ALAN WAKE

[darthviper107]

are you telling me that the main story doesnt end unless you buy the DLC downloads.microsoft is starting to milk games for everything there worth.

The ending was kind of open, it was finished but like other horror stories they can always add more

 

[Mookeylama]

Dude the game is scary. The ending had me confused can someone explain what happened.

i just finished it last night and the ending has me really confused too. i get the last line, but other things like

Spoiler

Zane's diving suit, Mr Scratch, ect,

anyone have a link to some explanations or musings?

good game tho. better than i'd expected!

 

[jonny88]

Not my friend, The article says that..but this is the same scenario as Mass Effect 2: the DLC,s ads more gameplay hours, characters and some story, however you dont need them because the main story is closed.
(Anyways, I heard about a huge DLC, wich will takes some events just before Mass Effect 3 and of course, after ME2 Like Dragons age awakening )

Long time ago, I heard that Remedy intended the DLCs as extra chapters between seasons (or Alan Wake 1 - 2) like tv series ???? (not confirmed) but you dont need buy them to in order to understand Alan Wake 2 plot

I guess they say "completing the main story" or game, because we will not have more DLC,s or extra stuff for Alan Wake.

AmanaMatt: Thanks for the info.
They are not working or have plans for a third DLC now, but they do,nt discard the idea in the future

honeslty l dont agree with DLCs , each add on is about $10 or more in micro points for 360 . l think its bull we have to pay that much more for a few more hours of play , videos games are already expensive enough.the only DLC l ever bought was shivering isles for oblivion and that was $30 for 10 more hours of game play.this is why the chairmen of microsoft is the richest person in the world.

 

[VALVOLINER]

honeslty l dont agree with DLCs , each add on is about $10 or more in micro points for 360 . l think its bull we have to pay that much more for a few more hours of play , videos games are already expensive enough.the only DLC l ever bought was shivering isles for oblivion and that was $30 for 10 more hours of game play.this is why the chairmen of microsoft is the richest person in the world.

I.m not a DLC fan, specially since I think that many companies play with our money.
Example: Capcom - SFIV costumes or RE5 (buy something wich is already in the game (DVD) and pay to unlock it..?? ) or Infinity Award - 1200mp for the MW2 maps/pack and most of them are simply "remakes" from the previous MW??
The worst thing is releasing a DLC just when the game is launched (or even days before ) and of course, could be included in the DVD disc....but once again, this dirty method is much more profitable for these dishonest companies

I admit, some DLC worth every penny however most of them are expensive, ridiculously short and a total waste of money....but otherwise DLC,s have become the goose that lays the golden eggs of this console generation

I need some DLC,s for Alan Wake because I love this game, and I,ll buy each one of them..."but only" if they meet my expectations and deserve my money, if not, I wont buy anything

Edit:

Just remember.. the first Alan Wake,s DLC will be FREE, using the bonus card inside the box

this is why the chairmen of microsoft is the richest person in the world

Sony does the same business, and follows the same marketing strategy

 

[Vader AL]

Is the RE5 download worth it?

 

[Devil_666]

Just got this. F'n sick so far. It's like Silent Hill minus the crap controls.

Very cool game.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

I.m not a DLC fan, specially since I think that many companies play with our money.
Example: Capcom - SFIV costumes or RE5 (buy something wich is already in the game (DVD) and pay to unlock it..?? ) or Infinity Award - 1200mp for the MW2 maps/pack and most of them are simply "remakes" from the previous MW??
The worst thing is releasing a DLC just when the game is launched (or even days before ) and of course, could be included in the DVD disc....but once again, this dirty method is much more profitable for these dishonest companies

I admit, some DLC worth every penny however most of them are expensive, ridiculously short and a total waste of money....but otherwise DLC,s have become the goose that lays the golden eggs of this console generation

I need some DLC,s for Alan Wake because I love this game, and I,ll buy each one of them..."but only" if they meet my expectations and deserve my money, if not, I wont buy anything

Edit:

Just remember.. the first Alan Wake,s DLC will be FREE, using the bonus card inside the box



Sony does the same business, and follows the same marketing strategy

Yup. I made the mistake in buying the first SF4 DLC, but not anymore. I just bought the Splinter Cell map pack, but its 4 complete maps that are either Single or Co-Op capable so its worth the money for me. I also hate crap like God of War III where they "couldn't get it finished" in time for the release so they'll just make DLC out of it. This option is starting to make the game devs lazy.

 

[Matt S]

Just got this. F'n sick so far. It's like Silent Hill minus the crap controls.

Very cool game.

The controls with this game are really good...and hey, play Silent Hill Homecoming! Controls with that one were pretty good

 

[Biojex]

currently playing through on Nightmare and working on finding all the collectibles. This game is a lot more intense on nightmare mode, it's great fun

 

[Darth Caedus]

Any of you guys buy the Collector's Edition? I want the game, but don't know if it's worth the extra $

 

[Biojex]

I got it. I'd say its worth it. The 100+ page book is cool, sheds some light on aspects and characters of bright falls not fully touched upon in the game. The soundtrack is good (would have like more of the licensed tracks from in game) and the making of DVD has some good content. Plus the design of the packaging is cool, It's designed like a hardback novel with the game and its contents inside.

