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    Alan Wake

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released May 14, 2010

    When famous novelist Alan Wake goes on vacation with his wife Alice, he has no idea that the idyllic town of Bright Falls will soon be the site of a terrible battle between light and dark that could threaten everything, even Wake's own sanity.

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    I rented Alan Wake finally. So here 's just a quickie blog of things I like and hate, as usual:

    + Plays like an older style game. This is a good and bad for me.
    + Good story so far.
    + Episodic, so I know when to break.
    + Great atmosphere and I think it might be genuinely spooky later on.

    - Doesn't feel 'next- gen' at all. Feels like an original Xbox game.
    - The worst lip syncing I've ever seen. Seriously. Not one word matches.
    - The hud seriously gets in the way. I wish maps were disabled for Hard and Nightmare modes.
    - Thermos hunting.
    - Energizer batteries... everywhere. I like they're in there but c'mon. Who leaves expensive batteries in the middle of no where?


    And for a bonus, I'd like to comment on Madden 11 's rating. The reason Madden will never be any good is because these stupid reviewers keep giving Madden good scores. Madden 11 is the worst football game I've ever played. The GameFlow crap is just a way of saying "Pretty soon, you won't even need to PLAY the game!". The game has the same glitchy animations as the previous year. Graphics are near the same. Basically, it 's another "Roster Update" with a feature that takes AWAY from the gaming experience. Good luck, GameSpot and you're incredible writing.

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    I rented Alan Wake finally. So here 's just a quickie blog of things I like and hate, as usual:

    + Plays like an older style game. This is a good and bad for me.
    + Good story so far.
    + Episodic, so I know when to break.
    + Great atmosphere and I think it might be genuinely spooky later on.

    - Doesn't feel 'next- gen' at all. Feels like an original Xbox game.
    - The worst lip syncing I've ever seen. Seriously. Not one word matches.
    - The hud seriously gets in the way. I wish maps were disabled for Hard and Nightmare modes.
    - Thermos hunting.
    - Energizer batteries... everywhere. I like they're in there but c'mon. Who leaves expensive batteries in the middle of no where?


    And for a bonus, I'd like to comment on Madden 11 's rating. The reason Madden will never be any good is because these stupid reviewers keep giving Madden good scores. Madden 11 is the worst football game I've ever played. The GameFlow crap is just a way of saying "Pretty soon, you won't even need to PLAY the game!". The game has the same glitchy animations as the previous year. Graphics are near the same. Basically, it 's another "Roster Update" with a feature that takes AWAY from the gaming experience. Good luck, GameSpot and you're incredible writing.

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    #2  Edited By darkwingduck

    - didnt notice the bad lip syncing or the hud being in the way, but ok 
     -you dont need to hunt thermos
     -ill give you the batterie-thing
    @DryvBy said:   

    - Doesn't feel 'next- gen' at all. Feels like an original Xbox game.

       
    so what games do you consider to be "next" gen? original x box was years ago dude
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    #3  Edited By AnAngelCried

    The batteries is what bothered you, really?  Not the enormous Verizon billboard or commercial?  Interesting...

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    @anangelcried: Honestly, I never finished anything past the 2nd act. I was bored of it by then.
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    #5  Edited By grahf14

    I'm playing through it right now, a little into act 3.  I like it, but I'm using a guide to get all the collectables...  So it gets a little tedious.  Also playing on hard which isnt too terribly hard but still makes it a little more tense.
     
    I agree with you about the good story, but oddly enough I haven't noticed the crappy lip synching.  Maybe because I'm always looking back to the computer to check where the next mug is lol.

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    #6  Edited By EvoHero

    The unique style of presentation, in terms of the episodic format, doesn't completely make up for the terrible lip-sync, but it certainly lessens the blow. 
     
    I feel like this game is on a short list of games that had good intentions, and just barely missed.  I did not mind the gameplay that much at all, but the look of the cutscenes just turned me off completely.

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    #7  Edited By vidiot
    @DryvBy said:

    - Doesn't feel 'next- gen' at all. Feels like an original Xbox game.

    You are correct. It's not "next gen", the successor to the 360 will not be announced for sometime. Unless you have a time machine, although that wont make sense, because it's clearly a 360 game.  
     
    What does a "next gen" game feel like?  
    More importantly: What does an original Xbox game "feel" like? 
    If not a literal description, then what does an original Xbox game "feel" like with -Insert whatever design/technical aspect you using the word "feel" to describe-
    Is there a standard of -aspect of game that confines with opinion, regarding games for the original Xbox platform specifically- that overshadows -aspect of game that doesn't confine with opinion, regarding games games in the future, or unknown generation of hardware- Is it technical? Mechanical
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    #8  Edited By Sooperspy
    @vidiot: The current gen is considered the "Next gen". This includes Xbox 360, PS3, Wii.
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    #9  Edited By vidiot
    @Redbullet685 said:
    @vidiot: The current gen is considered the "Next gen". This includes Xbox 360, PS3, Wii.
    Why are we still doing this? People still say this? Why?

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