![]() You play as Alan, armed with a flashlight, a pistol, a pocket stuffed full of batteries, and occasionally a flare gun, and the light is your best weapon against The Darkness as you struggle to survive the living nightmare you find yourself caught in. ![]() To quickly recap, in Alan Wake, you play as the eponymous character, a popular American writer made famous for his “Alex Casey” detective thriller novel series, but with his roots in writing for the horror TV show “Night Springs.” The game opens with Alan having suffered from a long stint of writer’s block, and he makes his way to the sleepy Pacific Northwest Town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, to see if a change of scenery and some peace and quiet can help get him unstuck enough to finish his new horror novel, Departure.Īs the events of the game unfold, Alan finds himself trapped within a world of his own creation, living out the story of Departure himself and having to escape a mysterious force possessing the townsfolk and the town itself known only as The Darkness. And let me tell you, it is a really lovely version of Alan Wake and I am truly jealous of anybody getting to play this for the first time via the Remaster. Mechanically, though, the original still feels pretty good on the PC, and I often felt myself wondering “if the game still looks this good, imagine a new Alan Wake using Remedy’s latest engine with fancy lighting and ray-tracing effects.” That being said, the original release on Xbox 360 does not hold up so well, and while it’s playable on the Xbox Series S|X via backward compatibility including FPS Boost, it still just isn’t quite the same level of performance.Īlan Wake Remastered feels like it came at just the right time (no accident I’m sure), both in terms of being a relatively quick follow-up to Control‘s “ AWE” DLC, and landing this past October just in time for spooky season. It certainly feels like a title from 2010, but it is still extremely playable and enjoyable, with the exception of the pre-rendered cut scenes and many of the character’s faces looking dated. Having just replayed the original Alan Wake on PC only a year ago, I was pleasantly surprised by how well the art direction and most of the game holds up. The Remaster seeks to re-introduce old and new fans alike to the story of Alan Wake while giving it a pass of modernization so its more palatable by today’s standards. ![]() ![]() In the wake of Control‘s popularity and the potential importance of its relationship to Alan Wake, Remedy have released Alan Wake Remastered for the PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. Its unique mashup of Stephen King-inspired horror in a setting strongly reminiscent of Twin Peaks and a healthy dose of deliberately overwrought narration earned it permanent adulation in the eyes of its fans, and over the following years (and owing to a release on the PC), it achieved cult classic status. Alan Wake, Remedy Entertainment’s dark, moody horror adventure was originally released as an Xbox 360 Exclusive in 2010 to favorable critical reviews and slow initial sales. ![]()
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