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Alan Wake 2 Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?"
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Күн бұрынAlan Wake 2 Review
- I tried to blur all content that is a hint or spoiler, and we were asked to use only the first bits of the game to keep story spoilers low. So that also follows that the review is a bit shorter than normal because while a lot of alan wake is the same, the things that are changed are probably the most important.
"A sequel to Alan Wake, the story follows best-selling thriller novelist Alan Wake, who has been trapped in an alternate dimension for 13 years, as he attempts to escape by writing a horror story involving an FBI agent named Saga Anderson. The game will be released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 27 October 2023.
Alan Wake II incorporates detective elements: when playing as Saga, players can always pause the gameplay to access an enemy-free space dubbed the "Mind Place". Described by Remedy as a "3D menu", the Mind Place is a visual representation of Saga's thoughts. In the Mind Place, players manage a pin board in which they can connect clues to piece together the main mystery, as well as profile characters to gather clues."
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@ACGreviews 10 ай бұрын
This review sponsored by Loki. My fav bitsy dog. We had to put him down recently and I missed him constantly hanging underfoot looking for snacks as I reviewed. Are you getting Alan Wake 2? Or are you passing it? This one was insanely hard to even show anything for. Tough embargo restrictions(all for story of course). I tried to blur out what matters but be aware its a story driven game... Which also means less review video, less time spent. I covered the differences and a bit of the similarities. Also performance wise its right where remedy said...so its a heavy game on PC but runs right where they said it would overal and looks nice without RT www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming
@phoenixzappa7366 10 ай бұрын
Walan Cake
@TheRexTera 10 ай бұрын
Was starting to wonder where that smell of burned silicone was coming from. Tuned out it was my 30 series graphics card crying in fear after watching this review right after a City Skyline 2 Review
@Chris97538 10 ай бұрын
I can only imagine how tough the restrictions were. They seem to be very tight lipped about this game until it comes out, only letting us see crumbs
@AcidMan-uh7ge 10 ай бұрын
sorry to hear about your doggo never an easy time saying by to mans best friend
@MrHuck 9 ай бұрын
Best game reviewer in the business.
@therealbamay 10 ай бұрын
I played the first game this last year cause you always talk about it and it kept piquing my interest and I loved every second of it. Great review! Excited to jump back into this story! Edit: *Piquing not Peaking ✍️
@ACGreviews 10 ай бұрын
Thanks to trusting me to go back and pick up an older title like that
@apictureoffunction 8 ай бұрын
*piquing Not "peaking" lmao
@therealbamay 8 ай бұрын
@@apictureoffunctionThank you for your service a month later 🫡
@thegameslave2 10 ай бұрын
The atmosphere of this game really does look incredible. Lots of tense moments.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@henrik1743 9 ай бұрын
The visuals look absolutely STUNNING. I love they embraced more of the visuals from Control with the “holographics”. They look FKN GREAT. Some of the best visuals in gaming for sure
@chrismaple779 9 ай бұрын
The writing alone in remedy games is incredible. That man should write a screenplay
@ChrisBrown-ir6sf 9 ай бұрын
RDR 2 still looks 2x better
@mavvynne444 9 ай бұрын
@@ChrisBrown-ir6sf No
@OldForrester 9 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear about your Loki. Unconditional love is gut wrenching to let go. No doubt he is waiting at the rainbow bridge for you to bring those snacks
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@saggyflapjax 9 ай бұрын
Remedy is one of my favorite developers. Incredible gameplay, sound, graphics. But the writing has always been top notch and i love the experimental live action stuff.
@ChrisBrown-ir6sf 9 ай бұрын
Rockstar has better writing.
@saggyflapjax 9 ай бұрын
Explain max payne 3 then
@ChrisBrown-ir6sf 9 ай бұрын
@@saggyflapjax Explain RDR 2, RDR 1, GTA 4 then ? Some of the greatest writing in gaming history.
@saggyflapjax 9 ай бұрын
@@ChrisBrown-ir6sf 😂 you haven’t played many games have you?
@ChrisBrown-ir6sf 9 ай бұрын
@@saggyflapjax It's not my opinion, But that what vast majority of the gamers think. According to IMDB rockstar has 5 games in top 25 in term greatest storytelling in gaming.
@SkydazeSP 10 ай бұрын
I don't know how you come up with the humour and punchlines you do, but please never change! Great review man.
@sellingacoerwa8318 9 ай бұрын
I think he gets paid by the metaphor, it starts to feel forced and gets old after a while I assure you.
@Duskwynd 10 ай бұрын
The "not the partner" screen blurb broke me. Well done sir. 😂
@InmarGp 9 ай бұрын
Right lol! Hilarious.
@FlipFlab 9 ай бұрын
….alrighty then
@pierrea3094 9 ай бұрын
Before I saw it I assumed that was the partner smh
@imadubsfan1 9 ай бұрын
This is like a mix of Resident Evil and The Evil Within brought together with Alan Wake storytelling. Sounds awesome to me!
@S7eventhHeaven 9 ай бұрын
It also plays like an old original Xbox game called Still life with an emphasis on crime scene investigation and profiling.
