Alan Wake
Release Date: 16 Feb, 2012
When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Presented in the style of a TV series, Alan Wake features the trademark Remedy storytelling and pulse-pounding action sequences. As players dive deeper and deeper into the mystery, they’ll face overwhelming odds, plot twists, and cliffhangers. It’s only by mastering the Fight With Light combat mechanic that they can stay one step ahead of the darkness that spreads across Bright Falls.
With the body of an action game and the mind of a psychological thriller, Alan Wake’s intense atmosphere, deep and multilayered story, and exceptionally tense combat sequences provide players with an entertaining and original gaming experience.
Enhanced for the PC
- Includes Alan Wake Special Episodes “The Signal” and “The Writer”
- Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than the Xbox360 version.
- Fully configurable mouse and keyboard support, or if you prefer to play with the Steam or Microsoft gamepad connected to your PC, you can do that too!
- Lots of customizable graphics settings and support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios!
- Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs.
- Additional features our fans have sought after such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”.
- Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP SP2
- Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
- DirectX®: 10
- Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Follow the Light
Take a night course of light education.
Let There Be Light
Get a generator running.
Float Like a Butterfly
Perform a cinematic dodge.
Nordic Walking
Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals.
Bright Falls' Finest
Call for help.
Under a Thin Layer of Skin
Defy the park ranger.
Paging Mr. Wake
Find 25 manuscript pages.
Park Ranger
Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park.
Back! Back, I Say!
Save yourself with a flare.
Finders Keepers
Discover 5 hidden chests.
Damn Good Cup of Coffee
Discover 25 coffee thermoses.
Sound and Fury
Kill four Taken with a single flashbang.
They're Heeeeeere!
Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times.
The Six-Gun Scribe
Defeat 100 Taken with the revolver.
Wheels Within Wheels
Meet the kidnapper.
Collateral Carnage
Defeat 20 Taken with indirect means.
Two For the Price of One
Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast.
Missed by a Mile
Perform a cinematic dodge 20 times.
Thunder and Lightning
Defeat 50 Taken with flashbang grenades.
Iron Horse
Encounter a steam engine.
Perchance to Dream
Take a moment to reflect on past events.
It's Not Just a Typewriter Brand
Defeat 50 Taken with a shotgun.
Gatekeeper
Cut the power to the transformer yard.
The Lady of the Light
Discover the secret she guards.
Energized!
Use 100 batteries.
Heavy Metal
Survive the bulldozer attack.
Tornado Wrangler
Defeat the tornado.
Departure
Complete the game on Normal difficulty.
Right of Way
Drive over 15 Taken.
Come One, Come All
Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flaregun.
Hardboiled Writer
Complete the game on Hard difficulty.
Boob Tube
See what's on TV.
If It Flies, It Burns
Burn 1,000 birds.
Drink 'Em Both Up
Put de lime in de coconut twice.
KBF-FM
Listen to all of the radio shows.
Child of the Elder God
Have a rock'n'roll moment without dropping to a low health state.
A Friend in Need
Special 1: Find someone to help you.
What Light Through Yonder Window
Defeat 50 Taken with the flaregun, the way Shakespeare intended.
Taken Season
Defeat 50 Taken with the hunting rifle.
A Friend Indeed
Special 1: Follow the signal to its conclusion.
Ding!
Special 2: Complete the elevator ride.
Kill Your Darlings
Special 2: Defeat the final obstacle between you and your goal.
Carny
Knock over five can pyramids.
Medical Opinions
Listen to Hartman's recordings.
Heartbreaker
Special 2: Have some poison poured in your ear.
An Idyllic Small Town
Make it through ''Night Life in Bright Falls'' in one go without dying or restarting even once.
Couch Potato
Watch every single TV show.
Iron Will
Special 2: Survive the final encounter without being seriously hurt.
Go Gentle Into That Good Light
Special 2: Make it through the approach to the lighthouse without firing a weapon.
Words Will Never Harm You
Special 1: Trigger all of the furnaces in the basement.
Cardboard Companions
Special 1: Discover all of the cardboard standees.
License Revoked
Special 1: Complete the episode without using a single vehicle.
Alan, Wake Up
Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty.
Picking Up After Yourself
Find all of the manuscript pages in Normal mode.
Every Nook and Cranny
Discover all of the hidden chests.
Gunless Wonder
Make it to Cauldron Lake without firing a single shot in ''On the Road to Cauldron Lake.''
