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-Graphics are good, considering the game was made 13 years ago it's pretty fucking amazing what they did with facial expressions; they are a little creepy though.
-The atmosphere is really good; it's practically the Twin Peaks but with a different name. The woods, the town, the buildings are perfectly fit together.
-Music is great by itself but it doesn't do much favor to the atmosphere; maybe a little to the story.
-Story is the main thing in the game, obviously; and it's written very well. But it can be quite confusing on the first run.
-Gameplay is a pain in the ass. I really thought I would give this game better than a 3.5 but when I got back to it, I realized why many people don't give much more than that. Alan can' fucking run; he can, but he looks like a toddler that was born yesterday in the body of a man who has recently had a stroke. Dodging is even worse, you have to calculate the movement of each enemy and find out how many microseconds it will take them to attack you so you can press the key at the perfect moment. Because if you don't they are just going to kill you since Alan's animation is too fucking long and they just keep on stabbing you until you are dead.
As much as I am a fan of Remedy and Sam Lake's writing; this one is definitely not one of my favorites. But considering how Remedy has always tried to push themselves further and improve their works, Alan Wake 2 is still exciting for me and I'm hyped for it.
-Graphics are good, considering the game was made 13 years ago it's pretty fucking amazing what they did with facial expressions; they are a little creepy though.
-The atmosphere is really good; it's practically the Twin Peaks but with a different name. The woods, the town, the buildings are perfectly fit together.
-Music is great by itself but it doesn't do much favor to the atmosphere; maybe a little to the story.
-Story is the main thing in the game, obviously; and it's written very well. But it can be quite confusing on the first run.
-Gameplay is a pain in the ass. I really thought I would give this game better than a 3.5 but when I got back to it, I realized why many people don't give much more than that. Alan can' fucking run; he can, but he looks like a toddler that was born yesterday in the body of a man who has recently had a stroke. Dodging is even worse, you have to calculate the movement of each enemy and find out how many microseconds it will take them to attack you so you can press the key at the perfect moment. Because if you don't they are just going to kill you since Alan's animation is too fucking long and they just keep on stabbing you until you are dead.
As much as I am a fan of Remedy and Sam Lake's writing; this one is definitely not one of my favorites. But considering how Remedy has always tried to push themselves further and improve their works, Alan Wake 2 is still exciting for me and I'm hyped for it.