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Title: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 12, 2010, 03:17:01 PM
Over at GAF I saw that the limited edition is on sale for $39.99 on Amazon.com and I'm thinking about biting.  Is it worth it?  I remember being excited about this one a few years ago but now I'm completely indifferent.

http://www.amazon.com/Alan-Wake-Limited-Xbox-360/dp/B002I0JFN8/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1284302910&sr=1-2 (http://www.amazon.com/Alan-Wake-Limited-Xbox-360/dp/B002I0JFN8/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1284302910&sr=1-2)


(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51B%2BE21D27L.jpg)

•The whole package comes in a box designed to resemble a hardcover book, "hardbound in quality linen."
•Game Disc in box with unique art
•Exclusive In-Game Audio Commentary and Hints by Remedy
•“The Alan Wake Files” – a 144 page book that includes a short story written by Alan Wake and compiles the FBI dossiers investigating the events in Bright Falls, WA
•Exclusive Audio Disc with Soundtrack and Score
•Game Add-on token redeemable on Xbox LIVE for the first Alan Wake add-on content pack
•Exclusive Xbox disc with special content: Alan Wake Xbox Live Theme and Alan Wake Avatar for Xbox LIVE
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 12, 2010, 03:18:58 PM
- Crap story
- Crap characters
- Crap gameplay
- Crap graphics

Get RE5 instead
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 12, 2010, 03:19:53 PM
Already got RE5 along with the DLC.

Is that what Alan Wake is like - 'cept worse?
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 12, 2010, 03:23:22 PM
RE5 poops on Alan Wake yeah
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 12, 2010, 03:33:55 PM
SP games are for friendless losers. Pick up RE5
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 12, 2010, 03:38:22 PM
Fuck yes I would
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 12, 2010, 03:39:48 PM
I bought all the DLC too so you could get the Gold Edition... but vanilla is fine as well
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: Third on September 12, 2010, 03:42:09 PM
Buy it. It's great.
But yeah, RE5 is better.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: iconoclast on September 12, 2010, 04:00:55 PM
Alan Wake is a pretty good B+ game. Nothing special, but fun to play through.

Deadly Premonition is better.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on September 12, 2010, 04:26:16 PM
Alan Wake starts out great but gets silly and dumb near the end. Level 4 is awesome tho.

edit: RE5 is garbage.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: SantaC on September 12, 2010, 05:53:30 PM
- Crap story
- Crap characters
- Crap gameplay
- Crap graphics

Get RE5 instead

this. The game is more repetitive than a hamster wheel.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 12, 2010, 05:55:57 PM
I enjoyed Alan Wake slightly. It's got some huge problems and boring gameplay. RE5 is way better though.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on September 13, 2010, 12:01:55 AM
what kind of bizarro world do i live in where RE5 is considered a good game  ???
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 13, 2010, 12:07:58 AM
The kind where you have a girlfriend :lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: pilonv1 on September 13, 2010, 12:52:05 AM
When did this turnaround on RE5 happen? I thought it was universally declared shit and not a patch on RE4
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: cool breeze on September 13, 2010, 01:04:27 AM
Alan Wake main game is so-so.  Alice's (whatever her name was) terrible face model will give you nightmares.

Alan Wake DLC 1 is awesome.  Shame that the entire game wasn't as good as the post-release DLC.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: The Sceneman on September 13, 2010, 06:45:47 AM
they are both good games. I'm playing through Alan Wake on 'Nightmare' right now and getting all the collectibles. Lots of fun. The game is easy as shit though, I'm halfway through chapter 5 and I've died like, 4 times? Theres checkpoints and items and shit everywhere. RE5 is more challenging, and is the better game.... I should play it some more, actually. Never tried the DLC.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: Tieno on September 13, 2010, 06:46:18 AM
RE5 sucks, tank jap controls :piss2
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: iconoclast on September 13, 2010, 07:09:01 AM
There's only one good part about Condemned 2 and it involves a bear.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: Ninja on September 13, 2010, 08:59:36 AM
Alan Wake is incredibly boring and repetitive.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 13, 2010, 09:35:38 AM
they are both good games. I'm playing through Alan Wake on 'Nightmare' right now and getting all the collectibles. Lots of fun. The game is easy as shit though, I'm halfway through chapter 5 and I've died like, 4 times? Theres checkpoints and items and shit everywhere. RE5 is more challenging, and is the better game.... I should play it some more, actually. Never tried the DLC.

i found alan wake really hard on the default thing because i dident know how to play it but i beat RE5 on the hardest hard difficulty really easily except for that fucking on wheels fight against the El Brujo or w/e it is

man i lvoed re5. nothing like upgrading ur weps to have unlimited ammo and it not considered cheating
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: iconoclast on September 13, 2010, 09:42:59 AM
it basically is cheating though. unlimited rocket lawnchairs and magnum makes the game a joke.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 13, 2010, 10:14:26 AM
makes it a joke but fucking A is it fun.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 13, 2010, 10:14:37 AM
demi what system do you have it on we should playsometime
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 13, 2010, 10:56:49 AM
what about condemned 2 guys?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO omg dont. Play #1 instead... or replay it
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: rodi on September 13, 2010, 11:08:02 AM
I played through the beginning of Alan Wake, and so far it's okay. They do a lot of crazy shit that doesn't make any goddamn sense. Like, if I started seeing weird shit like that I would have committed myself into a goddamn hospital instead of running around the fucking forest getting attacked by my schizophrenic imagination.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: demi on September 13, 2010, 11:09:42 AM
Btw, I was just trolling you guys. Alan Wake is fucking awesome. Barry Wheeler :bow
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 13, 2010, 08:15:30 PM
Well I ended up buying it anyway.  Should be here by the 16th.  I'm not sure why I need all that extra crap but hey, free DLC.
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: The Sceneman on September 14, 2010, 06:06:48 AM
I just beat the game on Nightmare with all collectibles :rock

Also finally redeemed my code for The Signal. Seems fucking awesome so far, even better than the main game
Title: Re: So how is Alan Wake?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 14, 2010, 09:53:52 AM
besides it beign reused assets its very good.