Okey hold your hats for this review, this will probably be one of the rare times i give a game a positive review.
NOTE:This review will contain spoilers.

So before you play this game you better bake before you wake so to speak. Alan Wake is a mystery action horror thriller were you play as the writer Alan Wake.

The game starts out as any horror game in an nightmare and you get introduced into the game. You get to see a bit of whats coming up A LOT in the future of the game which is the monsters (Which looks the same through the entire ♥♥♥♥ing game).

Whats good about Alan Wake is that it captures your interests with its mystique and you know nothing about whats going on and you easily looks grasp of whats real and whats not. This keeps the story flowing and you stay interested.

Whats not good in my oppinion is in chapter 3 or something when they show you that Alan is in fact delusional and completley ♥♥♥♥ing insane which basically explain the whole ♥♥♥♥ing game and that basically ruined it for me.. To every unatural thing that happend after that i could just go.. Ah hes ♥♥♥♥ing crazy..

Besides the story being OK the game mechanics actually surprised me.. I recently bought the completley awfull game Sleeping dogs and the driving mechanics in Alan Wake is 100000 times better than Sleeping Dogs and in this game you just get to drive like 5 times. Kudos for that. Other than that the nature and the feel of the game is ♥♥♥♥ing awesome.. For this game were you escape the darkness this town and this environment is perfect.

The ending was bit confusing as expected, apparently Alan switched places with his wife which is kidnapped in the earlier stages of the game (by the darkness) and he is stuck in hell writing his next novel Departure. All endings were all previous experiences end up just being not reality or a dream is ♥♥♥♥ing cheap and i dont like em (Good example is Bioshock infinite) but Alan Wake got it pretty good.

No matter how much negative i want to say about this game its just too decent to hate on it.

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5/10 don't even want to waste my words on that ♥♥♥♥. The story is ok but everything else starting from the graphics and ending with the actual gameplay itself are just horrible. Can only reccomend buying it during the sale.

7 Things not to do when you are making a video game.

1. Dumb collectables. If you are going to make people collect something in a game, give them a reason to do so. Don't make collectables for the sake of making them. It is unimmersive and stupid.

2. Bad voice acting. You can't convince people to take the story seriously if the voice actings for the majority of characters are cringy as hell.

3. Inconsistent gameplay. I like many multi-genre games, but this is getting stupid. What is this game even trying to be? Is it an action horror game or third person puzzle platformer? Why are there several jumping puzzles and what do they add to this game?

4. Not horrifying horror elements. No, "Absurd" does not equal to "Scary". Corny lines are not intimidating; they are corny.

5. Arena-styled level design. Don't ever make "this is obviously an arena, therefore you are going to have a big battle" type of level in every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ episodes. This is the most "gamey" thing you can ever achieve.

6. Bad driving mechanics. Here's a general rule: either make a good driving mechanics, or don't make a long driving section if you don't have a good mechanics for it. Cars in this game remind me of MAKO in Mass Effect, and that is not a compliment.

7. Walking Simulator gameplay before cutscenes. Why would you force players to follow a slowly moving, crippled npc just to have a cutscene to play afterward? What is the point of this lack of gameplay? Does this achieve anything? Why not just make a cutscene of those characters walking then? At least, that will save players from pressing W for like 20 minutes.

Other than these, story is mildly interesting but nothing mind blowing or new. Graphics is mediocre. Gameplay is somewhat satisfying, but dodging mechanics is annoyingly unresponsive.

👍

Story: Starts out good but the deeper you go in to the game you are not impressed. it's really not a special story.

Characters: Alan wake does his job as the narrator and protagonist pretty good but it does not save the story. I don't even remember most of the side characters and that's what happens when they are boring and forgettable.

Environment: This is one of the best features of the game at the beginning. It's spooky and scary but the longer you get into the game it becomes less scary. Mostly because of the game mechanics and shifting the environment. Do love the TV show you can what's on the TV through out the game.

Music: does it's job.

Gameplay: Fun at first but you get tired of the same gameplay over and over. The light function is really well done and you will enjoy it. As I said before the gameplay destroy the feeling of horror because you kill the enemy easily.

Content: about 6-8 hours long depends on what degree of difficulty you select. You don't get much more than that.

Challenging: You can select your difficulty to easy, normal and Nightmare Mode. I played on normal and found it to be enough of a challenge.

The thing that save the game is Alan wake as the narrator and the light functions to attack enemies. it's an average game that could be worth your time if you want to kill time.

5/10

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Not a flawless game, but it was a pretty immersive experience for me, I completed it 3 years ago and I still remember about it sometimes. Is not really scary, but it has a nice atmosphere and the story is interesting enough. I personally liked the scenery a lot, the locations look very well made and full of details, I often found myself walking slowly just to admire the surroundings. If you like the genre give it a try, it really worths.

