ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Platforms: XBOX 360 Exclusive
Plot:
The plot of Alan Wake is really unique. It's about a writer with...postpartum depression or some crap like that. I'm just fucking around! He has writers block. His wife, Alice, takes him to some depressing town called Bright Falls to try and get him to write again. Of course, nothing good comes out of visiting a creepy town, where everybody knows everybody. Alice suddenly disappears and it's up to Alan to find her. Trying to find Alice takes Alan all over Bright Falls, including the forest, caves and...forests. To add to his list of problems, Alan suffers from hangovers, which causes him to get images of his screaming wife. Wait, he suffers from headaches, my bad.
Gameplay:
The way you play Alan Wake may seem familiar. It's mainly getting from point A to point B without...dying. It's somewhat an open-world because their are many ways to get to your destination. The only thing getting in your way are these shadow people, and lucky for Alan, he has a fucking flashlight and a hand gun. It's pretty obvious on what to do: Remove their weird shadows covering their bodies...and shoot them like a son of a bitch! On the way, you can pick up bigger guns and more powerful flashlights and even run over your shadowy nemesis in a car! This is a Thriller game, which I found out the hard way, that it means that this game will scare the shit out of you if your playing it really loud! Expect the occasional enemy to leap out behind a tree or be waiting for you in a bathroom...just saying.
Visuals:
Not much I can say about this. Alan Wake has pretty good graphics. There is the occasional blurry face when you get Alan too close to the screen, but why would you do that? Most of Alan Wake is played in the night, because he can't get it through his head that his enemy hates the light. For a game based on dark areas, they made it clear enough to see through the dark forests, towns and random abandoned buildings.
Length:
It took me a while to beat Alan Wake. This game is split up into Chapters. By the time it took me to finish one chapter, my eyes were red! This game will definetly keep you busy! Sadly, when your done with this game, there is nothing left to do but beat it again! There are some DLC on the marketplace that takes you even further into Alan's journey, so...look forward to that, I guess.
My Opinion:
Alan Wake is definitely one of my favorite games. It has a bad-ass story and it will keep you hooked until you're done. I've completed the game 3 times and it never gets old. It is a must buy for all of you xbox 360 owners! This game is different from the others. If you want to try something new, pick up Alan Wake!
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