Alan Wake (Plot, Visuals, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Copy Protection)

[cura]

haha, fanboy goggles? perhaps you should take your own goggles off then :)

Also, I did say that the environments and vistas in alan wake look nice but overall the game has nothing on heavy rain. If you look at some other screenshots, alan wake is full jaggies and the character model themselves really let the game down. Also, there is a screenshot of a car's bonnet open and the engine itself is FLAT lol...

I don't know how to imbed screenshots but I'll give links:

Alan Wake: http://au.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/743608/remedy-project-next-gen-title/images/alan-wake-20081021103045558.html

Heavy Rain: http://au.ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/811232/quantic-dream-project/images/heavy-rain-impressions-20081211033100585.html

Alan Wake: http://au.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/743608/remedy-project-next-gen-title/images/alan-wake-20070213094105182.html

Heavy Rain: http://au.ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/811232/heavy-rain/images/heavy-rain-impressions-20081211033058054.html


I also think these screenshots of Heavy Rain speak for themselves:
http://au.ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/811232/quantic-dream-project/images/heavy-rain-20081211033820733.html
http://au.ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/811232/heavy-rain/images/heavy-rain-the-origami-killer-20080820095822740.html
http://au.ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/811232/heavy-rain/images/heavy-rain-20081211033858920.html
http://au.ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/811232/heavy-rain/images/heavy-rain-impressions-20081211033055101.html

I'd be lying if I said that Alan Wake is an ugly game or w/e, it certainly does have its moments where it shines but when taking both sets of screenshots into account (not just the ones you posted but all) heavy rain is just in a different class. However, they both aren't due out until the end of this year so hopefully they'll both get even better but at the moment I think Alan Wake needs alot more work to be able to claim that it is visually superior superior or on par with Heavy Rain. No doubt when both games are released we'll probably see a consensus develop...