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My name is Alan Wake. I'm a writer. |OT|
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BenjaminBirdie
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Solo said:
I love the late-80's wood fence design in that chapter too. We're both at the same spot.
zero margin
Member
BenjaminBirdie said:
That has got to be the most original compliment I've ever seen, I mean fuck. Bravo sir.
derFeef said:
No, everything but that, turning on the 360 alone at the dashboard just inundates you. Also, I don't think this type of game would translate well to tv ads, I mean not a lot of set pieces and shit they can show, just some dickhead with a flashlight in the woods.
I mean that last part in a loving way of course.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
zero margin said:
But do you know what I mean?
:lol
It's very specifically of a certain aesthetic, you know? And visually, there's that one area where there's a door in a fence and it's juuuuust open (I think it leads to a Flame Cave) and because of the way the slats are designed it is SOOOO creepy.
I don't know, it just really struck me as well done.
Just finished this game on Hard, what a ride. Managed to grab every radio and television which I'm happy about but I'm sad that I managed to miss 3 treasure boxes and 3 signs.
Damn all that foilage and fog in the night, I swear every time I moved something in an obscure corner I was thinking in my head there were a couple of Taken just sneaking up on me. :lol Not sure if I'm up for a Nightmare at this point.
In episode 4 where
Episode 5 was great too,
Barry is just too awesome.
Although, I wish Alan would
Damn all that foilage and fog in the night, I swear every time I moved something in an obscure corner I was thinking in my head there were a couple of Taken just sneaking up on me. :lol Not sure if I'm up for a Nightmare at this point.
In episode 4 where
Barry was constantly looking after the cardboard cutout of Alan Wake was hilarious. Also another thumbs up for the rock stage ! Best fight in the game by far.
with Barry covered in Christmas lights and the "flaming eye of Mordor". Having a three person party felt great at that point, saved me a lot of ammo too. 
Barry is just too awesome.
Although, I wish Alan would
stop dropping all his equipment half the time ! You'd think he would learn after the first or second time but noooo.
zero margin said:
I always thought this one would make for a good TV ad;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZQFwhS1njM
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Chapter 4 was incredible especially its quick pace/length. Just started Episode 5. It's been an amazing ride so far--sucks that it's almost over!
Some interesting speculation on the ending of Alan Wake
SPOILERS
http://resumeplay.net/home/2010/5/24/the-alan-wake-files-shedding-light-on-the-games-mysteries.html
and some awesome news
http://resumeplay.net/home/2010/5/25/dlc-the-signal-and-the-writer-for-alan-wake.html
SPOILERS
http://resumeplay.net/home/2010/5/24/the-alan-wake-files-shedding-light-on-the-games-mysteries.html
and some awesome news
http://resumeplay.net/home/2010/5/25/dlc-the-signal-and-the-writer-for-alan-wake.html
The_Inquisitor
Member
Just finish chapter 4. A-fucking-mazing.
Just saw beginning of chapter 5. Holey-shit!
Just saw beginning of chapter 5. Holey-shit!
zero margin
Member
BenjaminBirdie said:
Honestly I don't know but I will pay more attention tonight after it gets dark and I play the game more. :lol
MightyHedgehog
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:lol That's some high praise, indeed. It is awesome. I'm just annoyed that the next episode won't be released for another two months...worse than waiting for a new season of a television show. At least, The Signal will be free to those that bought the game new...a smart move to limit trade-ins and, obviously, to get people in on buying new over used.Solo said:
MightyHedgehog
Member
Man, I dunno. I know a lot of people buy into this average score crap at these review aggregator sites (because they're too lazy to read and comprehend text or they're too unsure about wanting something and trust consensus more than personal feel), but I feel people generally rob themselves by leaning on them for some form of validation. The game deserves praise, I agree, and by and large, it has received very high scores and good reviews, AFAIK. The game just isn't completely compatible with the mainstream game site and reviewer and does have legitimate criticisms that could be leveled against it, but, overall, it's not going to be for everyone...something that I take as a good thing, although I know there's so much fucking stupid pressure for a developer to deliver to that microscopically small and rather homogeneous set of tastes.mujun said:
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
The one thing I cannot agree with in regard to the reviews that said anything about it is their comments about a weak ending. I think the last episode is a poor episode as far as the gameplay goes, but the story stays strong throughout the game (and even ramps up right to the end).
