I thought it was coming out on PC also. Did they change that?mbrockway
It was delayed indefinitely so Remedy could focus on the 360 version. The general consensus is that if the 360 version does well (critically and/or commercially) the PC version will be back on track, possibly with DX11 support.
It honestly looks like the most gimmicky third person shooter ever. At least Max Payne relished in its pure, unadulterated combat. Alan Wake looks like it wants to be more sophisticated than your average TPS, when it fact it looks like a TPS through and through.
I'm gonna be a nancy no pants and not watch the footage. Only read about the release date and how the games coming along this is one game that I want to be absolutely amazed by.
I really want to like this game but right now im skeptical. It looks about as scary as RE4 (read: not scary) and the voice acting seems below average. From what I gather of the plot it seems like it's trying to be very lovecraft or stephen king but right now it doesn't seem to be doing either very well. I do hope this game is good though. There is a severe lack of Survival horror games this gen that are actually scary and hopefully im wrong about what I've said. You can see the downgrades though from the original tech demo. Still looks good but if you say it hasn't been downgraded you're kidding yourself.
[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="joel_c17"]looks boring - graphics were okjoel_c17
How dare you speak lies against alan wake! haha just happened I know it's your opinion, just don't take me to seriously. I am seriously the most hyped person on this board for the game. Sam lake+ new IP+being sam lake=pure win for me
I am a former skeptic turned believer over the past few months. It looks fantastic on the 360 and will be one of the hottest games of 2010 in my opinion. Something that really impresses me is how great the camera work is. Very fluid and pans beautifully.
Gameplay looks a tad sluggish and kinda boring from those video's but that might be limited to that particular area. Visuals are quite decent though the static pre-baked shadows and not fully dynamic lighting was rather un-impressive, the flashlight should make objects cast shadows which it doesnt and is glaringly obvious indoors. The flare also didnt cast shadows and made some of the painted on shadows that much more noticeable. There is still some time till release though, hopefully they will improve the lighting quite a bit by then. The type of atmospheric experience this game is trying to produce will ultimately be hurt with sub-standard lighting imo.
Gameplay looks a tad sluggish and kinda boring from those video's but that might be limited to that particular area. Visuals are quite decent though the static pre-baked shadows and not fully dynamic lighting was rather un-impressive, the flashlight should make objects cast shadows which it doesnt and is glaringly obvious indoors. The flare also didnt cast shadows and made some of the painted on shadows that much more noticeable. There is still some time till release though, hopefully they will improve the lighting quite a bit by then. The type of atmospheric experience this game is trying to produce will ultimately be hurt with sub-standard lighting imo.eNT1TY
Even though I don't agree with basically anything you've just said and could probably pick apart a few more of the "complaints", I'll stick to one. The flare does cast shadows. Pay close attention to right after he lights the flare and you'll see the shadows of their legs...
about as much as i am looking forward to alan wake, though i dont see them being that similar from a gameplay perspective, an heavy rain imo being much more dependent on its story not sucking
in that same scene what about the fence, the tree, the rock, the sign, basically EVERY environmental object? though you are right that one enemy and alan himself did cast odd shadows, nothing else did though.
Is the hype for this game still AAA? I think the gameplay looks pretty good, but it didn't leave me with a "wow" factor. Maybe it will be amazing though. It is hard for me to tell from the videos.
in that same scene what about the fence, the tree, the rock, the sign, basically EVERY environmental object? though you are right that one enemy and alan himself did cast odd shadows, nothing else did though.eNT1TY
He shines the flashlight on the character by the fence at 03:28 and you can see the fence's shadow.
[QUOTE="eNT1TY"]in that same scene what about the fence, the tree, the rock, the sign, basically EVERY environmental object? though you are right that one enemy and alan himself did cast odd shadows, nothing else did though.BioShockOwnz
He shines the flashlight on the character by the fence at 03:28 and you can see the fence's shadow.
that is the prebaked shadow from the 'global' lighting', not one cast by the flashlight, notice the shadow didnt move as the flashlight followed its course, that fence shadow is painted on, the flare nor the flashlight affected its orientation from the main lighting source.
somehow, it killed the ambience with zombies. i was hoping something more like an invisible force, and no zombies. more like creatures. not dead space creatures but just creepy creatures or just creepy shadows. oh well.
on a side note, i want a horror game with puzzle-solving thrilling no-guns-but-melee stuff kinda game. oooohhhh...only close combat and just pure running away. i would LOVE that.
I didn't realize this was a microsoft game studios titles till i watched the gameplay footage. this game looks great so far :) kind of reminds me of silent hill a little bit. can't wait to check it out when it comes out
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