It’s been a very long time coming for Alan Wake to finally hit our Xbox 360s. Finally, at last, it’s here. Shame then that it still feels all too rushed in places despite its five year development time. Alan Wake feels more like a game that would have been stunningly brilliant two or three years ago. Now, while still enjoyable for the most part, it doesn’t feel anywhere near as innovative nor as exceptional as we all hoped it would be.
The main protagonist of the piece, suitably, is Alan Wake. A writer with a severe case of writer’s block who travels to Bright Falls with his wife Alice in the hope that it’ll re-ignite his creative fire. This turns out to be a very big mistake as it’s not long until Alice mysteriously vanishes and things turn distinctly creepy.
