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Alan Wake II |OT| I'm blinded by the lights.........
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Chuck Berry
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Quantum didn't shy away from it either. Say what you will about the easter eggs and shit being too early on before anyone would know AW2 would exist (or maybe even Control as well?)
...But seeing this will always be a big wtf whenever I play it.
Elysium44
Banned
Sometimes I wish we could uninvent the internet so I never had to read y'all again. Everyone who uses it sounds backwards to the rest of us English speakers.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
Lets not derail this thread any further, but you are jumping to a lot of conclusions, none that were even mentioned in anyone's post discussing the line in question.
Exactly what conclusion did I jump to? Did you not see the entire page of outrage over the "white asshole" line? Lmfao
Windom Earle
Member
Because liking attractive and interesting women instantly means "jerking off". The main problem with Saga is not even her looks, it's her being boring af.
actual racism btw
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Maybe to your perspective. If I, a white person, half seriously but also in jest talk about how annoying white people are, and you cry racism, my perspective is good lord are you sensitive AND you're proving my point
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I hope Barry makes a cameo before the game's over.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Finished it. 8.5...maybe 8. and I was giving it a 10 for first few hours.
The game is super popular and I am a huge AW fan... so my opinion will get a lot of hate here. Despite me telling to my wife yesterday "this game is amazing". And I do think so. But some things drag it down.
The ending sucked ass unfortunately.
For a sequel that 25 hours long, 13 years after the original game...
The game is beautiful aside from some Image Quality and performance downsides on ps5 too.
My non spoilery random thoughts. Good and bad things:
-loved visual design and especially audio design. Rain, wind, music. Amazing.
-I applaud Remedy for doing something different and original.
-Incredible atmosphere. Visiting the diner outside of main quest is so good.
-Liked the characters. Saga is a bit of a nothing burger but I grew to like her well enough.
-I somehow didn't mind all the detective board stuff. Outside of sorting collectibles there. It takes too long sometimes but it was something different.
-You spend way way way way too much time listening to head voices when profiling people and wake reading pages. it must total to like 4 hours or something.
-Shooting felt good but I wish there was a bit more combat? I never thought I would say that. No idea why you have 2 shotgun and a hunting rifle. It's the same weapon.
-Inventory system didn't need to be there at all. It adds clutter and takes your time. You still end up with more than enough of everything +10x that in shoebox.
-Poor controller aiming. Acceleration galore.
-All the needless areas to explore after beating the area boss are just needless. I ended up wasting way too much time for nothing.
-I mean... I love that you have some freedom to explore but it would be enough for me to just be able to run through this nice area and maybe keep an eye out for a thermos. but as they did it, I felt the need to comb the area deeper than I clean me teeth. Some areas grew tiresome.
-Nursing rhymes and charms are the most useless thing ever. I am not doing a single one if I ever replay this game. How could one even use the "yeah you don't die once" charm.. I had like 10 of these.
-Cult stashes are fine. At least the ones with a puzzle. The ones with a key hidden in the 2nd end of the area are bad.
-Lunch boxes are bad too. Thermoses were just collectibles but lunch boxes are weapon upgrades. So you have to explore this fucking forest for 2 hours.
-Lol Saga actually says something among the lines "these fucking white people are doing this to me again".. seriously? That got me out of the moment.
-It's starts amusingly with Sam Lake being Casey but by the end you are kinda sick of his self fanboism in every scene possible. Good for him I guess.
-Same with Finland.. ok I get it, Remedy is finnish but christ. Just place the game in Finland. This is a bit obnoxious.
-And how many Jump scare loud bright screen can there be?! All the time apparently. Especially with that old lady mission. I am playing at night with headphones and it's just annoying. I am feeling the scary atmosphere and then this idiotic thing ruins it.
So yeah... that's a lot of complaints. I think the game is still fantastic but I kinda got the same issue as FF 16. It got a bit too big with a bit too much bloat not related to main game in any way.
But you only realize that after you wasted hours and hours doing chores. Like side quests in ff16 (maybe next one will be important... and then the game is 50 hours).
Now about the ending
The game is super popular and I am a huge AW fan... so my opinion will get a lot of hate here. Despite me telling to my wife yesterday "this game is amazing". And I do think so. But some things drag it down.
The ending sucked ass unfortunately.
For a sequel that 25 hours long, 13 years after the original game...
The game is beautiful aside from some Image Quality and performance downsides on ps5 too.
My non spoilery random thoughts. Good and bad things:
-loved visual design and especially audio design. Rain, wind, music. Amazing.
-I applaud Remedy for doing something different and original.
-Incredible atmosphere. Visiting the diner outside of main quest is so good.
-Liked the characters. Saga is a bit of a nothing burger but I grew to like her well enough.
-I somehow didn't mind all the detective board stuff. Outside of sorting collectibles there. It takes too long sometimes but it was something different.
-You spend way way way way too much time listening to head voices when profiling people and wake reading pages. it must total to like 4 hours or something.
-Shooting felt good but I wish there was a bit more combat? I never thought I would say that. No idea why you have 2 shotgun and a hunting rifle. It's the same weapon.
