Alan Wake

[Radu]

Youtube algorithm knows what's up, just keeps recommending me Alan Wake videos and then I share them here to get you guys in the loop  

 

[blackdog]

Can't remember if this stuff was in the Collector's Edition I have

[-HP-]

6 hours ago, blackdog said:

Can't remember if this stuff was in the Collector's Edition I have

It did yeah, on a bonus disk. I still got mine

 

[Zarsky]

Not too shabby.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/24/the-making-of-alan-wake-remastered/

Edited September 24, 2021 by Zarsky

[Radu]

I don't know, but something seems off about the characters. They're more detailed, but at the same time less real. Alan especially looks off compared to the original.

 

[blackdog]

Second shot gives me a cross-eyed vibe

[Zarsky]

Agreed, there’s something about the remastered Alan that looks off compared to the original model. I hope it works better in motion as I was put off by the original games facial animation.

[Radu]

Here's an article to go with that comparison video:
 

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/24/the-making-of-alan-wake-remastered/

[Zarsky]

[Radu]

Edited September 28, 2021 by Radu

[-HP-]

Looks good to me. 

[Radu]

Yeah, seems alright. I like the new rocks especially, but everything else is just slightly off when compared to the original. It might just be a little more darker? Other than that, if you look in the last screenshots, there's noticeably less colour richness. I mean, it's good that the only things I can complain about are nitpicks.

[-HP-]

Yeah, sometimes these comparison screenshots can be a hard sell too. Especially with a game with so many atmospherics and fog.

It all seems a little less gloomy, which I'm not sure if I like or not. The bloom on the original made the game feel very dreamy. The remaster is deffo a little sharper, and not as smooth around the light sources. Not a big deal. I'm just happy this is a great excuse to replay such a good classic. 

[ZZZ]

I felt that too. The remaster appears to be a tad brighter than the original.

[blackdog]

I’ll replay the X360 version and get those flasks, or play the PC version I wanted to play during the anniversary… but I’m otherwise just waiting for the sequel thank you very much. Can you imagine with the new engine what they can pull off?