Imagine fighting with characters called the Taken, which being sensitive to light requires the
brandishing of the lowly flashlight as a weapon. Also, how does one turn a movie or TV concept into a
full-fledged game is beyond comprehension until the software giant gave developer Remedy
Entertainment a shot at it. So far, though, Alan Wake seems to be doing well. Various columnists,
news reporters and other writers have given it the two thumbs up.
What explains its phenomenal success is a storyline, which unfolds by episode, revealing something
new about the basic premise like a missing piece of the puzzle. It seems that the protagonist’s wife has
been swallowed by a lake, which turns out to be an ocean. All this is taking place in Bright Falls,
Washington, a place with a little town feel to it. The uniqueness can also be explained away by the fact
that older people, especially the more pensive or erudite ones, need to be brought into the gaming
culture, a sound marketing ploy. Apparently, it is not enough just to have the younger set already into
such mode, for the more the merrier.
Establishing a market niche makes perfect sense since the industry after all is becoming saturated with
too many players like Sony, Wii and of course the software behemoth. And not only that: These
console manufacturers can only beat the young market to death so much, sooner or later something has
got to give. By going in a different direction, the older population not used to playing console games
might yet be lured to sweeten the pot, like a classic entrapment case. It seems to be working. Although
the concept at first may seem far-fetched, it is nothing different from using a blockbuster Stephen King
thriller and turning it into a game that older audiences could appreciate. Now even dad has to learn to
use the console, for all of a sudden there is something for him in the plethora of Xbox 360 games.
Mom is not far behind, and who knows, Alan Wake the game just might prove to be another means of
keeping up with the Jones
Based on the feedback, most people are happy with the substance and storytelling, giving Alan Wake a
good chance of making it to the A-list of the best Xbox 360 games. The final verdict is likely to be out
soon, although some individuals seem already unhappy with the animation, which at times seems to
distort faces, despite the use of a triple core CPU and top of the line graphics card. In the final analysis,
Alan Wake is just like Harrison Ford in The Fugitive, it is just that nobody had the bright idea to turn
the nonstop-chase film into a game show.
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