By the end of its first chapter, I felt that something special was present in this game. It only gets better from there, and I'm so happy I got to experience the crazy surprises the team at Remedy carefully crafted. There's a bit of jank from time to time, but it's hard to take it into consideration when Alan Wake 2 tries so many unique narrative ideas that you don't see anywhere else in games. I loved the blending of real life actors into the world of the game, how the Saga and Alan Wake sections twist your expectations and jump from horror to detective story so easily, and this feeling of uneasiness that sticks out no matter where you go in Bright Falls. Hard not to fall in love when so much heart is poured into a game like this one.