Alan Wake 2 |OT| A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee World
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One of the core themes of the game is fact vs fiction, which is what and if there is even a difference between the two in the world of Alan Wake. You won't get a definitive answer to this and should definitely play the game tomcomplerion before you ask on a forum :D
I looked up Sagas VA because I was like "I swear I keep hearing a British accent seep in" and I was right 😅
Reviews are fantastic, and the survival horror vibes are really intriguing me (I need something to scratch that itch after the phenomenal RE4 remake).
It will be a while until I try this, prob around Christmas time. Is it worth it to play through the first game or should I just watch a story recap?
I apologize in advance if this has already been asked friends, haven't been able to skim through the entire thread. I wanna support Remedy, just not sure if the first one is worth the time investment.
EDIT: oops, it was already asked, never mind I think I'll watch a story recap.
It will be a while until I try this, prob around Christmas time. Is it worth it to play through the first game or should I just watch a story recap?
I apologize in advance if this has already been asked friends, haven't been able to skim through the entire thread. I wanna support Remedy, just not sure if the first one is worth the time investment.
EDIT: oops, it was already asked, never mind I think I'll watch a story recap.
Those radio shows and TV ads are killing me. Remedy, never change.
And the music...omg:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzTrJ3RxeNQ
And the music...omg:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzTrJ3RxeNQ
These Epic Games Store achievement notifications are awful. I can't believe there's no way to turn them off outside of force-closing the overlay in Task Manager.
Question for anyone that's beaten the game, I got spoiled on something just trying to look up how many chaps are in the FIRST Alan Wake and the first google result answered my question but for AW2 despite me not asking for AW2 and it came with a spoiler in the the first line of the search result and I wanna know how bad of a spoiler it is: so it said
That you play as Alan and Saga which i knew of course but then it describes Saga as a character created by Alan. Is this something you already know or learn early on? Or is this a massive spoiler. Also I havent beaten the first game either if this that context is necessary.
I won't start it until sunday, I just finished my (7th) replay of Alan Wake 1 and its DLC, and tonight I'll replay American Nightmare. Tomorrow I'll be going through the two Control DLCs (I also have an optional boss to beat which apparently is super hard, I'm scared). I hope the Control DLCs aren't too long and that I'll be able to do it all tomorrow. Then I'll start AW2 sunday night, finally.
Thank you!
There's the Heroic launcher. I think you can even "import" games to it that are already on your machine, so no need to re-download.
I'm using this instead of having to use the EGS one
Thanks, I'll save this. EGS works now after restarting it twice, game is installing.
Deluxe. It has the expansion pass for the coming DLCs which I'm sure to play as soon as they'll be available + some outfits I may like + it's Alan Wake + I want to give them money because I don't know if the game will sell well.
How much of a visual downgrade is performance mode for those of us on 1080p screens?
(Sorry if this has been asked already, or answered in that DF analysis, but I'm super spoiler-conscious for this one. Doing my best to stay out of threads and avoid footage).
(Sorry if this has been asked already, or answered in that DF analysis, but I'm super spoiler-conscious for this one. Doing my best to stay out of threads and avoid footage).
The homage to the RE Bolt Cutter is so appropriate to this.
The first 15 minutes are very rocky if you are using Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. Gave me a very bad initial impression, but right now everything seems in line.
Graphics are gorgeous. Only the hotel right next to the bar felt strange while reconstruction but everything else is so cohesive with the world and the lighting.
I'm so in to this right now and I didn't ever used a single bullet. Trying my best to find the lunch boxes and appreciate the world building.
The first 15 minutes are very rocky if you are using Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. Gave me a very bad initial impression, but right now everything seems in line.
Graphics are gorgeous. Only the hotel right next to the bar felt strange while reconstruction but everything else is so cohesive with the world and the lighting.
I'm so in to this right now and I didn't ever used a single bullet. Trying my best to find the lunch boxes and appreciate the world building.
It's pretty heavily hinted at very early on, but if that spoiler is confirming it then it's pretty big.
Yeah, I'm a huge fan of Heroic, encompasses my EGS/GOG/Amazon game libraries pretty much flawlessly and even has an option to automatically add the games to Steam.
Played till chapter 3.
I was smiling the whole time. Those references from Control to Quantum Break. Bravo Remedy.
I was smiling the whole time. Those references from Control to Quantum Break. Bravo Remedy.
Oh, so that's what caused that? My cursor eventually came back, but I don't know why.
I really hate when games pull that shit where they insist that you update your drivers to the latest "game ready" version even if it isn't actually beneficial.
Not had much of it so far but the gunplay feels soooo good.
Just beat Nightingale and I am in love.
The atmosphere is delectable. Also ran around for way too long before checking the case board which unlocked the next thing to do. I know there was a hint to do so but it completely slipped my mind to apply every new clue.
Just beat Nightingale and I am in love.
The atmosphere is delectable. Also ran around for way too long before checking the case board which unlocked the next thing to do. I know there was a hint to do so but it completely slipped my mind to apply every new clue.
The word for word that popped on Google results was this snippet:
"Altogether there are 19 chapters. Some of these focus on Alan himself in his eerie dimension, and others are about the characters he's creating - namely FBI agent Saga Anderson."
Performance mode looks fantastic. If you're on a 1080p screen I'd imagine it's a no brainer.
I went "HAAAAAAAAAAAAA" out loud when I saw this.
We all knew it was coming, obviously, but it's great to see it in-game.
We all knew it was coming, obviously, but it's great to see it in-game.
The forests are indeed heavy on performance, but holy shit is it gorgeous. That fog settled on the water that you descend into in the chapter 1 is so incredibly beautiful.
I literally just started the game on series X and my audio has completely cut out during the first cutscene right after Alans narration. Anyone else having sound issues?
Wait really?
I was sure that Quantum Break wasn't part of the Remedy Connected Universe for some reason (even though Wake's fiction is in the game) so that's great to hear!
Yup. First thing I've thought, Control and FBC.I went "HAAAAAAAAAAAAA" out loud when I saw this.
We all knew it was coming, obviously, but it's great to see it in-game.
Did you get the catch with the Sheriff name ?
Thought it was pretty cool, lol.
Well. A small reference in form of an appearance and name. I had a good laugh out of it regarding Quantum Break that is.
Saga Chapter 2 done. The combat is really fun, this game's awesome so far!
They aren't formally connected but that won't stop Remedy from including winks at the audience, like they did for Max Payne with Alex Casey
Oh, the FBC is referenced EVERYWHERE in the first two chapters. If you take a certain route you can even have an optional conversation with an FBC technician. And the gate to the Lake House Research Station is near the General Store, too.
But those particular monitors got me the most.