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Author Topic: Were it not for the Twin Peaks references, Alan Wake would be a complete waste of time. [Locked]
cobane  2 stars
Posts: 473
Registered: 2001-9-6 18:42:56
The faces are scary, lip-syncing's awful, voice work's bland, gameplay's repetitive, structure's annoying...

but the Twin Peaks stuff is grand. You can just tell whoever made it has a deep, abiding love for that show. Which makes me kind of dig it, despite the flaws. The moment I entered a fairly faithful recreation of the Double R diner and a cop at the counter enthused about the great coffee...

Which sort of disappointed me because I realized I would GLADLY play a game that involved only walking around town and interacting with oddball citizens over a game that has you shooting shadow-people in the woods.

 

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cobane  2 stars
Posts: 473
Registered: 2001-9-6 18:42:56
Actually, I take that back. The game at least tries to do something fresh. And while the story so far barely has my attention, it's still way better than most video-game plots.

 

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sweeny_comodore  4 stars
Posts: 1,216
Registered: 2007-8-23 18:47:04
banging random NPCs of the opposite sex was quite a refreshing twist on standard quest lines.
i tapped it once and realised i wasnt high enough level to hit the story arch that would allow me to tap it again.


i have 12 days to get more virtual wetness.

do you need a date for this weekend, bonk?
i know a girl whos willing and waiting....

 

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