LINK: Alan Wake Review

Mark LoProto has an insightful review of the video game Alan Wake. LoProto gives the game high marks for  story telling, but levels concerns about depth.  For instance, he notes that combat is overly simplified, as is travel.  Still, “Alan Wake may not be the perfect game, but there is plenty working in its favor."

What Alan Wake does well is tell a story.  LoProto writes: 

It’s easy to equate most bits of horror as a throwback to early Stephen King, but the story woven within this tale of darkness truly is reminiscent of classic psychological horror. Following Wake on his journey to uncover the truth behind Caldron Lake, his missing wife, and the Dark Presence rings true of classic novelized horror. Throughout, “Alan Wake” feels less like a video game and more like an interactive Lovecraftian novel as the writer’s mind is bent and twisted to a point where most people would be unable to return from.

The full review is HERE.

Have you played Alan Wake?  Tell  me what you think.

Review Of ALAN WAKE for PC

photo credit: Gaming Nexus

It's taken a while for Alan Wake to come to the PC.  Gaming Nexus offers a very balanced review of the game and the changes made to the PC platform.

Sean Colleli's writes, "Simply put, Alan Wake plays like a Stephen King novel turned into a TV miniseries turned into a videogame. This is intentional by Remedy and this narrative complexity is one of the game’s strengths. With such a massive volume of written work and so many movie and TV adaptations, I’m surprised Stephen King hasn’t been either adapted or imitated into a game before now. Well Mr. King now joins the ranks of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe by having his core themes represented very strongly and elegantly in an interactive experience."

The full review is HERE.

Alan wake -- Something Is On Its Way

Alan Wake -- the video game that has touches throughout of the Stephen King universe -- is set for an update/upgrade or something like that. I would be more specific, but Remedy is not exactly laying all their cards on the table at the moment.

Remedy posted this explanation: "Fans of the franchise will be excited to learn that yes, more Wake is coming! But to be absolutely certain to avoid confusion, this next Wake installment will not be Alan Wake 2. But neither will it be DLC. The rest we're saving for our official announcement when we'll actually SHOW YOU."

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/10/new-alan-wake-confirmed-but-its-not-alan-wake-2/