Xbox 360 classic Alan Wake is exactly one week away from making its debut on PlayStation systems with a remastered version, and courtesy of IGN, we can now take a look at what the updated re-release looks like when running on current-gen hardware. Seven minutes of 4K gameplay are embedded above, and you needn't worry about spoilers; this footage takes place relatively early on in the game.
Following a car crash, Alan Wake wakes up to find his wife Alice missing with no recollection of how his car found itself balanced on the edge of a cliff. He has to make his way through the forest to reach a nearby gas station in order to use their phone and call for help. Wake, however, eventually encounters some of the supernatural entities that haunt Bright Falls. It's here where the famous flashlight comes into play.
The gameplay footage immediately proves how much a step up Alan Wake Remastered is over the 2010 original, with far better lighting and a huge glow up for overall visuals. The cutscenes look fantastic too; not particularly out of place on a PS5, either. The remaster hits PS5 and PS4 on 5th October 2021, and we hope to bring your our full impressions before then. Are you interested? Shine a light in the comments below.
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If you've not played this, please do. It's great, especially if you like Stephen King's stories, Norse metal bands and mythology.
Reminds me of Days Gone and Control.
One question:
Why was this not on PS3/PS4 originally?
Not because it was "Exclusive"?
"to find his daughter missing"
Wife, not daughter.
@GamingFan4Lyf That's right, thanks!
Nice. I can’t wait for this and I try not to watch too much of it
.. It's one of the few games (I thought) where the gameplay got in the way of the story.. great story, terribly repetitive shooting / action throughout... the whole torchy / dodgey / shooty thing gets really boring really quickly... and boy oh boy do they drag it out.. :/
This was a game I didn't love as much as others. But it has stuck with me and I think about it from time to time. Which is always a good sign. May actually re-play this in due course.
ill look into this, never played it on 360
So excited to go for the platinum in this.
Looking good, I played this on xbox 360 but never finished it, I'll finish this on ps5
@Ken_Kaniff I’m considering going for a 10th platinum. It’s a nice round number.
@PlayNation5 Black metal or viking metal?
I remember getting slaughtered on N4G.com back in the day for saying I bet this game will come to PlayStation one day Same with GTA:Gay Tony DLC and Mass Effect and Bio Shock I got slaughtered for saying they will come to PlayStation one day. It's feels good being right
So excited to play this again as its been a long time, hope the rumours of a sequel prove true.
@KnightRider1982 Don't go expecting Days Gone type gameplay, the levels are fairly open kinda but its not open world though fun fact it was originally meant to be a big open world game until it was changed late into development, i have a feeling many of the levels were actually part of the open world due how they're designed and feel.
As foe Control yeah they're are alike though you don't have crazy powers like in Control and the most useful thing you have is a Torch. Worth noting AW and Control exist in the same universe and connect heavily so them feeling alike is by design.
Oh man oh man I am so excited to play this!!! Never played the original, and I LOVED the lore of Control.
@KnightRider1982
That's because it's technically in the same universe as Control
One of the Control DLC even features Alan Wake.
Finally began playing the original version recently. It had been bundled with “Quantum Break” on the Xbox as a freebie.
The game is good, but the graphics didn’t look that good. I found the general look of it too dark to actually see what was going on sometimes.
I had a very strong “Silent Hill” vibe though. Very creepy. A “fresh coat of paint” will be nice too.
Surprised it will actually be on the PS5 at all.
Please watch the mini series that leads up to the game first before you play it, it should have been a full on TV series. It's called bright falls. https://youtu.be/TX6J0yy-qKM
I’m happy people are looking forward to this but it still just looks so boring to me. I played it on the 360 and although I finished it I found it a bit of a slog. I thought maybe now that I’m older I’d appreciate playing it again but nope, that video just brought back all the memories of boredom.
This does look better than I was hoping for but at the same time, after waiting for so long, not doing a full remake seems a bit...disappointing!
Will be buying... again!!!
Loved it on the old 360, I remember the DLCs were particularly weird.
I'm really looking forward to playing Alan Wake and visiting Bright Falls once more. Deerfest is upon us, folks!
Probably my next game purchase.
pre-ordered and can't wait to pick this up! have never played this and after remedy released Control .... which i loved i hope this will be just as well recieved by myself. i hear great things so can't wait.
@Sladey69 Thanks for the Bright Falls video! Very interesting lore.
@KidBoruto No worries, it's just a nice build up to the game and introduction to a few characters and the town
@Grimwood I think you'd notice the difference more of you went back and played the original again. This is a big improvement. It's still the original engine at its core so it's never going to look "next gen" but I'd say this is looking great and easily on a par with other remasters we've seen recently.
Do the cool kids still refer to things as 'fire'? I thought they was old hat by now, but then I'm past it enough to be using the phrases 'old hat' and 'cool kids'.
Ahhh, i remember this game now. It made me sh*t my pants walking around a logging yard or something. I stopped playing after that.
Big girls blouse approved.
Can't wait for this week to go by fast, I got the pre ordered.
I still have my Alan Wake copy for the 360 too.
@Grimwood It looks excellent and much better,there I fixed your pessimistic blind opinion...
@uptownsoul Well worth 29.99 if you won't or can't buy it at that,you don't deserve this Masterpiece you cheap mofo
@Ward_ting Boring should never be written in the same sentence as this masterpiece,I can only imagine the ***** games you find fun and engaging,..Discraziata
@Fbase88 I’m entitled to an opinion just as you are. I found the writing quite bad and the voice acting wooden and the game play repetitive. That was enough to dampen my enjoyment. It wasn’t a terrible game. I enjoy plenty of other “masterpieces” thank you very much.
One of my favorite 360 games. Pre-ordered for PS5 immediately.
Not a fan of the mismatched lipsync. But otherwise, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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