Alan Wake is the most undereated game this gen

No, on GameSpot, that's definitely Halo Wars.

Or Zeno Clash.

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[QUOTE="djsifer01"]The same could be said about Heavy Rain. Ive yet to play AW but it dosent look like a AAA quality game to me.Fightingfan

It is hands down one of the best games i have played, it is far more than what you may think, as lomng as you dont play it like you would a shooter

[QUOTE="doobie1975"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"] Isnt alan wake just Alone in the Dark but exclusive to 360?Fightingfan

Yes, Its just bill gates is "I-conic" for the xbox brand.

No... Just no. If anything, it gets too much praise. The story spaces out around the middle, then convulses on the final chapter and finally voids its bowels and dies on the last scene.

"Even Lost Odyssey can't match it" LO is underrated?Skittles_McGee

Ugh, I hate the terms 'underrated' and 'overrated'. But what I will say is that I would give it a 9.0. I loved it.Anjunaddict

Still doesn't forgive the fact its only 6 hours long, and has some very bad voice acting at parts, or that some of characters felt out of place. Sure the gameplay is perfect however it doesn't forgive the fact that the game lacks a good amount of substance. If anything I'd still rate this game at an 8.8 for the gameplay alone.Lable1985

It's a great game that I did rather enjoy playing. Story got a bit convoluted during the final segments of the game though.

Underrated? Probably not, but I do think it's unappreciated by many.

[QUOTE="Lable1985"]Still doesn't forgive the fact its only 6 hours long, and has some very bad voice acting at parts, or that some of characters felt out of place. Sure the gameplay is perfect however it doesn't forgive the fact that the game lacks a good amount of substance. If anything I'd still rate this game at an 8.8 for the gameplay alone.dommeus

Still doesn't forgive the fact its only 6 hours long, and has some very bad voice acting at parts, or that some of characters felt out of place. Sure the gameplay is perfect however it doesn't forgive the fact that the game lacks a good amount of substance. If anything I'd still rate this game at an 8.8 for the gameplay alone.Lable1985

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]The same could be said about Heavy Rain. Ive yet to play AW but it dosent look like a AAA quality game to me.Snugenz

I wonder why that is ... :roll:

And yes i agree with the OP, one of the best games i've played this gen.

[QUOTE="Lable1985"]Still doesn't forgive the fact its only 6 hours long, and has some very bad voice acting at parts, or that some of characters felt out of place. Sure the gameplay is perfect however it doesn't forgive the fact that the game lacks a good amount of substance. If anything I'd still rate this game at an 8.8 for the gameplay alone.SpiritOfFire117

It is. I honestly don't know how people managed to finish it in 6 hours on their first playthrough. It took me well 10 hours to do so on Normal difficulty. I also didn't find all the story manuscripts, thermoses and TV shows, so there was still thing I missed out on.

Seems like many are riding on statements made by fanboys.

it isnt even in HD, everyone knows that hardcore gamers need their games to be in HD inorder to be AAA

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]Wasn't this the 10/10 perfect score game? Or was this like Conviction the MGS4 killer?D-RS

Alan Wake is excellent, but has quite a few draw backs. Voice acting sucks at times, the game heavily relies on nothing but run and torch/gun, majority of the game comprises of you just trying to hide under some light, or switching a generator on to get light. Overall i think it got what it deserved. Played it once, loved it, will not play it again.

If 90% of the people who played it loved it... then 'underrated' is probably not the right word.

Well I don't know anybody that ate their copy so maybe you're right...

[QUOTE="W1NGMAN-"]The 8.5 seems like a solid score, personally I would score it a 7.9 ... it was a good game, but at 60 dollars? :/SpiritOfFire117

The same could be said about Heavy Rain. Ive yet to play AW but it dosent look like a AAA quality game to me.djsifer01

Well I don't know anybody that ate their copy so maybe you're right...

Ospov

[QUOTE="W1NGMAN-"]The 8.5 seems like a solid score, personally I would score it a 7.9 ... it was a good game, but at 60 dollars? :/SpiritOfFire117

The game is WAAAY to short, and the story is really average, these are the dudes that made Max Payne ffs... The combat also got really repetitive, theres were too many flaws, too short, no real replay value, huge flop tbh.

The game is WAAAY to short, and the story is really average, these are the dudes that made Max Payne ffs... The combat also got really repetitive, theres were too many flaws, too short, no real replay value, huge flop tbh.

N00bTuber

How is a game that scored an 8.5 being called underrated? That's a fantastic rating. It seems that people here think anything under a 9 is crap. There isn't anything wrong with an 8.5...

With that said, I don't even think Alan Wake deserves that 8.5. The graphics are nice and the story is good but there are so many little things that just irritate me. Alan himself is such an unlikable character that I have trouble picking up the controller to continue playing because I just do not care what happens to him. It doesn't frighten me in the least because the enemies are hurt by light. "Don't worry everyone! I have a flashlight!" is almost as bad as the movie Signs' twist of the aliens being allergic to water (but yet they invaded a planet covered in their weakness). I'm playing the game on hard my first time through and I keep forgetting that; feels like I'm playing on easy. The game play is fun but it hasn't changed yet. Can anyone tell me if the game changes pace sometime? Finally, whoever was in charge of the lip syncing needs to be fired because the voice is never on and Alan Wake never shuts his freaking mouth... I don't mean he talks too much, I mean he's constantly opening and closing his mouth during cut scenes as if he were a fish.

Bad game? Not at all. Some fantastic, godly experience that deserves perfect scores and utter praise like people suggest? No.

Side note: What does score matter anyway? If you love a game why does it matter if publications rate it lower? It effects your opinion in no way.

