I had never experienced the original Alan Wake as I grew up with primarily Nintendo consoles. Feels like I wasn’t missing out on much at all! With a decent story (even though it is acclaimed by many; really just decent to me) and the most clunky movement/gameplay mechanics I have honestly ever had the displeasure of playing around with, this game really disappointed me. Alan Wake is an asshole. He’s snobby, unlikeable, annoying, and runs like someone with weak knees and a bad heart. Bright Falls is a pretty okay setting, but I grew tired of the same-y forest excursions and repeated logging settings. I do like portions of this (ie. Chapter 5’s stroll through a moonlit Bright Falls) as well as the well lit room section. Kind of unsalvageable though. Here’s hoping Alan Wake 2 is much, much better!