[riverwide]

It looks pretty good but it also looks like it's 75% movie and 25% game.

[Mino_Dan]

2 days till release. Can't wait.

[riverwide]

Mino_Dan, on 12 May 2010 - 11:14 AM, said:

2 days till release. Can't wait.

I preordered it from Gamestop so I could get the bonus stuff. Looks like it's going to be a great game. A Torrent site had it and i downloaded it but decided not to try to play it from that.

[MacHarper]

Boooo we have to wait until the 18th.

[Mino_Dan]

Fuck, it looks like the german release was pushed back to May 21st. Amazon.de has it still listed as a May 14th release but I highly doubt it.

[riverwide]

they're still saying May 18 here

[freddielm]

I might buy it. I've seen the trailer on Xbox live, looks interesting.

[Mino_Dan]

Great, the limited edition is pushed back to May 20th. The standard edition is available now. What stupid bullshit is this?
Hope they die and go to hell!

[Mino_Dan]

Just bought the limited edition at our local Saturn media store. Fuck you Amazon.de!

[riverwide]

OH.. what's it like? The Limited Edition is the one I preordered

[Mino_Dan]

The limited edition is awesome. The whole thing is build as a book. In it you find 2 DVDs (Game + Bonus), 1 Soundtrack CD and a source/case book written by one of the ingame characters.

Finished the first 2 episodes now. Its not build up like a movie but as a tv mini series. All with cliffhangers at the end of each episodes. And each episode starts with an "Previously on Alan Wake".

Two pop culture refernces so far. The very first line of the game surprised me. All I say is; the name Stephen King falls.

The presentation of the game is phenomenal and yes its actually scary! The action sequences even have a small tactical element to them.
It features a rather metaphysical story and I really hope they keep up the good work.
As of now I'm more than satisfied as it delievers everything Heavy Rain failed at.

It really feels like someone gave a Stephen King script to David Lynch for revisions and then it was turned into a mini series.

[riverwide]

Can't WAIT for mine to get here

[Mino_Dan]

Loads of licensed songs in the game too. Thankfully the songs get unlocked and can be listened too via the Extras menue.

I'm uploading the Limited Edition soundtrack now. A little appetizer for all of you.
Check the music section.

[freddielm]

So what is the gameplay like? You shoot things?

[Mino_Dan]

Yes, its pretty much a survival horror shooter like Silent Hill but light is your primary weapon. The are really really simple "puzzles" but they are not worth mentioning.
The whole atmospeher is amazing. The entity reminds me so much of Lost smoke monster. Its a really chilling game.

Here is the Gametrailers.com review. Don't understand why they complain about the story; especially after praising the inane shitfest that was Heavy Rain.

[freddielm]

Mmm... looks good

[Mino_Dan]

Finished it this afternoon. It has 6 episodes in total. Every episode takes about 60 to 90 minutes to complete. It felt like merely 2 hours. I blame the intense presentation. And don't get me wrong.......thats a really really good thing!

I wouldn't really classify it as an psychological thriller though. Its an horror survival game like Silent Hill but much more action orientated.
Its a great story that borders on brilliant writing only denied by the fact that they didn't care so much about the characters.
It was funny in places, very witty in others and overall neatly scary, otherworldly weird and surprisingly metaphysical.

And as every good tv series its open ended. Some might say its a rather weak ending after such a huge and powerfull build-up but I disagree. The main issue of the story is solved but the ovarall arc leaves space for the already anounced 2 DLC episodes. A voucher code for the first new episode that "airs" in June 2010 is part of the limited edition.

My favorite moment of the game...
Your reach a warehouse where you can turn on a radio. If you do that you fight a horde of Taken to this tune.

In fact.....I think it was my favorite video game moment of all time!!!

Presentation: 9,5
Audio: 9,5
Gameplay: 8,5
Story: 8,5

Overall Score: 9,0

This post has been edited by Mino_Dan: 15 May 2010 - 04:44 PM

[riverwide]

Mine's on the truck for delivery which means I'll have it sometime in the next 8 hours! I got my codes yesterday for a tshirt and a theme.

"favorite video game moment of all time"??? Sounds awesome

[Mino_Dan]

Yes, the song is epic and the cinemtic action gameplay really gives this whole scene an almost music video-esque feel.

Remedy said that if the sales figures are good enough (and they will be!!!) we'll get a 2nd season.
Don't know if the 2 DLC episodes are Season 2 material though.

This post has been edited by Mino_Dan: 18 May 2010 - 11:42 AM

[Mino_Dan]

The game's first add-on episode, entitled "The Signal", will be released July 27, 2010 on Xbox Live.