I finally dug this out after having bought it when they were going to be delisting it due to the music license.
Overall, it's a product of it's time. I can see where maybe back in 2010 it would have gotten more praise. The narrative is enjoyable and is written well but it was also relatively predictable and by the end of episode 3/start of episode 4 you have all the pieces of what happened and basically what will be happening. It ends up making the last couple of episodes feel a bit more like a slog.
Which is partially due to the gameplay which never really evolves past shine flashlight on enemy to break their shield and then shot them and by Episode 2 you've seen the entire arsenal that the game gives you and every enemy type. By the end the game is mostly just throwing more enemies at you in various combinations. I found myself just dropping flares or flashbangs mostly to get to the next checkpoint and skip all the enemies.
I'm not sure how the remaster was changed but I'd say if you're interested in Control or Alan Wake 2.. go find a summary of this game and save yourself 10-12 hours. It's not necessarily a bad experience but it's not entirely enjoyable.
Overall, it's a product of it's time. I can see where maybe back in 2010 it would have gotten more praise. The narrative is enjoyable and is written well but it was also relatively predictable and by the end of episode 3/start of episode 4 you have all the pieces of what happened and basically what will be happening. It ends up making the last couple of episodes feel a bit more like a slog.
Which is partially due to the gameplay which never really evolves past shine flashlight on enemy to break their shield and then shot them and by Episode 2 you've seen the entire arsenal that the game gives you and every enemy type. By the end the game is mostly just throwing more enemies at you in various combinations. I found myself just dropping flares or flashbangs mostly to get to the next checkpoint and skip all the enemies.
I'm not sure how the remaster was changed but I'd say if you're interested in Control or Alan Wake 2.. go find a summary of this game and save yourself 10-12 hours. It's not necessarily a bad experience but it's not entirely enjoyable.