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Plan on playing Alan Wake's American Nightmare?
I played it a few days ago. Been a while since I played AW and I enjoy Remedy's games so it was worth checking out for me.
I thought it was alright. Aside from the main character, the voice acting is ridiculously goofy.
I’m considering it since I found out Alan Wake II is way longer than Alan Wake 1. It might be worth popping into for a day. Especially since it’s so quick
Make sure you've seen Twin Peaks
In one of the DLCs (Signal, I think?), you end up going through the kitchen, so that's probably why it's so fleshed out.
Man, you've reminded me that I need to replay this and the sequel before the Lake House DLC comes out this month! It's such a great series.
Oh yeah. Now that I mention it I think I remember that. There’s an Alan Standee near it too I think. Interesting to think they were at least that far planned ahead with the DLCs. I always assumed they were a Post Release decision
Have fun with the replay btw! I may be biased but the series is one of the greatest imo
I agree with it being one of the greatest! I can't wait to see where they take the story next.
IMO, as someone who played Alan Wake 1 back to back with Alan Wake 2...don't do it, AW2 as a game feels sooooo much better in every aspect. Unless your tolerance for jank is really high, the difference in the gunplay alone feels like you're using two different skillsets.
Well...AW2 didn't completely get rid of the jank, just made it a smoother part of the gameplay lol.
Also the story of 2 is really heavily related to the ending of AW1, you might just spoil yourself for a big part of the mystery.
I’ve played a bit of Alan Wake II (I had to drop it on launch because it ate through my battery and I couldn’t fit it in), so I’m aware how different the gunplay is. Though I have to say I think I much more prefer the Jank, it has character (though American Nightmare has my favorite controls by far. They feel like a refined version of Alan Wake I’s)
As for the ending of Alan Wake 1 spoiling AW2 this is actually my 4th play through (about. I lost count by this point) so I’m not too worried about spoiling anything because ive already seen the ending a bunch of times
I should have guessed you'd be a gaming connoisseur and already had played AW1 just based on your daily posts (which I enjoy daily too btw).
But playing Alan Wake 1+DLCs more than twice? Damn, you're not a lake, you're an ocean 😭
I’ve always had a soft spot for it. It’s addicting to me. Every playthrough I find my love for the game isn’t a loop, it’s a spiral
I'll echo this, and I'll also say that for me personally the story of AW2 kind of demands focus and I myself would not be able to take it in properly if I was splitting attention - particularly splitting it with its predecessor and having to keep track of what happens in each timeline separately.
Gorgeous screenshots though, I don't remember this game looking so good
It might be the remastered version. I get your point, and the graphics in AW2 were top notch, but as someone who's not a huge fan of the horror genre, I kind of felt nostalgic for the original game. Wasn't that frightening 😀
It’s the original launch actually!
I agree. I find the original graphics charming, though I have a suspicion that AWII’s will grow on me