Seth Schiesel from The New York Times Tags this review "A Game That Thinks It’s an Eerie TV Drama" and proceeds "Among the more interesting aspects of the video game world is that the sequels are often better than the originals. After all, continual creative iteration is the heart of game design. Most of that process should take place before the game is released to the public, but there are plenty of franchises that have not come into their own until a second title addresses the flaws of the first. (My favorite games of 2009, Assassin’s Creed II and Uncharted 2, provide recent examples.)
I hope that is what happens with Alan Wake, the new suspense game developed by Remedy Entertainment of Finland and released this week by Microsoft for the Xbox 360. I hope the inevitable Alan Wake 2 delivers the emotional depth and gameplay range this first title so clearly lacks."
Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.
Kind of a goody story...
On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.
I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.
I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them
Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.
Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.
Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.
Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄
Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.
So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.
I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.
Alan Wake 2 continues the writer's story, 13 years later.
Remedy has Alan Wake merch on sale, including a pretty blue thermos. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan, and many players who want a thermos find themselves without one, though it does appear that Remedy is attempting to fix things. Nevertheless, it has resulted in a lot of upset, illustrating just how much the thermos means to Alan Wake fans.
This is exactly the kind of review that has made me hesitant to get this game.
I've read glowing reviews, but then I've also read several reviews like this one.
I want to play Alan Wake, but not for $60.
"Heavy Rain, the masterly mystery game from Quantic Dream for the PlayStation 3, packs more emotional weight and psychological meaning into every five minutes than Alan Wake manages over its 10 to 12 hours"
OUCH...
The game has really turned out to be a disappointment after what it was hyped to be. It stands at 82 on meta lol never did I think that Splinter Cell would outscore this lol.
hmm im still getting it, though this is a very informative and well executed review. im suprised by NY Times
Is it just me or is it that reviewers likes to compare Alan Wake with Heavy Rain a lot?
I played the first episode and most of the second earlier and loved it. At first I thought I would be unable to die but the challenge ramps up to a nice level early on. The game handles save points really well and you're never replaying anything if you happen to mess up.
Voice acting is mediocre-ish but the graphics are great and the story is actually good.