-Inventory system didn't need to be there at all. It adds clutter and takes your time. You still end up with more than enough of everything +10x that in shoebox.
-Poor controller aiming. Acceleration galore.
-All the needless areas to explore after beating the area boss are just needless. I ended up wasting way too much time for nothing.
-I mean... I love that you have some freedom to explore but it would be enough for me to just be able to run through this nice area and maybe keep an eye out for a thermos. but as they did it, I felt the need to comb the area deeper than I clean me teeth. Some areas grew tiresome.
-Nursing rhymes and charms are the most useless thing ever. I am not doing a single one if I ever replay this game. How could one even use the "yeah you don't die once" charm.. I had like 10 of these.
-Cult stashes are fine. At least the ones with a puzzle. The ones with a key hidden in the 2nd end of the area are bad.
-Lunch boxes are bad too. Thermoses were just collectibles but lunch boxes are weapon upgrades. So you have to explore this fucking forest for 2 hours.
-Lol Saga actually says something among the lines "these fucking white people are doing this to me again".. seriously? That got me out of the moment.
-It's starts amusingly with Sam Lake being Casey but by the end you are kinda sick of his self fanboism in every scene possible. Good for him I guess.
-Same with Finland.. ok I get it, Remedy is finnish but christ. Just place the game in Finland. This is a bit obnoxious.
-And how many Jump scare loud bright screen can there be?! All the time apparently. Especially with that old lady mission. I am playing at night with headphones and it's just annoying. I am feeling the scary atmosphere and then this idiotic thing ruins it.
So yeah... that's a lot of complaints. I think the game is still fantastic but I kinda got the same issue as FF 16. It got a bit too big with a bit too much bloat not related to main game in any way.
But you only realize that after you wasted hours and hours doing chores. Like side quests in ff16 (maybe next one will be important... and then the game is 50 hours).
Now about the ending
Big effing deal. ITS A SPIRAL !!! Lol whatever man....
13 years and nothing is resolved. Alan still in the dark place. Alice apparently too. It was never explained how Alan got all the "up to date" news on Alice in the dark place. Turns out it was just that and not dark place playing tricks on him. Makes no sense.
FBC made Alice remember everything so she jumped into dark place somehow.
Ahti is again the best character in the game... and he is from control.
Saga and Casey are stuck in the dark place. Logan never picked up the phone. Clear DLC bait playing as Casey.
Clearly MR DOOR dlc bait.
Nothing on Barry aside from few mentions and notes. Shame.
The musical mission was amazing.
13 years and nothing is resolved. Alan still in the dark place. Alice apparently too. It was never explained how Alan got all the "up to date" news on Alice in the dark place. Turns out it was just that and not dark place playing tricks on him. Makes no sense.
FBC made Alice remember everything so she jumped into dark place somehow.
Ahti is again the best character in the game... and he is from control.
Saga and Casey are stuck in the dark place. Logan never picked up the phone. Clear DLC bait playing as Casey.
Clearly MR DOOR dlc bait.
Nothing on Barry aside from few mentions and notes. Shame.
The musical mission was amazing.
DonJorginho
Banned
hilarious and slightly depressing that this is yet another GAME thread that has been dragged down by certain people getting visibly upset/aggravated over a female characters face and/or skin tone....
is this a video game forum or a beautician forum?
is this a video game forum or a beautician forum?
SCB3
Member
On to Chapter 3 part 2, Cadera St Station and I can see where people were coming from talking about how well it uses some very unique mechanics
Also, if you are not already, do yourselves a favor and play with some good headphones, I use the PS5 Pulse ones, the sound design is fantastic and the best use of that "3D Sound" that Sony Advertise
Also, if you are not already, do yourselves a favor and play with some good headphones, I use the PS5 Pulse ones, the sound design is fantastic and the best use of that "3D Sound" that Sony Advertise
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
The beef jerky drama on the radio has me dying 
Ulysses 31
Member
The story's not done, 2 story DLCs are coming which is why I'll be waiting to play the game till those are out.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It gets kinda sad the more it goes on thoughThe beef jerky drama on the radio has me dying
Poor Pat.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
One of the caller really got pissed off.It gets kinda sad the more it goes on though
Poor Pat.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Grildon Tundy
Member
Also, I'm pretty sure that if Remedy was the sole owner of the Max Payne IP, they would've integrated him, too. Alex Casey is as close as you can get without getting sued; a cop, likeness of Sam Lake, voice by James McCaffrey.
Especially when Casey wears the leather jacket and tie and in the New York levels.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Yeah it’s some serious meta on meta on meta type shit and they pulled it off. Alex Casey IS Max Payne.
The whole chapter in the subway I’m just lookin around seeing what assets they’ll probably bring over to the remakes.
Set post processing to low. This is a if not the most fps killer in the game apart from RT. Try DLSS balanced. The jump from quality to balanced isn't that huge in visual difference.
If you still don't achieve 60fps (which you probably should by now because I'm playing with path tracing at 30fps with a 3080), try using the "medium" graphics preset. Some higher settings reduce noise and grain that might be okay for you when wanting to achieve 60fps.
