So you torch and shoot, basically, then torch and shoot again. In order to defeat The Taken, you must shine your torch on them to rid them of the protection the darkness provides, and then they're vulnerable to gunfire. Your main enemies are The Taken - people who have succumbed to an evil force called The Dark Presence and are now out for blood. As you wander from one cookie-cutter location to the next, you'll face waves of copy-paste baddies that require near identical tactics to defeat, repeatedly, forever. Combat is dreadful to the point that it would actually be better if most of it wasn't included. Unfortunately, actually playing Alan Wake is a miserable, tedious slog, and so most of the bits between the set pieces will likely leave many players frustrated. In terms of atmosphere, Alan Wake truly excels for the most part. The game is even broken up into distinct chapters like a television show, complete with an unnecessary "Previously on." at the beginning, a title screen, and music at the end. It's got a Twin Peaks vibe, with creepy characters who rub you the wrong way despite ostensible friendliness, and a secluded woodland setting that feels far enough away from a major population centre to worry that all kinds of terror could unfold before help would arrive. Was it all a hallucination? Was his wife really taken? Is she still alive? Why are people in Bright Falls so odd?Īll these questions and more become the driving force of the game, and its strongest card to play. Our protagonist then wakes up behind the wheel of a car after an apparent accident. Quickly, things turn sour, as Alan needlessly berates his spouse for buying him a typewriter to spur him on, and then, no sooner than you can say, "Hey Alan, calm down, it's only a typewriter," his wife is taken by mysterious forces. She hopes the picturesque surrounding will get his creative juices flowing, and maybe it will, but not in the way she thinks. Once it's out of the way, the story begins proper: Alan Wake is an author of thrillers suffering from writer's block who travels to a log cabin in Bright Falls, Washington with his wife. The game begins with a dream sequence - an opportunity to teach you how combat works without being quite as crass as to just overtly tell you it's a tutorial.
But PlayStation owners used to best-in-class third person narrative adventures experiencing Alan Wake for the first time in 2021 might be left scratching their heads and wondering just what all the fuss is about. For existing fans, this is an opportunity to soak in the nostalgia and revisit a beloved title from yesteryear, now looking better than ever. Over a decade after the original release, former Xbox exclusive psychological thriller Alan Wake is finally making its way to PlayStation consoles as Alan Wake Remastered.
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