@Chuggy32d2 9 ай бұрын
…bit of Silent Hill too but, yea, accurate 👌
@michaelmonstar4276 9 ай бұрын
While looking like "TLoU2"...
@HenryTownsmyth 9 ай бұрын
@@S7eventhHeaven investigation lol. it just means finding documents spread around and sticking post notes around without any real control and chance of a mistake.
@HenryTownsmyth 9 ай бұрын
Sounds good on paper. The game sucks. Not enough combat, camera too close, pointless collecting ammo when enemy encounter is so rare. Storytelling is awful and forced. Investigation is a joke.
@BitLyrist 10 ай бұрын
As much as I enjoy the combat the least in these games, knowing how painful it is to fight makes the encounters that much more terrifying - hard for me to ask for that to change
@gavinderulo12 9 ай бұрын
Control had excellent combat.
@HALFSQUASHED 9 ай бұрын
@@gavinderulo12 Alan Wake didn't though.
@Deliveredmean42 9 ай бұрын
@@gavinderulo12 different type of games offers different styles of mechanics. So basically the combat not being the best in this atmospheric game is probably intentional.
@antdag0d 9 ай бұрын
Does this game have any accessibility opinions? I have a disabled left arm and the first Alan Wake had no accessibility option at all. The controls/buttons weren't re-map-able, it was a struggle trying to play this game with one hand...which I'm able to do with most games due to accessibility options. I wasn't able to finish the first Alan Wake game. The controls wasn't user-friendly for my disability.
@Luis-rp2lm 9 ай бұрын
@@Deliveredmean42 why would boring, repetitive Combat be intentional
@G_Rad_Ski 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review. It's surreal just seeing this game in existence and knowing I'll be playing it tonight. Hello darkness my old friend.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Its crazy man. So long to wait
@El-Duderino-His-Dudeness 9 ай бұрын
This game looks amazing, the fact that it's $50 is pretty great in a time where Devs are pushing for $70 games.
@rayshon5230 9 ай бұрын
Yea but it's mainly because no physical
@Blood-zz2kt 9 ай бұрын
It’s literally 60 to 70 bucks on Xbox and ps
@MrSpartan993 9 ай бұрын
I mean, I bought it for 50 on Xbox, sooo maybe check your facts first before making yourself look like an idiot.
@md.atikurrahman7445 8 ай бұрын
And Spiderman 2, a sh*tty copy pasted game costs 70 bucks.
@Arctis326 8 ай бұрын
@@md.atikurrahman7445shocking a sequel looks and plays like the first game. Not so bright are you
@asiaticgodborn 9 ай бұрын
Karak is definitely goated when it comes to video game reviews, but I have a feeling his lukewarm reception and ambivalence towards Alan Wake 2 is similar to how he felt about and reviewed Soma which I thought was absolutely brilliant. With that said, here’s hoping I’ll have a similar sentiment with Alan Wake 2 as I did with Soma.🙏
@Konuvis 9 ай бұрын
Cheers for blurring the quest text! I played the first one recently and really enjoyed it. I've always loved how Remedy games have a great atmosphere to them. The music in the first one is outstanding and really gives it a special feel. Glad to know they kept that and I'm looking forward to listening to some new Poets of the Fall.
@DeadSpaceMartyr90 10 ай бұрын
Never really thought I would get a sequel to the first game. This is going to be a good time.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
13 years is a long time
@josephbrown9685 9 ай бұрын
Same. I bought the original on release day if I recall correctly. I’m glad Remedy didn’t abandon the property.
@TheLazyFinn 9 ай бұрын
Too bad Remedy keeps selling out to Epic, so it's going to be one more year of waiting and playing the remastered first game is probably never going to happen unless I get an Xbox
@DebsonTheDad 9 ай бұрын
@@TheLazyFinn if they didn't 'sell out' to Epic we wouldn't have gotten Alan Wake 2
@TheLazyFinn 9 ай бұрын
@@DebsonTheDad There's just no way they would have gone under without Epic, most likely they would have gotten more than they ever will from sales if they released on the major PC platforms (especially if the game is permanent ES exclusive) and there is an image hit too (again especially true of the deal is permanent)
@PsychCoffee 9 ай бұрын
And how am I supposed to save money when you post great reviews on great looking games? Another great review ACG, thanks for the great content as always.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Sorry lol
@chuck176 9 ай бұрын
@@ACGreviews I have series x and ps5, which system should I get it for?
@RandomGamingMoments925 9 ай бұрын
@@chuck176 Digital Foundry says performance is slightly better on Series X, but otherwise identical. If you love haptics, get the PS5 version.
@willfields2096 9 ай бұрын
@@chuck176 series x runs better
@aljazslemc9569 9 ай бұрын
On the topic of sound it really can't be understated how well they capture the paranoid feeling of being in the woods at night. One level has many tarps and a rainy windy night, causing sounds that almost sound like fast footsteps running just out of view. That and the fact they you will walk around a lot, not knowing when you'll be jumped by an enemy really adds to the sense of constant paranoia. With alan its even worse, i wouldn't play the chapters in order, instead switching between alan and saga because Alan's chapters usually put me on edge, and his weapon selection is a lot more F**K F**K F**K and a whole less STOP RESISTING! if you know what i mean
@caldale4941 9 ай бұрын
Damn the lighting in this game! The shadows pool together so beautifully, such ambiance!
