**Alan Wake Review*****

It's an exclusive and to be honest I'm quite happy it is, if it means that a game gets released rather than not at all, then so be it. The only things that didn't impress me was the repetitive combat and the fact it was quite linear, but the story more than made up for that and while the graphics aren't as good as a PC version could have been, I think they've done a good job. :)
 
Getting close to the end of episode 2.

I am enjoying the game but it is not as scary as its made out to be. The music and setting work very well together and the graphics are really well done apart form a few glitches. Examples are block edges on characters hair.

Also one thing that i was really amazed about was the sync of the talking to the mouth movements. It makes it look like a really bad dubbed foreign movie.
 
Yeah, I'd noticed the lip-sync issues too. I think it's the kind of thing that we've started to take for granted on most modern games, but when you see it again, it's a crashing reminder that this is what games used to be like, so it's odd that such a high profile release couldn't have got it better.

I've just got to the start of chapter 5 myself, like some others though, I'm glad I just rented it, as I don't think I'd play it again. It is very linear, but it's still good fun.

I think the reason it's not scary is that you get really big audio clues every-time an enemy appears, or the camera zooms out to show you were they are coming from.

I'm still not even sure what I'd describe the game as....
You can see a lot of Max Payne in it, being that it's from Remedy, especially for how good the story telling is, but also the fact its quite linear with where you can go.

It also reminds me though of both Silent Hill and the Lost: Via Domus game, however it doesn't really have the same backtracking or puzzle solving, this is much more of a shooter game where you just keep going.

I might try and finish it today, but its defiantly a game worth playing.
 
Started playing this last night, great atmosphere. Only got in about 20minutes though but seems interesting.

Will get a proper play session tonight.
 
willhub said:
So will this game never come out on the PC?
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Apparently not. It was in development for PC and then got cancelled. Which does suck a little. I managed to see the Xbox360 version running before I went to buy it myself. The screen tearing and low res textures were a little off putting to say the least.

Still, it looked a good game and as said the lighting and atmosphere was fantastic... Damn shame about the PC version being scrapped.
 
Just finished it. Amazing game probably number 2 on my list for GOTY.

The ending is a bit WTF and it can be twisted to your own interpretation.I REALLY want to talk about it see others peoples thoughts but i wont spoil it for people

CEX will give me £32 trade in for it. I will get GAME to price match this and get RDR on Friday.

Im sitting here listening to the sound track now. Remedy you made a masterpiece
 
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I reckon the DLC won't see us playing Alan, but a totally different character. No idea why but I can't see Alan returning unless the DLC is a prequel thing.
 
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