EagleEyes said:
Great scores all around. But I see the usual suspects that didn't post at all in the hype thread coming around as soon as the game doesn't get all 100's. Typical. There are some defensive fans in here but is it really worse that your typical PS3 exclusive thread, not even close.
i'm defensive of the notion that it's getting bad reviews because it isn't. it's getting very good scores, if not excellent scores.
i'll decide what i think of it for when I actually get to play it, but a game in a genre with subject matter i find compelling scoring around 8.5... well that's not something that makes me think 'ah well. guess i'll skip it'.
when MANY games in the horror genre score 8.5 and we go through this nonsense every time it gets pretty tired.
if you aren't into the genre, then yeah, Alan Wake isn't going to be the game for you based on these reviews, clearly. you'll have to wait for another horror game to score like Resident Evil 4 did to find one that'll be your cup of tea.
but if you like story driven action adventure horror stuff, then you definately want to pick this one up.
8.5 isn't mediocre in any sense of the word. it may be below where you can justify buying a game. i don't know your income. if you can only afford to buy all the 9 and up rated games that appeal to you, then yeah, fair enough... but that doesn't make the ones that score less bad.
Alan Wake is scoring the same as Remedy's last two games which remain highly thought of after all these years. It is scoring the same as the first three games in the much loved Silent Hill series, which is clearly an inspiration and is clearly going to appeal to a lot of the same people.
So yeah, maybe you can't afford to buy every game that gets 8 and up. Oh well, you're missing out on a lot of awesome games that often only lose points due to flaws that won't bother everyone and might not bother you.
