A narrative driven third person shooter that tells of the story of author Alan Wake's bizarre adventure in a cosy American town. The plot is interesting enough but the distinctive way the story is presented does a lot to enhance its intrigue. It also still looks pretty good for its age. The dark presence thing is a cool concept for a villain and means the game has plenty of reason to put its impressive visual theme of darkness contrasted by the light of Alan's flashlight on display. The combat involves using light sources to expose enemies that move in to attack you in close range and shooting them dead. Feels reminiscent of a zombie shooter like Dead Space or Resident Evil 4 even if not as refined as those (notably, enemies don't take more damage depending on where you shoot.) Enemies do show an impressive sense of self preservation (more variants would be nice though) and the shooting is satisfying, so combat is fun overall. Your arsenal isn't too flashy, you'll use Alan's trusty revolver the most, but it is a good weapon.
Fun to watch and play, I strongly recommend it want a good story and action.
