Comparisons seem to be the big thing in this thread, so...
Polygon count for Alan Wake -
"10k-20k Triangles"
Uncharted 2: Nathan Drake -
"80k Polygons"
Uncharted 2: Every other character -
"30k Polygons"
Not sure if that matters much in the graphics department, but there is a pretty big difference.
Anyway... This interested me:
"We do have a special game mode (like the Halo guys have etc) which can render shots in a "magazine covershot" resolution with a lot more AA detail than normally expected."
I take it that it's just like say, Forza 3's photomode or something? Where detail is upped?