Alan Wake

The game is interesting. The story will intrigue you in some way. The gameplay is decent, but can become tedious after awhile. The graphic is ok. Overall, you're mostly playing the game for the story/atmosphere.

It's not a lake its an ocean.

Alan Wake is what I like. Psychological horror, woodland environs, spooky quiet town, single player, linear, easy to medium difficulty, medium length to finish (12-14 hours). It's in the class of games like Evil Within where reality and fiction are hard to determine. For anyone raised in the 80s of Stephen King horror and/or enjoyed creepy tv shows like The Twilight Zone, this is a similar experience. One reason I got this was the lighting. Alan Wake makes a point about night and day, using them as part of the story rather than just being there for show. The shadows and light are awesome, and they have a part to play in the game. Combat is not drawn out firefights but require using the light to defeat the enemies. So Wake's real friends are not bullets but batteries (for his flashlight). The narrative is forwarded with flashbacks and Wake's viewing of a Twilight Zonish tv show in the interludes. Alan Wake is a perfect downtime game when you need a break from triple A titles and want an offline, solo game.

TRUE CLASSIC, IMO IT'S BETTER THAN THE REMASTER

This is one of those games which is supposed to be a AAA title, but ends up being more annoying than fun. The light mechanic is good on paper, but the shoddy controls makes this game much harder than it should be, and sucks the enjoyment out of this game very quickly. Plus, this game wasn't built to age well - the graphics are still good, but the game still runs way too fast, even with the mouse sensitivity reduced to minimum. Whatever fear value this game ever had is lost by the fact that it now plays terribly. You'd be better off watching a Let's Play for the story than trying to deal with this game yourself. It's practically a movie anyway!