This game was hailed in its time, but really, it plays and narrates like Silent Hill 2 light; additionally the controls/combat are as awkaward as had been stated before, and not terribly exciting, and if you arent interested in the narrative, you'll find it boring. It never achieves the creep or gameplay its hoping for, which older games did in spades with much less at their disposal. It isn;t about gloss and sheen, because this a pretty game, just not great, and techincally lesser games have done a great deal more. I absolutely loved Control, nothing against the studio; that is a great game; but if that drew you here, this is not that. Fair to middling would be more realistic. If you want the lore and a just decent experience, then you'll enjoy this. If not, you might run out of patience before you are halfway through. If you aren't curious about the storyline, you may just stop there. Personally: more interested in a sequal to Control than Alan Wake 2, honestly.
