Nightmare's Over: Alan Wake Coming to PC After All
Nightmare's Over: Alan Wake Coming to PC After All
Posted 12/15/2011 at 12:13am
| by Nathan Grayson
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Well now, this is a pleasant surprise. When Alan Wake first launched, it was hailed as being part survival-horror, part Twin Peaks, and all console. But a PC port was on the way, they told us. Patience is a virtue. Watch and wait, and when the-- hey, what's that over there? Is it a bunny? It might be a bunny. No, wait, never mind. It's just a cancellation. But now it's un-cancelled because, well, this: “We weren't going to release a PC version... then we took an arrow to the knee.” Seriously. Remedy wrote it -- not us. The game's finally adding some Wake moments to our waking moments in “early 2012.” It'll also come bundled with both previously released DLC packs and tout “high resolution polish” to keep jaggies from stabbing your delicate PC gamer eyes. Now then, so long as we're rolling with the whole “surprise releases of 2010's greatest 'not gonna happen' hits” theme, can we have Red Dead Redemption? Pretty pleeeeease?
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t.y.wan
December 15, 2011 at 6:37am
Why bother, it's probably going to be a port version, and since it's released soooo long after the consoles, most people either played it, or watched videos about it.
Hell, in my opinion, I think the game is bad, all the so called "realistic" factors limits how the player plays the game. When there is like one solution, ultra linear with limited excitements and actions (compares to FPS), it just doesn't play right.
RUSENSITIVESWEETNESS
December 15, 2011 at 5:36am
Is this the game wherein your character gets "frightened" by approaching noises and such, that you hear his breathing and heart rate become labored? I saw that in a preview, but can't remember the name of the game it was for.
bowei006
December 15, 2011 at 1:55pm
The game you are thinking of is "Amnesia The dark decent" Which is also a fantastic game. It's the 2010 PC Horror Game of the Year.
igoka
December 15, 2011 at 8:11am
Not sure about this game . I had that effect in " Call of Cthulhu – Dark Corners of the Earth " .
h e x e n
December 15, 2011 at 5:10am
Red Dead Redemption = Gay cowboys eating pudding
Seriously, I must be the only guy who doesn't like that game. The concept and novelty is fun for all of about 3 hours. Then you realize it's as vacant as the latest GTA game, which was as vacant as the last one. GTA3 and Vice City is where it's at. SA was only fun because of all the colorful things CJ yells when picking up "ducats".
Alan Wake looks interesting though. Might grab it when it goes on sale. It's been a long time since I played a decent survival horror.
Ashton2091
December 15, 2011 at 9:04am
GTA3 was the shiznit. Played for an insane amount of hours. Also enjoyued Vice City. But not as much as GTA3. Not that vice city was a bad game...GTA 3 had a special place in my heart lol.
mysterymantis
December 15, 2011 at 3:16am
Looks like a cool game. I do hate ports a much as the next PC gamer, but only in principal, so I am still willing to play them.
:)
noobstix
December 15, 2011 at 1:29am
I remember trying this on the PS3 over at my cousin's house a while back. It's a pretty good game based on what I played so far (I played it for a handful of hours).
Ghok
December 15, 2011 at 12:29am
Cool, I've wanted to try this game out, and now I will.
I second the request for Red Dead Redemption!
Ashton2091
December 15, 2011 at 12:17am
oh my dam. hey it's a console port...but there hasnt been much to keep me interested since Clive Barker's: The Undying. Hope this does the trick. Been waiting for this to come to PC.
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