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Destructoid | Alan Wake Review

Anything it could do to irritate the player is quickly made up for with a consistently striking character, intriguing cutscene, or thrilling stand-off against an encroaching force of possessed and gibbering mountain hicks. Alan Wake wears its own anomalous sense of style with pride and that alone earns enough credit to spend on inefficient dodging or unfair ambush attacks.

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PeptoBismol5854d ago

i was expecting a higher score :(

La Chance5854d ago

You got some...euh...really high expectations.

M-Easy5854d ago

He was expecting higher because destructoid are such 360 fanboys

StanLee5854d ago

Since when? Destructoid are far from 360 fanboys.

sikbeta5854d ago

They are not fanboys, they are Flamers...

krisq5854d ago

to see this is a good score.

Nicholas Cage5854d ago (Edited 5854d ago )

it seems they liked it i guess, not quite the "omg its incredible!!!: type of game, but it is good.

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u got owned5854d ago

@ Nicholas Cage

Do you have to go into every AW review thread mentioning the meta score? Are you that insecure?

Ghoul5854d ago

jeez guys,

every alan wake comment gets trolled to the ground.

its a great game buy it or leave it, bishock heavyrain battlfield bad company got mixed reviews too and ended up in the mid 80 meta scores wich are all games i love to the bone and greatly enoyed the ride they provided.

nix5854d ago

so, there's only two ways after that. either it lives up to it. or it nose dives with it's tail on fire.

tuglu_pati5854d ago

@ nix

No it get trolled because is an exclusive and that's the way it goes in N4g. It doesn't matter if is a xbox or PS3 exclusive it will always get trolled.

dangert125854d ago (Edited 5854d ago )

I just order the limited collectors edition.It is the first collectors edition i've brought and 1 game i have brought online i had to shop around though cause the collectors edition is selling for loads and is selling out on loads of sites i got it for £39.99 i'm going 2 laugh at every one who buys there version from the shop and for 3 pound less miss out on alot =')

HolyOrangeCows5854d ago

I pity you.

What surprises me, though, is that Metacritic DOES.

dangert125854d ago

i just look at the reviews to see pro's and cons i've seen multiply game play clips and i have made mind on getting the game i'm not buying it coz he said its good im buying it cause i want hence the reason im getting limited edition

PeptoBismol5854d ago

whoa, 11 disagrees so far. lolllllll

s8anicslayer5854d ago

A 9 is high enough? Still a great game.

tuglu_pati5854d ago (Edited 5854d ago )

Are you been sarcastic or not? I cant tell. But 9 is an excellent score or is it that it has to be 9.5 or up for a game to be good.

sikbeta5854d ago (Edited 5854d ago )

"A 9 is high enough [!]"

Fixed for ya

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ClownBelt5854d ago

I kinda see a similarity in Alan Wake and Deadly Premonition.

DigitalAnalog5854d ago

"Deadly Premonition" is "Red Seeds Profile" on the PS3.

-End statement

KwietStorm_BLM5854d ago

Most of these reviews sound like they're saying there are some at least somewhat significant issues with the gameplay, yet the pros apparently outweigh the cons. This game was the reason I got this box 3 years ago, so I guess it's time to dust it off. Been waiting long enough.

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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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roadkillers761d 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.

gigoran8761d ago

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

jznrpg173d ago

People sometimes call Wal-Mart Wally World including myself

Tacoboto760d 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

Knightofelemia761d 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.

Chocoburger761d 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? 🙄

Rynxie761d 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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Profchaos761d 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.

Rynxie761d ago

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

Asplundh761d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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