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Forums - Gaming - SECOND ALAN WAKE Review! 10/10

richardhutnik on 27 April 2010
Xero said:
Doubt it'll even be considered by reviewers that the game is sub-hd and looks pretty bad. No MW2 reviewer mentioned how ugly the game was, baffles me.

Because art direction makes up for resolution issues? 



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antfromtashkent on 27 April 2010

What does:

"Nice lighting effects (based on trailer)"

Mean? ^^



richardhutnik on 27 April 2010
antfromtashkent said:
What does:

"Nice lighting effects (based on trailer)"

Mean? ^^

Trailers of the game, and clips of the game, not actually gameplay, has given indication the game has nice lighting effects.  Come on, are you say hype needs more than just video clips and trailers for a game to exist?  Are you saying people actually need to PLAY something they are going to hype before they start hyping it?



Xero on 28 April 2010
richardhutnik said:
Xero said:
Doubt it'll even be considered by reviewers that the game is sub-hd and looks pretty bad. No MW2 reviewer mentioned how ugly the game was, baffles me.

Because art direction makes up for resolution issues? 

On games that use a unique artstyle, yes. 

Alan Wake for the largest part is replicating real life. Foliage, ground cover, humans and so on, none of which can be rendered well or look particularly great in 540p. On a large TV (above 30~") or sitting close to a small TV, it's a huge eyesore to play games so far SUB-HD.