Posted on: February 28, 2020

Ale-Snake

Игр: 121 Отзывов: 4

Stephen King's novels in a videogame

This game really engage from the beginning to the end. In terms of storyline, it's really interesting and the way that it is told to us, like if Alan Wake is reading one of his books... I think that it's pretty cool. In terms of gameplay, well, we can say that the combat is pretty good: simple and funny mechanichs, remove the darkness and shoot; it's simplicity make it even more enganging. This simpleness doesn't means that the game is not going to be a challenge, we have a lot of situations that are going to make us think, administrate ammo and batteries in order to survive. Graphically, even thoug it's been a long since this game's release (2012), we are not in front of a game with bad graphics. The landscapes are beutiful, the town is so cool that I really want to go there on holidays xD. And the charactarer's desgins and animations are also so good. To sum up, we are in front of a videogame that is engaging and funny, it will give you about 9 enjoyable hours, and for 12 -13€ I think that it deserves at least give it a chance ;)

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Posted on: May 11, 2019

dobpat

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Игр: 32 Отзывов: 1

Good game but a bit repetitive

Well i just finished it. Overall i must say i liked it. Nice story and some shootings reminded me on May Payne, which is a good thing. But after all it was a bit to long in my opinion, esspecially because the shooting were too repetitive. I was happy to bought it not for full price. But if it is on sale and you like games like Max Payne with a slight touch of horror, then this is the game for you. It is not much of a story game like Resident Evil for example where you can move back and forth. It is more a way of reaching checkpoint after checkpoint with shootings or dream sequences between. This is what felt a bit boring after a while but was interesting enough to kept me going on until the end.

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Posted on: June 2, 2016

Abedsbrother

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Игр: 1020 Отзывов: 26

Great Atmosphere & Story

Alan Wake is a linear third-person shooter whose atmosphere and story attempt to redeem the frankly clunky combat. The game proceeds in six episodes (with two additional DLC episodes that are now included for free). Worth a purchase on sale if you enjoy a combat-driven interactive movie, but there's not much replayability (unless you're a collectibles and achievements fanatic). Alan's wife, Alice, gets “taken” by a mysterious “dark presence.” The entire game is spent trying to release her from its power. Alan is frequently lost, operating on whim, and not really sure of how to proceed. A writer himself, he begins researching old legends of Cauldron Lake and the power that words written there seem to possess. This is really the best part of the game, as the labyrinth of creation and created and how to balance what is desired with what is needed leads Alan down an increasingly dark path (pun intended). As he discovers, he is not alone in his knowledge of the lake's mysterious power, nor the first to suffer from it. The supporting cast are varied and colorful characters, several of whom have their own history with Cauldron Lake. The atmosphere is suitably dark and fog-swept at times. Most of the game happens at night, so turn down your room lights and crank the audio to catch the ambiance (the sound design is superb). The setting is a unique one: the woods and small town atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest. The ambiance is captured nicely, and the woods have thick foliage and dark shadows. Old logging and mining gear abounds, providing just the right touch of historical nostalgia and rusty menace. The buildings and architecture are a mix of rustic, country-style structures (built sturdy to withstand the harsh winters) other more attractive, modern structures designed to impress tourists (Cauldron Lake Lodge). The superb music score is the icing on the atmospheric cake: moody but melodic, it catches the feeling of solitude at night-time haunted by the supernatural. A supernatural that is made perhaps more terrifying by the clunky combat. Shine a light at enemies to burn away the darkness, then shoot them with whatever weapon you have to hand. It works well enough, but feels loose and sloppy. The weapons are few, but do feel different: revolver, shotgun (regular and pump-action), flare gun, hunting rifle, flares, and flash-bangs. That's it. They're not all available at the same time, and at the beginning of each episode, Alan only has a flashlight and a revolver. So, no matter how good you were with saving up your gear, thinking there might be a big battle coming up, once the episode ends, you'll lose it all anyway. The enemies offer little variety. You've got the standard hatchet-throwing “taken”, the big “taken”, the fast “taken”, and random flocks of crows that fly out of the sky and attack Alan. Sometimes random objects (like cars, tires, dumpsters) will become possessed and attack Alan. With so many creatures that dwell in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, I expected there might be a boss fight with a bear or a pack of coyotes, but no. None of these drawbacks would matter if the total experience offered by Alan Wake were more than the sum of its parts. Unfortunately, it isn't. I enjoy it because when I first played it years ago I had no idea that video games could handle narrative in this fashion. I'll always have a nostalgic appreciation for it and it just kills me to provide a mixed recommendation. But if you want more than story and atmosphere, look elsewhere, because you'll be sorely disappointed by everything else. If story and atmosphere suffice, though, get Alan Wake right away.

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Posted on: May 2, 2019

mixrax

Игр: 26 Отзывов: 2

Потрясающе, даже в 2019

Если кто ещё не играл - играть обязательно, отменный сюжет и графика, не уступающая современной. Дополнение не очень - весь сюжет найди, принеси, включи.

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Posted on: November 8, 2023

bacongo_

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Игр: 425 Отзывов: 8

master piece

It's not my kind of game...but for 5 dollars it's a bargain. What a surprise! I'm super hooked, super recommended, a master piece. No es mi tipo de juego... pero por 5 dólares es una ganga. ¡Qué sorpresa! Me quede súper enganchado, súper recomendado, una obra maestra.

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