[QUOTE="Got_to_go"][QUOTE="funsohng"]eh, that title belongs to Valkyria ChroniclesArach666

How is a game that scored an 8.5 being called underrated? That's a fantastic rating. It seems that people here think anything under a 9 is crap. There isn't anything wrong with an 8.5...

With that said, I don't even think Alan Wake deserves that 8.5. The graphics are nice and the story is good but there are so many little things that just irritate me. Alan himself is such an unlikable character that I have trouble picking up the controller to continue playing because I just do not care what happens to him. It doesn't frighten me in the least because the enemies are hurt by light. "Don't worry everyone! I have a flashlight!" is almost as bad as the movie Signs' twist of the aliens being allergic to water (but yet they invaded a planet covered in their weakness). I'm playing the game on hard my first time through and I keep forgetting that; feels like I'm playing on easy. The game play is fun but it hasn't changed yet. Can anyone tell me if the game changes pace sometime? Finally, whoever was in charge of the lip syncing needs to be fired because the voice is never on and Alan Wake never shuts his freaking mouth... I don't mean he talks too much, I mean he's constantly opening and closing his mouth during cut scenes as if he were a fish.

Bad game? Not at all. Some fantastic, godly experience that deserves perfect scores and utter praise like people suggest? No.

Side note: What does score matter anyway? If you love a game why does it matter if publications rate it lower? It effects your opinion in no way.

IndianaPwns39

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How is a game that scored an 8.5 being called underrated? That's a fantastic rating. It seems that people here think anything under a 9 is crap. There isn't anything wrong with an 8.5...

With that said, I don't even think Alan Wake deserves that 8.5. The graphics are nice and the story is good but there are so many little things that just irritate me. Alan himself is such an unlikable character that I have trouble picking up the controller to continue playing because I just do not care what happens to him. It doesn't frighten me in the least because the enemies are hurt by light. "Don't worry everyone! I have a flashlight!" is almost as bad as the movie Signs' twist of the aliens being allergic to water (but yet they invaded a planet covered in their weakness). I'm playing the game on hard my first time through and I keep forgetting that; feels like I'm playing on easy. The game play is fun but it hasn't changed yet. Can anyone tell me if the game changes pace sometime? Finally, whoever was in charge of the lip syncing needs to be fired because the voice is never on and Alan Wake never shuts his freaking mouth... I don't mean he talks too much, I mean he's constantly opening and closing his mouth during cut scenes as if he were a fish.

Bad game? Not at all. Some fantastic, godly experience that deserves perfect scores and utter praise like people suggest? No.

Side note: What does score matter anyway? If you love a game why does it matter if publications rate it lower? It effects your opinion in no way.

SpiritOfFire117

Hmm, I don't think I said what type of horror I thought it was.

I'm guessing you mean I should take it as psychological horror and the creatures have a deeper meaning to what's going on correct? While I get that entirely it doesn't change the fact encounters are scripted and made out to look and be threatening. However, when the enemies on screen have little talent hurting me it fails to scare. I find the storyline engaging and interesting but not at all creepy or horrific.

That's entirely opinion and you can't say I'm doing it wrong if I don't find something personally scary. Furthermore, I'll say that I didn't think of that when writing my little rant. While I don't find the enemies or storyline scary I'm sure other people do. However it's in the same vein as me greatly disliking Alan Wake (the character, I like the game) and that's that reviews are opinions. Everything above is my opinion on the game but the fact remains: 8.5 is a good score.

Its an awesome game...

I think also Risen (PC), Kings Bounty and Lost ODyssey are also very underrated

i really enjoyed it but i agree with GS's score. while the gameplay was great it got very repetitive and it did very little to switch things up. it was just the same thing over and over and over an....you get the point. some more day time exploration would've been great as well. plus the last battle was pretty underwhelming. it was one of the most atmospheric games i've ever played and i really liked the story and presentation.

I've heard nothing but good things about Alan Wake and cant wait for Gamefly to send it to me now!

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The game is WAAAY to short, and the story is really average, these are the dudes that made Max Payne ffs... The combat also got really repetitive, theres were too many flaws, too short, no real replay value, huge flop tbh.

SpiritOfFire117

I do not agree. Alan Wake is not Underrated.

Gamespot gave it an 8.5. The average is an 8.3. They rated it ABOVE the average :lol:.

Accept it, the game flopped, then only a week later a Wii exclusive got AAAA and a game on the PS3 that was barely hyped got just as good reviews as Alan Wake (ModNation Racers). Bad month for the 360 no matter how you spin it.

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[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"] You can drop the fakeboy act. Like your flawed analysis of the Reach beta in another thread (which unsurprisingly is also on the 360) everything in your post sounds regurgitated from other people's posts, which actually brings into question whether you have actually played the game.

SpiritOfFire117

Gamespot gave it an 8.5. The average is an 8.3. They rated it ABOVE the average :lol:.

Accept it, the game flopped, then only a week later a Wii exclusive got AAAA and a game on the PS3 that was barely hyped got just as good reviews as Alan Wake (ModNation Racers). Bad month for the 360 no matter how you spin it.

oldkingallant

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[QUOTE="Go1D"] Or if they really are legit complaint's about the game, Flaws usually have a tendency to be picked at in the gaming world by more than one individual.

Go1D

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[QUOTE="SpiritOfFire117"]The complaints just so happen to come from a user who in a very short amount of time has blindly lashed out at just about every 360 related subject and you're calling it "legit"? With the crap he's been spreading, I highly doubt he'd even touch the damn game let alone play it. Come to think of it, your posting history is exactly squeaky clean either. ;)

SpiritOfFire117