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Review: Alan Wake | SelectButton.com

SelectButton.com's Marcus takes a trek back through time to deliver a review on this 2010 sleeper hit for the Xbox 360.

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coolbeans4964d ago

"2009 sleeper hit for the Xbox 360"

Came out in 2010.

MasterMasar4964d ago

Yea, I remember now. My mistake lol
This is why people shouldn't work ALL of the time. It kills their braincells better than drugs

rezzah4964d ago

This is the only game on the 360 that I ever wanted to play.

I really like psychological thrillers.

MasterMasar4964d ago

Well keep your eyes peeled for the sequel too! Not to mention there is also DLC for the first game with 2 expansions. It's a really awesome game and it has some great story to it

gaden_malak4964d ago

Meh, I wouldn't call it a psychological thriller. It wasn't at all scary considering it told you when & where the bad guys were coming with that stupid freeze moment.

Story is pretty average too.

MasterMasar4964d ago (Edited 4964d ago )

Ouch man. I read a ton of Stephen King books and stuff and it played just like one of those to me which fueled a lot of my love for it.

rezzah4964d ago

Psychological thrillers are not always scary, sometimes they can just be mind bending on the current situation of reality. Like Silent Hill, where you don't really know where you are and even if you do it still doesn't make any sense for why you see what you see.

@MasterMaser
Big fan of Stephen King too, that's why when people related this game to his stories I got excited.

I think next year he's bringing out the next book for his Dark Tower series, I think it is a prequel that deals with Roland's past and his friend Cuthbert, Unsure of the correct spelling.

gaden_malak4964d ago

Yeah I really wasn't a fan of Alan Wake. Loved Silent Hill, just don't think Alan Wake did what it was intended to do.

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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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roadkillers430d 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.

gigoran8430d ago

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

Tacoboto429d 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

Knightofelemia430d 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.

Chocoburger430d 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? 🙄

Rynxie430d 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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Profchaos430d 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.

Rynxie430d ago

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

Asplundh430d 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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