Overall, the lowest score I could possibly fathom for this game is an 8.5 (if we're doing a numerical system). The highest would be a 9.0. In reality, it's probably somewhere in between for me personally. 8.75 sounds about right.
Overall, the lowest score I could possibly fathom for this game is an 8.5 (if we're doing a numerical system). The highest would be a 9.0. In reality, it's probably somewhere in between for me personally. 8.75 sounds about right.
FateBreaker
Member
MightyHedgehog said:
And for newcomers to come on board and buy the game period. Hell, even if they did buy it used, they'd still get some money because, no doubt, they will want to see more.
In many ways, Alan Wake COULD be a real success. I mean, I think most people really want to see what happens next, and if they made the next 3-4 or whatever DLC pieces really top notch, and scattered out throughout the year, the publicity is there.
I think this is a game that will have legs............I hope.
MightyHedgehog said:
I don't buy into it, it's just the first time I've ever looked at a metacritic score and thought, "This game deserves better."
Either way it's not going to affect my enjoyment of the game (or any game for that matter). Maybe it's because I expect certain parties to use it's aggregate site's score as a means to dismiss the game.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Alright guys, I am about to hit chapter 6. Please tell me it is no more than an hour, I need to sleep for work. :lol :lol I have only missed 2 flasks and 2 pages up to this point. I should be able to easily get them on my 2nd run. I remembered what I missed and wrote it down on a sticky note.
However, I think I am going to save my nightmare run for closer to when the first DLC comes out. I need to play me some Red Dead Redemption soon.
However, I think I am going to save my nightmare run for closer to when the first DLC comes out. I need to play me some Red Dead Redemption soon.
CrazedArabMan
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The
on episode 5 was great, and the ending was something else, time to finish this sucker up, tomorrow, really looking forward to it.
So far Episode 4 and 5 (minus the garage fight) are my favorites.
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So far Episode 4 and 5 (minus the garage fight) are my favorites.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Thought I was gonna finish tomorrow but finished tonight instead, The Ending WTF!!!!
Time to go to the other tread now. But is was an incredible experience, I wish I could do it all over again without knowing what happened.
Time to go to the other tread now. But is was an incredible experience, I wish I could do it all over again without knowing what happened.
The Librarian
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Alan Wake is GOTY so far.
ResidentDante
Member
I don't know if any of you others here have shown the game to people you know, but I have. I am not just talking about other gaming friends, but to people who normally don't play games that much. I showed the first part of the game up until you wake up in the car crash and walk down to the logging site to my parents and to a girl I know who never plays videogames (well, at least not since Mario Bros on NES or something).
What I discovered was how engaged they became in the story and how the everyday things you do in the game leading up to the creepy night part helped them look at it more as a movie or tv-series. On both occasions they were saying the same things, like "what happens to Alice" and "you can move the guy in the movie yourself?" and "you can talk to the people in the diner, go talk to him over there then!"
I like it when games do this to non-gamers
What I discovered was how engaged they became in the story and how the everyday things you do in the game leading up to the creepy night part helped them look at it more as a movie or tv-series. On both occasions they were saying the same things, like "what happens to Alice" and "you can move the guy in the movie yourself?" and "you can talk to the people in the diner, go talk to him over there then!"
I like it when games do this to non-gamers
Awesome. I am going to show Alan Wake to some relatives as well. They do not understand games and why this is my hobby (I can accept that tough) so I am looking forward to their reaction!ResidentDante said:I don't know if any of you others here have shown the game to people you know, but I have. I am not just talking about other gaming friends, but to people who normally don't play games that much. I showed the first part of the game up until you wake up in the car crash and walk down to the logging site to my parents and to a girl I know who never plays videogames (well, at least not since Mario Bros on NES or something).
What I discovered was how engaged they became in the story and how the everyday things you do in the game leading up to the creepy night part helped them look at it more as a movie or tv-series. On both occasions they were saying the same things, like "what happens to Alice" and "you can move the guy in the movie yourself?" and "you can talk to the people in the diner, go talk to him over there then!"
I like it when games do this to non-gamers
ResidentDante
Member
A good tip is to not move the camera to much manually and to turn towards things that are of interest. It helps them see more of the game and they don't get so confused with the camera flying aroundderFeef said:
Here is a video of the French Alan Wake press kit, it's pretty cool (I don't know if they gave out the same pk in other countries): http://www.jv247.com/blog/3008-Pret-pour-des-vacances-a-Bright-Falls.html
plagiarize
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I've been staying clear of this thread until now. I just cleared chapter 4 last night and while I do think the review scores are indeed fair, I'm personally loving it.
