re: this article.

The title is a joke. “Free, but you have to make an EGS account” is a bit too rich for me.

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    Oh, I don’t really remember anyone giving a shit about Alan Wake 1.

    As a writer, I give any story ABOUT a writer a hard fucking pass.

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      It’s always had its fans. The story is a pulp adventure with notes of Stephen King (without the cocaine), the action gameplay ranges from underwhelming to pretty bad, and the narration’s delivery by Matthew Porretta is flatter than a bowling alley, but it all comes together as something incredibly charming. I credit Twitch user shaft_of_justice with the most accurate description: “the best 6/10 game there is”.

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        eh the first one’s on my list of

        “Media I had no interest in, but now I play DBD and need context for the crossover content”

        Alongside Stranger Things and… well Saw was on the list but then I marathoned the films. Tokyo Ghoul’s also on that list because that’s allegedly dropping in March

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      You should give it a shot. The gameplay is fun and, while I’m not sure, I think Alan Wake is supposed to be a trash writer. Less Stephen King, more Dan Brown so that takes a lot of the edge out of it.