 

[Spartan Rex]

Alan Wake has not finished writing his story. Though you may have completed the long-awaited game, several downloadable add-ons are on the way and the odds of a sequel materializing are looking quite good. I recently sat down with Head of Franchise Development at Remedy, Oskari Hakkinen, to pick his brain about what we should expect.

First up is the upcoming free downloadable add-on, The Signal. Anybody who purchased the game new has a code to get this one or two hour episode at no cost. It picks up directly from the end of Alan Wake's main story. "We continue from there," said Hakkinen. "That's where we lead of…he's alone, he's lost and he's going a little bit crazy. We're kind of messing with his dark and twisted subconscious mind."

The Signal, and its follow-up episode called The Writer, will play a bit differently from the game proper. The standards laid out in Alan Wake – things like manuscript pages and light-based attacks -- will of course return, but Hakkinen told me to expect the unexpected. "The game is kind of season one, it's the complete story but it continues into two DLCs that will bridge to the potential season two. These allow us to go a little bit crazy with the game mechanics and with the fiction as well."


"As you probably remember from the Max Payne games as well, we did these dream-like sequences -- these kind of nightmarish things. We're playing a lot with that even more."

Questions of Wake's sanity are brought up once more, and his good friend and agent Barry will personify that. "Barry is there, you've got to have a bit of Barry, right? But he's not really there. He's Wake's imaginary friend…and Barry's even more sarcastic and more comical than before because it's coming through Wake's subconscious mind. So it gets even funnier. I think these two pieces, it's the funniest stuff Barry has done…it's just hilarious."

Will there be more downloadable content beyond The Signal and The Writer? "There's been some discussions on it," says Hakkinen. "Nothing's been confirmed. More discussions on the Microsoft side -- they've been interested in more downloadable content and doing further episodes. Originally we agreed that we'd only do two, which is The Signal and The Writer and it's been confirmed…the second one is marked on Xbox Live as 800 points, but it's 560."

He continued, "Microsoft are interested are throwing the idea around of more episodes, but you know the size of our studio. We're a small team. We wouldn't really be able -- if we were to confirm a sequel at some point, which we'd like to do relatively soon."


"But yeah, Microsoft are interested in more episodes. Where we're sitting right now is we'll see how these go. We'll see how the attach rate is to the episodes. The first one is free so hopefully that will have a decent attach rate at least. But the second, does that leave people wanting more? Do they want more of the fiction? Are they ready to download it and pay for it? If that attach rate is then reasonable, I think we can look at maybe do some more specials. At some point we've got to go into full production of the sequel if we get that confirmed."

Ah yes, a sequel. Hakkinen seems optimistic that Alan Wake will be picked up for another season and that it would only take about a third of the development time it took for the first Alan Wake game to be completed. "Max Payne 1 took us also five years to make. Max Payne 2 took us 18 months. I think we'd be looking at something of a similar cycle."

Currently, such a sequel has not been officially confirmed. "We're in a limbo at the moment where neither of us are talking about it. We're still in launch phase of Alan Wake 1…but Microsoft have an option for it. That was in the deal a long time ago…and I don't see why they wouldn't. We're happy with the partnership and they're happy with the game. I think it fits in their portfolio quite nicely. I don't see any reason why we wouldn't continue with Microsoft and why we wouldn't renew the IP…we definitely want a sequel of course."

 

[Devil_666]

Damn.

I'm on the Dam level and got a weird glitch.

When you enter the elevator (before going to the well lit room) you're supposed to be in there with the lamp lady, the sheriff and Barry.

My problem: When I ran into the elevator it closed and left the sheriff and Barry outside.

I had to check out YouTube and sure enough, I missed out on a little dialog because of this glitch.

 

[Biojex]

So in playing through Nightmare and picking up some of the manuscript pages you can only get in this mode, I found a truly hilarious page.

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I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it.

this game is grand.

 

[Devil_666]

So in playing through Nightmare and picking up some of the manuscript pages you can only get in this mode, I found a truly hilarious page.

Spoiler

I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it. In it, I lifted the page in front of my eyes and read it.

this game is grand.

I like the other normal page that describes Nightingale and his flask too.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

How do you knock over the beer cans?? I still haven't figured out how to do this.

 

[Biojex]

How do you knock over the beer cans?? I still haven't figured out how to do this.

you shoot them.

 

[Biojex]

got all the achievements yeeeah

 

[VALVOLINER]

Four gameplay vids from "The Signal" The first DLC for Alan Wake wich will be released on July 28

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[VALVOLINER]

Just forgot, Some quality pics from "The Signal"