The story is pretty great for the video game medium. The gameplay has a lot of repetition and some things become chores. At some point, I stopped bothering with the side tasks (for the "collectible" stuff) because the rewards weren't worth the time and resources invested. The lack of enemy diversity makes the poor AI very noticeable and combat loses its thrill after a few familiar encounters. Several bugs popped up as I got closer to the end, some of them game-breaking without a reload.
Anyway, I loved the visual and sound design and the game actually felt spooky at least for the first half and especially while exploring locations for the first time. I love Twin Peaks and it was nice to see so many references, but I can appreciate how this game has a strong lore of its own, even without playing the original Alan Wake.

Reviewed on Nov 06, 2023


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