POSITIVE:
- The blending of live action scenes and in-game visuals look amazing.
- The game's horror vibes are immaculate; I was stressed out by everything
- They copy pasted Resident Evil 2 Remake and added some Remedy weirdness. It's awesome.
ISSUES
- It made my 3070 weep, getting 75 fps on Medium consistently was a challenge
- Character movement can feel a little weird, I got stuck on geometry
- Saga's characterization feels all over the place, from a worried mom to a stoic David Lynch character.
I was a sucker for the two previous Alan Wake games. The stories about troubled writers felt tailor-made for my college interests. But, I felt like the game play was weak and the characters were not super interesting. I couldn't recommend the game to others without caveats. Alan Wake II doesn't need caveats; it's a strong third-person survival horror game with some of the best story presentation I've ever seen in a game.
The FMV and gameplay combination seen in Control and Quantum Break are shades of what Alan Wake II does with storytelling. At this point, nearly everyone has seen the musical number in the game. That isn't even the best part of it. There is so much in this game that I haven't seen elsewhere. People who have liked any of Remedy's previous games owe it to themselves to give Alan Wake II a shot.
- The blending of live action scenes and in-game visuals look amazing.
- The game's horror vibes are immaculate; I was stressed out by everything
- They copy pasted Resident Evil 2 Remake and added some Remedy weirdness. It's awesome.
ISSUES
- It made my 3070 weep, getting 75 fps on Medium consistently was a challenge
- Character movement can feel a little weird, I got stuck on geometry
- Saga's characterization feels all over the place, from a worried mom to a stoic David Lynch character.
I was a sucker for the two previous Alan Wake games. The stories about troubled writers felt tailor-made for my college interests. But, I felt like the game play was weak and the characters were not super interesting. I couldn't recommend the game to others without caveats. Alan Wake II doesn't need caveats; it's a strong third-person survival horror game with some of the best story presentation I've ever seen in a game.
The FMV and gameplay combination seen in Control and Quantum Break are shades of what Alan Wake II does with storytelling. At this point, nearly everyone has seen the musical number in the game. That isn't even the best part of it. There is so much in this game that I haven't seen elsewhere. People who have liked any of Remedy's previous games owe it to themselves to give Alan Wake II a shot.