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1UP: Alan Wake Review

1UP writes:

"There's a moment in Alan Wake, where the titular protagonist reads a passage that goes, "The new one will be a masterpiece, I know it! You must tell him not to listen to the trolls in the forums saying 'Departure' will never get finished. He should take his time and make it perfect. I can wait." Normally I'd view such a passage as a random piece of filler, but it seems especially apropos in light of the time and the near-vaporware status that Alan Wake has obtained over its long development time. Did Remedy make Alan Wake perfect while taking its time? I wouldn't go that far, but Alan Wake is still a damn fine game."

LordMarius5868d ago Show
toaster5868d ago

Oh dear.. where will the fanboys fight? I see no Open Zone.

BannedForNineYears5868d ago

Yaaaaay! I can say xbot now.
XBOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I keed.

darkmurder5868d ago

An 80+ game is still good but considering how long its been in development I'd have hoped it would score higher. Maybe it would have had there been a PC version but hey it still looks good!

4Sh0w5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

well if you read the review, quirky animations, some repetitiveness and diaglue with many references to pop culture is what hurt the rating a bit....which has nothing to do with the platform its on. Still overall anyone who has been really interested in AW for 5 yrs should be excited, unless you only play 9+ games, in which case you've missed out on a ton of games some of which I liked better than their score suggested imo. Almost all the reviews seem to suggest its still a great game for all those wanting a little something different to go along with so many great shooters these days.

Ghoul5868d ago

Cant wait for this game.

new site is awesome btw, very very awesome work out of the view of a designer.

saulx65868d ago

got what a deserves. its a decent game but hype ruined everything it had..

ThatCanadianGuy5868d ago

Agreed!

It was touted as "GOTY" by the diehards, even tho the rest of us knew the moment they cut out the sandbox style and PC version it wasn't going to be the same..

mookins5868d ago

Agreed as well. But still, it seems like a good game nevertheless.

cmrbe5868d ago

the game that suppose to bring parity between the x360 and PS3. Its sitting at around 84 on meta LMAO!!!

sixaxis5868d ago

according to gametrailers, this game is very linear and with extremely bad voice acting, which ruins the experience.

btw, this sites new design is awesome!

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A Late Look: Alan Wake

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "All in all, it’s not hard to see why Alan Wake has received a bit of a cult following (there’s that famous foreshadowing again). It’s a title that blends themes and gameplay, while pushing the limits of storytelling by putting stories within stories and letting you read those stories before you get to that part in… the story. It has flaws, to be sure - the gameplay side can’t quite keep up with the rest of its ambitions - but overall it’s a great game that stands out among its peers and is undeniably… one for the books."

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Alan Wake: Design Works Book Announced

Remedy has announced a new Alan Wake book and more as part of their anniversary celebration.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers774d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran8774d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

jznrpg186d ago

People sometimes call Wal-Mart Wally World including myself

Tacoboto773d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia774d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger774d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie774d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos774d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie774d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh774d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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