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I just finished the game. What an awesome story. I'm not sure I like the ending -- I wanted


I can't wait for the sequel (which, given the developer's track record, I will expect some time between 2016 and the heat death of the universe.)

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They are doing DLC episodes. They have two already in the queue.

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So...how long is the average game in terms of hours logged?

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10-15 hours.

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I've been playing through this the past week. I put the setting on Hard and frankly hadn't found it too challenging. Plus evertyhing felt a lot like 'going through the motions'. However, after I finished Chapter 3 I felt like things picked up a lot. The enemy situations became more difficult, but in a good way. Much more fun to figure your way out of a dilema. Plus the story has picked up a considerable amount as well.

Some of the levels are much more inspired now that you're in the river valley as well. You really get a sense of scale and how much went into creating the world.

Hopefully I can finish up Chapter 6 tonight. If not I'll get to it at some point over the weekend.

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You can finish it in less than 10 hours if you rush through it but then you will miss most of the story. :p

So yeah, as JasonF said, 10-15 hours. This game really rewards you if you take your time with it. Although if you get scared you may want to run in some parts. ;)

For the people that already finished the game, they released a novel about the game. It's suppose to be the game story in a novel. I already bought it but haven't had time to start reading it. I'm in the middle of the other book, the one included in the LE, pretty interesting.

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New teaser trailer for something released. More details @ E3 next week I imagine.

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I finally got around to finishing this up yesterday. I think the game peaked for me at chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 6 felt too over the top, but then again I suppose that fits in with the story. As for the ending:

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http://tag.microsoft.com/community/t...nity-home.aspx

Anyone notice the Tags in Alan Wake? Anyone decode them?

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I did not notice them, but I did decode them.

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I saw one, but I'm not sure my phone is even capable of decoding tags.

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I saw them, didn't decode as my phone doesn't do tags. But I'll try it on my next replay once my Incredible arrives.

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I was gonna get this at Gamestop but the manager there said it was 5 hours long.

:lol:

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5 hours? I don't think that's possible. 10-15 would be a more realistic estimate. Still, might be a better rental than a purchase if you don't expect to play through it more than once.

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I'm not so sure. I mean that info did come from Gamestop. They actually sell video games, I would think they'd know. A manager even!

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Sounds like the worst manager ever.

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Just can't get into this game. I'm 1/2 way through chapter 5 but it is becoming more of a chore to finish it.

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You have to finish it up now! You're almost there!

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I finished this up last night. I really enjoyed the game but I need to watch the ending again. I was half-asleep while I was watching it.

I did start Playthrough #2 - Nightmare difficulty with the Limited Edition developer commentary turned on. :up:

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Forced myself to finish this last night.

Meh.

Best way I can describe my feelings for this game.

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For those that finished the game, we put out a podcast episode all about Alan Wake. (HERE) (SPOILERS!) We'd love to hear everyone else's take on the end game.

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DLC trailer for "The Signal" coming next month.

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I'm late to the party, but I just finished. I thought it was good, I'd put it in the tier below what I would consider the GotY contenders (Mass Effect 2, RDR, God of War III)

I wouldn't call the game scary, but there were some tense moments.

I loved the episodic format, mostly because a few hours is the most you could play in one sitting before starting to get bored of running around the forest.

I haven't decided if I want to try and play through on Nightmare to get the rest of the manuscript pages.