Alan Wake Collector's Bundle [Download]

by Nordic Games

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• ASIN: B007BGCP1S
• Release Date: February 16, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,772 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PC Download | Edition: Collector's Bundle

From the Manufacturer

FINALLY ON PC The critically acclaimed and BAFTA nominated, TIME magazine Game of the Year Alan Wake, finally comes to PC! From Remedy, the creators of Max Payne arrives a heart pounding Psychological Action Thriller, further refined and enhanced for the PC. The game comes with two special episodes, The Signal and The Writer. About the Game: When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love. Presented in the style of a TV series, Alan Wake features the trademark Remedy storytelling and pulse-pounding action sequences. As players dive deeper and deeper into the mystery, they’ll face overwhelming odds, plot twists, and cliffhangers. It’s only by mastering the Fight With Light combat mechanic that they can stay one step ahead of the darkness that spreads across Bright Falls. With the body of an action game and the mind of a psychological thriller, Alan Wake’s intense atmosphere, deep and multilayered story, and exceptionally tense combat sequences provide players with an entertaining and original gaming experience. ENHANCED FOR THE PC Includes Alan Wake Special Episodes “The Signal” and “The Writer”. Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than the Xbox360 version. Fully configurable mouse and keyboard support, or if you prefer to play with the Microsoft gamepad connected to your PC, you can do that too! Lots of customizable graphics settings and support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios! Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs. Additional features our fans have sought after such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”. Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode. Works with NVIDIA NVISION2 Stereoscopic 3D. Alan Wake Collector's Edition Developer Commentary Videos integrated to the game - while you play the game listen to the Remedy team's comments about the locations and design. The commentary contains about one hour of videos, you can activate it from the in-game menu options. Alan Wake Files A brave and deeply disturbing account of one man's attempt to confront the visions that haunted him. Clay Steward's gripping journey takes him to a small town in the pacific Northwest where he follows in the tracks of best-selling author Alan Wake and renegade FBI Agent Robert Nightingale. There he travels ever deeper in the woods and ever farther into the heart of darkness to unravel a series of mysterious events that reach hundreds of years into the past and chillingly into the present. The 130-page illustrated PDF Book will be placed in your Alan Wake folder in the Steam Directory:...Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Alan_Wake_Files Soundtrack A soundtrack containing 49 minutes of fully mastered tracks in 320kbps MP3 format, composed by Petri Alanko, Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall. Tracks: A Writer's Dream - Petri Alanko Welcome to Bright Falls - Petri Alanko The Clicker - Petri Alanko Taken by the Night - Petri Alanko Mirror Peak - Petri Alanko Tom the Diver - Petri Alanko Hunters - Petri Alanko The Well-Lit Room - Petri Alanko Departure - Petri Alanko Children of the Elder God - Old Gods of Asgard The Poet and the Muse - Old Gods of Asgard War - Poets of the Fall Tom the Diver (Collector's Edition Exclusive Mix) - Petri Alanko The Soundtrack will be placed in your Alan Wake folder in the Steam directory: ...Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Soundtrack System Requirements   Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications: OS: Win 7, Vista and XP Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD RAM: 2 GB 4 GB Hard Drive: 8 GB Video Card: DirectX: 10 Additional Info: None Steam account needed for activation and installation

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, Great gameplay March 13, 2012

By William Hudson

Platform for Display:PC Download| Edition:Collector's Bundle|Amazon Verified Purchase

I went in expecting something similar to a silent hill resident evil clone/mix; what i got however was an excellent game that perfectly melds the craft of writing and video games for something that (to me at least) is a wholly new and unique experience; moreover being a somewhat avid reader I caught tons of allusions to other works (notably Stephen King, and H.P Lovecraft). I can easily say that this is amongst my top 5 favorite games of all time. The graphics are immaculate (though i must say the animation leaves a little to be desired (everyone talks as if they got a little excited with the Botox injections)) but ignoring that small fault the game is In my opinion, perfect.
If you like horror novels, believe me when i say this game is not something you'll regret spending money on.
but be warned, this is not similar to most games, in the sense that most of the story is left up to the player to discover, and if you're not ready to spend time deciphering the clues, then the game (the ending in particular) will only serve to annoy you.
in short 10/10 easily.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Remedy's finest May 25, 2012

By Captn_Starbring

Platform for Display:PC Download|Edition:Collector's Bundle

A few years back Microsoft had the great idea to try and buy up companies and then make their games Xbox exclusive.
Alan Wake was one of the games caught up in this, it did not sell well on Xbox despite critical acclaim and was often criticized for crude product and ad placement.

So here we are 2012 and Alan wake finally arrives on it's intended platform and even with the product placement, Remedy's great story telling and solid game-play mechanics shine though.

Alan Wake, a tormented writer in the feeling the effects of intense writers block goes on what he believes is a vacation where he hopes to escape the personal demons that plague him only to have his wife confront him with a quiet room and a type writer where she hopes he can rekindle his talent. From that moment on all hell breaks loose as the walls between reality and fantasy go from gray to smudge. With gun and flashlight Alan Wake takes on his personal and professional demons that have been brought to life by a malevolent force at the bottom of Cauldron Lake. The story is told in an interesting "episodic" style with lots of nods to Max Payne 1&2 (Remedy's previous successful titles) though-out.

Game play consists of Alan using a flashlight or other source of light to dispel the shadows around foes then to crack them open with bullets. This allows for intense action that requires you to think about how move on the fly because Alan since he doesn't have unlimited stamina to run and dodge.

I would actually give the game 4 & 1/2 if I could only because of the controls take some tweaking (like dropping the mouse sensitivity well below half) and the dodge mechanic takes a while to really learn the nuances.

After playing it I was compelled to immediately pick up the follow up "American Nightmare" and I recommend you do too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Plays like an old school PC adventure... and that's a good thing! December 4, 2012

By G. Denick TOP 500 REVIEWER

Platform for Display:PC Download|Edition:Collector's Bundle

In many ways, Alan Wake reminds me of the old "point and click" adventure games I played on the computer as a kid. You are propelled through the game by a strong narrative, dialogue, characters, and pacing. Of course, though the game takes cues from the old school adventure games (as well as some TV shows, like "Twin Peaks"), it wisely adopts modern control schemes, playing in the typical third person, over the shoulder style that has become very popular over the past two console generations. It is a very linear experience, but that's just the way I like my games- focused with the emphasis being on pacing, fun, and story. This game truly is the "psychological suspense thriller" that it claims to be!