Alan Wake's Story didn't disappoint me. It was exciting from start to finish and I was always looking forward to learn the next part of Alan's story.
The game is sometimes slightly horrorish, but Alan Wake does not rely on cheap jump scares, as we can see in other horror games, but on a great atmosphere that will make you afraid to take a step without light.
The soundtrack is great and the songs at the end of the episodes are always amazing. Combat in this game is quite unconventional - first you have to drive the darkness out of the enemies so that you can then destroy them in the normal way.
I enjoyed Combat mainly because of the great atmosphere, but I had a major problem with its repetition. Alan fights the same arsenal of weapons, which are quite few, all the time, and fights the same enemies. I would certainly welcome less combats, because it would not get so easily bored.
The control seemed pretty unnatural to me at first, but eventually I got used to it. Then I had a problem with the checkpoints, which are arranged really stupidly. It's just that as soon as there's a mini-game in the game (usually it's about clicking at the right time), the game is saved just before it, and if you die in a while, you have to do the mini-game again.
Overall, I'm happy with the game and Alan Wake is further proof that games can have a better story than current movies/TV shows.
Positives: Story, atmosphere, soundtrack, nice graphics even ten years after the release
Negatives: Unnatural control, misplaced checkpoints, repetitive combat.
The game is sometimes slightly horrorish, but Alan Wake does not rely on cheap jump scares, as we can see in other horror games, but on a great atmosphere that will make you afraid to take a step without light.
The soundtrack is great and the songs at the end of the episodes are always amazing. Combat in this game is quite unconventional - first you have to drive the darkness out of the enemies so that you can then destroy them in the normal way.
I enjoyed Combat mainly because of the great atmosphere, but I had a major problem with its repetition. Alan fights the same arsenal of weapons, which are quite few, all the time, and fights the same enemies. I would certainly welcome less combats, because it would not get so easily bored.
The control seemed pretty unnatural to me at first, but eventually I got used to it. Then I had a problem with the checkpoints, which are arranged really stupidly. It's just that as soon as there's a mini-game in the game (usually it's about clicking at the right time), the game is saved just before it, and if you die in a while, you have to do the mini-game again.
Overall, I'm happy with the game and Alan Wake is further proof that games can have a better story than current movies/TV shows.
Positives: Story, atmosphere, soundtrack, nice graphics even ten years after the release
Negatives: Unnatural control, misplaced checkpoints, repetitive combat.