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Good and bad sides, review on bottom + Good combat/gameplay + Good addition to Alan Wake's story + Good antagonist - Not so good story - Repetitive - Edgy and odd dialogue If you don't like alan wake 1 you won't like this Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a strong spin-off that you should play if you liked Alan Wake 1. It improves gameplay elements but lacks story. It's more of an action game set in Alan Wake's world. Gameplay wise American Nightmare is much better. It's enchanted version of Alan Wakes 1, combat. Core elements are there, point your light at the enemy and then you unload your clip at them. But there are many more enemy types, I won't tell them all but for example there is one enemy which consists of birds and flies in the sky and then comes down as an enemy. There are many more guns, like nailgun, 9mm, rifle and many many more. Dodging has improved too, it's not so clunky anymore. The strongest element of this game is combat/gameplay. My favourite moment in the game is the third time in the observatory you go inside there and it was just a hell yeah moment. I won't spoil it but I loved it. The story in this game is not so good. You play 3 maps 3 times but with little differences. You chase your evil twin Mr Scratch around America. I won't tell you more about the story cause I can't without spoiling it. Warning, this game has some very edgy and odd dialogue. The atmosphere isn't that good, but this tries to be more action game than horror game and it fits very well. There is this one big “twist” which relates to Alan Wakes being trapped in the dark place. The environments in this game are good in my opinion, they look interesting and are fun to explore. It's very different from the main game and looks very American. (it's set in America so that explains) The side characters are all somewhat interesting. There's only 2 of them but every conversation is interesting to follow. But the best part about this game except for gameplay is the antagonist Mr Scratch. He has just some charm and it's very interesting to watch. He mainly appears throughout television screens and does some psychopathic with some monologue. Also music in some of scenes are just thrilling, in example last time you are in observatory happens something very cool. In the end, Alan Wake’s American nightmare is a great addition to Alan Wake's story. Go into this expecting better gameplay but somewhat edgy dialogue and some not very good story.

Alan Wake is a very Stephen Kingish and Twin Peaks like action/horror game that tells a story of a writer on holiday where things go very wrong. This isn't a game for everyone, but with its flaws I still enjoyed it very much. Gameplay in Alan wake is a mixed bag for me. Shooting feels fresh, you have to first point with your flashlight and then shoot the enemies but at the same time it's way too easy sometimes.There are only a couple of enemy types, I would have liked more. There are too some dodging mechanics, but it feels clunky and not good. But oh how it feels when you manage to make a good dodge. I think I would have liked combat a lot more if it were more challenging and had more variety. For example there are only 4 types of enemies, and I would like more different guns and gameplay mechanics. In the 2 dlc episodes, there is some environmental fighting, using gas pipes to blow up enemies' style. I would like that in the main game too. There is also too much combat, and this should have been a more horror game than action game. Don't come to this game expecting the best combat in video game history, but instead some okay, fun, sometimes feeling a little bit blank combat. This is in my opinion the worst area in Alan Wake. The environment is a mixed bag for me as well. I didn’t personally like any forest area in this game, it felt copy pasted and boring. But any other environment that wasn’t a forest, I really enjoyed. My favorite place was Bright Falls. Exploration is sometimes useful, a lot of the time i found myself in very odd places looking for something that isn’t there. I would like more things to cheer for exploring. The whole environment for this game is very good, matching the game's atmosphere even if I didn’t like it all the time The characters in this game were okay, nobody shined over others and they all felt pretty natural. Nothing good to say, but at the same time there isn’t any bad character. The character I liked most, was our protagonist, Alan Wake. There is just some charm in him, but I would like more comments on him from the events of the game while playing. The best thing about this game I would say are cutscenes. They were interesting, every time something happened to make the story forward. Pacing in this game feels odd in this game. It follows a show-like structure, and I didn't like the structure very much. Alan Wake consists of 6 episodes. I didn't like the first 3, it felt boring and uninteresting. It really clicked for me in episode 4 and it lasted all until the end. I played it for around 12 hours, so it isn't the longest game. I think it could have been a shorter game in my opinion, there is some filler in the game. But now to the best part about this game, the story that it tells. It's different from any other story game that I have played, and I liked it very much. The ending was great, and the journey to the ending was very good. You should definitely play this, if you respect some unique story with awesome telling and cutscenes. In the end, Alan Wake is a game that is carried by its strong story and atmosphere. If you like story games, and you don't get annoyed by some awful combat and repetitive environments, you should give it a try. 7/10

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My 4th favorite game of all time. Gameplay is best, it's so different and refreshing. Story is in my opinion very good, characters are best, and setting is scary and cool at same time. Very interesting light rpg, shooter game that every one should try at least one time.