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First Alan Wake: Night Springs Screenshot [XBLA, Revealing December 10th At VGAs]
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CrazedArabMan
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And that is a very good thing.
metareferential
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I really hope to see some sort of 3D support.
Just give me the game already. xD
Just give me the game already. xD
Neuromancer
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Yeah that aside from the book pages, that stuff was so dumb.
What, you don't like looking for coffee thermoses in a dark forest!?
InaudibleWhispa
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Looks pretty much like the Dance Central menu, the best way of navigating with Kinect. It probably isn't though, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Kinect feature somewhere in the game optionally.
dragonelite
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Kinect scan!
barkers crest
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It would be pretty funny if they overlay your silhouette in the background like kinect adventures menus...but as Alan Wake or a Possessed.
It might be a bit difficult to pull off 8+ menu items with the Dance Central method though...especially how they are cramped together.
I can't wait to see the reveal. I really LOVE the Alan Wake world.
Speaking of Alan Wake, I went and saw the Twilight movie this past weekend and they played this trailer before the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXXRS3Kghh4&ob=av3e
It sort of reminded me of a certain video game I know.
Daniel Radcliffe is Alan Wake confirmed.
Eaten By A Grue
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If you are on a Twin Peaks kick you will definitely get Twin Peaks vibes from Alan Wake, but get Deadly Premonition as well. Deadly Premonition is basically Twin Peaks the game.
Gordon0Freeman
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Hmm maybe now is the time for me to play the first Alan wake.
InaudibleWhispa
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Well the Dance Central menu lets you select from dozens of songs, so the length shouldn't be an issue. The menu also bumps out if you highlight it with your hand to show the currently selected song/option so they're not as cramped.
As I said though, I doubt it is. Unless it's a Kinect only game there would be no need for it, and I don't think there's much chance at all that this will be a full motion title.
It's nothing like Twin Peaks, aside from its Pacific Northwest setting. Tonally, the two are pretty far apart.
Deadly Premonition is much closer to Twin Peaks, if that's what you're looking for.
Torn, I really hated the gunplay, the writing, and collecathon aspects of the first game. Still was compelled to play it through despite my intense dislike just because it at least felt different without feeling broken.
For twin peaks fans, just get deadly premonition it's better in everyway except graphics and the shooting. The shooting deficiencies won't even matter after the first area if you do sidequests that thankfully trivialize the combat.
For twin peaks fans, just get deadly premonition it's better in everyway except graphics and the shooting. The shooting deficiencies won't even matter after the first area if you do sidequests that thankfully trivialize the combat.
InaudibleWhispa
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Really, after a single game you're burned out on its setting? That is what made it so memorable for me. It was the lack of gameplay variety that burned me out after a while. New environments would be welcome, but I wouldn't like them to stay away from forests completely. It wouldn't feel like Alan Wake.
akilshohen
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I was gonna say the same thing...Got my code for $8, probably can be found cheaper
Well atleast we now can confirm that Microsoft is the publisher. Seems their last statement was pure bollocks.
Also, I like the new sub name.
Also, I like the new sub name.
Has Alan Wake been selling well as a downloadable title/redeemable code? I feel like this as an xbla title might be in response to those sales. It also seems MS is trying to push more niche titles like the Japanese Kinect games away from retail and towards the downloadable space.
there was an article on a german site last week (gamefront). they said alan wake sold 1.5 million units worldwise and 900 000 of it where downloads. i dont know where they got the numbers from.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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It's an awesome name :/
There was a documentary too with the name "The American Nightmare". I am sure they are not connected, but really interested to see where this goes.
I don't hate the name, but Night Springs would have been great too. Mind you I am saying that without knowing what the game's story is about.
I don't hate the name, but Night Springs would have been great too. Mind you I am saying that without knowing what the game's story is about.
Robot Pants
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Like the name. Brings to mind a bit of cheese, though. Like the game could be 'aware' of itself so to speak.
"American Nightmare" is fine. "Alan Wake's American Nightmare" is god-awful. Even "Alan Wake: American Nightmare" would be better.
Night Springs was... ok. Less marketable, though.
Title screen:
http://kotaku.com/5856254/this-sure-looks-like-the-title-screen-to-the-next-alan-wake
First "screenshot":
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/07/alan-wakes-night-springs-goes-this-old-house-in-first-screen/
show me your skeleton
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'alan wake's american nightmare' sounds like something clive barker would come up with and so seems really, really fitting to me.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I think it's meant to sound like a book title... like "Stephen King's..." or something to that effect.