Overall: A nice aside for the original Alan Wake with better gameplay/visuals but worse story.
Positives: Gunplay isn't as grating as the original, with the arcade mode there to provide some extra content. The visuals in my opinion are cleaner with better fidelity, though moment-to-moment, don't ooze the same atmosphere as the original style. The only exceptional performance was Mr. Scratch's live action stuff. It definitely sold a lot of the emotion and tension. Some set pieces and music choices was also pretty fun imo. Also, the manuscript pages were fun to read.
Negatives: The other performances were not as good as the original. Most of which seem to be stiffer and auto-generated with dialogue that doesn't flow as well. The story overall suffers as a result, with most of the game focusing on call-backs to the original and not really adding anything new to Alan Wake. The looping of the environments in service to the story also becomes annoying.
Positives: Gunplay isn't as grating as the original, with the arcade mode there to provide some extra content. The visuals in my opinion are cleaner with better fidelity, though moment-to-moment, don't ooze the same atmosphere as the original style. The only exceptional performance was Mr. Scratch's live action stuff. It definitely sold a lot of the emotion and tension. Some set pieces and music choices was also pretty fun imo. Also, the manuscript pages were fun to read.
Negatives: The other performances were not as good as the original. Most of which seem to be stiffer and auto-generated with dialogue that doesn't flow as well. The story overall suffers as a result, with most of the game focusing on call-backs to the original and not really adding anything new to Alan Wake. The looping of the environments in service to the story also becomes annoying.