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selnor on 01 April 2010

Welcome To

It's been on the lips of every 360 fan since launch. We may have had to wait awhile for this gem, but with a mere 50 people working on ths title it's not without surprise a game of this scope and technical mastery has taken it's time. Nearing it's glorious release it's time to take the hype and run with it. As many site previews calling it the game Resident Evil 5 'should' have been.

OVERVIEW

IN DARKNESS, FIGHT WITH LIGHT.

When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A dark presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

With the body of an action game and the mind of a psychological thriller, Alan Wake is a pulse-pounding thrill ride.

GAME FEATURES

INTENSE CINEMATIC ACTION

From Remedy, the masters of cinematic action, comes a 3rd person action game filled with overwhelming odds and desperate near escapes.

GRIPPING SUSPENSE

Storytelling at its best, Alan Wake is like a tightly paced thriller TV series, offering endless twists and cliffhangers, and building up to an epic conclusion.

LIGHT IS YOUR WEAPON

Light is your greatest weapon and only protection as darkness takes over everything and everyone, and turns them against you.

 

 

Further Details

Bringing a new style of storytelling to Xbox 360, Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller from Remedy, the renowned original developers of the successful Max Payne series. In this dynamic new title exclusively for Xbox 360, players assume the role of Alan Wake, a best-selling suspense author suffering from writer's block, who escapes to a small town only to experience the mysterious disappearance of his wife.

Set in the deceptively idyllic town of Bright Falls, Washington, Alan Wake immerses players in an intense and expansive cinematic world that enables players to explore the hyper-realistic and interactive environments. Alan Wake is mission-based with a deeply engaging and suspenseful storyline unveiling new twists and profound character revelations at every turn. Unravel the riveting plot through multilayered character interactions, unique problem-solving, and intense combat against terrifying enemies. In this nightmarish world, where fantasy and reality collide, Alan Wake must use a variety of weapons to survive, including his most powerful ally against the darkness - light itself.

  • Intense psychological thriller: Alan Wake delivers a deeply psychological and finely crafted plot that raises the bar for storytelling in video games. The riveting story of Alan Wake is propelled by a movie-like atmosphere, compelling situations, memorable characters, and real-time pacing. Remedy has a record of creating and developing games with unique cinematic presentation and exceptionally high production values.
  • Light as a combat element: As Wake journeys deeper into the mystery of Bright Falls, the shadows close in around him. When darkness descends, light becomes his only ally as he fights his way to daybreak. This poses a severe problem for Alan Wake since his enemies seemingly gain strength from the shadows, and before long, light itself becomes his greatest ally. Players must skillfully combine their use of light with more conventional weapons to stand a chance.
  • Realistic, interactive environment: Set in the town of Bright Falls, the hyper-detailed environments of the Pacific Northwest play an important role, as even the change in daylight and weather will profoundly affect the characters and enemies in Alan Wake. The game's advanced rendering engine provides amazingly realistic environments that bring this world to detailed life—from the lush forest of evergreen trees to the quaint small-town buildings and streets. The world of Alan Wake is alive and real.
  • Episodic narrative: The mission-based structure of Alan Wake creates an episodic narrative similar to a deeply structured dramatic television series, such as Twin Peaks and X-Files. As the episodes progress, gameplay evolves to introduce new elements and characters, escalating the level of threat and action in the game.

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    yungmagic09 on 01 April 2010

    I'm pretty sure there's already an official Alan Wake thread.



    maximus22 on 01 April 2010

    So close and so pretty! It seems to be more like Silent Hill than RE though. I'm gonna disappear for quite a while once I finally get this one home.



    Torillian on 01 April 2010

    as people said, an official Alan Wake thread already exists.

    locked.



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    selnor on 01 April 2010
    CGI-Quality said:
    Why'd you make this? We already have an Official ALAN WAKE thread. It's in my sig as well. O_o


    Theres actually 6 official threads. They have all failed to get Stickied and kept promoted in the list. So I figured it was time to get a sticky one. And one I could influence on a daily basis. Yours didnt come up in the search I did. But the other 6 official AW threads did.