there.
By the way, this takes place in a different universe/timeline, so that's why the plot is heading in a different direction, and the villains have/will have different backstories. I might continue working on this timeline, but the sequels would be named in a different way.
Anyway
As always, thank you so much for playing and your amazing feedback Moriko!
Yesss, I can never get enough of this series lol. I look forward to playing it!!! Probably won't have time this week but I will comment again when I do. :3
Thank you! : ) I kind of wanted to reboot the series and make it more horror oriented instead of some sort of comedy, so this is the first step. This takes place in a different timeline/universe and doesn't take into account the other games
I would like to make sequels forthe remake, but they would have nothing to do with A House for Alesa 2 and 3. So the answer woud be no: I wouldn't remake 2 and 3, but I'd definitely make sequels to this one.
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I decided to check out Manly's playthrough of the original game before writing this, but I believe that A House For Alesa Remake has definitely made leaps and bounds in quality over the original.
The atmosphere of the game is undeniably unsettling, making clever sparing use of various scares that kept me anxious throughout the game. I love how there's more of a focus on the various characters, adding subtle elements of cosmic horror to the lore.
To me, I would consider this a certified classic - comparative to RPG Horror classics like Ib and Mad Father. This has left me itching to try playing the original sequels to A House For Alesa.
Thank you so much, it means a lot!
Mad Father is one of my favorite games ever and one of my main inspirations for a lot of my games, so having A House for Alesa compared to such an amazing game is an honor : D (although A House for Alesa is miles away from being as awesome and classic as Mad Father, but it's still an honor!)
the basement code for doll
021
Im already stuck at the start, wrong way both ways and I can't cross the road
You have to go through the open fence
Thank you for your kind words! : D
This is not at all a game I was expecting after playing the original Alesa game (And watching Kubz Scouts play it I believe) Thank you for making this though! The character design is amazing.
Thanks to you for playing it! : D
what is the code for the doll
Which doll? Basement or laboratory? Also, all the solutions for the puzzles can be found in the Puzzles guide.txt file (when you download the game, you can choose to just download that file)
for the basement
021
reason no.1 to download game: ...booba
REAL.
Good game
Thank you Blaze Gaming! Great job on getting all the endings!
Thanks
I have a question when will you release Discarded Doll?
I played the demo eight months ago it was a really good game.
Back then, I stopped working on that one after I started making the Alesa games, but I've been slowly getting back to it. I might change a few things, like the battle system and the potraits, but I do plan to release the full version this year
Thank you
If I was forced to choose I would pick this one over the original mostly because the story and lore are so much better in sync with the rest of the games and it has a lot more of tidbits about the world, it feels more grounded too.
I still like a lot of things about the original one, specially the family design but this one has a lot of good things too, the highlight would definitely be the new dead CGs they are UNREAL, I was surprised at how good and bloody they are, specially the lamp ending!
The new portraits get a little bit of getting used to as a returning player but they are not bad by any means, I actually fell in love with the Greta one, superb; All the new things like collecting the cards and art are a nice touch and add some replayability, sadly I missed one of the cards...
The new puzzles and areas add a lot, specially for someone that played the original and was not expecting a challenge from this one, the doll house i a great section specially with the new Greta lore, I still missed some things from the original, the screaming bathroom guy to be more specific haha.
Overall I agree that this is the definitive way to experience the Game, my suggested order would be:
Alesa 1 > REMAKE > Alesa 2 > Alesa 3
It's nice to see you here still making great games as usual, thank you for your hard work!
Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Moriko, amazing review as always!
Originally, I planned for the remake to be just a graphical upgrade, keeping the story and events exactly as they were in the original. However, I always felt the story in the first one was a mess and I wanted to give Greta more screen time, so I decided to do some sort of "remaimagining" of the original, with some easter eggs/hints to 2 and 3 (there was no mention of Zagaracathal in the first game so this was a perfect opportunity for that).
Redesigning the characters was pretty fun (and also frustrating, since there had to be coherence and consistency between the sprites and the portraits), but I definitely agree that some of the original designs were more uncanny and creepy.
The card you missed was in the basement, below one of the dolls in a wheelchair. After the doll moves, you can go back to that area and pick up the card.
I considered keeping the screaming man but since originally he wasn't supposed to be there (I mean, in the original), I thought it would be better not having him there.
By the way, this takes place in a different universe/timeline, so that's why the plot is heading in a different direction, and the villains have/will have different backstories. I might continue working on this timeline, but the sequels would be named in a different way.
Anyway
As always, thank you so much for playing and your amazing feedback Moriko!
Yes Sir, this will be great!
Ok mr bobs face looks like jerma
Time for Front Cake Alesa
Ooh this does look good! I'm looking forward to playing and making a video of this when I can
Thank you! I hope you like it!
I love this series keep up the amazing work! :)
Thank you! : D
Yesss, I can never get enough of this series lol. I look forward to playing it!!! Probably won't have time this week but I will comment again when I do. :3
Thank you! : ) I kind of wanted to reboot the series and make it more horror oriented instead of some sort of comedy, so this is the first step. This takes place in a different timeline/universe and doesn't take into account the other games
are you planning to remake 2nd and 3rd games too?😮
I would like to make sequels forthe remake, but they would have nothing to do with A House for Alesa 2 and 3. So the answer woud be no: I wouldn't remake 2 and 3, but I'd definitely make sequels to this one.
Ahh I still need to play this! It’s been like 3 months but I’m so busy