"I know that without that balance within, I become my own worst enemy. Now I strive for equilibrium, and with that, I'm strong enough to get where I want."
And with that, Alan echoes the sentiment of the returning in-game band, the Old Guards of Asgard. They make their presence felt once again with a new song, "Balance Slays the Demon." As can be expected with Alan Wake, everything is thematic, it is weird, and it is wonderful. The featured song served as one of many such examples.
Alan Wake's American Nightmare was a fun little jaunt back into the wacky Alan Wake universe. The core combat of Alan Wake (2010) is brought forward here, but with an expanded arsenal and more satisfying demons to slay. I definitely enjoyed this brief venture, mundane assignments or repetitive environments aside. Although the narrative is not nearly as compelling as its predecessor, I think American Nightmare serves to further build Alan Wake's story, setting itself two years after the second Alan Wake DLC, The Writer. I am eager to see if there are ramifications secondary to Alan Wake's interactions with "Scratch Man" in the long awaited Alan Wake II. American Nightmare certainly gives some useful insight into the protagonist's thoughts in the meantime. I collected all 52 manuscript pages in this pseudo-expansion, and it felt overall worthwhile.
"I've seem the enemy, and it's me."
And with that, Alan echoes the sentiment of the returning in-game band, the Old Guards of Asgard. They make their presence felt once again with a new song, "Balance Slays the Demon." As can be expected with Alan Wake, everything is thematic, it is weird, and it is wonderful. The featured song served as one of many such examples.
Alan Wake's American Nightmare was a fun little jaunt back into the wacky Alan Wake universe. The core combat of Alan Wake (2010) is brought forward here, but with an expanded arsenal and more satisfying demons to slay. I definitely enjoyed this brief venture, mundane assignments or repetitive environments aside. Although the narrative is not nearly as compelling as its predecessor, I think American Nightmare serves to further build Alan Wake's story, setting itself two years after the second Alan Wake DLC, The Writer. I am eager to see if there are ramifications secondary to Alan Wake's interactions with "Scratch Man" in the long awaited Alan Wake II. American Nightmare certainly gives some useful insight into the protagonist's thoughts in the meantime. I collected all 52 manuscript pages in this pseudo-expansion, and it felt overall worthwhile.
"I've seem the enemy, and it's me."