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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: GarageGothic on Wed 10/08/2005 06:55:12

Title: Alan Wake - What are your expectations?
Post by: GarageGothic on Wed 10/08/2005 06:55:12
Remedy haven't released much info about their upcoming game, Alan Wake (http://alanwake.com/), but for what it's worth, this game looks like it could easily be 'the next big thing'. According to colleagues who saw the game at E3, it will be an open GTA-like world where you will perform adventure-like investigation and character interaction during the day and survival horror-like action at night. I'm not too happy about the latter aspect, but from what little I see in the videos and screenshots, the beautiful design and technology of the game world seems very much like what I imagined adventure games would look like some day. The Twin Peaks-like town and the gameplay style makes me hope that Remedy might succeed where the Blair Witch games failed. And the scene with the lighthouse brought back fond memories of Shadow of the Comet.

What are your impressions of the game?

Edit: If you want to download one of the movies from the site, make sure to get the full video, not the teaser. It includes the same content, and so much more.
Title: Re: Alan Wake - What are your expectations?
Post by: Ghormak on Wed 10/08/2005 12:05:30
There's so little information about what the gameplay is going to be like so far, but I'm keeping my eye out for it. If it ends up anything like what vague descriptions they've given so far, I'll want it for sure.
Title: Re: Alan Wake - What are your expectations?
Post by: TheYak on Wed 10/08/2005 12:28:13
Interesting.  I'm with Ghormak on the hesitant optimism.  It feels a bit GK3-ish (based upon trailer).  I'm just hoping it's more story/puzzle-driven than fighting/defense/fleeing.
Title: Re: Alan Wake - What are your expectations?
Post by: MrColossal on Thu 11/08/2005 00:15:54
I especially hope that the day time scenes with the adventure isn't just walking around from person to person in town fetching things for people.

And if there's a gold eagle medallion in the game anywhere I'm throwing Alan off a cliff.
Title: Re: Alan Wake - What are your expectations?
Post by: LGM on Thu 11/08/2005 00:31:34
Sounds kindof like Shenmue.. But instead of button mashing kung-fu action you get to shoot things.. :-p
Title: Re: Alan Wake - What are your expectations?
Post by: Kweepa on Wed 17/08/2005 17:16:44
A. Wake?
I don't think that IP'll be selling for $50m.
Max Payne was a cheesy name, but good cheesy.

The screenshots are pretty nice though.