does anyone know how long alan wake is from start to finish? and also does anyone know if the setting is all within the woods cause i would say 90% of the gameplay ive seen is all within the wooded area around the town or the town itself?

I don't think anybody has either actually played the game all the way through or if they have, they probably can't say because of the embargo. I would imagine you're in the woods a majority of the time, though you do go visit local townspeople in the daytime and eventually venture out of the woods down to the lighthouse.

Personally, 9-12 hours would suit me fine. Of course, if it was 40, I wouldn't complain either.

If that length is coming from the developer. Then the game is probably really 8 hours or less. They always over exaggerate.

But it isnt, CGI told us it was an extrapolation from him "Remedy mentions seeking out a lengthy campaign. This gen, 12-20hrs is lengthy."

Yeah. Just like how WKC was going to be a lengthy 100 hour JRPG.

and it was about a 30 hour RPG.

Yeah I know what your talking about, developers do that all the time. But in this case what CGI said is that remedy mentions they wanted a lenghty campaing. Its CGI that extrapolate and says for him a lengthy campaing would be between 12-20 hours, not the developer.

I really hope that next gen they don't make games even shorter. Would not even be worth paying the money for the game anymore. 2 Hour campaigns! WOOT

Agreed!

Yeah i can see a 8 hour game, too bad i wouldn't mind a 20 hour lenght.