Only if you make progress. Watch out for the "game saved" prompt at the top right of the screen. Check also the "load game" screen; there it tells you when it saved the game the last time.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Not often enough. You really need to pay attention to when it autosaves.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Also you can check how long it's been since the last save from the Load menu.
Sleepwalker
Member
Im at the first boss fight and its really annoying, keep running out of ammo and the fat cunt wont die. And yeah I have the shotgun
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Yeah for some reason the first boss feel like it refuses to die, to the point I felt like I'm not suppose to kill him or something.
Later bosses are much better.
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Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Git Gud scrub. On hard mode I think it took all of 4-6 shotgun shots to the head.
Sleepwalker
Member
Im on hard mode but I only have 2 shotgun shells how did you get more lol
Sleepwalker
Member
I even got confused because Saga at some point says "I gotts get out of here" so I thought maybe im supposed to escape him haha
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Totally works. Just did it. Hell yeah dude
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Think the arena start with a cooler in the north east corner of where he spawns in the water ? Shotty to the dome twice causes him to disappear and the darkness to start damaging you if you don’t run. So pop him twice, run to cooler , go to next area.
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LaughingStock
Member
You need to look for the loot boxes along the way.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
In the boss area there are several boxes that give you bullets, that I how managed to beat it with only pistol because I forgot to pick up my shotgun.
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Dusktildawn48
Member
Think I missed the Alan Shotgun, I'm like 8 hours in and don't have it.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's in Initiation 5: Room 665
Before you get inside Oceanview Hotel, there's a bar where you can steal the light to reveal it.
I am not 100% sure if you can go back there after the fact.
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Dusktildawn48
Member
Oh well I'm on 4, thanks!
Lokaum D+
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Finished Saga chapter 6.
Kinda figured the Scratch-is-Wake twist the first time Saga starts seeing the visions of Alan even though he's supposed to be out of the Dark Place.
Still, a very effective and brutal scene with Jaako in the jail cell.
Still, a very effective and brutal scene with Jaako in the jail cell.
semiconscious
Member
no shit! hell, i don't even particularly like this version of alan wake. meaning, despite the fact that alex casey is utterly single-note & useless, he's effortlessly managing to steal every scene he's in simply by being his somewhat off-kilter self...
same. i recently reached an 'end of part', waited for the next scene to begin, then quit, & when i hit 'continue', i was back before the 'end of part'? really poorly handled. not sure why...
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Holy shit. Bright Falls and Watery look fucking downright sinister at night time.
11/10 points for atmosphere.
11/10 points for atmosphere.
rhodesianshepard
Banned
You can! This game is great with backtracking.
I'm about 2/3 through and I am still highly enjoying it. It's the first game where I go out of my way to exhaust every bit of dialogue. I don't even think the writing is exceptional, but the atmosphere for this game is legendary. You just want to interact with every part of it
Combat is perfectly adequate, especially for this type of game. I do wish there was crafting, more enemy variety, and dismemberment. Also, the bloody wolves in this game suck so hard. Shitty fucking animations that make it incredibly difficult to shoot. And on hard mode it takes 2 shotgun blasts plus a couple pistol rounds to kill them. Absolutely absurd
I'm currently at a 9/10. One of the most unique gaming experiences for sure. Great slow burn
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I seem to have run into a game breaking bug and it's really bumming me out.
Saga chapter, Return 6;: Scratch.
Saga chapter, Return 6;: Scratch.
I have done the boss fight, Estevez gave me the cell key, I have exhausted all available profiling and board options but the objective is not progressing from "come up with a plan". There is nothing left for me to attach to the board, or any profiling left. But Estevez or Casey aren't giving me any new info.
Really bummed out about this.
Really bummed out about this.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
The game is little buggy, no where near as bad as CP2077 when it first came but its rough around edges.
I like the I posted above, when try to switch to Alan but I was still playing as Saga even tho I was in Dark place.
I hope iron out the game when they release NG+.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
This is a really well made game. I’m back to Saga missions. The pacing has been ok. Sometimes the immersion breaks and I think it’s because I’m too busy pinning evidence on the wall. It’s good in pieces.
Windom Earle
Member
I am not crying, just calling you a hypocrite. You like calling everyone out as sensitive snowflakes but on the other hand YOU get offended by a whole race using blanket statements. Complete nonsense. Where did whitey touch you?Maybe to your perspective. If I, a white person, half seriously but also in jest talk about how annoying white people are, and you cry racism, my perspective is good lord are you sensitive AND you're proving my point
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
that first boss fight is sending shivers down my spine with headphones on
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Salmon Snake
Member
The game is not that scary but the atmosphere is top tier. The graphics even in 60fps mode are so good.
I'm gaming with headphones and the audio is just fantastic. The sounds of the Taken in the shadows, wind blowing and the rustle of the FBI jacket. Good stuff.
The first boss made me a bit nervous.
I'm gaming with headphones and the audio is just fantastic. The sounds of the Taken in the shadows, wind blowing and the rustle of the FBI jacket. Good stuff.
The first boss made me a bit nervous.
The subway with it's Max Payne references are so cool and take me way back
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