@-MostHated- 9 ай бұрын
ACG, you never disappoint, Sir. Some things you liked and some things you didn't. I'm sure I will feel the same way. Remedy isn't trying to reinvent the wheel here but had a lofty goal with this sequel. There are many cult fans of the first game after it didn't set the world on fire with sales. It was a unique and different take on horror. I played the remake last year, and the very first thing I noticed was how much the game played better @60fps. The original on 360 barely held 30 and with multiple enemies around you with the shine light first to break the darkness mechanic. There were a lot of frustrating deaths. It had been over 10 years for me, so I didn't remember everything. Felt like a new game going back thru it. I died like once this time around with the higher framerate. Low framerates inherently make games more difficult no matter what the devs do. Lastly, I was a little surprised you didn't point out to your viewers that Alan Wake 2 is currently a digital release only. They haven't made any physical copies. As an old school type, I prefer physical copies of games, and I'm wondering how many will be turned off by that and not purchase or support it. Remedy has been screwed over by MS. Good to see them get the rights back to Alan Wake. It was the only way they were making another along with a remaster of the first game. I'm super excited Rockstar is allowing Remedy to remaster the first Max Payne games. Can't wait for those.
@Barnes0420 7 ай бұрын
I really love Remedy’s meta commentary on the state of TV with these two games. Alan Wake, coming out at the near peak of zombie horror, plays like a particularly dark walking dead season, whereas Alan wake II, in the age of prestige TV, plays like an HBO drama (a la True detective, etc.)
@error.delete4945 7 ай бұрын
I don't understand your comparison to walking dead? Alan Wake felt like a love letter to David Lynch and Stephen King. The idyllic setting with darkness lurking below and the subjective, supernatural paranoia of the protagonist feeding the evil and literally in this case consuming the world around them .
@Barnes0420 7 ай бұрын
@@error.delete4945 totally! I see it less in the content of Alan wakes story, but the gameplay, a lot more survival horror, emblematic of the walking dead, whereas the story has a lot of that King/Lynch love. That said, there’s a lot of King in the walking dead story, but I think that just might be true with any adaptation of Kurtzman. Could also just totally be a vibe thing, not sure.
@Johnny.1994 9 ай бұрын
This is truly a next gen title. Ambient sound design is incredible as well as the graphics, atmosphere and environments. Remedy always pushed the industry forward in graphical fidelity. Max Payne 1 when it released was revolutionary for it's bullet time and animations. Max Payne 2 for the physics and graphics. Control was the game to show off and market Ray tracing. And on top of that all these games have amazing storytelling, writing and actors. Well done to Remedy. I get it that it's sad we don't have physical release but without Epic's budget and funding this game wouldn't have been made. It looks stunning
@Reacher_2215 9 ай бұрын
The forests in Days Gone look better 🤣🤣🤣
@Johnny.1994 9 ай бұрын
@@Reacher_2215 You seem to be a fake fun and racist based on your two other comments on this review. Muted, cya
@jonesygrets6029 9 ай бұрын
This gen title*
@souv1aki 9 ай бұрын
@@Reacher_2215Have you been to Watery yet? Best image I've ever seen in the video game.
@BasePuma4007 9 ай бұрын
Visually this is nothing special; A Plague Tale Requiem blows this out of the water.
@marcuskane1040 10 ай бұрын
Will wait and see how the perfomance is on mid-tier specs
@pup123434 9 ай бұрын
After seeing the way you reviewed the first game (which by the way, is still my favorite review of yours)..even if I don’t ever play this, I’m still gonna watch it. You have mastered the art of reviews. Keep on killin it bruv!
@donellweaver5722 9 ай бұрын
Just got my PS5 on Sunday when I finshed work from Best Buy so excited and bless when I got it pre-ordered Alan Wake 2 the Deluxe Edition late Monday night cannot wait to play when it hits 12:00am tomorrow on my PS5 the game looks good played the first game on the Xbox 360 and also got the Alan Wake Remastered for the PS4 Pro
@AM-uo2kf 6 ай бұрын
I have played this for about five hours now and I absolutely would recommend a good set of headphones if you have them. the sound and the visuals just make it incredibly immersive
@Mohgenstein 5 ай бұрын
Playing this with good headphones and an LG TV. Amazing.
@AM-uo2kf 5 ай бұрын
@@Mohgenstein im playing it on a mid range Gaming laptop with a 3060 rtx (can’t run RTX in the game though without losing a tonne of frame rate) and it gets a little choppy at times but I’m so impressed by the all-round quality that I would not hold those things against it. Also all the music segments with good headphone 🤌
@darthkev2113 9 ай бұрын
I love how far you go to avoid spoilers
@chrislee5268 9 ай бұрын
*Spoils who Saga is instantly*
@NMarxx 9 ай бұрын
@@chrislee5268 please tell me that is known in the game pretty soon because otherwise holy shit
@aspizak 9 ай бұрын
Literally ruined it for me. WTF.
