I would have bought it if it hadn’t been an Epic exclusive. Maybe when it releases on Steam.
Agreed. I loved the first but I’m not going to install epic for one game
What about something like Heroic Game Launcher? I’m not advocating for Epic, just pointing out that alternatives exist.
I primarily play on TV and VR so big picture is already my interface of choice
Edit: does it even support Steam? They’re not advertising it on the FAQ:
Support for launching games from the Epic Games Store and GOG
You add the game in Heroic, and it has a menu option to add the game to Steam. There’s another setting that will do this automatically, once the game is installed.
That makes sense 👀 how’s that thumbnail db looking nowadays
SteamGridDB? Fantastic, especially now that the Steam Deck is part of the ecosystem!
I use playknight, though I still don’t buy from epic.
Play knight gives me an overview of all humble keys I haven’t used as well as gog, steam, epic, etc.
Just helps me make sure I don’t buy a game on sale that I own
Playnite? I would love to use it if it would support Linux.
It looks like Linux support is going to be actually actively looked at again soon with playnite 11, so there is still hope
https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/issues/59#issuecomment-1083572073
I’m sure there are many who share that sentiment. I tend to forget games even exist if they’re Epic exclusive.
I’ll wait for the GOG release, I have Control there already.
Do you think this one will be there too, with tencent in the picture?
I don’t particularly hate epic,but ~90% of my games are on steam,so I don’t really install the rest cause I don’t need to.
that being said,I will buy it when and if it comes to steam. if not,oh well…
I have to assume they did the math and concluded an epic exclusive was still the more lucrative option.
I doubt it will since Epic is the publisher…
Rich dudes got a pissing match… although Gabe did no wrong!
Epic CEO is just salty he didn’t come up with the Steam Deck concept first.
I’m convinced they would have done so much better if it hadn’t been Epic exclusive. I know more than one person who won’t play it on PC because of this.
It’s a great game otherwise.It also likely wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t an epic exclusive (they funded it). I do wish they could have gotten someone else to publish it of course, but I’m thankful the game exists at all, it’s really outstanding
Epic
I should buy it, I loved control and I love the recent resident evil games
As someone who also loved those games, I’m confident you’ll enjoy AW2 as well
I enjoy the story, the combat is annoying though. When you get injured and can no longer see it’s silly. I liked the combat in the first one more.
That’s wild. The combat in the first one felt mind numbing to me. Just constant padding with the same flashlight/gun combo over and over and over.
I dropped the first game specifically because of the “combat.” I’d give Alan Wake II a try if it was a different mechanic.
I haven’t finished it yet, but AW2 is a dramatic step up in the entire experience. They still “pay homage” to the original combat, but there aren’t nearly as many enemies. If you’re familiar with the Control story and like that universe, I’d say it’s a must play.
This made me realize I haven’t played it yet. I looked up the sales prices and realized why. It hasn’t really gone on sale for a price that I would be comfortable paying. I loved the first one back in the day. I haven’t tried control yet. Might give that a go in the meantime
Control is fantastic if you like the Remedy vibe. Not checking it out would be doing yourself a disservice, I think.
I’ve heard really good things about it. I think it’s on ganepass right now so I should probably give it a go
I would have bought it day one if there was a physical release for PS5. With it being digital only, I will wait until it’s in a sale (and probably until it’s on Steam).
Too spooky for me
It also didn’t release as a physical copy. New digital releases in the UK at least are always pretty expensive, whereas with physical copies there’s at least a chance of a small discount from a retailer.
