Why is Alan Wake so ridiculously OVERRATED?

yes, you heard me right...overrated.

http://apps.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/alanwake

an 83 Metacritic rating? are you ****ing kidding me? after i played this i felt OBLIGATED to go back to a game with a more coherent story (from the constant melodrama) and non-repetitive gameplay (shine light, shoot, repeat, shine light, shoot, repeat).

any website that gave this game over an 8.5 need to be diagnosed ASAP for INSANITY.

LOL, is this thread serious?

I thought it was awesome, just beat "The Writer" today, I really hope they get to do a sequel.

Looks at CODMW2 and Heavy Rain metascores, if anything it was underrated.

83 ain't overrated... at least not these days, i could understand if it was a 90ish or something like that, but at 83 it does represent that the game has some issues, which has to be overlooked to be enjoyable

I honestly don't see what makes it overrated.

8.5 seems just about right, imo

I guess you didn't like AW?

no specifics? these threads with a loose representation of overrated are boring. generic beat-around-the-bush explanation without having to play the game to really even know.

seems like a fair accusation if you don't want to provide those specifics.

ah well, at least this thread matches the norm.

but scratch another one off. how many Xbox 360 games are overrated now?

I wonder if there will ever come a day when a game is appropriately rated. Like, not over-rated, not under-rated, but perfectly rated. That's the world I want to live in, one day....

I wonder if there will ever come a day when a game is appropriately rated. Like, not over-rated, not under-rated, but perfectly rated. That's the world I want to live in, one day....

skinny_man_69

I wonder if there will ever come a day when a game is appropriately rated. Like, not over-rated, not under-rated, but perfectly rated. That's the world I want to live in, one day....

skinny_man_69

you'd almost have to ask for a world without exclusives.

even that might not solve the whole problem of slapping a loose term on every game when someone sees it fit.

Go cry to someone who cares.

I thought it was fantastic and hand a wonderful story/gameplay. A nice change of pace from the usual hollywood all style no substance games we usually get.

You mad bud?

I gotta be honest here.. AW became a lot less appealing once I learned it's a "wifey is kidnapped" quest and that the game want's Stephen King's children real bad.

I'm not gonna call SK a bad author but you really should'nt be putting him on a pedestal.

Edit: Feel free to spoil me. I'm dying to know why this psychological imagination thriller needs your wife kidnapped.

Editedit: I suppose Dark Tower by King is very good but he's nowhere near the caliber of people like Frank Herbert, Chris More, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Steven Erikson and I'm sure they must have a horror/thriller equivalent somewhere.

I heartily enjoyed the game. Sure the Taken were repetitive, but as a whole the game was something unique. It's no Steven King novel, but at least it tried to be, which is much more than I can say for most games this gen, especially shooters.Head_of_games

The game has issues but overall it is great. My main problem is Remedy charging money for DLC that extends the main story. Finish the damn story in one game and make a sequel if the funding is there.

[QUOTE="Head_of_games"]I heartily enjoyed the game. Sure the Taken were repetitive, but as a whole the game was something unique. It's no Steven King novel, but at least it tried to be, which is much more than I can say for most games this gen, especially shooters.jg4xchamp

I gotta be honest here.. AW became a lot less appealing once I learned it's a "wifey is kidnapped" quest and that the game want's Stephen King's children real bad.

I'm not gonna call SK a bad author but you really should'nt be putting him on a pedestal.

Edit: Feel free to spoil me. I'm dying to know why this psychological imagination thriller needs your wife kidnapped.

Editedit: I suppose Dark Tower by King is very good but he's nowhere near the caliber of people like Frank Herbert, Chris More, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Steven Erikson and I'm sure they must have a horror/thriller equivalent somewhere.

Filthybastrd

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Head_of_games"]I heartily enjoyed the game. Sure the Taken were repetitive, but as a whole the game was something unique. It's no Steven King novel, but at least it tried to be, which is much more than I can say for most games this gen, especially shooters.Ravensmash

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Which is honestly something I would argue takes it into a territory that is as bad as most games this gen(especially shooters). Why was it trying so hard to emulate a novel or a TV shows brand of story telling so much? A lot of it came at the expense of some gameplay pacing issues, and contrived scenarios where he would just end up in a forrest, or end up with no weapons all of a sudden. Games shouldn't be trying to emulate a Stephen King Novel, maybe be inspired by it. Ideally they should be working on being good games first(which yes I will admit I think Alan Wake is a good game). KevinButlerVP

[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

I gotta be honest here.. AW became a lot less appealing once I learned it's a "wifey is kidnapped" quest and that the game want's Stephen King's children real bad.

I'm not gonna call SK a bad author but you really should'nt be putting him on a pedestal.

Edit: Feel free to spoil me. I'm dying to know why this psychological imagination thriller needs your wife kidnapped.

Editedit: I suppose Dark Tower by King is very good but he's nowhere near the caliber of people like Frank Herbert, Chris More, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Steven Erikson and I'm sure they must have a horror/thriller equivalent somewhere.

AAllxxjjnn

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

it's actually a decent game, i hate how u cant crouch and the game points out the enemy..the darkness for you though.