@GamingWithLag 9 ай бұрын
Pros and Cons list at the end of the review was a nice touch. Hoping to see more like that in future
@scaps2200 9 ай бұрын
Since it's not on physical media I'll just wait for sale. I really enjoyed the first one but I have a lot in my back catalogue to play now
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
2022 and 2023 have been some insane years
@Gojirilla 9 ай бұрын
I have a lot of respect for Remedy as a developer.....but I haven't liked a game of theirs since Max Payne 2. Thought this game looked really visually impressive, it had some cool effects, a neat atmosphere and some entertaining light puzzles..... but the writing was just so up its own ass, despite how basic the story was, that it was constantly making me cringe and ultimately hurt my experience immensely. I spent more time rolling my eyes and saying "we get it, lets move on" than actually feeling any sense of tension or fear. The horror elements were okay at first but got really repetitive and lost their effectiveness after a few chapters. The only thing that was able to give me any kinda tension late game was the obnoxious jump-scares of faces that would pop up before boss fights with Saga. The combat felt very basic which was partially due to the lack of weapon variety and the fact there's really only 2 enemy types....dunno I feel like I'd be a lot less harsh on this game if people weren't hyping it up like a masterpiece. Ultimately the game has a clear vision and I find it cool that Remedy is connecting all their games into one shared universe, but my final thoughts after finishing this game were "finally that ending dragged on forever, and STILL sucked" instead of "that was a good game".
@violau8550 7 ай бұрын
"Remedy is connecting all their games into one shared universe" is a very very very bad moves. Especially when they added so many in this game. You bring over a character, you bring over the lore, and the lore might crash the world, imagine you bring Resident Evil game Leon into Silent Hill, it will totally change how Silent Hill lores.
@MrSkullHead1250 8 ай бұрын
I wish they just took the gameplay feel from the original, and improved on that, instead of just straight up snatching Resident Evil. Makes it feel very lazy. Also the game being a walking simulator is a let down.
@ioannisdenton 9 ай бұрын
the fact that you blur stuff is mention worthy. you are the BEST
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Thanks. It is surprisingly friggen time consuming and a bit stressful. Appreciate that
@occams2882 9 ай бұрын
The lack of a physical edition is a real bummer. If I play this (and I would like to) I'll wait for a very deep discount down the road.
@staywhite8325 9 ай бұрын
and lack of a steam release
@grimdicer152 9 ай бұрын
@@staywhite8325 I doubt Gaben Newell cares whether you buy the game or not.
@Carfilliot 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, same here. I really think it was a bad decision, don’t those of us who support physical media matter to them? Deep sale for me, would have happily paid full price for physical.
@michaelmurray2033 9 ай бұрын
Same. Not getting this unless it’s a physical copy or a deep sale
@JasonKanigan 9 ай бұрын
* agent pets deer head * "not the partner" 😆
@sikevillain 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review ACG. I love Alan Wake & Control so I've been anticipating this game for a long time.
@heyguyslolGAMING 9 ай бұрын
Great review as always, tyvm. Curious how many of your audience actually know who John Carpenter is, a legend for us ole timers for sure.
@mopnem 9 ай бұрын
Although I don’t blindly trust the channel like back in the day & he actively avoids buy wait ect for popular games, it’s still my go to channel for a decent overview.
@RezaQin 9 ай бұрын
No woke games, no black washed main characters, no thanks.
@stevebob240 10 ай бұрын
Great review, this has been one of my most anticipated of the year.
@ACGreviews 10 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@justinholtman 10 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s been an awesome year…mostly
@LouSassol69er 9 ай бұрын
@@justinholtmanthe king Kong and Gollum game are definite standouts
@Tom-bf2nm 9 ай бұрын
I really want to see if this has ties to CONTROL. Awesome review, still the only guy I trust for an honest review with no BS.
@cactusisez3505 9 ай бұрын
It does, the AWE DLC in Control was connecting Alan Wake and Control together
@Tom-bf2nm 9 ай бұрын
@cactusisez3505 oh that I know but I meant is there a link in AW2.
@electricboogaloo7686 9 ай бұрын
@@Tom-bf2nm why wouldn’t there be, they’re all interconnected.
@cactusisez3505 9 ай бұрын
as far as I know yes, remedy themselves have said the games are connected and are in the same cinematic universe@@Tom-bf2nm
@jasdavesandhu1422 7 ай бұрын
So should I play the alan wake remastered first and then control and then alan wake 2 in order??
@davidsomeone7864 10 ай бұрын
Looking forward to feeling uneasy through the whole game
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Hmm Nah man I think you will be fine really
@sneakkyz3696 9 ай бұрын
@@ACGreviewsthat sux to hear honestly
@theantsaretakingover 9 ай бұрын
@@sneakkyz3696he’s joking lol
@AmariMarvelous 9 ай бұрын
I heard some ppl want to shit their pants but that's here or there 😂
@lunarlunacy4209 10 ай бұрын
Great review as always. Really interested in seeing the console performance for this game. As somebody who typically takes performance mode over quality mode, im really hoping this has a somewhat steady 60fps for ps5/Series X.
