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Alan Wake's American Nightmare - Debut Trailer
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dragonelite
Member
xbla shouldn't be so wrong you can use native code so you get as much power as disk based games.
synced vid and release info now in op.
Yes! Remove spidey sense, remove hud (or give an option) and reduce Alan's asthma and we are good to go.
Yes! Remove spidey sense, remove hud (or give an option) and reduce Alan's asthma and we are good to go.
They are clearly making this more an action game than a survival game. With scarier enemies (more off features).
The first game stood out so much for me, I actually bought it twice. I guess it's a fact that something new and fresh will sell less than formula-games.
Event though I'm a big fan, I think the character "Alan wake" doesn't have enough appeal.
Playing a 30+ writer with limited abilities doesn't appeal to a large enough audience (hence the redesign).
They've tried to do too many things at once. Survival-horror character and abilities, action-gaming level progression and flow.
But Q1 2010 hell yeah the wait won't be too long, day 1 purchase.
The first game stood out so much for me, I actually bought it twice. I guess it's a fact that something new and fresh will sell less than formula-games.
Event though I'm a big fan, I think the character "Alan wake" doesn't have enough appeal.
Playing a 30+ writer with limited abilities doesn't appeal to a large enough audience (hence the redesign).
They've tried to do too many things at once. Survival-horror character and abilities, action-gaming level progression and flow.
But Q1 2010 hell yeah the wait won't be too long, day 1 purchase.
Yeah it's bullshit, would not be bad if they would fix the audio on GT, but *points at OP*.
dragonelite
Member
bigtroyjon
Member
Blocked by viacom because it's taken from the VGA's. They want you to watch on their site.
Ah yes. Am ready for this to be sure. This is definitely the connecting link to the next main line game. Q1 is icing on the cake.
reptilescorpio
Member
Sounds much better. Hated the first game but I like the sound of this story.
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Barry from Mr. Scratch?
Phonomezer
Banned
Mr. Scratch is Barry in a fat suit
dun dun DUNNNN
dun dun DUNNNN
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ZombieFred
Unconfirmed Member
The audio sync issue is a damn pain since it puts my enjoyment off when watching. The game looks great though and I do wonder what Mr Scratch has planned.
Flakster99
Member
Very fucking exited. Excellent news to wake up to today! 
You are thinking about Xbox Live for Windows 8, right?
MightyHedgehog
Member
Totally fucking hyped.
Remedy said this game is the same size (2GB) as the original's "game" parts - this one just doesn't have the extra video files for cutscenes. I assume cutscenes will all be in-engine, instead of pre-rendered. And this game is XBLA, 2GB size and all.
Also, am i the only one that liked sprint being short? You couldn't just run away from danger and be in the clear any time you wanted. Most of the time sprint would be over before you reached the light. In Normal mode, after your sprint was finished, you could still dispatch everyone with the gun easily (waaay to easily, IMO), but in Hard and specially Nightmare you had to be smarter about it. Dodge, shoot once, sprint for a second to save sprint, shoot twice, dodge, sprint for another second to get some distance, reload, shoot, dodge, sprint, change batteries... There was a fight against two huge groups in a row where i was laughing out loud as i managed to dodge-shoot-sprint-shoot aaaall the way through both groups and to the checkpoint, without ever firing three rounds in a row and without ever getting hit, despite getting tired and having to stumble slowly long before the end of it. It was the most fun i've ever had in any action game encounter. When you get in the zone on Nightmare, with people flanking you and throwing shit at you 24/7, it feels incredible.
Also, I only even noticed dodge made you tired too when playing in Nightmare.
One of them (the 2nd one, IIRC) has a decent dialogue between Alan and Tom about Mr. Scratch. DLC 1 is so-so (one great scene about Alice, one ok Barry scene), but DLC 2 is really good. Some crazy-ass platforming and unique light mechanics.
Also, am i the only one that liked sprint being short? You couldn't just run away from danger and be in the clear any time you wanted. Most of the time sprint would be over before you reached the light. In Normal mode, after your sprint was finished, you could still dispatch everyone with the gun easily (waaay to easily, IMO), but in Hard and specially Nightmare you had to be smarter about it. Dodge, shoot once, sprint for a second to save sprint, shoot twice, dodge, sprint for another second to get some distance, reload, shoot, dodge, sprint, change batteries... There was a fight against two huge groups in a row where i was laughing out loud as i managed to dodge-shoot-sprint-shoot aaaall the way through both groups and to the checkpoint, without ever firing three rounds in a row and without ever getting hit, despite getting tired and having to stumble slowly long before the end of it. It was the most fun i've ever had in any action game encounter. When you get in the zone on Nightmare, with people flanking you and throwing shit at you 24/7, it feels incredible.
