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Alan Wake vs Alone in the Dark: Same game, different quality

2008's Alone in the Dark can be summarized in two words: poor execution. The game was a technical mess, wrapped within a ridiculous story, but its ambition and attempt at innovation are impossible to deny. In fact, Alan Wake – which released last week to mostly positive reviews – shares many of the same ideas and concepts.

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Gamerbee5515d ago

people see that Wake is not so original.

Hudahudahuda5515d ago

It would have been if the developers had sticked to thier original open world blue prints.

sam22365515d ago

I agree. I'm playing AW at the moment and it feels like I'm playing an improved version of AitD.

vhero5515d ago

Said it was an improved AITD months before it was released..

LittleBigSackBoy5515d ago

alone in the dark 2 is one of the best games ever made.

clarkjudo5515d ago

From the looks of it, Alan Wake was probably in development before Alone In The Dark. Maybe the ideas for Alone In The Dark came from Alan Wake?

An open world would fringe on the flow and momentum of the story. Having abandoned transportation from one area to the next. Helps shows the scope of the large area. Alan Wake is not a Olympian athlete. Walking to these places would seem tire some and unrealistic for the average persons physical longevity.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

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.

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roadkillers440d ago

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.

gigoran8440d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto439d ago

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

Knightofelemia440d ago

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.

Chocoburger440d ago

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? 🙄

Rynxie440d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos440d ago

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.

Rynxie440d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh439d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Previously On... Alan Wake

Alan Wake 2 continues the writer's story, 13 years later.

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A thermos is upending the Alan Wake community

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.

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