Alan Wake - What are your expectations?

[GarageGothic]

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?

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[Ghormak]

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.

[TheYak]

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.

[MrColossal]

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.

[LGM]

Sounds kindof like Shenmue.. But instead of button mashing kung-fu action you get to shoot things.. :-p

[Kweepa]

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.