Feeling the Alan Wake anticipation!

Remedy’s supernatural thriller will bring great new horror elements to the Xbox 360. Or least that is what I am hoping. Alan Wake is being brought to us from Remedy Entertainment. The same people that brought us the Max Payne series. Seeing the game at last year's E3 it was one of the games I was the most excited about. A Psychological Action Thriller that plays like a novel was my idea of a good time. From what I saw the game showcased fantastic dark atmosphere, great environments, and some snippets of its engaging story elements. At one point the information being released on this title was almost non existant which had me wondering if the game was ever going to be released at all. But it seems the team at Remedy have been hard at work building its own engine and toolset, scripting out scenes, and squashing bugs which is why we have a May 18, 2010 release date.
 

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Alan Wake is a best-selling author whose wife has gone missing. Wake embarks on a quest to find her, as well as find the pieces of a manuscript that he can’t remember writing. However, as he discovers pieces of the manuscript, the events that occur in the story begin to occur in real life. Townspeople turn evil and start stalking you and objects in the environment will come to life and begin to attack you poltergeist-style. Light and darkness will play a central part of the gameplay mechanic in Alan Wake. The enemies that you face will be empowered by the darkness, so you’ll have to use various light sources, including flashlights, flares, and floodlights to weaken your enemies before hitting them with a bullet. You’ll also be able to drive vehicles at times to get around the environment, and meet up with people who aren’t turned over to the darkness, who will help you in the cause of discovering what happened to your wife as well as why your manuscript seems to be coming to life. The environment is very impressive, as the game gives a great representation of the Pacific Northwest. Gloomy wooded areas and sparse homes dot the landscape, and shifts from night to day will set the pace for the game’s action. Much like the developer’s Max Payne franchise, Alan Wake is setting up to be a strongly narrated single player action-adventure with a great story and some terrifying gameplay. I for one can't wait to get my hands on it.