So am I being an ass for not enjoying this more? I respect a lot of people's tastes ITT but I'm not feeling it. Feels like an over-zealous Steven King/Twin Peaks fan made the game. I don't know how much of the crappiness is intentional (Wake's writing) or just honestly poor writing. As noted earlier in the thread, there are deus ex machinas and things that just don't make sense. For example, why doesn't Alan just strap every goddamn lantern he comes across to his body? He's a tool and stupid and keeps making horrible decisions, something I hate in bad fiction. And Barry....ugh.
Right my wrong attitude. Tell me the hidden awesomeness in this game. Because right now I feel like it's a huge step down from Max Payne 2.
I kind of felt the same at first, the overall story is pretty much a mashup of Stephen King stories and Twin Peaks and probably could have been stronger. It seems too busy referencing other stuff to really tell it's own story.
But the presentation is pretty good, and there's enough neat moments and references that it's keeping me entertained. Stuff like the songs at the end of the chapters, the Night Springs episodes on TV etc. I think chapter 4 is where the game really seemed to grab me though.
Barry feels like an annoying Joe Pesci imitation at first, but even he kind of grows on you.