Also, I only even noticed dodge made you tired too when playing in Nightmare.
One of them (the 2nd one, IIRC) has a decent dialogue between Alan and Tom about Mr. Scratch. DLC 1 is so-so (one great scene about Alice, one ok Barry scene), but DLC 2 is really good. Some crazy-ass platforming and unique light mechanics.
Speedymanic
Banned
HOLY SHIT, that looks AMAZE. 
Maybe it's just me, but they seem to have improved the visuals, lighting, general effects, etc.
And new enemy types? I am so all over this. Hope we don't have to wait too long.
Maybe it's just me, but they seem to have improved the visuals, lighting, general effects, etc.
And new enemy types? I am so all over this. Hope we don't have to wait too long.
Some infos from this finnish xbox mag:
http://ylex.yle.fi/uutiset/popuutiset/remedy-uusi-alan-wake-on-tarantino-henkinen
Google translated bits:
http://ylex.yle.fi/uutiset/popuutiset/remedy-uusi-alan-wake-on-tarantino-henkinen
Google translated bits:
Phonomezer
Banned
Sounds awesome.
Man I hope "Fight Till Dawn" has a co-op mode
Man I hope "Fight Till Dawn" has a co-op mode
Infamous Chris
Banned
Mr. Fucking Scratch.
Four_Chamber
Member
Hype to the maximum. Just bought Alan Wake in preparation.
Sounds awesome.
Man I hope "Fight Till Dawn" has a co-op mode
I wanna be Barry with christmas lights, eye of mordor, everything! Doubt it though
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Picked up a used copy of Alan Wake for my friend yesterday to watch him play through it (since I don't have a 360 myself, only a PS3). Pretty cool so far, and this new AW game seems pretty neat too.
Hehe. YleX is actually a state run radio station.
Järvilehto also says that they are tempted to do something for PC gamers and says that they'll see if they could have some positive news about it in the near future. Also they say that the story draws heavily from Pulp fiction.
Edit:
They also say that it's more arcade & action and the pacing is faster.
Thanks for the additional info, will put in OP.I wouldn't be surprised if MS gave the A-OK for Alan Wake to release on the PC given its relatively lukewarm reception on the X360. We know that the PC version existed until MS put a pin in it last February - mere months before release - so it's not as though finishing said version would be overly time-consuming.
Phonomezer
Banned
Probably to give people a taste of Alan Wake while AW2 remains an Xbox 3 exclusive.
Haha, probably. It'd be Halo all over again.
I'd wager most of those DD sales were via the discounted codes on Amazon and whatnot.
Yep.
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Deleted member 13876
Unconfirmed Member
That sucks, but the potential silver lining is that along with those discounted sales I at least hope it has gotten quite a bit of brand awareness. Really loved the first game. Borrowed it from a friend, but went on to buy a cheap CE version before I even finished his copy.
If I'd known then the ability to purchase Amazon US's digital items by simply inputting a fake US home address during checkout, one of those ~900k would have been me. Alas, I borrowed the game from a friend.
Edit: I did purchase the DLC, though. That's a show of some support!
You are a good person (no surprise there).
edit: who should I call to update the title with the latest infos a bit?
edit2: They still have not fixed the trailer's audio
bigtroyjon
Member
All of those codes were from the hardware bundles.
So it got more pirated then bought?
Buttonbasher
Member
Same here. Best decision I've made in a long time.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I liked Alan Wake, although it didn't resonate with me as strongly as Max Payne did. I kinda wish Remedy would go on to do something different instead, but I'm still happy with this. I should replay the DLC again to familiarize myself with the context since I recall the name Mr. Scratch, but nothing else really.
You are a good person (no surprise there).
edit: who should I call to update the title with the latest infos a bit?
edit2: They still have not fixed the trailer's audio
You are too kind, sir. <3
Without a doubt.
Ouch.
Edit: And my act of penance for past Alan Wake-related misdeeds is thus:
Game.com.au said:
I wonder if it'll arrive before my Amazon UK order that was shipped out about a week-and-a-half ago. A snail mail battle royale: Royal Mail versus Australia Post!
Incendiary
Banned
I loved Alan Wake. I can't wait this, it sounds awesome.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Well Stephen King was pretty influential in the first one too.
I want a physical copy of this game
Five bucks says we see a physical release down the line like the RDR GOTY Edition or something.
The original was awesome.
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I am curious though... is this part of Alan's story, or is he actually
back in the real world