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On Fri, 12 May 2017 10:07:32 -0400, Rin Stowleigh
<rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 12 May 2017 07:49:12 -0600, "rms"
><rsqui...@MOOyossmanMOO.net> wrote:
>
>>"Alan Wake sale on Steam 90% discount starting 5/13. Game will be removed 
>>from stores after 5/15 due to expiring music licenses."
>>So if you don't have this franchise yet, get it this weekend for sure.
>
>This game is one of very few single player campaigns on my short list
>to potentially be replayed through from the beginning.  Loved the
>overall vibe.
>
>Agreed that if anyone hasn't played it, they should.

It definitely got a bad reputation, especially on PCs. This had more
to do with the developer's actions than the game itself, I think. The
developers stated that they weren't going to release the game only for
XBox360 because the PC's hardware just wasn't powerful enough, which
was such a blatant lie - especially for a developer that made its name
on PC games - that everyone instantly stuck them on their shit-list.
By the time Alan Wake did eventually make it to PC, its graphics and
physics were no longer cutting edge. Moreso, for all that I love the
game even I have to admit the gameplay can get a bit repetitive.

Having said that, the game presents a terrific mood and setting, and
the production values still shine through its aging graphics. The
gameplay may not be too varied, but it is solid enough and quite
enjoyable. It has some great voicework and some beautifully detailed
levels, and creeping through the woods is suitably tense. The story is
a bit nonsense but that perhaps just makes it more fun. 

Alan Wake isn't what I would call a "classic" game - it wasn't as
revolutionary as Remedy's earlier "Max Payne" games - but it is good
entertainment. It is definitely a game I can easily recommend and if
you haven't grabbed it yet, well now is the time to do so before it
disappears ;-)