Alan Wake is a third-person shooter psychological horror video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The story follows bestselling thriller novelist Alan Wake, as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife's disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington, all while experiencing events from the plot in his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, coming to life. (Linked from Wikipedia)
Gameplay:
In the game, a "darkness" is taking over humans, animals and objects. Humans possessed by the darkness, called the "Taken", are murderous enemies that attack Wake, wielding weapons of their own, such as mallets and chainsaws. They vary by speed, size, and the amount of damage they can take, and some can even teleport between short distances.Besides the Taken, the player has to combat flocks of ravens, and animated poltergeist objects.
As the enemies are protected by a shield of darkness, light plays a significant role in fighting them, while controlling the protagonist in the dark. For example, Taken are initially impervious to attack, and can only be killed or injured with a firearm when exposed to light, which burns away the darkness. Therefore, there is significant emphasis on flashlights and other hand-held lights being used in conjunction with conventional weapons, such as a revolver or a shotgun. The beam of these lights acts as a reticle. Such hand-held lights can be boosted, which destroys the darkness faster, but also reduces the battery level of the light. Besides the conventional shooter gameplay need for reloading ammunition, the player also has to insert fresh batteries into the flashlight when they run out, or wait for it to recharge slowly. The strength of the darkness protecting an enemy can vary between Taken. The amount of darkness remaining is represented by a corona of light that appears when aiming at an enemy, and a stronger darkness may recharge over time. When a Taken is finally destroyed, it disappears.
The player is often encouraged to take advantage of environmental light sources and placing, and to use other light-based weapons and accessories, such as flare guns, hand-held flares and flashbangs. Wake can use searchlights to take out massive waves of possessed enemies. Streetlights and other light stands can provide a safe haven, which the Taken cannot enter, and will regenerate the character's health very rapidly. Otherwise, health regenerates slowly with time, when not taking any damage. In certain sections of the game, it is possible to use a car to traverse between locations in Bright Falls. When in a car, the player can run down Taken on the road, or boost the vehicle's headlights to destroy them. (Linked from Wikipedia)
The following video clip shows the gameplay and the introduction mission of the game:
youtube.com/watch?v=1oCQdADeNOs
A fan made montage of the game, that shows what the game will be about:
youtube.com/watch?v=83qSRmmBsTs
The band ''Poets of the Fall'' also composed for the game, and featured a live action clip introducing Alan Wake. Watching this may also give you an idea how the game will be, its definatly worth a watch:
youtube.com/watch?v=0f_hewSrAH4
Platform and where to buy it
Alan Wake can be played on the PC and Xbox 360. The only difference so far known by me is that the PC graphics of Alan Wake are sharper. The game can be bought on Steam and Origin, and luckily Pewdiepie uses Steam. Physical copies can also be bought in stores.
Pewdiepie has apparently played the game before during a live stream, which I can't seem to find it anywhere. But I'd like to see Pewdie play the whole game. It is a very adventerous game, with an amazing spooky atmosphere and story. The gameplay is very easy to get in to, I don't think Pewdiepie will have much trouble figuring the controlls out.
What do you think bros?
Gameplay:
In the game, a "darkness" is taking over humans, animals and objects. Humans possessed by the darkness, called the "Taken", are murderous enemies that attack Wake, wielding weapons of their own, such as mallets and chainsaws. They vary by speed, size, and the amount of damage they can take, and some can even teleport between short distances.Besides the Taken, the player has to combat flocks of ravens, and animated poltergeist objects.
As the enemies are protected by a shield of darkness, light plays a significant role in fighting them, while controlling the protagonist in the dark. For example, Taken are initially impervious to attack, and can only be killed or injured with a firearm when exposed to light, which burns away the darkness. Therefore, there is significant emphasis on flashlights and other hand-held lights being used in conjunction with conventional weapons, such as a revolver or a shotgun. The beam of these lights acts as a reticle. Such hand-held lights can be boosted, which destroys the darkness faster, but also reduces the battery level of the light. Besides the conventional shooter gameplay need for reloading ammunition, the player also has to insert fresh batteries into the flashlight when they run out, or wait for it to recharge slowly. The strength of the darkness protecting an enemy can vary between Taken. The amount of darkness remaining is represented by a corona of light that appears when aiming at an enemy, and a stronger darkness may recharge over time. When a Taken is finally destroyed, it disappears.
The player is often encouraged to take advantage of environmental light sources and placing, and to use other light-based weapons and accessories, such as flare guns, hand-held flares and flashbangs. Wake can use searchlights to take out massive waves of possessed enemies. Streetlights and other light stands can provide a safe haven, which the Taken cannot enter, and will regenerate the character's health very rapidly. Otherwise, health regenerates slowly with time, when not taking any damage. In certain sections of the game, it is possible to use a car to traverse between locations in Bright Falls. When in a car, the player can run down Taken on the road, or boost the vehicle's headlights to destroy them. (Linked from Wikipedia)
The following video clip shows the gameplay and the introduction mission of the game:
youtube.com/watch?v=1oCQdADeNOs
A fan made montage of the game, that shows what the game will be about:
youtube.com/watch?v=83qSRmmBsTs
The band ''Poets of the Fall'' also composed for the game, and featured a live action clip introducing Alan Wake. Watching this may also give you an idea how the game will be, its definatly worth a watch:
youtube.com/watch?v=0f_hewSrAH4
Platform and where to buy it
Alan Wake can be played on the PC and Xbox 360. The only difference so far known by me is that the PC graphics of Alan Wake are sharper. The game can be bought on Steam and Origin, and luckily Pewdiepie uses Steam. Physical copies can also be bought in stores.
Pewdiepie has apparently played the game before during a live stream, which I can't seem to find it anywhere. But I'd like to see Pewdie play the whole game. It is a very adventerous game, with an amazing spooky atmosphere and story. The gameplay is very easy to get in to, I don't think Pewdiepie will have much trouble figuring the controlls out.
What do you think bros?