Alan Wake 2 is genuinely a compelling experience, with super tight writing, and a plot that really snares you. The runtime is fair and not too long, but not too short, I believe the game is paced extremely well.

AW2 is an incredible story experience that I really couldn't ask for more from.. in the storytelling aspect. The gameplay however kinda has to be brought up, because funnily enough, I felt as thought the title character's gameplay left a bit to be desired? He felt very stiff, and his loadout especially compared to Saga's. The enemy design as well honestly hasn't changed much considering the 13-year gap in between this and the first game. I just feel like given that this game took a full tilt towards survival horror, that the sandbox didn't have enough enemy types that really asked the player to utilize different strategies. So the "survival" part becomes a little monotonous, because for Alan's campaign you find yourself having to do the same thing for every enemy encounter.

The game looks INCREDIBLE though, and the Writer's Room and Detective Board mechanics are incredibly genius ideas that allow you to comprehend the story and even character motivations extremely well. Definitely one of the best stories in modern gaming, and worth multiple playthroughs for those facets alone.

better swinging & combat, mediocre everything else. phin is such a horribly written antagonist that it makes the climax of the game infuriating, it was really nice of them to make the game only 2 hours long.

insomniac miles is such a DWEEB

prowler v. miles in this game is freaking awesome though.