It does have repetitive game design... but if you play it an episode at a time it's really not an issue.
It does run at a terribly low resolution... but it feels like they sacrificed resolution to give the game some of the best lighting and weather effects ever.
There are parts of it that give away it's laboured dev time. The animation feels a bit dated (and not just the faces)... you can tell that Bright Falls is on the disk as one giant map and that they've just kind of fenced off the individual levels.
while that means that the engine isn't really allowed to shine the way it should and that it's doing lifting that it really doesn't need to, I don't think I'd prefer it if the world felt like a series of seperate levels. every time you find yourself looking back onto cauldron lake or every time you spot a landmark from an earlier episode you feel like you're in a single location.
the combat is good (as expected from a Remedy title)... the writing is above par (again as expected)... the atmosphere is I think unparralled.
i'd been playing it on my 50 inch tv, but switched over to my 24 inch monitor last night. my TV's colours are all screwed up (it's a rear projection Sony) and everything is way to yellow and green and it can't be fixed for less than a $1000 (and I can't afford a replacement right now either). on the TV you really didn't notice the bad texture filtering outside of day time, or the low resolution.
on my monitor it's incredibly blatant, most likely cause i'm sat nearer to it and used to play PC games at 1920 x 1200 on that screen.
i'm hoping for a PC release (though that will get slammed too for other reasons) still so that the game can visually be all it should be.
i am glad that they chose to put the lighting, scale and weather effects over resolution... but i'd love to run it at a higher resolution without tearing on something with a bit more lifting power.
It does have repetitive game design... but if you play it an episode at a time it's really not an issue.
It does run at a terribly low resolution... but it feels like they sacrificed resolution to give the game some of the best lighting and weather effects ever.
There are parts of it that give away it's laboured dev time. The animation feels a bit dated (and not just the faces)... you can tell that Bright Falls is on the disk as one giant map and that they've just kind of fenced off the individual levels.
while that means that the engine isn't really allowed to shine the way it should and that it's doing lifting that it really doesn't need to, I don't think I'd prefer it if the world felt like a series of seperate levels. every time you find yourself looking back onto cauldron lake or every time you spot a landmark from an earlier episode you feel like you're in a single location.
the combat is good (as expected from a Remedy title)... the writing is above par (again as expected)... the atmosphere is I think unparralled.
i'd been playing it on my 50 inch tv, but switched over to my 24 inch monitor last night. my TV's colours are all screwed up (it's a rear projection Sony) and everything is way to yellow and green and it can't be fixed for less than a $1000 (and I can't afford a replacement right now either). on the TV you really didn't notice the bad texture filtering outside of day time, or the low resolution.
on my monitor it's incredibly blatant, most likely cause i'm sat nearer to it and used to play PC games at 1920 x 1200 on that screen.
i'm hoping for a PC release (though that will get slammed too for other reasons) still so that the game can visually be all it should be.
i am glad that they chose to put the lighting, scale and weather effects over resolution... but i'd love to run it at a higher resolution without tearing on something with a bit more lifting power.
plagiarize
Banned
yeah there is. i thought it was funny.Zing said:
I haven't found the product placement heavy handed at all actually.
Shake Appeal
Member
Sweet, all of this fits with my theories in the spoilers thread. :lolfbgamer said:
I thought the game (especially gameplay and atmosphere) was much better than I expected but I thought the
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ending was very disappointing and intentionally ambiguous to sell future DLC, which I'll buy, but I won't be happy about it -- let's hope the DLC doesn't take place in the woods so much, I felt the game was at its best when I wasn't just running around in the dark forest
Solo said:
And it comes from the left if you're using surround sound, just as you're passing a detour off path, instead of being some directionless ambient sound. I stood there for a little while pondering if I really was gonna go chasing after the voice or just continue on my way. So creepy.
The Librarian
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I don't know you?Tokubetsu said:
Thanks, Letters, for quoting the spoilers without the tags.Letters said:
Shake Appeal
Member
Toku probably reads the Halo threads.Dax01 said:
The Librarian
Banned
This game needs a melee option.
Shake Appeal
Member
Physically touching the darkness is probably not smart.