Alan Wake (pronounced A-lane Wak-ay) is a french horror fiction writer on vacation with his wife Alice to the fictional Montana town of Bright Falls. With beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean, Wake assumes this is the perfect place to begin writing a new novel. Soon after, his wife drowns in the lake and Alan catches a virus, presumably SARS from a nasty old lady (spoilers).
Throughout the game, Alan's virus encourages him to take nature hikes through the dense forests of Bright Falls at nighttime where he is constantly attacked by other folks with SARS. Luckily, Alan is proficient with firearms and flashlights and he dispatches his foes with brutal efficiency.
Alan is soon joined by his manager, Barry (brilliantly played by Joe Pesci) and the two set off on adventures at night. During gameplay, you can do exciting things like watch television, listen to the radio, start generators and drink loads of coffee.
The game really doesn't come alive until the final chapter - right around the time you fight a bridge for the third time. This is an exciting battle between Alan and a bunch of barrels and tires, then you get to fight an excavator (spoilers). In the end, you learn that Alice has been swimming in the lake the entire time while Alan is battling a SARS tornado and thousands of other possessed dickheads and objects (spouuuyylers).
2/10
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