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Topic: Were it not for the Twin Peaks references, Alan Wake would be a complete waste of time.

cobane Posts: 14,225 Registered: Sep 6, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 13,475 User ID: 376,035	Subject: Were it not for the Twin Peaks references, Alan Wake would be a complete waste of time.
	The faces are scary, lip-syncing's awful, voice work's bland, gameplay's repetitive, structure's annoying... but the Twin Peaks stuff is grand. You can just tell whoever made it has a deep, abiding love for that show. Which makes me kind of dig it, despite the flaws. The moment I entered a fairly faithful recreation of the Double R diner and a cop at the counter enthused about the great coffee... Which sort of disappointed me because I realized I would GLADLY play a game that involved only walking around town and interacting with oddball citizens over a game that has you shooting shadow-people in the woods. -----signature----- "See that the men are thoroughly insulated, for we shall encounter extreme cold." - Dr. Zarkov
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cobane Posts: 14,225 Registered: Sep 6, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 13,475 User ID: 376,035	Subject: Were it not for the Twin Peaks references, Alan Wake would be a complete waste of time.
	Actually, I take that back. The game at least tries to do something fresh. And while the story so far barely has my attention, it's still way better than most video-game plots. -----signature----- "See that the men are thoroughly insulated, for we shall encounter extreme cold." - Dr. Zarkov
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sweeny_comodore Posts: 9,066 Registered: Aug 23, '07 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 8,113 User ID: 1,248,480	Subject: Were it not for the Twin Peaks references, Alan Wake would be a complete waste of time.
	banging random NPCs of the opposite sex was quite a refreshing twist on standard quest lines. i tapped it once and realised i wasnt high enough level to hit the story arch that would allow me to tap it again. i have 12 days to get more virtual wetness. do you need a date for this weekend, bonk? i know a girl whos willing and waiting.... -----signature----- Jesus? No, but there is indeed a god shaped hole in the heart of man, why is yours so empty? -- snarf igraine the original monotheism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus
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