So, Alan Wake is well-constructed third person, adventure, shooter game with an incredible atmosphere which sometime may gives you chills. The story it's built on it's fantastic, with many plot twist I believe and with strong sense of mystery through all the gameplay. Also, the cutscenes are awesome, very well-directed and a lovely "relaxation break" from the gameplay, although you don't need it much. Now the gameplay is thrilling, very enjoyable and it has different combat mechanics from the most games out there as you fight with shadows controlled by the dark presence and you have to destroy their shadow-protection with your flashlight and then kill them. Which I found really awesome, because it adds an extra agony when you walk alone in the dark forest having a constant fear that someone is going to jump at you and you got to be ready. Also the gameplay is not very complicated and difficult, something I believe it's very good because I could search around for collectibles such as the manuscript, the coffee thermos and I could concetrate more in the story and enjoy the "journey". Something I found very intriguing is the idea of finding in the map the manuscript and read the facts that already have happened in the game or that will happen after you found the page of the manuscript. The landscapes are beautiful and breathtaking (especially in the cutscenes) and I catch myself staring at them many times. Last but not least, the soundtrack is marvelous that's why I didn't skip any waiting screen after the end of each episode, as well as I turned on every radio and wait for the conversation to end so i can listen to the tracks that followed.

Pros:
-Great graphics and lighting effects
-Awesome Soundtrack
-Fantastic atmosphere
-Different combat mechanics
-A well written story

Cons:
-The maps sometime may look similar
-Although the cutscenes are beautiful the character's
model is poor

In conclusion Alan Wake it's a great storytelling game with a quite good gameplay, although I spot some technical issues I believe when I had to jump in a higher platform or walking through a floor with some missing planks, but this might be an aspect to the horror/survival genre. I do recommend you to buy it if you like enjoying good story lines as this one and you don't want a constant action.

Imagine if Stephen King wrote a season of Twin Peaks.

Alan Wake is a frustrated writer taking a break with his wife to the small, secluded town of Bright Falls. All is not as it seems as there is an undefinable evil hiding in the woods, stalking townspeople and turning them into crazed monsters known as "taken". When Alan's wife dissapears, he must venture into the woods to find her and piece together what happened using pages from a book he doesn't remember writing.

Alan Wake is a tense, forboding horror game. The most notable feature is the "fight with light" mechanic, where the taken are invulnerable to regular weapons until you burn out their protective aura using your torch, flares and flashbangs, as well as stationary light sources. Combat is a close quarters affair, as your dodge mechanic lets you evade slashes by the skin of your teeth. There isn't really any boss fights but there are occasional poltergeists (inanimate objects infused with the darkness and act as missiles) as well as some great set pieces to add variety to the combat.

Remedy's use of light and shadow in Alan Wake is outstanding, helping to create an incredible sense of dread. Seening a quick fog come screaming through the trees and catching glimpses of taken watching you from the distance is quite unsettling.

The story is quite good, even if it does contrive reasons for Alan to be out in the woods every night. The game is divided up into six episodes (8 if you include the DLC), each with their own recap and credits making you very much feel like you're playing a t'v show, even if the lip-synching is pretty poor.

All in all, Alan Wake is an excellant game. I wouldn't call it survival-horror as you're usually kept reasonably stocked up on ammo but more as psychological horror, as you are constantly asking yourself what's real and what's not. Alan Wake stays with your for a long time.

Alan and his friend Barry take a rockin' tour of a rustic mountain town. But when something comes to spoil their fun they try to solve the mystery in this Scooby-Doo like action comedy.

Fantastic... played originally on Xbox 360 but only got about half way through due to brown trousers moments. However, after playing Evil Within, decided to give this a go which is like playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure in comparison. Fantastic story, compelling, worth a play!

Alan Wake is a pretty good game. The atmosphere is cool, albeit towards the end it got kinda repetitive and predictable. Gunplay is solid, the mechanics are solid, and Barry is a cool guy. Don't forget to play the DLC episodes that are free and wrap up the story nicely. Overall, the game gets an 8/10

This is really a good game. Interesting story. You will fall in love with the main characters story

Pretty good narrative with a nice creepy atmosphere. However the combat gets kind of repetitive. Still very much worth playing.

8 термосов кофе из 10
+1 термос - за Poets of the fall
+1 термос - за сюжет в сюжете
+1 термос - за живописную природу
+1 термос - крутотецких старикашек в лечебнице
+1 термос - скримеры их не так много, но приятно
+1 термос - не любил хорроры? Теперь полюбишь
+1 термос - кофе в термосах
остальное... А сами раскидайте, много няшностей

Diane, call David Lynch and Stephen King. They may be short a few paychecks.

Alan Wake's developer Remedy have long tried to innovate with all of their games. For better or for worse, Remedy tries to shake up the formula of gaming with each release, pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment. Alan Wake is a result of that attempt at innovation, rooted in not only the ideas and philosophies of fiction itself, but also in telling a unique story using unique gameplay mechanics and ideas.

Alan Wake takes place in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, with our titular protagonist Alan Wake arriving the small fishing town of Bright Falls with his wife. There on vacation to get away from the stresses of their lives and help clear Alan of his writer's block, Alan's Wife goes missing at their island cabin, and Alan is forced into combating dark forces that have begun to take hold of the local residents.

