Alan Wake Review
I enjoyed the way in which the story was told. The gameplay is fairly repetitive but fits into the story very well. The game itself isn't very long so I didn't find the repetition to be much of a deterrent.
My biggest praise is how the chapters of the story are episodic and self contained. I have a lot of hobbies, job, girlfriend and many many other games to play and one of my biggest complaints with story based games is losing the immersion when you set the game down for a few days, or a week. Not only does Alan Wake re-familiarize you with the current happenings of the game when you pick up a new chapter but provides a great point to stop if you know you aren't going to finish it during that session.
Light is used heavily as a mechanic both in gameplay and storytelling so do yourself a favor and keep the brightness down so you get the full effect.
The "thriller" genre rarely gets a worthwhile game so I definitely recommend it.
Alan Wake Feature
- Intense Cinematic Action - From Remedy, the masters of cinematic action, comes a 3rd person action game filled with overwhelming odds and desperate near escapes.
- Gripping Suspense - Storytelling at its best, Alan Wake is like a tightly paced thriller TV series, offering endless twists and cliffhangers, and building up to an epic conclusion.
- Light is your Weapon - Light is your greatest weapon and only protection as dark¬ness takes over everything and everyone, and turns them against you.
- Episodic narrative
- Suspenseful and gripping storyline
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 Alan Wake slowly realizes that his nightmares are coming true. View larger. |
 You'll be able to freely roam the town of Bright Falls. View larger. |
 High definition graphics and lighting effects make for a spectacular looking game. View larger. |
Alan Wake is a bestselling horror novelist who moved to the small town of Bright Falls, Washington after suffering from insomnia and depression. Wake is able to sleep again, but after he meets a mysterious woman, he begins to have terrible nightmares. As he puts these nightmares on paper for a new book, he soon notices that all the things that happen in his book are coming true right before his eyes.
Using cinematic effects and technology such as real-time lighting, shadows and reflections, you'll be treated to a game that is oozing with atmosphere and able to invoke an emotional response from the player. The realistic environment features real-time weather and light changes that effect the game play for a remarkably immersive experience.
Explore an Entire Town
The town of Bright Falls is 100 square kilometers, and players will be able to roam through this incredibly detailed area any way they like, roaming the town or wandering out to the lakes, forest, satellite towns, and more. The game gives the player goals, but how he chooses to go about completing them is up to him. Clues are scattered throughout the town, and solving mysteries will require players to pay close attention to the little details.
Intense Combat
In addition to solving puzzles and exploration, the game also pushes players into serious action and combat; when night comes, creatures will take their best shots at Alan, and you'll have to be quick with strategy as well as weapons to beat them back.
Alan Wake presents an unusual and new gaming experience that features a riveting, multi-layered story while giving the player the ability to freely roam a giant environment. It supports Dolby Digital sound and runs at a beautiful high-definition 720p.
When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A dark presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, Washington pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save the woman he loves. With the body of an action game and the mind of a psychological thriller, Alan Wake is a pulse-pounding thrill ride.
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Customer Reviews
This Horror Fan is Satisfied. - Scott M. Brown -
When approaching Alan Wake I wasn't really sure what to expect. I've always been a huge survival horror fan. I've been fighting off hordes of the undead since the first Resident Evil on PS1 (actually since "Zombies ate my Neighbors" on SNES). I didn't know too much about Alan Wake but I decided to give it a shot anyways. Boy was I suprised! This game turned out to be a jewel. Alan Wake has so much atmosphere you could bottle it up and sell it out of a soda machine. Some games don't get the pacing right, with too much of this or too much of that. Alan Wake seems to have pacing perfected (action, exploration, puzzles). If you're a horror game fan you owe it to yourself to pick this game up. This game has renewed my love for the XBOX 360. I just hope they don't take too long to make a full sequel.
Very Boring Game - F. Jury - usa
Ugh, this game is very frustrating. At a glance it appears to have potential, but turns out to just be terrible. It tries to be some type of Steven King/horror/movie/game, and I'm not even sure if it succeeds or fails at that, but either way it's a very boring and repetitive game. This game feels like it should have come out five years ago, but even if it had, it still would have been awful.
The most annoying part is you have no idea what is going on the entire game. Struggle through your boredom to finish the game and you will still have no idea what transpired. The ending is short and resolves none of the baffling story. There is no closure or explanation of anything.
The game isn't so much scary as it is confusing and tedious. The controls and gameplay are clunky. You spend the entire time trotting from place to place usually in the woods, shining flashlights at shadows and using a clunky revolver or rifle.
This feels like a very old school game, with linear levels and horrible character development. Most of the characters introduced in the game you learn nothing about, and have virtually nothing to do with.
Graphics and voice acting are both ok, but both could have been better.
You will spend the whole game, reloading your flashlight and revolver to use on very repetitive shadows. Oh and you get to crank generators. Fun.
Basic premise of the game = light is good darkness is bad. Your main weapon is a flashlight and you collect coffee thermoses all game for no reason.
Save yourself from wasting several hours of your life and play something else.
Jul 18, 2010 01:28:06
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