Alan Wake Thread - Brand New Trailer!!

KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6422 Days
Posted by alimokrane
MY GOD... I am so excited for this game that I barely can wait for the game anymore .... I have had to stop myself from watching anything since a month ago and it's killing me... May 14th cant come soon enough!
i watched the walkthrough over at GT, and while i sacraficed my media lockdown, it finally got me excited for the GAME. i was never sold on the gameplay, something about it didnt quite click, but seeing the walkthrough over at GT, i'm certain it's going to be awesome.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6910 Days
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2110686...

Damn!
Alan Wake is definitely art, and is well written enough to keep my wife and I on the edge of our seats from beginning to end. If I can admit something, and give Alan Wake the biggest compliment I can bestow, I’d tell you that I had a nightmare about the game the night after I completed it. No horror game has ever managed that feat or even come close. It may have taken them five years to kick it out of the door, but Remedy has created a masterpiece. Alan Wake is a title that other companies will attempt to reproduce and emulate for a long time to come.
http://gamingtrend.com/Reviews/review/review.php?R...
Graphics: 97Audio: 95Controls: 95Gameplay: 95Value/Replay: 90OVERALL:95

Pros
?Lighting engine is the best I’ve ever seen
?Environments are lush and visually stunning
?Compelling and expertly written storyline
?Genuinely frightening

Cons
?Lip synch issues
?Occasional framerate issues
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2110494...
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finished Alan Wake last night; drained, in a way that speaks to the raw power of the game
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IRAIPT0IR
IRAIPT0IR
Since 5726 Days
:o

:O
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FROM THE DARKNESS I DRAW MY STRENGTH!!

IRAIPT0IR
IRAIPT0IR
Since 5726 Days
http://www.eurogamer.net/game/alan-wake-xbox360

No text though,it doesnt load for me.
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FROM THE DARKNESS I DRAW MY STRENGTH!!

KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6422 Days
lip sync issues?!?

but..but..according to everyone here the game doesnt have such issues

lol ;P
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5904 Days
Damn the reviews just give me the game!!!

And i dont recall Everyone saying there would be NO lip sync issues?
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Prepare To Drop!!

KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6422 Days
clearly you missed the front page comments when i said the facial animations where 'meh'

not like its a deal breaker or anything, im buying the ltd edition despite its funky animations
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5904 Days
Facial animations and lipsync issues are 2 different things though.
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Prepare To Drop!!

KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6422 Days
not if the lip sync is hand animated. but i supose you're right, the lip sync and facial animations are 'meh'
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Jato
Jato
Since 6895 Days
Posted by IRAIPT0IR
http://www.eurogamer.net/game/alan-wake-xbox360

No text though,it doesnt load for me.
You can read the user comments for the review, that's entertaining enough by itself. ;)
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5904 Days
two different things, anyway the facial animations look fine to me, but lipsync issues will jar me.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6910 Days
Seems like Eurogamer may not like Alan Wake very much eh? Guess I can't really be surprised, considering they didn't like Max Payne either. Didn't they review it like it was one of the worst games ever produced?

Its been a long time since I saw that review, but I recall the game being absolutely ravaged.

I totally believe the lip sync issues, I've seen it now in so many videos. There are moments, however, where it ends up looking fantastic. I'm guessing too much work had already been put into the game with their already very limited staff, that it may have just been too much for them to go back and change the facial animations to match with whatever voice adjustments that were made to the game's story.

Because that's just about the only reason I can come up with for why the syncing would be so off. They had different dialogue in the story, and then perhaps the writers decided to make subtle changes to the story, which put Remedy in a bit of a bind with regards to facial animations they had alreafy finished making, but maybe decided to prioritize the rest of the game over those.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

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icemanufc
Since 5684 Days
new german gamepro vid review, no real spoilers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N80fmH2ZvZY

and yeah facial animations look good to me.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6910 Days
I'd say only one real spoiler there, but it's sure good to know what's coming :P
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Viginti_Tres
Viginti_Tres
Since 6520 Days
So in short: Incredible graphics, intelligent story, some tearing and abysmal German voice cast. Though, he also mentions that the English VO will be included. Thanks MS, finally! This might make it a day 1 purchase after all.
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LEBATO
Since 7140 Days
Posted by IRAIPT0IR
You should totally eat some Cheerios today,they are good,not as good as plain ol Corn Flakes though with some chocolate milk oh hell yes!!!
lol, I love corn flakes with chocolate milk :D, the only way I can eat them in fact.
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SimonM7
Since 7041 Days
EG treat the scale like a proper scale though, 7/10 off them isn't bad at all.

I'm still waiting for a good review from Ellie though, she goes off on tangents sometimes that don't explain the score at all. Or if they do, she's really paying attention to the wrong things sometimes.
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Jollipop
Jollipop
Since 6901 Days
Hmm so the game is out is it .... guess I will have to go look for it tomorrow.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6910 Days
Be on the lookout for spoilers, a lot of people playing pirated copies.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

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scoobs0688
scoobs0688
Since 5652 Days
Reviews are pouring out and it looks like people like it alot for the most part. Seems to be anywhere from 70-95ish...so apparently this is a very divisive game.
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dcdelgado
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Since 6878 Days
Not really divisive at all, most scores are good to great with EG the exception, i'm with Iceman just give me the damn game already!
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6961 Days
Why do people assume that below 9 and its fail?
Fucking annoying to me 5 is average, anything above that is above average as in the words of the meerkat advert "simples"
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Slabs
Slabs
Since 7048 Days
Posted by SimonM7
EG treat the scale like a proper scale though, 7/10 off them isn't bad at all.

I'm still waiting for a good review from Ellie though, she goes off on tangents sometimes that don't explain the score at all. Or if they do, she's really paying attention to the wrong things sometimes.
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alimokrane
alimokrane
Since 6948 Days
Posted by SimonM7
EG treat the scale like a proper scale though, 7/10 off them isn't bad at all.

I'm still waiting for a good review from Ellie though, she goes off on tangents sometimes that don't explain the score at all. Or if they do, she's really paying attention to the wrong things sometimes.
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Jato
Jato
Since 6895 Days
Well, a 7 is not bad. Averaging 85 % of all media critics isn't bad. But, let's not kidd ourselves, Remedy were aiming for a LOT higher than that. Seeing the development cycle and funding invested in this game, I doubt Remedy will be like: "Well hey, a 7 out of 10 ain't bad."
No fucking way. This game was aiming to compete with the best of the best, anything less than an averge of 90% is a disappointment for them I'm sure.

From my point of view, I see a lot of hypocrisy from gamers. When the review scores coincide with their view, those scores are being used as the main argument for why the game is so good, but when a game gets scores they don't like, it's all of a sudden irrelevant and reviewers are evil beings.

I'm still getting Alan Wake based on my own impressions of the game via the vids I've seen. I've enjoyed games that have gotten average, or even bad, scores before, so this won't stop me from enjoying it. But I still think it's fair to say the game doesn't seem to live up to it's hype.
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