SlasherJPC
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AndyMoogle said:
Yes it does.
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Yes it does.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
AndyMoogle said:
Ahh ok, I just got the regular edition, no code or anything came with mine, np, should of the LCE edition tbh, may trade mine in.
slasher_thrasher21 said:Yes it does.
Uh?, you got a code in your regular edition?
Shake Appeal
Member
Time to read the spoilers thread!Y2Kev said:
SlasherJPC
Banned
lowrider007 said:
I didn't I got the collectors edition but my friend bought the regular edition and yeah he got the code as well.
Windom Earle
Member
Picked up the LE today (just too cheap to miss out)
Playing RDR right now, Alan Wake is for the night
Playing RDR right now, Alan Wake is for the night
Shake Appeal
Member
The game really does benefit from being played alone at night with headphones (or surround sound, if you have it).
SlasherJPC
Banned
Flunkie said:
What are you talking about?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I'm maybe half-way through episode 3.
Without commenting on story or gameplay;
Holy fuck the character movement speed is sooooo sloooooooooooooooooow. Any area without enemies disables running, even when he's running he's still not a very agile character, the asthma attacks kick in way too fast and take too long to recover from. Just awful character movement speed.
The worst part about it is that in-combat Alan is actually quite agile. The timed cinematic dodges are really really cool and make you feel unusually in control. It doesn't make sense that he can bob and weave and blast but can barely move.
Now, I get that the Taken need to be a bit faster than Alan to prevent you from being able to turtle near the spotlight sections (for example the part with the bridge with the underpass near the end of episode 2 where you get ambushed by maybe 4 little guys and 1 bigger guy was very challenging on Hard and if you could run faster than the Taken you'd be able to get back to the spotlight no problem) but that's no excuse for making it a laborious task just to move from room to room.
The radar (which is useless because really it's really just a compass, not a radar) isn't as bad as the stupid omnipresent objective string, which is just kinda floating in the middle of nowhere. "GET ACROSS THE BRIDGE!!!!" "GET BACK TO THE CABIN!!!"--it's not like objectives are complex or anything, you really don't need to be constantly reminded of them.
Without commenting on story or gameplay;
Holy fuck the character movement speed is sooooo sloooooooooooooooooow. Any area without enemies disables running, even when he's running he's still not a very agile character, the asthma attacks kick in way too fast and take too long to recover from. Just awful character movement speed.
The worst part about it is that in-combat Alan is actually quite agile. The timed cinematic dodges are really really cool and make you feel unusually in control. It doesn't make sense that he can bob and weave and blast but can barely move.
Now, I get that the Taken need to be a bit faster than Alan to prevent you from being able to turtle near the spotlight sections (for example the part with the bridge with the underpass near the end of episode 2 where you get ambushed by maybe 4 little guys and 1 bigger guy was very challenging on Hard and if you could run faster than the Taken you'd be able to get back to the spotlight no problem) but that's no excuse for making it a laborious task just to move from room to room.
sflufan said:
The radar (which is useless because really it's really just a compass, not a radar) isn't as bad as the stupid omnipresent objective string, which is just kinda floating in the middle of nowhere. "GET ACROSS THE BRIDGE!!!!" "GET BACK TO THE CABIN!!!"--it's not like objectives are complex or anything, you really don't need to be constantly reminded of them.
SlasherJPC
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Flunkie said:Sorry lol, read my edit.
Awww bummer dude. But that does explain it. Your xbox just got officially "taken"
Shake Appeal
Member
I think I walked through any area that didn't have enemies, soaking in the atmosphere and basically roleplaying the game, so this was never an issue.Stumpokapow said:
But your mileage obviously varies.
My Xbox, along with my PS3, Wii, Dish Network, my flashlight, and my virginity.. :'(slasher_thrasher21 said:
I JUST got back into "gaming" mode too. Out of school for the summer, gonna be spending less time with the girlfriend due to us both working, friends are going off for the summer. Bought Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption, and now I can't even enjoy me some good lazy gaming time that I've been missing out on lately.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
stupei said:
Damn, didn't get any code with mine, purchased from BlockBuster UK, it wasn't sealed or anything though, they keep the manual and disk separate, bummer, gonna ring them now.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
ummmmm, it appears I'm not the only one,
http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=3814
Seems that a few people in the UK have had the same problem, A bit of a shame that really.
http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=3814
Seems that a few people in the UK have had the same problem, A bit of a shame that really.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
bought it at lunch on a whim. can't wait for work to be over so i can go home and illuminate the hell out of bitchez.
lowrider007 said:
That completely sucks. Maybe Remedy will be able to do something, since it's not an isolated issue? If they can confirm the purchase, at least.
soco said:
Not sure how limited it will turn out to be in the end, but all the Best Buys in my area have completely sold out and say they don't have any more on order. (Gamestops, on the other hand, seem to have quite a few.)
The_Inquisitor
Member
Is it true there is an achievement you can only get if you bought LE?
That's exactly how I approached the game :lol Everytime I walk into a bunch of Taken, I can't help but grin and think "let's dance..."LiK said:
Took me the first episode to really get used to the controls, let alone the Hard difficulty. But you feel like a badass when you're chaining together different moves/weapons. Like evading the closest enemy, turning towards another to burn away it's darkness, then quickly shooting off a flare gun at some distant enemy, and swiftly pumping out a shotgun shell to the face of that first enemy. The combat in this game is pretty straightforward but there are nuances to it that makes it easy to engage a large group of Taken. The ability to change the direction of where you're facing during slo-mo evasions can be pretty useful. Plus, a quick burst of the torch with the L trigger makes the enemy stagger a little, even if their darkness has been depleted, buying you just enough time to do other stuff like take out closer enemies, reload, etc.
Mr Solo Dolo
Member
The_Inquisitor said:
Nope, you can only unlock the avatar award though if you own the LE.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Mr Solo Dolo said:
Oh ok, I don't give a crap about that. According to my tracker my game arrived. Pumped!
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Just got a new Yamaha HDMI receiver that will get put to the test with Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption.Prine said:
And I will play this on Hard from the outset because you say I should. :lol
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Shake Appeal said:
DSP managed to take it one step further. Random power outages to really step up the experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUfWo-bJRPQ
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Just finished!!
Pretty good overall, a solid 8/10.
Any game that finishes on
can do itself no harm in my book.
The only annoying thing with the game is that with a few extra things/additions/improvements the game could enter 'great' territory.
Pretty good overall, a solid 8/10.
Any game that finishes on
A Space Oddity
The only annoying thing with the game is that with a few extra things/additions/improvements the game could enter 'great' territory.
Shake Appeal
Member
Man oh man, Nightmare is so much better. You can actually run out of ammo!
SlasherJPC
Banned
For anyone interested Alan Wake is 49.99 right now on Amazon.
Squall ASF
Member
slasher_thrasher21 said:
But you took me to the store to pay 60, I thought you were my friend
SlasherJPC
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SquallASF said:But you took me to the store to pay 60, I thought you were my friend
LOL I didn't know! *points at your avatar*
Shake Appeal
Member
Okay, on Nightmare difficulty, the
bulldozer fight is actually pretty intense, at least until I realized a really easy way to do it without getting hit (drop flares regularly to keep back the Taken, not even bothering with them, and just focus the beam steadily on the dozer.
Shake Appeal
Member
So far, they seem to be on the main track. I've got all the page for Episodes 1 and 2 now.
Weird. I am really taking my time with this game and explore every corner. There must be something I am missing.Shake Appeal said:
Hm, you really do not want to play the last episode under time pressure, do you?Costanza said:
I would say a bit shorter than EP 5 if my mind does not trick me.