Posted on: June 20, 2020

Venus_in_Libra

Игр: 831 Отзывов: 74

Shift from horror to action/adventure

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.

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Posted on: August 2, 2023

kavo500

Владелец игры

Игр: Отзывов: 5

Top notch

I love this game. I played it *before* I ever played the full Alan Wake game. Time was I would get home from work a play a full hour of the "Arcade Mode" maps to relax. I actually really like the short length: The game wastes none of your time, has a tight story and gameplay mechanic set to present and gets right to it. And the setting(s) is/are very evocative. You really get a feel for these utterly abandoned desert motels, truck stops, observatories. Through it all it is left very ambiguous whether these are part of the real world or whether Alan is still stuck inside his own head like the end of the first game implies. And as others have said: This game can run acceptably on ANYTHING. I tend to buy Windows laptops off the discount shelf at Best Buy and it works *fine* on those.

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Posted on: September 10, 2023

Mjauv

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Игр: 1031 Отзывов: 74

Limited in scope, runs well and is fun!

I enjoyed the previous AA-game thoroughly and love just about everything made by Remedy so far and American Nightmare (AN) is made with the same care as their other releases. AN takes the concept of the full AA-game and turn it into a Twilight Zone episode where three seperate game areas are visited repeatedly as the game progresses. The basic premises of the previous game is still here: use flashlight to burn away darkness from enemies to hurt them, stand in light to heal and (and save your game) and collect pages from Alans novel manuscript. In AN, these pages lets you access more powerful weapons if you collect enough of them and there are more weapons to choose from compared to AA. I like the whole premise of returning to the same areas as the characters are stuck in a loop but the game doesn't really do anything interesting with the premise. The voice actors and actresses are doing a fine job and the soundtrack is great but the game lacks ambiance - it feels more goofy than surreal and I'm not sure I enjoy that aspect. I also kinda think that the game could do with more puzzles to improve the pacing but all in all, Alan Wake's American Nightmare is still a solid, short experience and in a world where so many games strive to extend their lenghts beyond what's necessary, that in itself is commendable.

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Posted on: October 13, 2016

registeredsaxoffender

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Игр: 173 Отзывов: 1

Good idea, poorly executed

Minor(ish) spoiler: the primary game mechanic revolves around a time loop. The game is poorly done: due to the loop mechanic of the game, it feels very repetitive and monotonous. I think it's supposed to feel like that, but I don't think they really pull it off. The story just isn't interesting enough to stand alone several times over. The difficulty is only present in the final loop; the preceeding feel like some sort of tutorial. I loved the original Alan Wake, and was surprised that, to my taste, this sequel failed to live up to its critical acclaim. The atmosphere doesn't feel as exceptional as the original. The levels seem more hacked together, and the story lacks the depth of its predecessor. I still love the first, and I'm excited to check out Quantum Break.

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Posted on: August 10, 2021

Fierce20

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Игр: 57 Отзывов: 3

Not terrible but certainly disapoining

Alan Wake's American Nightmare does exactly what a DLC shouldn't, it gives us a sub-par story that manages to be engaging but nowhere near the perfection that was the originals story. The gameplay is kind of hard to complain about as it is practically the same, althogh I did notice that is was signifigantly easier to pull off a dodge, I don't know whether I just got better at the game or if they just lowered the difficuly. While I think the general setup for the game is just "ok", I do like the inclusion of new enemys, althougth these to do not feal the same due to the fact that they simply lack the human look that the original ones had which I found to be the main reason as to why they were at least a little scary. I did also find the ending satifying and left wanting more which has yet to be delivered. Overall the game just feals exaclty like what it is, DLC even it's main gimic feals like a gimic and nothing more, overall that is kind of how the whole game is, it just is kinda there. I believe it's only redeaming qualeties are it's ending, gameplay (sort of), and its phenomenal voice acting from the protagonist and antagonist (who are voiced by the same actor).

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