Today’s game is Alan Wake 2’s Lake House DLC. I finished it up today, and holy shit it was good. I’d say it was as good as the main game for me. It took the core of the game and did some neat things with it that really upped all the aspects in different ways i feel.
For example, these guys. I fucking loved and hated dealing with them. Typically i don’t like invincible enemies, but these guys being thrown into the game where i feel like you’re expected to kill most of the enemies was amazing. I was almost a little disappointed when i got the black rock gun.
Another aspect i like is that we’re seeing the aftermath of Alan’s work. We only really see Alan effect the story first hand at the end. Until then we’re just following his trail and playing Catch up. In a way it’s fitting for the story of Estevez.
Speaking of Estevez. I want more of her. The DLC took her from a “pretty cool character” too “I need more”. I wouldn’t mind her getting her own game. It’s certainly something i could see Remedy doing too.
Another aspect of this i liked was all the themes going on, i brushed a lot on them last time so i’ll mainly cover one here, but i like how it’s kind of a warning against trying to control and define art. Art is this free and almost mysterious force we can’t really define. Try as we might with experiments or definitions, art just can’t work like that. To attempt to control that on a level would only lead to catastrophic events.
Another aspect i liked was the whole “The Marmonts were monsters begin with” idea. Really cool and human angle i liked. I especially liked the boss fight too. Mainly the cutscene before though. I don’t think we’ve ever seen Taken on Taken violence. In a way it’s almost scarier because it doesn’t feel natural to the rules the story has setup. In a way that itself is fitting too the unnatural story the Marmonts created through their tampering with forces they shouldn’t have.
Once i finished the DLC that’s when i decided to do the screenshots. I thought it would be best with all ideas fresh in my head, plus after telling Rudolph Lane goodbye i needed a moment. In a way it really highlights how the story is the “monster”. No one escapes, not even the characters from the first game. And in a way, it’s not the dark presence doing it this time, it’s the story itself doing it.
Similar to Alan Wake? I really liked Silent Hill 2, and f (though that had some gameplay issues I feel like towards the end). If you want more Remedy I’d highly suggest Control. I’d say it’s their second franchise close to being like Alan Wake but it’s very Metroid-vania like game. Sort of like X-Files meets SCP.
Outside of games similar to Alan Wake? That’s a bit harder, but I really liked One Shot, it’s the complete opposite direction and a quick play but it caught me in a way I didn’t expect it too. Fallout New Vegas was really good too but I feel like it’s a little weak to start. Project Zomboid is fun to play, especially if you have friends but it has some major single player offerings too. If you like shooters then Halo is one id really suggest(assuming you haven’t played it). It’s a little slower than something like CoD, but it’s still fun (imo). I haven’t played it yet either but I’ve picked up Ghost of Tsushima which I really enjoyed and want to play again soon. There’s also Uncharted which is one of my favorite franchises. Only 4 is available on PC, but if you have the PC power you can emulate them.
Those are the ones I can name off the top of my head. I’m sure if I dug around enough I can think of more but those are some general suggestions from me
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Can you recommend me a few games you love? Played and loved AW2, but keen for any kind of recommendation. Thanks!
Similar to Alan Wake? I really liked Silent Hill 2, and f (though that had some gameplay issues I feel like towards the end). If you want more Remedy I’d highly suggest Control. I’d say it’s their second franchise close to being like Alan Wake but it’s very Metroid-vania like game. Sort of like X-Files meets SCP.
Outside of games similar to Alan Wake? That’s a bit harder, but I really liked One Shot, it’s the complete opposite direction and a quick play but it caught me in a way I didn’t expect it too. Fallout New Vegas was really good too but I feel like it’s a little weak to start. Project Zomboid is fun to play, especially if you have friends but it has some major single player offerings too. If you like shooters then Halo is one id really suggest(assuming you haven’t played it). It’s a little slower than something like CoD, but it’s still fun (imo). I haven’t played it yet either but I’ve picked up Ghost of Tsushima which I really enjoyed and want to play again soon. There’s also Uncharted which is one of my favorite franchises. Only 4 is available on PC, but if you have the PC power you can emulate them.
Those are the ones I can name off the top of my head. I’m sure if I dug around enough I can think of more but those are some general suggestions from me