@happyphiri4237 9 ай бұрын
Digital foundry saysit runs pretty well on ps5
@gavinderulo12 9 ай бұрын
It's very solid 60 with certain intense scenes dropping into the low 50s. The internal resolution is pretty low though, as expected.
@igorms1993 9 ай бұрын
@@gavinderulo12 Thats why we need a ps5 Pro. I cant play performance mode with nintendo switch screen resolution.
@hatchell18 9 ай бұрын
@@igorms1993quit exaggerating it’s no where near like switch resolutions
@rofflesvanwagon 10 ай бұрын
Oh perfect timing! Very excited to see the verdict!
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Thanks enjoy the game if you get it
@rofflesvanwagon 9 ай бұрын
@@ACGreviewsI have it pre loaded on my series x! Loved the review!
@tommasoprevedello7593 7 ай бұрын
The amount of game design issues this game has and the fact that almost no one is talking about that is astonishing
@Frank-vd1ml 7 ай бұрын
Explain
@violau8550 7 ай бұрын
Because people who like this game has no taste and no brain. Irony that people who think this game has "layered and complex story", are those who never read a book in their life.
@golem4617 6 ай бұрын
@@violau8550 How is it not layered and complex? 😂 It's literal definition of complexity, to the point where you have to have played other remedy titles like Max Payne to truly understand the meta. And games like Control, to understand the reality altering events in the game.
@violau8550 6 ай бұрын
@golem4617 lol, just see what you comments talking about "need to play other game to understand it" already shows how pretencious and bad the writing is. First, read all comments you would know even people play all those games still don't understand whats going on, just think the so call meta-verse is clever, genius, but yet can't tell what's the real connection, just tons of "my theories " BS. And also, if you truly read books - which I think you don't, only lazy and bad writing would do those so call meta-verse, it normally means the writer themselves don't even know how to continue the story, no direction and no focus.
@golem4617 6 ай бұрын
@@violau8550 Yeah, I didn't realise there's a rule for games not to have interconnected stories, and that pushing boundries of storytelling and innovating is always bad /s And no you don't actually have to have played other remedy titles to understand the story of Alan Wake, it's only to required if you want to understand the layers of meta, and the "scientific" explanation of the events and I only brought this up, because you claimed that this game apparently wasn't complex. Also why would I care what other people think about the story? I have enough media and literacy knowledge to understand and form firm conclusions on the story myself. You however, seem to judge a game by a collective minds opinion on it. Also there's clearly direction and focus in the game. You can even see how they expand on and connect the ideas of the fictional tv series Night Springs from the first Alan Wake.
@lorecow88 9 ай бұрын
The writing has taken a pretty noticable hit. For a game developed in Finland, it sure feels like something out of modern day California. Very few characters feel like people and the tone is all over the place.
@allnamestakenlol 9 ай бұрын
That's disappointing to hear. The mind virus has spread.
@lorecow88 9 ай бұрын
Remedy hired a certain Canadian company to write parts of the game, as well as provide "sensitivity reading." This explains why the writing is so poor.
@_chemicalbeat_ 9 ай бұрын
@@lorecow88 I was disappointed to hear about that as well, that they associated with Sweet Baby inc., a Canadian sensitivity training company, narrative development and consultation studio. I thought Remedy were truly on their own doing their own thing, but I guess they had some outside intervening from the company with some of the writing, character arc, voice and sensitivity reading. :( I still like the game, but do feel a little disappointed they went that route. Hopefully with Alan Wake 3, if that happens, things will be much different.
@robchuk4136 9 ай бұрын
"Saga's delivery is more deadpan... Feels a little more robotic than I expected." - This is how I felt about Jessie in Remedy's other game, Control.
@CensorTube84 9 ай бұрын
ACG is the G.O.A.T in these game review streets 💯
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@sterlonb.digital777 9 ай бұрын
I really wish I could purchase a physical copy of this game!
@mariokarter13 9 ай бұрын
I can't believe they turned the duct tape mod from Doom 3 into an entire franchise.
@aaronoutdoors7556 9 ай бұрын
Just like all remedy games. Story that makes no sense. What makes this one different? This one has hardly any gameplay.
@violau8550 9 ай бұрын
Because the story makes no sense thats why draw a lot of people into it, because they think its unique and special, yet they actually know nothing about games. Hey, why do the detective works and collect clues while Saga can just use her super power to know everything? This game has a lot of bad writing.
@MrDlinch 9 ай бұрын
It is funny how reviewers say game looks and performs fine while running it on 4090!
@henrik1743 9 ай бұрын
Holy crap man. The visuals look absolutely STUNNING. I love they embraced more of the visuals from Control with the “holographics”. They look FKN GREAT
@goochipoochie 9 ай бұрын
Looks like standard Resident Evil game but with much worse performance and gameplay
@henrik1743 9 ай бұрын
@@goochipoochie that’s your opinion
@lukeluke333lukeluke 9 ай бұрын
My next game to buy. Very excited and glad it appears to be great. Love the first game and replayed it last month to get ready. Sorry Spider man 2. You will have to wait. Next game I want to buy super Mario RPG Remake. One of my favorite games. Too many games this year and have to pick and choose.
