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In order to fully 'get' the whole story (within the story) you need to play on Nightmare difficultly, as some manuscript pages are only in that difficulty. I imagine that gameplay style will change a bit too - you might need to rely on environmental kills or group kills rather than merely firing your gun until it's dead.

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Oh, and in other bad news - the screen tearing is back in full force, even with the workaround that I thought was working :(

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On the bright side (natch), at least you can see the tears in full HD again.

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True!

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That sucks. :(

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However, let it be known that the game does not.

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Is Nightmare super-hard difficulty? I hate having the struggle for hours to pass one level.

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Isn't the game supposed to scale the difficulty based on how you're doing? If so, what's the point if there's also a difficulty setting?

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It is, and I haven't tried it...yet.

Not sure, is it? Where'd you read that info?

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Somewhere.

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I remember hearing that in the spotlight special on the xbox dash. It was said while the narrator was explaining the game.

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Goodness, this was a good game. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what happened...but more importantly why I felt a TINY bit underwhelmed at the end.

My 'numerical ranking' I'd give it a $56.99 out of a possible $59.99

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Does it seem like the story isn't finished and they're relying on future DLC Episodes to finish the narrative? I mean, does it stand on it's own? We already know the first DLC will be "free" for original purchasers...

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It's fully contained. But, there are some unanswered questions that the manuscript helps explain, which promotes a replay on Nightmare difficulty to get/read them all.

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Well, you did liken it to a Stephen King story...

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What's the play time and replayability? I'm trying to figure out if this game is a day-one purchase or if limited replayibility and linear storytelling will lead to a flood of used copies hitting ebay in a couple of months like a certain other game I'm thinking of.

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:lol: good point. I meant to scour the credits for his name, but didn't. There was a line in the dialog that was so direct to King's style that I laughed out loud. This was HEAVILY influenced by King.

The play time was probably around 10-12 hours. No in game timer so it's a rough guess. But approx 2 hours per episode, give or take. Replay will likely be twice for people who want the whole story - which I would imagine once you play it you'll see why you want to do it again. Oh, and 550 acheevo points for a basic play through, didn't get all the collector's achievements...I was close on a couple things.

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Anyone know what's going on with Bright Falls? The only info on release dates I could find is a press release on the official xbox site, saying the first two would be 4/25 and one would follow each week. Did I miss something about the next one being delayed?

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I think the third one is out now.

edit: Yup.

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Sweet. I'd just been checking on the marketplace, thinking they'd put them up everywhere at once.

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Embargo is over, review is live. Ask away and I shall answer (without spoiling anything).

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solid 9.0 from ign...

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How long is the game to complete ?

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Looks good! Been waiting since '08 to play this game

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Seems like it depends on what difficulty you start at. I played on Normal, and estimate it took 9-11 hours. I know of guys who played on hard and said took 4 hours to get through Episode 3 alone.

But on normal, expect ~2 hours per episode.

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Should I get the Limited Edition? Is the game that special? (I like LEs for special games.)

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If you enjoy LEs, then sure.

The game is quite good. I was let down however by the final "boss battle". It was not a challenge at all.

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Link to the review?

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L&O...nice review on ur blog and got me interested in this game when i never had any at all. i am all for atmosphere and a dark and foreboding horror game.

any news of the screen tearing correction in the future? did it still happen throughout the game to completion?

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Sig.

No word from Remedy on tearing. It sounds like some reviewers didn't notice any at all.

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regarding some original music in the game - possibly spoilers.

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just watched the gametrailers review, this game looks fantastic, I cant wait till I get my Xbox fixed and I can pick it up

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Just pre-ordered at Best Buy.

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Does anyone know if there will be a demo and when?

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all signs point to no.

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Sounds like you asked your magic 8 ball.

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no online mp...so with Red Dead coming out there is no reason to spend full price on this...as it will be 39.99 new by the time I finish up with Red Dead...but I look forward to it..

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I'm totally gonna PM you spoilers. In the subject line.

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http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=1216

Will there be a demo?

A demo for Alan Wake will not be released prior to the game's launch. It is still as yet undecided if there will be a demo post-launch.

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I just watched the three available Bright Falls videos and now I'm too scared to play this game. Or come out from under my desk.