Alan Wake

[COLOR="#cc8899"]Just finished Alan Wake today. Very good storytelling, reminded me a lot of how Bioshock used atmosphere and story over gameplay to keep you engaged. I loved the entire ride, but...

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pineapple the ending man. Holy pomegranate, all that work and buildup...for that. I save Alice but don't get to be with her? No mention of Barry? I love that I got to see the "Old Gods of Asgard" celebrating Deerfest, but for pineapple's sake, why do I have to be trapped in the fucking lake to save Alice...

Definitely recommended it to anyone - the gameplay is engaging but not difficult, it's mostly there to keep you going between story elements. There was never a puzzle or action moment that I thought "wow, this is difficult" but it was never "too easy" either. Think of it more as suspense vice "horror." Anyone else here played it, maybe someone that can help elaborate on anything I might've missed in the ending? Maybe I missed something in the game that would've given me a "good" ending or something, though I hate games that do that...[/COLOR]

Hmm, I can't remember very well, but I did like Alan as a character.

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Odin and Thor grew on me too once I realized how deeply connected they were to the plot and not just background characters.

[COLOR="#cc8899"]That second part should probably be spoiler'd.

Rose was kindof neat too, wasn't a big fan of the FBI guy though. He was just way over the top...

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To a point that I think he wasn't "real" - ie he was someone Alan wrote into existence as a plot device, given that he was:
A: As stated before, over the top, excessive, etc - his characterization was so shallow that he seemed surreal in comparison to others
B: A loose cannon, shoot-first, alcoholic - similar to the character Alan wrote about frequently
C: From out of town with no legitimate reason to be there. The sheriff repeatedly asked to talk to his supervisor and got ignored - possibly because such a supervisor does not exist.
D: His constant referral to Alan by the names of other authors, but never his own.

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