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BAS
October 21st, 2008, 09:57 PM
for those of you not aware of it, Alan Wake is a "psychological action thriller" from Remedy Entertainment, the studio who made Max Payne 1 and 2.

plot:

Alan Wake is a bestselling horror writer. Early on in his career, his fiancée Alice was his muse. Just prior to meeting her, he had started to have strange dreams which he used as material for his first book. The book was a big success, a dream come true. But then Wake’s fiancée vanished without a trace. Wake was devastated. He couldn't write anymore, his dreams stopped and he began to suffer from insomnia. At the beginning of the game, Wake travels to a sleep clinic to seek treatment for his condition. The secluded clinic is located near the small town of Bright Falls, Washington, far away from the stressful urban lifestyle. Receiving treatment at the clinic, Wake is able to sleep again. At the clinic, he meets a mysterious woman who is the very image of his missing fiancée, uncannily so. At once, his dreams return, this time as terrible nightmares. Wake begins to write again: a new book based on those nightmares. But something is horribly, horribly wrong. Impossibly, the town of Bright Falls starts to change to something awful that bears a close resemblance to Wake’s new book. Wake ends up fighting for his life with a gun and a flashlight in his hands, trying to understand what’s happening.


this has been in development for a while, in fact it caused quite a stir when it was announced that the PC version would be Vista Only -- like a year before Vista was even out.

a new trailer just came out

streaming (http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=16234)

download 1080p (http://www.fileplanet.com/193520/190000/fileinfo/Alan-Wake-Cinematic-Trailer-(HD))

Makai Goblin
October 21st, 2008, 11:14 PM
Soooo.... is it still vista only?

Otherwise, looks interesting.

BAS
October 21st, 2008, 11:52 PM
vista and 360

MeanPatrick
October 22nd, 2008, 04:10 AM
That's good and all, but they should just make Max Payne 3 and have Max kill hunt abunch of mutant-spider clowns.

PopeDragunov
October 22nd, 2008, 07:09 AM
So its Silent Hill +1

Makai Goblin
October 22nd, 2008, 06:11 PM
vista and 360

Dammit!
>:/

SWATJester_os
October 28th, 2008, 05:07 AM
Going to suck.

BlindSite
October 28th, 2008, 08:58 AM
With all these games I've heard are rumored or are directly going to Vista only and my lack of ability or want really, to sink a few hundred into a computer that is my parent's and I won't keep when I move out just to play the games I want, it might be time to switch back to my old method of keeping my PC for HL2 Mods and using my 360 for cutting edge stuff.

BAS
October 28th, 2008, 12:36 PM
Going to suck.

uh what

CaptCommy
October 29th, 2008, 12:35 AM
uh what

Ditto.

SWATJester_os
October 29th, 2008, 01:41 AM
Based on the previews, I don't think this game is going to be very good.

CaptCommy
October 29th, 2008, 01:48 AM
Based on the previews, I don't think this game is going to be very good.

Want to give any examples of things you dislike? Or should we keep asking what and receive vague responses back for another 20 posts?

SWATJester_os
October 29th, 2008, 02:14 AM
Based on http://pc.ign.com/articles/616/616169p1.html it seems to be a Max Payne rip off, with a nightmare feature added on to make you "stay in the light" like Gears of War. Gimmicky at best.

BAS
October 29th, 2008, 02:48 AM
even if it we're like Max Payne its the same fucking developer. and its not. honestly how do you get Max Payne out of that?

2nd of all you just looked at a preview from E3 2005.

SWATJester_os
October 29th, 2008, 04:50 AM
Dark gritty noir setting. Guy has nightmares. Tragic loss of his wife. Has a gun and is fighting for his life, trying to figure out what's happening.

Yeah, it's Max Payne 3.

BAS
October 29th, 2008, 11:57 AM
lol whatever

Pltcl Sniper
October 30th, 2008, 12:51 AM
Dark gritty noir setting. Guy has nightmares. Tragic loss of his wife. Has a gun and is fighting for his life, trying to figure out what's happening.

Yeah, it's Max Payne 3.

You just gave a plot for all 1,000 shooters...

SWATJester_os
October 30th, 2008, 01:15 AM
You just gave a plot for all 1,000 shooters...

Really? Like TF2? NOLF?

Milkman Dan
October 30th, 2008, 06:54 PM
Really? Like TF2? NOLF?
The Punisher comic book.