@CouleeCosmonaut 10 ай бұрын
1:43 Thanks for heads up on who and who isn't an FBI agent. I was worried for a sec. Coulda' been cool though...maybe.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
WHAT IF
@CouleeCosmonaut 9 ай бұрын
@ACGreviews Thanks for the review man. Been really looking forward to this game. Glad to hear it still maintains that singular experience status. Just bummed as a filthy physical cop' devotee that it is getting a digital only release. Here's to hoping for a physical somewhere down the line. Edit: thanks for always bringing the good-good when it comes to a game review. Your style and finesse are impeccable.
@TagardMC 9 ай бұрын
I'm still bummed there's epic exclusive. I would like to just wait to get this on steam in a year or so.
@grimdicer152 9 ай бұрын
Much like Bayonetta not coming to XSX or PS5 because Nintendo funds it. I'm sure it'll sell well enough for Remedy to make AW3
@SerpC 9 ай бұрын
Great, well-written review as always! Condolences for your dog.
@antongaming742 8 ай бұрын
The glazing is unreal
@guyfromnj 10 ай бұрын
First game was so good at the time. I’ve never gone back and played it again though. I wonder how it holds up. I will buy this though. I like remedy. I liked control. I like the whole same universe thing.
@herbg4866 10 ай бұрын
The writing is cringe and Alan is incredibly unlikable, chapter 4 onwards still good tho
@whiskslim237 10 ай бұрын
I just played it for the first time at the beginning of the month and really enjoyed it. Some annoying stuff with combat but worth pushing through. I knocked it out in a few days too so that's always a plus.
@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820 10 ай бұрын
@@herbg4866 I don’t understand why people don’t like Alan. He’s 1000x more likeable than the boring basic bitch main characters most videogames have.
@undisclosedsteve6361 9 ай бұрын
I just beat it 3 days ago, it's a fairly repetitive and dated game at times, but the combat is punchy and sorta fun. The story is a mess unless you really devote your time to it, and it held my interest until the end. Definitely more tolerable since i got it for freee on PS+. For me, a 6/10. I'm gonna play the second one on sale for sure👍🏽
@ciprianrobo 9 ай бұрын
@@undisclosedsteve6361fifa and gta fanbois when a game story requires some thinking: "the story is a mess"
@thorinhanson1181 10 ай бұрын
Lol'd at "not the partner"
@grimdicer152 9 ай бұрын
The long wait is finally over. What an amazing year for games!
@verymental6999 9 ай бұрын
@4:34 FBI walking (knees) is something else 🫠
@ShinRaNinja_ 9 ай бұрын
Losing my dog damn near broke me. Hugs dude.
@Cold_Zero_The_Wise 9 ай бұрын
I just fell in love with the first game, it had it's issues but it felt satisfying at the end, and ive been looking forward to this gir years i actually have high hopes for it.
@mynameisdbo1143 9 ай бұрын
Great review, straight to the point and very well worded throughout!
@jasontodd5953 10 ай бұрын
Epic exclusive makes it a instant bargain barrel sale for me.
@BrokenNoah 10 ай бұрын
And if you have an older non-RTX card, you won't probably be able to play it as it's not supported.
@TheLoneGamr 9 ай бұрын
Why consoles are better.
@utisti4976 9 ай бұрын
Same.
@frankiepollock7380 9 ай бұрын
@@TheLoneGamr I'd take having 2 launchers over a console with so many limits. This is coming from someone who gamed on console for 19+years and switched to PC a few years ago. On console you have that platforms digital store where games are always super pricey. On PC you even have the amazing option of not paying......
@ciprianrobo 9 ай бұрын
@@BrokenNoahimagine wanting to play a "top" next gen game on an 8 year old generation, the 1000series. let's stop evolution/inovation just so random mofos can play the game on an 8+ year old gpu. except that's what happened with directx 9 to 10, or 10 to 11, or 32bit to 64bit OS reqs, or pixel shader 3, or SSE2 cpu instructions requirements
@techh9171 9 ай бұрын
Great review my friend. Your reviews are always indepth with good conclusive answer which is super helpful for anyone looking to pick up the game. Great stuff.
@bcz1368 9 ай бұрын
cant wait for that physical release
@yourwifesboyfriend6907 9 ай бұрын
I will wait for either a physical release or a deep sale.
@mcgibs 9 ай бұрын
I'm going to wait until it's on Steam. I'll probably be dead by then, though fr
@BadSodaProductions 9 ай бұрын
Eh, I’ll just buy it again physically, remedy is the one dev studio I’ll pay extra to support
@MrEquinoxParadox 9 ай бұрын
1:07, I see what you did there Remedy with that male character ;)
@notoriousbmc1 9 ай бұрын
Polar bears were brought to the island to be experimented on. Their capability to adapt to different environments was the main reason. Because of the high levels of electro magnetism/radiation, reproduction, the mothers always ended up dying. So they hoped polar bears could reveal a way to adapt & overcome...also time travel test subjects...yeah it's pretty convoluted.
