#first three episodes i played tonight lol. but yeah its. its incredible. the dark themes are so good and like every line just

[the-kipsabian]

pls consider this your official invitation to info dump to me about alan wake because i LOVE psychological horror and what you've posted about it so far has me super interested. so pls tell me more 👀

OKAY OOF SORRY IF THIS GETS LONG

so the basic premise of the game (originally from 2010, they made a remastered version in 2021 and a sequel is coming out later this year! and theres also technically also a sequel? from i think 2012 but its apparently non-canon but anyways we dont dwell on american nightmare its fun in its own right but no way a deserving full sequel lol) is that a crime writer alan wake takes a little vacation with his wife in hopes of getting rest and trying to break his writers block of two years. they go to a small town thats ridden with a dark past as something dark and terrible lurks under the waters surrounding the town. eventually, alan loses his wife in a freak accident, driving him slightly mad so he ends up taken over by dark forces, making him write an evil manuscript where everything he writes comes true, in the most horrible dark way possible - cause the dark presence wants it that way, as i feeds from the death and horror of the script, making it stronger and more powerful so that it can one day finally manifest itself back in human form. in return of alan writing this thing, the darkness promises him his wife back alive

and alan breaks free of this curse before the manuscript is finished, giving him time to try to figure things out, how to save his wife and try to stop the darkness before it eats the entire town alive as it keeps growing stronger with each passing day, as he has written in the manuscript

the game basically follows the manuscript alan has written, you keep finding and collecting pages throughout the game, where sometimes they give you little glimpses to different characters, other times its events that have already happened or are still about to happen. the pages come in a random order so its just lovely bits and pieces of lore here and there which really gives emphasis on the story which i really like. its also written super well, as alan is a writer and the manuscript pages are his handiwork, so its all viewed through a very artistic lens which is just. fucking incredible and inspiring

the game itself is more action and exploration oriented than really just horror, but the darkness is definitely there as is the psychological aspect, which is really what drew me to the game the first time (plus its made by a finnish studio so obviously i have to support my locals lol). its really just an incredible story about love above all else, trust in the people around you and yourself and its just. its incredible i cant do this game justice by talking about it tbh lol

#one of my all time favorite games tbh i cant stress that enough #i had more thoughts about something when i started this play through but that thought farted itself out of my brain during the #first three episodes i played tonight lol. but yeah its. its incredible. the dark themes are so good and like every line just #absolutely fucking nails it #god i love this oof #midnightpretenders0 #thank you for asking! <3