Alan Wake's American Nightmare

If your a completionist and you played the first Alan Wake and... you buy this on sale and.... you feel like playing a short easy game then you will not be to disappointed. The only really annoying part for me was the constant boring dialog between Acts/Chapters and of course no manual saves so if you miss something your fudged!

Great sequel. I loved the first one, but the combat is much better it this one, with more options, and the story is tighter. Great mid-west vibe.

A Classic from the 360 era, American Nightmare is a great way to kill time and catch up with Alan Wake. Tight gameplay and excellet visuals wrapped in satisfying story. The only negitive that comes to mind is the repetition of the maps in the story mod, they do changes things up a little between each loop. luckly it doesn't outstay it welcome. highly recommended.

Its not a bad game, its very original, but I had to finish the game in window mode because it was crashing, (it worked for me). If it was not for the bugs, I would give it 4 stars

The game is a continuation of the original Alan Wake. Its continues the story of the protagonist where he is trying to defeat his "evil counterpart", which was created in the previous game. Now the graphics, general gameplay, sound/visuals are pretty much the same as the previous game. But there are quite a few things it does differently. This is no longer a horror game, but an action/adventure game with horror elements. The game shifted focus from having limited supplies, enemies attacking out of the blue, linear levels and suspension elements to having more open field maps, plenty of weaponry/ammunition (new weapons added), clearly visible enemies (some new enemies), more combat sequences and a story arc more akin to a heroes quest/journey. There are some horror elements within the game, but the feel of the first game has clearly moved away from that. This is also depicted in the art style which is now less gray and dark and has become more colourful. The story tries to primarily wrap up the events of the first game. Its not bad, its just simple and limited in terms of storytelling compared to the first game. One thing people should know is that this game has only 3 maps/areas and you have to complete them 3 times because of plot reasons. It works, its not dragged out, but one should know what one is getting into. There is also an arcade mode, but we all know were not playing this game because of an arcade mode. So how does this compare to the original? Well, unless youve played the original game, you wont really be able to appreciate whats happening here. Youll understand it, but you wont have investment. While the plot here is much more condensed compared to the first game, I liked it more, because there were less loose threads in it. The shift in gameplay was also more enjoyable compared to the monotony of the first game. But ultimately, the only reason you really have to play this game is to finish what was begun in the first. As a standalone - no.