Alan Wake

[Toaster]

Wtach the second Trailer

I hope it's as good as it looks.

[marcus]

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Alan Wake sounds like the name to a pretentious novel or something about a depressed writer... ironically that's pretty much what the game is about.

[DarkwingChuck]

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That looks extremely cool.

[Kire]

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I'm all over this when it comes out. We need more games like this.

[The_Real_Crunk]

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That does look pretty cool.

Having your own nightmares come after you as soon as the sun sets would be pretty freaky.

[Vonwert]

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Looks very interesting, but I really can't tell what kind of gameplay there will be from the trailers.

[Toaster]

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Looks very interesting, but I really can't tell what kind of gameplay there will be from the trailers.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

I'm hoping it won't be just some Silent Hill clone. Which, if it is, I'm sure I'd still love it. But the narrative looks promising.

[Magik]

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From the trailers it looked like a sort of Myst/Silent Hill hybrid to me. Looks interesting..

[Kire]

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Uh...

I finally got to this. I couldn't stop playing. I beat it.

Then I downloaded and beat the expansion / downloadable content / "sequel" chapter.


Guys...if you can, play this game. The story is really good. The memorable moments that happen are really good. The downloadable chapter is downright inspired. We need more games like this.

[Toaster]

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So more games need to crib on Steven King and steer away from innovation? Sounds good! I played the game and couldn't even finish it. The entire thing was an incredibly soulless affair and it felt like a re-skin of Max Payne complete with a heavy-handed narrative but with you running around in the woods instead of abandoned warehouses and flashlight combat instead of bullet time.

Sorry, Kire.

I walked in wanting to like it, too. Look at how hopeful Toaster from 4 years ago was!

[Kire]

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Ok, then you better not like Zelda.

[Toaster]

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Zelda has it's place and they're well made games with a lot of polish but the series has become too formulaic. And that formula is getting pretty sterile and predictable--which is why Majora's Mask is my favorite Zelda game.

What happened in the DLC chapter, anyways? Mind spoiling it for me? I heard that the game kind of blueballed the audience out of an actual ending.

[Biggie]

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I wanted to love the game too. But found it too repetitive. I think it did atmosphere really well, but aside from the light mechanic, there really wasn't much to keep this game's formula varied.

[Goufunaki]

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I still want to get this game. I actually saw it at best buy the other day for about $40. Hopefully the collector's edition drops in price, that one was about $80.

[Big Country]

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I got the collectors edition of this game. It's pretty sweet.