Alright, so I rented the game Alan Wake, exclusive to the Xbox 360, and it is pretty awesome so far. The phrase "don't go towards the light", is pretty much a death wish in this game, so if you want to survive, use the light to your advantage. This game will freak you out, it definitely got me jumpy. The enemies are pretty sweet and their voices are creepy. This game will definitely keep you on edge. So yeah, the game is a psychological action thriller and it’s about this writer, Alan Wake, who goes on vacation with his wife Alice to Bright Falls, Oregon for a vacation. He hasn't been able to write anything in over two years, but he plans to begin writing soon. He gets into a fight with his wife when they get to the cabin that they are staying at and he leaves the house during the night. Two words: HUGE mistake. Alice is then captured and taken somewhere and you are determined to find her and rescue her. He finds himself trapped in the night, where his latest thriller, in which he doesn't even remember writing, starts to come to life right before his eyes. It is all one, big nightmare. Except you're awake. But when the morning comes and the sun rises, everything is back normal again. But once nighttime comes around, everything changes. The time of day could easily be defined as a vital "character" in the game. This game is broken down into episodes, and at the beginning of each episode, it will show a "previously on Alan Wake" clip that will give a short synopsis of what went on in the episode you just completed. Throughout these episodes you must find pages of this manuscript that Alan has supposedly written and try to find your wife Alice. You need to find the lost pages in order to make sense of what is going on. The pages have an eerie pattern of coming true soon after reading them. The enemies are the civilians from Bright Falls that are coated in shadows and try to kill you and can only be destroyed by light and their voices are awesome, but freaky because the voice changes back and forth between a normal voice to a deep, grungy-like voice. For weapons, your greatest weapon is... a flashlight. You can find guns throughout the game as well, but the flashlight is the primary weapon. You usually have a revolver with you to finish off your enemies after stripping the darkness from them. What kind of game would this be if the primary weapon always stayed the same? Not that great. That’s why you find larger and more powerful flashlights during the game. So yeah, that is pretty much my review. I tried hard not to give any secrets away or spoil anything. Hope you liked it. I definitely recommend this game to all who are looking for a good game with an awesome story line and gameplay. I also recommend playing this alone in the dark.... I guarantee you will get scared.
Here's a link to the trailer if you haven't seen it yet:
Here's a link to the trailer if you haven't seen it yet:
- Austin
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