A stunning example of realized ambition. Sets a new bar for storytelling in games, and carries with it tremendous style. The writer's room mechanic especially is a great example of tying the narrative hook of Alan Wake's story to the gameplay. If I had to find a complaint, it's that the game is unfortunately a little held back by clumsy, sometimes frustrating combat, and there's more than one sequence that demands you know exactly how to solve it before attempting it. In the grand scheme of what this game has to offer, those frustrations are well smoothed over, though. Remedy has delivered a real triumph here, and I can't wait to revisit the game when the DLC lands.