Not my typical cup of tea but an interesting story, unique relaxing gameplay, and hard but solvable puzzles kept me interested enough to finish this short and casual game.

While I enjoyed the story quite a bit, I found myself struggling to get through Alan Wake. The gameplay is very outdated and in my opinion mediocre. Excellent writing and world building finds itself trapped in the dark by repetitive enemies and frustrating design decisions, really hoping Alan Wake 2 shines a light over this game.

While very charming and sometimes humorous, you can definitely tell that this as an old game with a new and admittedly gorgeous coat of paint. The game is overall very easy but just like many other late 90s early 00s JPGs you'll find yourself grinding a bunch at the end due to poor level curves.