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Alan Wake
$60.00
Released May, 2010
The Pros:From the studio that developed the popular and critically acclaimed Max Payne series. Phenomenal graphics. Suitably creepy atmosphere.
The Cons:No longer being developed for the PC. Certain sections are too linear. Has been in development since 2005.
Alan Wake is a video game in development for Xbox 360 and PC, to be released in Spring 2010. Previewed at E3 2009, it places the player in the role of Alan Wake, a best-selling suspense/mystery writer, in what promises to be an innovative psychological thriller from Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind the Max Payne series.
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Wake moves to a seemingly peaceful community called Bright Falls, when his wife disappears and he is pulled into a grim world of nightmarish enemies in which light becomes a central ally and weapon. The player seeks to wake from the sinister dreamscape that brings to life the darkest inventions of Alan Wake's literary imagination. More information will become available as the release date nears.
Features
- Intricate, psychological storytelling
- Intense, cinematic action
- Light as weapon
- Open-world environment
- Episodic narrative
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Pros & Cons
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from the studio that developed the popular and critically acclaimed Max Payne series
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suitably creepy atmosphere
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strong focus on character and story
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innovative story presentation using an episodic-like structure
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no longer being developed for the PC
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certain sections are too linear
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has been in development since 2005
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focuses a bit too much on combat
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over-hyped - long in development with very little (and now even less) to show for it
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