The Taken are protected by a shield of darkness, initially rendering them impervious to attack they can only be injured with a firearm after exposure to light, which burns the darkness away. When enemies are close, Alan can perform a slow-motion cinematic dodge maneuver. Besides the Taken, the player must combat flocks of possessed ravens and animated objects. They vary by speed, size and the amount of damage they can take, and some can teleport between short distances. These enemies, dubbed the "Taken", are murderous shadows that attack Wake, wielding weapons of their own, ranging from mallets and knives to shovels and chainsaws. In the game, a "darkness" is taking over humans, animals, and objects. The player controls the eponymous protagonist Alan Wake, a well-known novelist who is going through writer's block. The main gameplay happens in various areas of Bright Falls-such as the forest, a national park, or a farm-during the night time these are punctuated by calmer, non-combative sequences set during the day. The game is primarily set in the fictional idyllic small town of Bright Falls, Washington. In interviews, the game's creators hold that the game does not belong squarely in the survival horror video-game genre. Īlan Wake is described by Remedy as "the mind of a psychological thriller" and "the body of a cinematic action game" put together. The ammo counter for the gun is visible at the top right, and the flashlight meter at the top left. A proper sequel, Alan Wake II, was announced at The Game Awards 2021 in December 2021 and is planned for release in 2023.Ībove, the player, as Alan, "fight with light" against a Taken. Later, Remedy released Control in 2019, which takes place in a shared universe with Alan Wake. One cancelled sequel became the foundation and inspiration of Remedy's next title, Quantum Break. Alan Wake's American Nightmare, a stand-alone spin-off, was released in February 2012 on the Xbox Live Arcade service. Alan Wake was awarded the first spot in Time magazine's list of the top 10 video games of 2010. The game received positive reviews from critics, has garnered a cult following, and is often praised for its visuals, sound, narrative, pacing and atmosphere. After an intense two-month period, the team reworked the game to be a more traditional linear game broken into an episodic approach but which better supported the planned narrative structure and capable of reusing much of the open world assets already built. The game was originally developed as an open-world survival game as an anti-thesis to Remedy's prior linear Max Payne games, but struggled over three years in merging the gameplay with the action-thriller story they wanted to tell. A sequel, Alan Wake II, was announced for release in 2023.Ĭhiefly written by Sam Lake, Alan Wake took over five years to create.
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Additionally, a six-episode live-action web series called Bright Falls acts as a prequel to the game, and a number of related books also expand upon the Alan Wake story. The game itself consists of six episodes, and the storyline is continued by two special episodes, The Signal and The Writer, that were made available as downloadable content (DLC) within the same year of the game's release. In its pacing and structure, Alan Wake is similar to a thriller television series, with episodes that contain plot twists and cliffhangers. 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.
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The game was released in May 2010 for the Xbox 360, with a Windows version following in February 2012 and a remastered version released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows in October 2021, as well as a Nintendo Switch version in October 2022. Alan Wake is an action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
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