@Vic2point0 7 ай бұрын
TLDW: Sweet Baby Inc. made a movie. Remedy was involved to some extent.
@Ratchetti 9 ай бұрын
This review told me nothing about the game 😅... I have watched 5 reviews and only 1 of them actually talks about how they actually felt about it
@jongriffin6004 9 ай бұрын
Lol, I’m glad someone else mentioned that. I thought maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention.
@Peylix 9 ай бұрын
Counting down the hours left at work until I can get home and dive in. I snagged a 4080 and G9 OLED for Phantom Liberty & Alan Wake 2 and glad I did. I cannot wait to experience this game cranked on an OLED. Been waiting so long for this sequel and it's finally here 😍
@sophieedel6324 9 ай бұрын
As a European, I can not afford the prices on Epic Game Store. Wages in the US are far higher.
@jdrobin1 9 ай бұрын
I'll wait for it to go to Gamepass. Played the first game over a decade ago on 360. Cool game but wasnt groundbreaking. However, Control was an incredible experience.
@gavinderulo12 9 ай бұрын
I love control and it's expansions. Very underrated imo.
@drakenfist 9 ай бұрын
If you loved control. I think you will love this one. Its less like AW1 and more like control.
@MrCaliforniaLivin 2 ай бұрын
When is it coming to gamepass you think?
@m1garand164 9 ай бұрын
It was because of you Karak that I picked up the first game a year ago after watching that "Design and Art discussion" vid you did on it. I now have played thru the game 6 times and one with the remaster. Looking forward to AW2. Love this series.
@xIlNordiclIx 9 ай бұрын
Did you play Alan Wake's American Nightmare?
@m1garand164 9 ай бұрын
@@xIlNordiclIx Yessir I have. 2nd playthru completed about 8 hours ago (only missing 2 manuscript pages). I wanted to return to the series to play thru AW1 and then American Nightmare, now I'm playing thru Control and its dlc's. I'll only touch AW2 after I complete Control and the AWE dlc. I have so much love and respect for the Alan Wake games and this Remedy universe that I refuse to play any of it out of order. Alan Wake remastered is one of my fav games of all time.
@The80Kat 13 күн бұрын
I waited…… for 14 years for the physical. I’m a true fan. Still have one month to wait before I get to experience this game. My favorite franchise of all time
@joshshoberg8598 9 ай бұрын
I was stoked as hell about it until I learned there's no physical release. Maybe I'm in the minority still but I don't purchase digital only titles. So that's a huge bummer.
@Penofhell 9 ай бұрын
No physical on consoles means they want to increase the sales by removing the second hand market from the equation. Same for the EGS exclusivity on PC, they're receiving a lot of money from Epic (likely millions as that has been the case for similar games) regardless of sales. This is really bad and we should vote with our wallet. This game is maaaybe a wait for a sale for me, assuming it a big one and it's available on any other platform than EGS.
@SpoonyBard88 9 ай бұрын
Think how many amazing indie games you're missing out on because of that nonsense.
@joshshoberg8598 9 ай бұрын
@@Penofhell I know the cost of creating those disks is a factor too. I understand why they might go this route, just a bummer for someone that prefers physical media, even if I'm part of a dying breed. There are enough limited physical companies out there that someone might do one at some point so we'll see.
@joshshoberg8598 9 ай бұрын
@@SpoonyBard88 I tend to get my amazing indie game fix from those companies that make the low print runs of the physical copies. That's how I got to play things like Gris or Celeste, how my son got to play the OG Goat Simulator games because there was a UK physical that came with some of the DLC. Still plenty I've probably missed out on I'm sure, but I'll trade the ability to let my son play the same copy on his system or profile or loan it to a friend to experience over paying for the same game multiple times. Or worse yet, lose access to it at some point due to servers shutting down or rights issues or whatever.
@Carfilliot 9 ай бұрын
I have been googling the cost and it would seem that it costs $1.50 to put games on disc so I’m calling bullshit on the devs argument that they didn’t do a physical copy to keep costs down. I mean seriously, would we have not bought the game for $51.49 when most games retail for $70!
@Jo-re7hx 9 ай бұрын
Honestly trying to get into this game but I just can't.
@roschy1003 9 ай бұрын
Thank you Karak for the review 🤘 I have waited 13 jears for this game. This here is my game of the year. Cant wait for tomorrow
@zedas1 9 ай бұрын
@4:35 Sam Lake! Guess he's FBI now. XD
@lorecow88 9 ай бұрын
I have a feeling this won't be the sequel people wanted, but only time will tell. A clearer picture will appear once the honeymoon phase ends. So a couple weeks or months usually.
@smittenmittens1364 8 ай бұрын
I think you were wrong lol
@mriddley 9 ай бұрын
Just finished the main story in spiderman 2 so now im gonna dive into alan wake
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Good 1 2 punch for games
@Hyper_Light_Grifter 9 ай бұрын
Play as a the main character only 50% of the game all over again Peak 2023.
