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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.

    Alan Wake is kinda the worst game ever

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    holy shit this game.

    It has taken me about a year to finally finish because of how many times I had to put it down out of pure frustration. For whatever reason, I found the difficulty spiked through the roof when you were forced to get past various 'possessed' truck tires, garbage bins and oil barrels. Also, wat?

    For a game about a guy writing a fucking novel, the narrative is absolutely incomprehensible. What the hell is even happening?!

    Plot summary:

    A writer is trying to write but ghosts kidnap his wife or something. He grabs some flashlights because darkness and then fucking spare tires are trying to kill you so hide under this street light???

    I'm too hungry and upset to finish this post.

    also the last boss is a tornado.

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    #2  Edited By theacidskull

    It may be a hunch, but the constant gaps over the year may have hindered your understanding of the narrative.

    I haven't played the game though, so I wouldn't know whether it's great or horrible.

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    Holy shit this hyperbole.

    The narrative is a bit cryptic, and it's obviously left unfinished (American Nightmare does little to advance the plot in a meaningful way) and the combat is at least functional. But Alan Wake is far, far from being the worst game ever. I beat it three times (twice on Xbox, of which one was a speedrun, and once on PC) and I don't recall having too much of a problem with the combat. Sometimes I had to be mindful of my ammo and life, but nothing that I couldn't manage. I'm pretty sure that you must be doing something completely wrong to make the game feel so off.

    Playing a 10-hour over the span of a year probably didn't help you understanding what was happening or how the game had to be played, though.

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    The plot absolutley makes sense. Or, I remember thinking it made sense at the time. Alan wake is definitley something best experienced in a reasonably short amount of time - it'd be hard to get back into after a long gap, since the plot does get sort of complicated. I really liked it though, and the game's also got a ton of great references if you played the first two Max Paynes. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

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    I liked Alan Wake, but I'm not really bothered by people who don't like the things I like. What I don't understand though, is why you bothered to continue playing it. There are far better uses of your time than playing a game you already know you don't like (such as, playing a game you do like).

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    Ohey I remember this name/avatar and the flamey tone. Can't connect it to a thread though....

    Alan Wake is ok I dunno, I didn't really like it too much.

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    That bit in the woods at night was pretty crazy.

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    #9  Edited By Relkin

    "kinda the worst game ever" ................really?

    Forget games that barely function. Forget those that don't aim higher than mediocre, and struggle to reach that goal. Forget games that literally rip off assets from other games.

    Alan Wake is the worst...or no, actually it's not. The story is exceptionally convoluted (Obligatory Penny Arcade), but the game was solid. Moving around felt good, and narrowly dodging an enemies ax or sickle was exciting. The game looks great;(except up close; they shouldn't have done any closeups for those cutscenes, it looked tremendous at the normal camera distance) the way the light sparks off an enemy as you burn the darkness off of them was quite nice. Combat was more than competent, and there were many sections of the game that could just be run through; you didn't have to fight everything. The desperate run to the generator as the hordes close in was a good experience each time. And the stage fight? Man are you kidding? That was fucking awesome.

    The game is pretty good, and the story is not "absolutely incomprehensible". I don't know...pay attention? I agree its nonsense but I understood it just fine and had a grand old time playing it.

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    Beat episode 2 yesterday. I like it.

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    #11  Edited By EXTomar

    This is an argument where I mostly agree. The combination of initially interesting but quickly repetitive combat, wonky model quality, and subject matter where a middling/terrible writer narrating to the audience is accurate but not engaging content.

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    You're kinda' the worst game ever.

    Thank you, I'm done.

    Also, Alan Wake is a terrific game. Not as good as it could've been, but really good nonetheless.

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    I liked the gameplay quite a bit, but I remember literally laughing at the terrible story.

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    #14  Edited By tumbell

    I don't think alan wake is the worst game ever.

    The problem i have with alan wake is the DLC. It felt like the difficulty took a huge spike. Still haven't completed it.

    Also i know that's the point of the game, but i could not stand the enemies that spawned behind you.

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    #15  Edited By Rafaelfc

    Alan Wake is one of my favorite games from the last generation. There were some really tense and some really funny moments in that game.

    It has it's fair share of flaws, but goddamn if I didn't find it extremly fun,

    Also, it was the first game I got all the achivements for (including the DLC) on the 360.

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    I don't think this is the right way to put it. It's not right to say it's the worst game ever.

    It would be much more apt to say "Alan Wake is kind of a hot steaming pile of fucking garbage"

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    Everything is the worst thing ever

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    I loved this game. I recently played through the whole thing in a weeks time and it was one of my better gaming experiences. I also played it in the dark with headphones on every time I played it and I think it made the experience even better.

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    this is kind of the worst thread ever. way to go O.P.'er

    extra points for use of the dead-horse-phrasing

    "blah blah blah? because blank."

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    I thought Alan Wake was unenjoyable and not a good game, but even I can't agree with your hyperbole filled post.

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    #22  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    Read a decently written, 6 page article over the span of a month and see if it makes sense.

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    #23  Edited By Jeust
    @markm said:

    It has taken me about a year to finally finish because of how many times I had to put it down out of pure frustration. For whatever reason, I found the difficulty spiked through the roof when you were forced to get past various 'possessed' truck tires, garbage bins and oil barrels. Also, wat?

    Well if you dogded when they came at you, you probably would have missed a lot of hurt.

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    To be fair it is a mediocre game.

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    I didn't have any particular problems with it. It was definitely a game that fit into the "good not great" category for me. The combat was functional if unspectacular - something I found more interesting in concept than actual execution. The plot was also completely comprehensible, although it did suffer from the Lost syndrome of "ending" while refusing to provide an actual conclusion. Might help if you didn't chop it up over the course of a year.

    Also, Night Springs.

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    Alan Wake is a dumb game and only dumb people like it.

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    @tobbrobb said:

    Ohey I remember this name/avatar and the flamey tone. Can't connect it to a thread though....

    This one

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    #28 FinalDasa  Moderator

    I don't mind a discussion about your feelings towards a game but make them a bit more complete. Also don't spoil games no matter your opinion on them.

    In the future maybe think about what you want to write before putting your thoughts on a forum topic.

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