Brilliant story and atmosphere, full of amazing details making it feel all very real. It keeps getting better and better as you are diving deeper into its darkness, and even the extra episodes surpassed my expectations. I personally prefer the original over the remastered version -- somehow darker, more immersing. Trying to play with gamepad felt very clumsy, but once i switched to keyboard and mouse it all fell into place (some controls take some getting used to -- for example it's awkward how the dodge and sprint are triggered with the same key, so if you simply want to run away from the enemies you'd start with the evade move). I think the game is intentionally designed to be slightly awkward, keeping you tensed and nervous -- after all, the protagonist is a writer, not a soldier. I'd say it's even too easy considering they didn't give him a hit/miss chance ratio.... This isn't a shooter game, and although it has action gameplay, the focus is totally elsewhere. If you are in it for the action, you are totally missing the point, and need to look for another title to play instead. To think I wouldn't had discovered this masterpiece had I not played Control.... Remedy became my favourite developer with these two titles. They are connected in a shared universe, so don't hesitate: if you loved Alan Wake go ahead and play Control, it has a whole expansion pack dedicated to Alan Wake.
Well worth playing for any fan of the Silent Hill series -- which the game is obviously inspired by. Very good overall story and atmosphere, backed by a soundtrack created by none other than Akira & Co. (sadly, Joe Romersa was not on the team). Unfortunately, the game suffers from a couple of not-so-minor flaws: - The biggest issue to me is the fixed camera angles. In trying to bring back the spirit of SH the Bloober team resurrects what everyone always hated (any RS / SH / Dino Crisis fan actually being nostalgic about that aspect of gameplay?! - just a rhetorical question;)) - I'm finding the protagonist's voice acting mediocre. Many other characters in the game are acted much better... (my opinion, not sure if people would agree). - Character movements feel very... outdated. And controls rather clumsy -- again something not to be nostalgic about. - The game is particularly hardware-demanding. Unoptimized, apparently, because my computer can handle better-looking games much more fluently. Overall, it's a game I did enjoy, and am looking forward to replaying it -- mostly for the story.
an interesting sequel, good story, mostly improved graphics and gameplay (although having some issues, not being optimized for modern machines). the bonus levels were fairly disappointing.
enjoyed playing the game, and loved the story (despite not being a fan of FPS). I would recommend the game to Star Trek fans