@XReflexian 9 ай бұрын
Good to know that wasnt the partner on the wall XD
@stoomkracht 9 ай бұрын
What is it with the gray tint everywhere. Depending on your more or less visible. And yes, gamma is right setup. Even in that calibration screen its there. Black is not black, but dark gray. No HDR enabled.
@dalenjames5743 10 ай бұрын
Not a game that interests me but I’m glad it exists
@J4rden 9 ай бұрын
Probably the shortest ACG review ever:)
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Man it was...rough. I just had to call it. Hard embargo, hard game to review.
@J4rden 9 ай бұрын
@@ACGreviews No worries, it is good to have a review no matter the lenght
@cpard2d2 9 ай бұрын
Top tier review. Great humour and highly informative but also, very respectful with spoilers. I'm a bit concerned about performance with my 3060 but Remedy deserves some faith so I'll pull the trigger early, worst case scenario I'll refund it and buy it later when I get a NASA PC.
@MrTheDarkKnightFan 9 ай бұрын
This game gives me true detective vibes. Rockstar should take notes from AW2 for L.A.Noire 2
@ketzuken1 9 ай бұрын
This review lacked something. I couldn't tell you what. Just something I felt in my gut.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
ESP?
@Hyper_Light_Grifter 9 ай бұрын
@@ACGreviewsdefinitely not ESG.
@hb-hr1nh 9 ай бұрын
No Alan Wake?
@heikesiegl2640 9 ай бұрын
To bad its not going to be for me. I really liked the first one, but i am Not a horror person. Horror mystery OK, but not survival horror. Maybe i will watch a lets play
@MostafaZeinali 9 ай бұрын
Because of Max Payne 1 and 2, remedy will always have a special place in my heart. Will definitely play this.
@badrhetoric5637 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting me know that deer isn't the partner, I got confused for a moment there. 😂
@rickimaru915 9 ай бұрын
Poets of the Fall (aka Old Gods of Asgard) are a great band and their music is definitely a key ingredient in Remedy’s games. I recommend people give them a listen
@7yep4336dfgvvh 9 ай бұрын
The poet and the muse by old gods of asgard; some really good stuff
@Balorian 10 ай бұрын
Great review as always, thank you.
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
You bet thank you Bal
@famouslastwords1500 9 ай бұрын
i didn't know you passed 1m subs already. congrats to the GOAT reviewer! on topic, Remedy truly remedied the way video game stories are told. such mind trip
@drgonzo123 9 ай бұрын
I’m just here for the entertainment factor. I already purchased the game on PS5 and played through the first two chapters. So far I’m pretty blown away by the presentation. Especially the music. Looks great too, with the only thing that bothers me is shimmering and artifacting on certain materials.
@suverene2759 10 ай бұрын
This game IS for me. I appreciate your objective review!
@ACGreviews 9 ай бұрын
Thanks this was a tough one actually
@suverene2759 9 ай бұрын
@@ACGreviews how do you mean? It was challenging to be objective?
@TheWolfSharp 9 ай бұрын
@@suverene2759 I liked the review as well, but being objective is impossible, it doesn't exist sweetcheeks.
@suverene2759 9 ай бұрын
@TheWolfSharp being objective is a concept. It can be pursued and achieved to a degree.
@lorecow88 9 ай бұрын
@TheWolfSharp People can be objective to a degree, and it is certainly a thing that exists. That's why it's seen as something worth pursuing. In my experience only people that don't want to be objective try to make this vacuous "argument."
@wrld4320 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review, already had my preorder 👍🏽
@gregorymasters5805 9 ай бұрын
Im one of the few who did not like the older game’s clunky combat, i hope this fixes that. Resident evil and evil within both do combat much better.
@thehawkofdarkness6800 10 ай бұрын
Definitely got to check out the first game and this when I clear my backlog.
@orfeas2335 9 ай бұрын
My personal experience with the game -Running around in circles for hours spamming the interaction button wondering what is wrong with me and why am i doing this to myself -Spamming buttons to escape from layers of menus over menus over menus and spam the click on the photos at mind palace to fit I guess i was not the target audience hahaha. To bad cause i liked the original Alan wake but this made me bored out of my mind
@gtf2584 9 ай бұрын
walking sim
@auralarcheology 9 ай бұрын
ya i watched my brothers stream when he played this and it was pretty/boring. he said he quit playing it because of the tedium and he too liked the first one.
@BasePuma4007 9 ай бұрын
That has been my experience. Why did they think it made sense to force you to manually build the case tree in the mind fortress thing when the game pushes you through witcher 3 style investigations outside of that to begin with? The whole time I felt like I just wanted to play LA Noire again lol. That, and all the walking around, made it painfully boring for me.
@caseyladner1 9 ай бұрын
This game is definitely not for people who like constant combat. This is about exploring, strong narrative, beautiful environments, puzzles, and then combat. Also the detective aspect is one of the most unique aspects of the game. As someone who is tired of the same old games doing the exact same thing, Alan Wake 2 is a breath of fresh air and a complete mind fuck.
@caseyladner1 9 ай бұрын
As someone who plays every major release every years this just feels so unique.
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