It's actually underrated pretty much, they should add a multiplayer mode lol, darkness vs humans...or straight up deathmatch lol where everyone is already possessed by the darkness and with flashlights trying to kill each other..cool because u gotta keep light on person for a few seconds to get darkness away then u kill them.

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Which is honestly something I would argue takes it into a territory that is as bad as most games this gen(especially shooters). Why was it trying so hard to emulate a novel or a TV shows brand of story telling so much? A lot of it came at the expense of some gameplay pacing issues, and contrived scenarios where he would just end up in a forrest, or end up with no weapons all of a sudden. Games shouldn't be trying to emulate a Stephen King Novel, maybe be inspired by it. Ideally they should be working on being good games first(which yes I will admit I think Alan Wake is a good game). KevinButlerVP

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"][QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

I gotta be honest here.. AW became a lot less appealing once I learned it's a "wifey is kidnapped" quest and that the game want's Stephen King's children real bad.

I'm not gonna call SK a bad author but you really should'nt be putting him on a pedestal.

Edit: Feel free to spoil me. I'm dying to know why this psychological imagination thriller needs your wife kidnapped.

Editedit: I suppose Dark Tower by King is very good but he's nowhere near the caliber of people like Frank Herbert, Chris More, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Steven Erikson and I'm sure they must have a horror/thriller equivalent somewhere.

Filthybastrd

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Head_of_games"]I heartily enjoyed the game. Sure the Taken were repetitive, but as a whole the game was something unique. It's no Steven King novel, but at least it tried to be, which is much more than I can say for most games this gen, especially shooters.Ravensmash

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

Filthybastrd

[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"] Yeh...maybe you should finish the game. jg4xchamp

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

Thank you. That's worthwhile info. His concepts are fine and he's written some great books but he's rather easily dismissed as mainstream if you're an avid reader. Hence, why I hated the idea of the game wanting to be a King book.

Here's to hoping for a PC port then (or the 360 peaking my interest enough for a new purchase :P)

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"][QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

I gotta be honest here.. AW became a lot less appealing once I learned it's a "wifey is kidnapped" quest and that the game want's Stephen King's children real bad.

I'm not gonna call SK a bad author but you really should'nt be putting him on a pedestal.

Edit: Feel free to spoil me. I'm dying to know why this psychological imagination thriller needs your wife kidnapped.

Editedit: I suppose Dark Tower by King is very good but he's nowhere near the caliber of people like Frank Herbert, Chris More, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Steven Erikson and I'm sure they must have a horror/thriller equivalent somewhere.

Filthybastrd

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

Right, let's pick a writer 80% of the audience has never heard of, because that makes sense. Your contempt for a game you haven't played and Stephen King are pretty humorous, and seemingly baseless.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

Filthybastrd

Thank you. That's worthwhile info. His concepts are fine and he's written some great books but he's rather easily dismissed as mainstream if you're an avid reader. Hence, why I hated the idea of the game wanting to be a King book.

Here's to hoping for a PC port then (or the 360 peaking my interest enough for a new purchase :P)

The only thing "overrated" about Alan Wake was that stupid picture of the jacket people would post for years. Other than that, I think the game gets a decent amount of hype (not too much, not too little).

[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"] Yeh...maybe you should finish the game. tempest91

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

Right, let's pick a writer 80% of the audience has never heard of, because that makes sense. Your contempt for a game you haven't played and Stephen King are pretty humorous, and seemingly baseless.

[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"] Yeh...maybe you should finish the game. tempest91

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

Right, let's pick a writer 80% of the audience has never heard of, because that makes sense. Your contempt for a game you haven't played and Stephen King are pretty humorous, and seemingly baseless.

So you had no idea who the hell they were name dropping? I don't see any contempt for King in what I wrote. I just don't think a game should worship his material since it in itself is somewhat mainstream to begin with.

And I'm supposed to ignored my knowledge of the source material? What does "80%" of the audience's ignorance have to do with me?

I already got a much more informative and usefull response so just keep it up.

Edit: And pretty much everyone knows who Stephen King is. Everyone who reads anyway.....

The only thing "overrated" about Alan Wake was that stupid picture of the jacket people would post for years. Other than that, I think the game gets a decent amount of hype (not too much, not too little).

xYamatox

[QUOTE="tempest91"]

[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

I did'nt play it at all.

the whole wife thing is a typical game gimmick so I can forgive that but the console gutting along with the Steven King worship just killed my interest.

Don't get me wrong but this games reeks of wanting to have a deep and good story and if that's the case, I don't see why they could'nt think of something better than another "go get wifey" start and then proceeding to kiss Steven King's ass every 10 minutes.

I read too many of his books to be fooled by that.

heretrix

Right, let's pick a writer 80% of the audience has never heard of, because that makes sense. Your contempt for a game you haven't played and Stephen King are pretty humorous, and seemingly baseless.

I've read more than most on these boards, but thanks. Drop those names on XBL, and I can bet over half rarely read novels, and the rest have heard of Douglass Adams if they're lucky. I'm not saying they are bad writers, but they don't have the notoriety by any means that Stephen King has, and most wouldn't even make sense in the game.

I wonder if there will ever come a day when a game is appropriately rated. Like, not over-rated, not under-rated, but perfectly rated. That's the world I want to live in, one day....

skinny_man_69

That world does exist. Outside of system wars :P:P