Alan Wake

Picked it up.

I haven't played it much but the graphics are awesome. They might not be uber great like God Of War 3 or something but artistically, they are superb.

The only game where I feel that I'm in an actual forest.

I heard from a review this game IS actually scary unlike other games which say its scary and it is'nt.

I just beat it about 40 minutes ago, and truly believe it to be well worth buying.

Originally posted by Kazenji
I heard from a review this game IS actually scary unlike other games which say its scary and it is'nt.

eh... I wouldn't call it scary... but I would definitely call it very suspenseful.

Originally posted by Smasandian
I haven't played it much but the graphics are awesome. They might not be uber great like God Of War 3 or something but artistically, they are superb.

The only game where I feel that I'm in an actual forest.

I can't agree more, the environment was beautifully crafted in this game, there were points when I just had to stop and admire the scenery.

why are people comparing this to heavy rain? ermm

theyre nothing alike

They are not but I can see the resemblance with the story so far.

i'm on ep 5. this is what Slient Hill should've been like. i love how it plays like a tv show kinda. (especially when you beat the stages) i love how the possesed come out and look like espesially from far away.

the lighting in the game great. probably the best lighting in any game ever although bloom effects were, at times, over done.

imo this game beats out Silent Hill and maybe, just maybe, even resident evil cause that how you do survival horror as a whole.

This game is very enchanting...haven't felt this way for a game since Siberia (except this one is more of horror theme than fantasy) still, at this point the game have not disapointed me. I'm gonna try the Nightmare difficulty next.

Resident evil status as horror seems iffy now.

Unlike most games, this one didn't make me really dread running out of ammo as much... Yea, you couldn't do anything to really hurt the taken... but, it is fun as hell just running away from them IMO.

Originally posted by Phanteros
Resident evil status as horror seems iffy now.

why because of games like l4d and alan wake?

I can't get the song Children of the Elder God out of my head. It's just so friggin awesome. Alan Wake has some amazing soundtracks.

it does have an amazing soundtrack. but i've noticed that they have a groovy hippiness to 'em. maybe it's just me.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
why because of games like l4d and alan wake?

Originally posted by Nemesis X
I can't get the song Children of the Elder God out of my head. It's just so friggin awesome. Alan Wake has some amazing soundtracks.

That was just a cool fight when that music was playing, I thought.

Originally posted by Phanteros
No the direction they taken it.

I'm guessing you have'nt played one of the download contents for RE5 because it shows they "Capcom" can still do Horror.

Originally posted by Mandrag Ganon
That was just a cool fight when that music was playing, I thought.

Indeed it was. If there wasn't a stage playing Children of the Elder God while I was fighting a horde of Taken, Anderson Farm wouldn't have been my favorite level.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
Indeed it was. If there wasn't a stage playing Children of the Elder God while I was fighting a horde of Taken, Anderson Farm wouldn't have been my favorite level.

As soon as I read the manuscript page about that fight, I was looking forward to it.

Speaking of manuscripts, some of them are like spoilers. You read them and later on in the game, you get some major deja vu.

My favorite characters in this game are the Anderson brothers. They may be crazy old farts but they're awesome. Barry is funny as heck and he made me lol when he called his headlight "the flaming eye of Mordor."

Originally posted by Nemesis X
Speaking of manuscripts, some of them are like spoilers. You read them and later on in the game, you get some major deja vu.

My favorite characters in this game are the Anderson brothers. They may be crazy old farts but they're awesome. Barry is funny as heck and he made me lol when he called his headlight "the flaming eye of Mordor."

It's not spoilers.

It's foreshadowing. The creators want you to feel that way. It's meant to push you further in the game with more urgency.

Just finished it. Wicked game. The best of the year from me so far because it took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting the game to be as good as it was.

It could be better. More varied enemies, locations and such but whatever, it was a ****ing treat to play.

Originally posted by Smasandian
It's not spoilers.

It's foreshadowing. The creators want you to feel that way. It's meant to push you further in the game with more urgency.

Just finished it. Wicked game. The best of the year from me so far because it took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting the game to be as good as it was.

It could be better. More varied enemies, locations and such but whatever, it was a ****ing treat to play.

I am seeing great possibilities for a sequel.