![]() The enhanced visuals significantly improve the experience and are more than enough to overcome the minor inconveniences such as Alan’s extremely limited stamina that slows him from a sprint in mere seconds, stiff character animations, clunky platforming sections and the shared dodge/sprint button. The story remains unchanged, the gameplay remains as it was in 2010 and unfortunately, the minor issues that haunted the original are back. Thomas Zane is that beacon and together, they must confront the Dark Presence, defeat it if they can and escape the horror story that Alan has written himself into the darkest corners of.Īlan Wake Remastered is the definition of a remaster. He isn’t the first author to become trapped by the Dark Presence but he will be the first to escape its clutches if he succeeds, a task that seems possible only with the help of the other writer, a metaphorical AND physical beacon of light guiding him on the path he has laid out for himself. Imbued with a sense of hope that the ending he doesn’t remember writing is one that reunites him with Alice motivates him to continue despite the manipulation of his own words by the Dark Presence and the powers seemingly tied to the history of Bright Falls, Alan discovers this isn’t the first time the writings of an author have become a twisted version of reality. With the realisation that he has written himself into a horrific and thrilling tale full of twists and turns, not unlike his previous works or that of a source of his inspiration, Stephen King.Įvery horror, every obstacle, every life or death situation that Alan finds himself in is the result of his own writing, his own wild and dark imagination. This manuscript was written by Alan himself, for a story called ‘Departure’ that he doesn’t remember writing. Pursued by entities manifested from the darkness, which Alan would come to learn was a mysterious force known as the Dark Presence, Alan discovers pages of a manuscript that foretell the events he would go on to experience. Diving in after her, Alan blacks out, regaining consciousness a week later after driving his car off the road with no recollection of what happened since the cabin. ![]() Immediately following his hasty departure Alice screams from the cabin, leading Alan to rush back only to find her gone and to catch a glimpse of her being dragged under the water by a mysterious force. After seeing the typewriter she has prepared for him, Alan is infuriated and heads outside to clear his head. ![]() Emil Hartman, in an effort to remedy his writer’s block. It’s quiet, isolated and quaint but the true nature of their getaway is revealed by Alice as a scheduled visit for Alan to meet with famous psychologist, Dr. A small cabin on a small island in the middle of Cauldron Lake seems like the perfect getaway from the pressures of the city. Alan, a best-selling crime fiction author suffering from two years of writer’s block and Alice, professional photographer and designer of her husbands novel covers, retreat to the seemingly sleepy town of Bright Falls, Washington at the advice of Alan’s best friend and agent, Barry Wheeler. Period.Īlan and his wife, Alice, are taking some much needed vacation time away from their big city life. And telling it through the lens of the protagonist author… the writing is masterful. Developer Remedy Entertainment have become synonymous with incredible writing, complex narratives and establishing layers of suspense and atmosphere that are unrivaled amongst their peers. Had the game be told in a linear structure without the episodic breaks the suspense wouldn’t quite hit the same. Players are brought up to speed from the events of the previous episode with information relevant to the next. Each episode opens with a “previously on Alan Wake” story recap that works great for players that only have time to tackle the movie length episodes one at a time. Its brilliant story is excellently paced and the episodic structure the narrative unfolds within allows each episode to feel like a self-contained story while contributing to a broader, more exciting overall arc that is built masterfully with gripping cliffhangers. Alan Wake established a cult status for its incredible writing, unique and engaging gameplay and thrilling cinematic presentation.
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