The Changing Faces Of Alan Wake

TVG writes: When Alan Wake launches on May 21st (hopefully), it'll be nearly five years since it was first announced at E3 2005. One thing we hadn't previously noticed over this time, though, is quite how much Alan's image has changed during the game's tumultuous development cycle.

[we won]

You know a game might be big when blogish quality web sites are making articles and news about changes in developmental progress and other minor decision changes, when it comes to the cosmetics of the character model. "We'll contact Remedy" WTF? lol

[Redlogic]

it just means since the game has been in production for so long there just so many changes that they can make an article about it. if the game was in production for a yr there wouldn't have been so many design changes.

i must admit, i wasn't too excited bout AW but as recently i have been much more interested and I'm seriously considering buyin it. Lookin forward to seeing more news/features.

[FACTUAL evidence]

looks better than before. I think those are Alan's before and after the diet pics. XD

[Young Capwn]

Still looks boring.

[Gigalol]

ssssh

[Umbrella Corp]

Sh!t happens idc how he looks like make the game chill.

[Man In Black]

A lot less chubby.

[beans]

Well all the running has obviously sped up his metabolism.

on topic: He looks much better now.

[Fanb0y]

His hair looks a lot better. Could I say... cooler?

[George Sears]

Shed a few pounds and uses less hairspray.

[green]

For someone that is supposed to be suffering from writers block and having trouble sleeping, the 1st image does not cut it.He looks terrible in the 2nd image and in regards to the story and the inner demons his facing, then it is obviously a winner.

[commodore64]

I agree.

The guy is supposed to be at an emotional crossroads. Writer's block, insomnia and relocation all point to an emotional crisis.

I have to say, the second picture looks more realistic.
Dark circles under the eyes, gaunt, troubled, edgy.

I'd say they nailed it!

[DaTruth]

Strange to see you guys up there actually talking about games in a positive light!

You guys are like completely different people when you're not trolling PS3 news!

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Oh that's rich DaTruth. Just one glance at the first page of your comments tells your story.. Maybe you should take your own advice sometime.

Then you have the gaul to call me out for being a fanboy in another article.. You win the hypocrite award bozo.

[commodore64]

@ datruth

maybe you should change your name to 'DaHypocrite'?

or maybe 'DaOff-topic'?

[PirateThom]

I just went to preorder the game on Amazon... turns out I had a pre-order from January 2008 already. Can't wait.

[Foxgod]

You should something about that Pirate Tom guy, is that your secondary account, or is it just some douchebag that pretends to be you?

Anyway, that other guy is a total twat.

OT, This game only became better looking, the changes are very nice.

[PirateThom]

Are you still bitter I called your technical knowledge into question?

How precious! :D

[Foxgod]

Why should i, you know nothing yourself, so being questioned by you does no harm.

But i meant the douche called Pirate Tom, without a H.

[spunnups]

Pirate Thom atleast has the decency to admit a 360 exclusive ,Alan Wake, looks good. Can't say the same for you FoxGod. You wouldn't admit that on your death bed.

[SonySoldierEternaL]

it looked better 5 years ago

[3sq]

He currently looks like a junkie or someone who is about to have metal breakdown. :P

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

And now it looks better than UC2 and KZ2

[3sq]

"And now it looks better than UC2 and KZ2"

and yet it didn't win any graphic award at E3 :P

I wonder why...

[Upbeat]

yea thats cause it was a pc exclusive 5 years ago when remedy showed it at e3 2005. and slowly but surely fuked pc gamers over

[Shaka2K6]

.

[divideby0]

this has been a must buy game for me for so long...all looks good to me so far..the only concern I have is that is not to doomish...ie, dark with flashlite and shooting..that would suck if that is a large part of the game...as with doom it just hides stuff

[pixelsword]

There's only two faces; it's more like "his face has changed", period.

[PietroDimeglio]

He looks a but like Ray from everybody loves raymond.

Peace.

[MrMacabre]

I still find it funny that there's an action game with a hero called Alan.

[Picnic]

From fresh faced chunk to washed out hunk.

[jalen247]

I think this move was for the better.

[sid4gamerfreak]

where did that little 10 year old go? Back to his ps3 hiding hole? When i said the exact same thing on the ps3 post saying to stop 360 bashing, they all disagreed with me. Wow, i can how intellectual the fanboys in n4g r.

jalen247: I agree, the 2nd image look much better, a good move by the developers.

[chewmystink]

What is that Alan Wait yehhh ahuh keep it real!!!