Review for the main story, still have yet to play The Final Draft.
In a year where Spider-Man 2, my most anticipated game for about 5 years, released, I never expected a game about a writer trapped in a world of his own creation to overtake it for my game of the year. But here we are. Alan Wake II is an absolutely incredible game, and i truly donโt think my writing will be able to sell it for how good it is. The plot is phenomenally insane, and i truly believe only a man like Sam Lake could come up with this stuff. The area where Alan Wake II exceeds most is in its uniqueness, from things like the use of live action cutscenes, to the portable light mechanic, and the mind place/writers room. being able to gain more evidence as the game continues to piece together the story, as well as being able to change the layouts of rooms within mere seconds is one of the most creative things iโve ever seen. Donโt even get me started on the music, the end of chapter songs as well as the return of poets of the fall to create so many new bangers as the old gods of asgard made for such a phenomenal soundtrack. I was really impressed with the dual narrative in this title, the way Alan and Sagaโs plots would occasionally come together for mere moments just to separate again was just ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค. And hoo boy those graphics, Bright Falls and the Dark Place have never looked better. I constantly found myself ooing and aaahing over the gorgeous set pieces.
Overall, Alan Wake II is a damn good game, and the switch to a survival horror game makes it a huge improvement from the first Alan Wake. This game has easily become my game of the year and has without a doubt solidified Remedy as one of the best and most creative game developers of all time. Definite must play.
(Small little note: Sorry this review is kinda lazily written iโm tired as all hell writing this and will probably rewrite most of this when iโm less tired ๐๐๐๐)
In a year where Spider-Man 2, my most anticipated game for about 5 years, released, I never expected a game about a writer trapped in a world of his own creation to overtake it for my game of the year. But here we are. Alan Wake II is an absolutely incredible game, and i truly donโt think my writing will be able to sell it for how good it is. The plot is phenomenally insane, and i truly believe only a man like Sam Lake could come up with this stuff. The area where Alan Wake II exceeds most is in its uniqueness, from things like the use of live action cutscenes, to the portable light mechanic, and the mind place/writers room. being able to gain more evidence as the game continues to piece together the story, as well as being able to change the layouts of rooms within mere seconds is one of the most creative things iโve ever seen. Donโt even get me started on the music, the end of chapter songs as well as the return of poets of the fall to create so many new bangers as the old gods of asgard made for such a phenomenal soundtrack. I was really impressed with the dual narrative in this title, the way Alan and Sagaโs plots would occasionally come together for mere moments just to separate again was just ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค. And hoo boy those graphics, Bright Falls and the Dark Place have never looked better. I constantly found myself ooing and aaahing over the gorgeous set pieces.
Overall, Alan Wake II is a damn good game, and the switch to a survival horror game makes it a huge improvement from the first Alan Wake. This game has easily become my game of the year and has without a doubt solidified Remedy as one of the best and most creative game developers of all time. Definite must play.
(Small little note: Sorry this review is kinda lazily written iโm tired as all hell writing this and will probably rewrite most of this when iโm less tired ๐๐๐๐)