IN SOUND MIND ALAN WAKE TV

I walked away from Alan Wake dazzled and dazed by the story, but it also deserves respect for being one hell of a game. Remedy's scribes plant pieces throughout this story that, can pull the narrative in one direction, should you latch onto one, or in another trajectory entirely if you believe a different one. Even now, days after completing the game, I find myself deciphering sequences in different ways.

IN SOUND MIND ALAN WAKE TV

As a fan of the TV show Lost, I like that the story is open to interpretation. The way I connected them will likely differ from the way you would put them together. Most of the plot points are intentionally hazy, and scattered like puzzle pieces throughout the game. If you can detach yourself from reality and let this tale pull you into its dark dreamscape, you'll be treated to a brilliantly penned and disturbingly imaginative journey.

This is what makes Alan Wake so frustrating, and yet, at the same time, a work of art. Applying logic to the plot points only creates further confusion. Just when you think you've understood its message, it transforms without clarification, leaving you, and protagonist Alan Wake, in the dark. Through this message, Remedy reveals its hand of cards to the player, outlining exactly what to expect from this horror experience.Īlan Wake's narrative is designed like a dream. The unanswered mystery is what stays with us the longest, and it's what we'll remember in the end.' These are the first lines of dialogue spoken in Alan Wake. In a horror story, the victim keeps asking 'Why?', but there can be no explanation, and there shouldn't be one. Throw in some fantastic set pieces involving rock and roll, flare guns and garden mazes and you have something that doesn’t only add to the horror genre but also distills the best parts of it.By eritzcolong | Review Date: 'Stephen King once wrote that nightmares exist outside of logic, and there's little fun to be had in explanations – they are antithetical to the poetry of fear. The game’s AI is relentless in its approach making for very tense, heart pounding encounters. Eventually you’ll find more powerful weapons ranging from flare guns to search, lights all of which help tilt the scales of battle a little more in your favour. Shining your flashlight on them leaves them susceptible to shots from your pistol essentially making your flashlight your crosshair and a very potent weapon. Throughout the game you face off against possessed townsfolk known as the Taken in utmost darkness with nothing more than a pistol and a flashlight. Having said that, the core gameplay is quite strong. Slick presentation and atmosphere is not all that makes a good game but it sure adds a lot to it if done properly. From the in-game spoof on the Twilight Zone called Night Falls that’s viewable on TVs across the game to the well written radio shows, Remedy, the developers of the game have managed to make a very atmospheric game that far surpasses any other title that’s come out this year in terms of immersion. However, it wouldn’t be as half as immersive if it weren’t for some godlike attention to detail in terms of atmosphere and surroundings. It works really well and gives a sense of urgency and tension to the proceedings, leaving you compelled to see this game to its very end. These are broken into episodes, complete with a recap of the crucial events of the last one. Speaking Â of TV and presentation, the game marries the best elements of the television format to the game giving it a slick, well-edited feel akin to shows like the X-Files or Lost. They’re all very well imagined and do a better job in convincing you of their plight than most actors in a real TV mini-series or a movie.Īlso See New Act The Indica Project Release Debut Single Inspired by Street Sounds If this wasn’t enough, the game is punctuated with memorable characters, from the small-town-hating city slicker Barry Wheeler who is Wake’s agent and sidekick (perhaps the best video game character of the year) to the eccentric, geriatric Anderson Brothers, senile rockers of a band named Old Gods of Asgard, Alan Wake is replete with what is arguably the best human cast in video games ever. It makes for a very intriguing plot with enough twists and turns to keep you interested. This sets of a chain of events leading to his wife going missing and proceedings playing out from a novel he has no recollection of writing. While it is a horror game in terms of genre (psychological action thriller if the spiel on the box is to be believed ) it’s so many different things at once that summing it up in a single word is close to impossible.Â For starters, the game weaves an intricate tale of a once awesome crime fiction writer, Alan Wake trying overcome a serious case of writer’s block by visiting the idyllic town of Bright Falls with his wife. Alan Wake can’t be compared to other games.

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