Alan Wake

Twin Peaks: The Game. That's exactly how it feels, in a good way. The inspiration is obvious: small-town weirdness, suburban forests, paranormal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lurking behind every tree. The chapters are even framed like TV episodes, each with its own cool ending theme. Some characters and tropes are straight-up lifted from Lynch, but not in a rip-off way. And some made me wonder who stole from whom, because they somehow appeared in this game 7 years before Twin Peaks: The Return. Sam Lake's style is also prominent here - haven't played his other stuff besides Max Payne, but the gritty melancholic tone, the monologues, even the protagonist being a desperate guy who lost his wife - it all felt familiar. Slow-mo dodges and finishers also add to that. Gameplay-wise it's a survival horror where everything is made of darkness and wants to kill you. Your job is to burn that ♥♥♥♥ off with light and then blast them. It's fun, but after a while the whole "shine flashlight, hold, shoot" loop gets repetitive - couldn't bring myself to start the Nightmare replay right away, had to take a break. Loved the grounded, rural arsenal here: a Colt Python, a double-barrel, a pump shotgun, a bolt-action rifle. They also feel and sound quite meaty, unlike the most pea shooters I see in games, and the way enemies pop when dying is also satisfying. Flare gun as a grenade launcher against darkness is also genius as hell. I see how some may find this game boring, but to me it was pretty good lynchian kino. Twin Peaks fans should give it a try, and the ones who haven't seen it - watch Twin Peaks and then give it a try.

Really solid game with a great story, and the torch-and-gun gameplay felt fresh and unique. The psychological horror elements were really well done.

what makes developers think flashing my eyes is a good hook to attract me? At the very beginning, I jumped, then stuck in a dark environment between rocks which seems to be a glitch when the ghost still yelling about killing me. Well, that is dumb. I do not get it. the speed of the narration did not match the pace the game present, little faster Honestly, I do not recommend it

Champion of light

uninterrupted action, underrated story. so good for a it's age

i am literaly running around with no ammo for like 30 min and cant find no more ammo and my stamina runs out in 5 seconds just getting chases the whole game with no ammo

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