While the story of a man searching for his missing wife is nothing new, it's the gameplay mechanics, the thematic narrative of fiction itself, and the game's dark atmosphere that set it apart from its contemporaries. The gameplay primarily revolves around the idea of illumination, with light as Alan's primary weapon, both literally and figuratively. The enemies in the game are surrounded by darkness, and cannot be harmed until the darkness has been burned away using light. To this end, Alan has numerous tools at his disposal to aid him in this. His primary weapon is a flashlight, but he can also find items such as flares, flashbang grenades and even environmental items such as lamps and searchlights that can be used against the hordes of Taken that Alan contends with throughout the game, in addition to a small array of firearms.

The style of gameplay is most similar to survival horror, requiring constant scrounging for ammunition, batteries to power Alan's flashlight and other items while avoiding constant attack by enemies in the darkness of the woods. The game also rewards exploration as items and collectibles are hidden everywhere in the game. Enemies can appear literally from nowhere, however, and the player is rarely safe in the dark forests that make up most of the game's environments.

Combat in the game involves a balance between burning away the darkness from enemies, shooting them when they are vulnerable, and dodging their attacks. Most every attack in the game can be dodged as long as the player does so just before it connects. However, the game's foes tend to flank Alan and appear behind him, requiring the player to be vigilante and keep a constant watch to ensure that no enemies are attacking from outside his sight.

The idea of illumination also plays into the health system in the game. Alan will regenerate health, but very slowly. However, standing in bright light will restore it almost immediately, and it is only in these bright lights that Alan is safe from attack.

The game is based very heavily in weird fiction. Lovecraft is a particular influence, as is Stephen King, both of whom get name dropped (King gets name dropped several times. In fact the first words in the game are 'Stephen King'). The ideas of weird fiction, the creepy, small town atmosphere, the strangeness of many of its inhabitants, and the way the game tends not to explain many things helps to build the feel of an place that is just not quite right. It's a tone in games that I love, though many will not. If you're the kind of player who needs straight answers from your stories, this is probably not the game for you.

The narrative revolves around the foundations of fiction and art in general, and the implicaitons of how fiction affects the world around us. It delves into the structure of stories and the creation of artistic works, the ramifications of creation and its impact. In doing so, the developer is attempting to shed light on not only the impact of fictional works such as the game itself, but also how taxing and destructive any creative work can be, on both the creator, those around them, and the audience itself. The metanarrative revolving around the ideas are fascinating when paired with the interactive nature of games, in which not only the developer but also the players are involved in making the story happen.

These themes and ideas, along with the game's illumination mechanics informing the titular character's actions, and the actions of the players themselves, creates a unique gameplay experience that deconstructs the ideas of game creation itself. Both figuratively and literally, the game is shedding light on the ramifications of artistic creation.

In general, the game is very well designed. It's environments are at once gorgeous, giving us incredible scenery in the form of America's Pacific Northwest, and ominous and terrifying, with the environments becoming dark and twisted in the night. The combat flows well, and the gameplay and set pieces are used to drive the story forward, instead of merely relying on cutscenes constantly. By and large, it's an excellently designed game with a superb narrative.

It is not without its flaws, though, some fairly severe. Though the combat is well designed, the variations of enemies to be found are very small, and just two chapters in the player has seen almost every foe they will face throughout the game, with virtually no variation from then on out. It can occasionally be tedious to fight the same foes over and over again throughout the game.

The voicework and dialogue are generally fine, but for a game about writing it can occasionally screw up hard, particularly in the case of Alan's wife Alice. Her dialogue is atrocious, virtually unforgivable in its cliched awfulness. Her voice acting is not good, but then I'm not sure what anyone could have done with the tripe she was given.

Speaking of Alice, let's talk about the facial animations. They were awful upon release, and they look even worse now. Alan's facial animations are decently done for the most part, but almost everyone else in the game looks terrible, with Alice looking particularly awful. Her lips don't sync up, barely moving at all, and her expression barely changes throughout the game, no matter the circumstances.

I do have a few other gripes here and there, such as some of the collectibles never showing up again after you've found them but some do, making it hard to find them all using a guide, or the game's lack of variations in combat and environments. These things, however, are not dealbreakers for me, and I love the unique narrative and gameplay styles that we haven't seen before or since.

My final verdict is that Alan Wake is an excellent game that tried to push the ideas of interactive narrative forward, and I'd definitely recommend at least checking it out. It's not going to be for everybody, but it's most certainly an experience you can't get anywhere else.

One of the best, if not THE best, storyline i've ever seen!

If you want a game with a top notch storyline, you have to buy this one.

I learned from this game that omega 3 fatty acids are good for my heart. Then the game reminded me that there are 65 billion pigs and cows in the world. And did you know that the graveyard shift can cause cancer?

After taking 2 pills in the morning starting playing this game i was nice and calm all day long. In the evening after playing i took 3 and i slept like a baby.

Overall: Stay away from my daughter. Play this game.

Unintresting and cringy story. The gameplay is boring beyond belief, and the game overall is not even worth the time.