Meet the Deadline
In ''Mirror Peak,'' make it from the Coal Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 30 minutes.
Tick Tock
Special 1: Discover 10 hidden alarm clocks.
Creative Space
Special 2: Discover the secret area.
Fast and Furious
Special 1: Make it through the final battle in less than 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Whirlwind
Special 2: Make your way past the tornado in under 60 seconds.
Licensed Properties
Special 2: Discover 10 Night Springs video games.
Hypercaffeinated
Discover all coffee thermoses.
Bright Falls Aficionado
Absorb every bit of local history and culture.
Collector's Edition
Find all of the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode.
Run-On Sentence
Special 1: Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint.
No Punctuation
Special 2: Complete the episode without reloading the game or restarting a checkpoint.
Alan
Alice
Barry
Hartman
Pat
Rose
Sarah
Taken
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December 13, 2015
Summary of my Review Approach (To give you a glimpse of how I played the game that may or may not affects my experience)
I played it on Normal difficulty. I'd split my gameplay into 2 period. The 1st to the 3rd chapter are played a few months before the rest are finished. I love all game's genre but I am more of a survival horror fans and Resident Evil is my favourite game.
The following are some noticeable tech pros and cons
Pros
+ Graphic is amazing. It is very atmospheric and the graphic fits the game.
+ Game mechanics are very creative.
+ AI is very interactable with. They do react to the light.
+ The bugs and glitches aren't easily spotted as it doesn't affect the overall gameplay experience.
+ Well ported from Xbox 360
Cons
- I push the volume to max but the sound produced are imbalance. It could be my laptop's problem but it happens to this game only.
The following are just some in-game elements I like/dislike based purely on my opinion
Likes
* Combat mechanics are very interesting. I like the sound of bullet impact. It really feels like hitting the enemies hard.
* Environment. The levels are very creatively designed especially the last few chapters. The whole game is very atmospheric.
* Characters. Charming, Humorous, Evil and such. It is very interesting to watch as the characters developed.
* The light and darkness concept. It strongly inspires me with it's metaphor. Light in the game always give you a sense of secure and relief and darkness gives you a sense of death and fear.
* Special Features Chapters. Ironically, best part in the game for me.
Dislikes
# Story. It has an interesting concept but it is dully presented. The structure is quite boring to me.
# Item management. You can't keep your items for the following section/chapter of the game. Whenever a chapter/section starts, you start with bare hands, torchlight or a gun.
# Manuscript. It is an optional collectibles throughout the game. Some are fun to read, some are good to sleep.
# Soundtrack. Not as atmospheric, romantic and engaging when it comes to the specific scenes.
At first, I hated this game because it wasn't what I expect it to be like. It changes my view as I progress after that.
I played it on Normal difficulty. I'd split my gameplay into 2 period. The 1st to the 3rd chapter are played a few months before the rest are finished. I love all game's genre but I am more of a survival horror fans and Resident Evil is my favourite game.
The following are some noticeable tech pros and cons
Pros
+ Graphic is amazing. It is very atmospheric and the graphic fits the game.
+ Game mechanics are very creative.
+ AI is very interactable with. They do react to the light.
+ The bugs and glitches aren't easily spotted as it doesn't affect the overall gameplay experience.
+ Well ported from Xbox 360
Cons
- I push the volume to max but the sound produced are imbalance. It could be my laptop's problem but it happens to this game only.
The following are just some in-game elements I like/dislike based purely on my opinion
Likes
* Combat mechanics are very interesting. I like the sound of bullet impact. It really feels like hitting the enemies hard.
* Environment. The levels are very creatively designed especially the last few chapters. The whole game is very atmospheric.
* Characters. Charming, Humorous, Evil and such. It is very interesting to watch as the characters developed.
* The light and darkness concept. It strongly inspires me with it's metaphor. Light in the game always give you a sense of secure and relief and darkness gives you a sense of death and fear.
* Special Features Chapters. Ironically, best part in the game for me.
Dislikes
# Story. It has an interesting concept but it is dully presented. The structure is quite boring to me.
# Item management. You can't keep your items for the following section/chapter of the game. Whenever a chapter/section starts, you start with bare hands, torchlight or a gun.
# Manuscript. It is an optional collectibles throughout the game. Some are fun to read, some are good to sleep.
# Soundtrack. Not as atmospheric, romantic and engaging when it comes to the specific scenes.
At first, I hated this game because it wasn't what I expect it to be like. It changes my view as I progress after that.
