I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m an RE junkie right? Well I’m also a big fan of horror, both in movies and in games. Naturally, I’m very excited about Turmoil games upcoming title: Alpha Polaris. (BTW the most recent horror movie I saw was IT… and it was excellent!)

The story goes like this:
In the midst of the snowfields of Greenland lies Alpha Polaris, an American oil research station. High above, the ion storm of the century is gathering, bringing about a strange intermixing of reality and night terrors. It is up to Rune Knudsen, a Norwegian biologist, to take on a desperate struggle against fear and death, and to face the primordial force lurking beyond the veiled sky.

We haven’t recieved much information, but judging from the story and the limited screenshots we do have, it reminds me a little of John Carpenter’s ”The Thing,” with a story that takes place at a research facility in the middle of a snowy field. So far I can’t tell if there’s gonna be  monsters and gore or just a moody atmosphere with a few surprises here and there. But I’m definitely keeping an eye out for this one.

Here’s the features list:

• Mature, character-driven storyline
• Streamlined point & click interface
• Puzzles are an integral part of the story
• 3D characters in beautiful, pre-rendered scenes
• 1280 x 800 widescreen resolution
• Expressive, hand-drawn dialogue portraits
• Atmospheric soundscape including original soundtrack