official Alan Wake (PC/X360)

[watchthisspace]

I am very excited :) Need a nice single player game to occupy myself with.

[neoadorable]

very good news! if it had regular achievements i'd get it on PC, but Steam achievements aren't that great and i already played the main game and the two DLC on the 360. but really nice that it will have a bigger audience now.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

The Steam page is finally up. And you can see screenshots of the PC version here. Also, here's an IGN preview of the game (with video).

And finally, a comparison of the Xbox 360 and PC versions:

Source

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

PC trailer:

[neoadorable]

Looks really nice, clearly the PC version will be more detailed, that's a good thing!

[Lingwo]

I think i'll pick up the PC version. Already finished it on the 360 but still would like to play through it again with some updated visuals. Plus it seems they've spent some time porting the game over, even though the first bug people will cry "shoddy port".

One of the overlooked features in this game was the Soundtrack. Just listening to Tom The Diver, beautiful song.

[trag3dy]

Gamers gate has the pc version for $34.99 on pre order:

http://www.gamersgat...tion?aff=ggnews

It's the CE, so I assume it comes with the dlc, too.

[cropcircles]

Finally. I was getting naucious with all the RPG's lately

[Denis W. Veteran]

... I'll take the bite and grab it on Steam. Still a bit sour about the whole timed exclusive thing and Microsoft's snarky comments. But at least it's here!

[Muhammad Farrukh]

$30 ain't much.

I'll get it (Y)

[Zain Adeel]

i played it a bit on xbox 360. I didnt like the gameplay that much. When i say gameplay i mean the character controls and stuff and not how the gameplay idea of using light to fight dark.

Is it any better with a keyboard? i cant play games with the gamepad.

Any screenshots? Is it out yet?

[Denis W. Veteran]

Any screenshots? Is it out yet?

Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/

[notuptome2004]

here is PC vs 360 compare screenshots http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/02/16/alan-wake-screenshot-comparison-360-vs-pc/

Also for thos wondering you can adjust every graphics option as you would in many others so it is nice and full control on KB/M mapping the works t it is a huge leap over what the 360 version could do .

[Zain Adeel]

thats sweet. How about the performance?

Can anybody compare it to Batman AC for me?

coz that game runs perfectly on my system. Is this any heavier? I had little problem with BF3.

[notuptome2004]

thats sweet. How about the performance?

Can anybody compare it to Batman AC for me?

coz that game runs perfectly on my system. Is this any heavier? I had little problem with BF3.

Well if those are your specs you may only get away with running @ low to medium settings because here are the system requirements

System Requirements

Minimum:

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  • OS: Windows XP SP2
    
  • Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
    
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    
  • Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
    
  • DirectX?: 9.0c
    
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
    
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
    

Recommended:

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  • OS: Windows 7
    
  • Processor: Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
    
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    
  • Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
    
  • DirectX?: 10
    
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space
    
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
    

[Muhammad Farrukh]

I have to say, as usual, the PC version looks much more detailed and graphics looks nicer (Y)

Anybodyknow how long the campaign lasted? Are there any side quests or something like that?

[Lingwo]

Main game 8-10 hours if i remember correctly. It all depends on your skill level though, it isn't a conventional shooter.

No sidequests but you do get the DLC with it which is another couple hours worth of gameplay.

It is a nice length really. As it is all story.

[Denis W. Veteran]

Played it on my laptop (Alienware m11x R2) and while the game forced everything to low settings, the game still looks great. Does turn into a slight slideshow city at times. Played it on native resolution, 1366x768.

This game is probably as intensive, if not slightly more, than the PC port of GTAIV.

As for the game itself, so far it's neat. The over the shoulder camera is nauseating.

[Miuku.]

It's a fun game and the port seems to be well done - tried it quickly and runs fluid on 560SLI setup at 2560x1600 with everything cranked up.

Unfortunately the ending leaves pretty much everything open for a sequel (or further DLC).

Edit: Oops, noticed they bundled both DLC's in the PC version, disregard spoiler. :p

Edited February 18, 2012 by MiukuMac

[Scorpian8867]

It's a fun game with an interesting concept. The PC port is also great. The character animations leave something to be desired. This is a game that's built on suspense, so good emotions coming from the characters would be ideal. Instead, I got semi-robotic animations and an almost complete lack of facial expressions. The voice acting for some of these people (namely Alice) also made me twitch. Other than that, I see a couple of laughable-quality textures here and there, but it's not that bad. It looks like, at the very least, what I'd expect from a PC game released in 2009. $30 for a full-game release in 2012? I'll go ahead and chalk it up as "worth it."

Length is pretty good as well. I ended up accidentally playing it until early morning last night. I meant to only play it for a bit, but I got sucked in. It didn't feel like time wasted either.

I haven't finished it yet, but the story is pretty good. Not great, but good. It's enough to at least keep me interested.

Overall, I'd recommend it. I'm enjoying it so far, and I'm definitely looking forward to replaying it in the near future.

[burnsflipper]

so far it's a pretty good game, did anyone had flickering trees in the background from time to time?

[neo158]

I bought this for the PC a couple of days ago and, even though the open world that was shown off when Intel demoed Quad Core processors no longer exists, I can see why the changed it.

I really like how it plays out as a TV Series with separate episodes. It's about as far from Max Payne as you can get and it's kept me hooked right from the start (I was up until 4am playing it).

If any game should have it's own TV Series then it has to be Alan Wake.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I wanted to chime in here. We are very happy with the sales and hitting #1 on Steam at launch was nothing short of amazing. We recouped our development and marketing expenses during the first 48 hours. And yes, we're certainly very excited about PC.

http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?p=141586#post141586

It's amazing that they recouped their costs during the first 48 hours of the game's launch.

[Pallab]

I have an i7 2630, GeForce 540M, and 8 GB DDR3 RAM. And this stupid thing still doesn't run properly with the lowest graphics settings at 1980x1080 resolution. Is it Windows 8 that is messing up or is Alan Wake incredibly demanding?

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

brother in law had played this on the 360 and he enjoyed it however, i have not taken the time to play it yet.