This is Selnor, it'll be here for over a week at least!

Good review detailing YOUR opinion Selnor, glad you haven't been disappointed.

10/10? well i was expecting that score coming from a review of selnor based on an Xbox 360 exclusive (no offense). the game is very good, his story keeps you playing hours and is becoming more interesting. I think that 9 / 10 would be a fair score IMO.

BTW good review, but certain things are a bit exaggerated

Selnor, I'm intending for this to be constructive criticism so please take it that way but if i was trying to decide whether or not to purchase this game I would not be basing my decision on your review.

This is nothing against the game or your review (which may well be a good quality review), but with the sheer number of threads you've created about this game prior to it's release I would have little to no confidence that I would be reading an impartial assessment of the game.

I'm surprised selnor didn't write "Best graphics ever" because if he did, he could then he could add to this thread.
http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=107492

Haven't finished it yet. Only played a couple of hours.

So far.

Gameplay mechanics with light and dodging is fun.

Nice atmosphere but not scary at all.

Decent dialogue and voice overs but not spectacular. I think max pain had better writing (or maybe my standards were just lower all those years ago?).

Great lighting and overall graphics.

Stiff facial expressions however.

7.5 out of 10 so far. Good effort. However this is a work in progress since I haven't finished (or am anywhere near finished) the game. Take this score with a grain of salt, but so far its trying too hard to feel like a thriller movie and it utterly fails in that regard. Memento this is not.

I`m really enjoying the game so far, its has exceeded my expectations by a significant margin and all the fanboys attacking Selnor can kiss my shiny metal arse :P

Absolutely.  Narrative and writing is compared across both film and literature genres and I see no reason for any difference with games.  Comparing AW narrative and writing to, say Uncharted 2, I'd argue is actually an obvious comparison to make.

As for horror, AW is fun as a thriller but I'd struggle to accept it being leagues ahead of Silent Hill for horror.  I certainly found it nothing compared to the genuine horror found in Silent Hill 2.

if its selnor then yeah for sure

i agree with the score u gave it selnor. also why is everyone bashing his opinion, thats right his opinion. ppl can give their opinion, without bashing someone elses point of view u know. anyways love the game and cant wait for more from the alan wake universe.

Good review and I have to agree with most of it.

My favorite scenes were the rock scene and just after escaping the mental clinic. The posessed mansion looked sooo damn evil.