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General discussion (archive)Release: Alan Wake's American Nightmare(48 posts)(48 posts)
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Posted May 22, 2012
There's no waking up!

Alan has to battle the herald of darkness, the evil Mr Scratch, in Alan Wake's very own American Nightmare for $14.99 or only $12.74 for the next week if you buy it with Alan Wake or already own the original here on GOG.com. In addition to that, we’re offering the original Alan Wake for only $14.99 for the next 72 hours!

The return of the gaming world's favorite writer leaves Alan in Night Falls, Arizona; a classic American Route 66-type of location, but on a borderline between reality and fiction. The player is once again caught in a war between light and dark and needs to battle hordes of creepy foes controlled by Mr. Scratch while he searches for a way to burn his evil self from existence once and for all. Alan Wake's American Nightmare is faster-paced than the original Alan Wake and more focused on action in the spirit of “From Dusk till Dawn” and the Tarantino movies, especially in the brand new “Fight till Dawn” arcade mode.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare combines AAA production values with excellent gameplay and entertaining story to deliver a whole new take on Wake's world. New weapons like the combat assault rifle, sawed-off shotgun, or the fan-favorite nail gun make surviving until sunrise in the new arcade battle mode quite a blast--literally! This makes Alan Wake’s American Nightmare a perfect place to get into the beautifully dark and twisted fantasy world of Alan Wake, even if you've never played the original story.

Grab your flashlight and your nail gun and try to fight the evil with light in Alan Wake's American Nightmare, available now DRM-free on GOG.com 15% off for $12.74. That, combined with the original Alan Wake50% off promo, means that for the next 72 hours you can grab both Alan Wake and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare together for only $27.73 on GOG.com!
Posted May 22, 2012
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Psyringe: Usually I wouldn't have bought this game for the 9€ that it just cost me. While I did enjoy "Alan Wake", I mostly did so because of the story, not because of the combat (the game actually has too much combat, and too little variation in that regard, for my taste). From what I'm reading, "American Nightmare" has a less engaging story, and more focus on combat. So there.

So why did I just buy the game anyway?

Because this game provides a great opportunity to vote with our wallets. It is, to my knowledge, the first game ever that is released concurrently on GOG (DRM-free) and on Steam. And I want GOG to look good in comparison to Steam - so good that we'll see such concurrent releases much more often! :)
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Skunk: Weren't The Witcher 2 and Legend of Grimrock released simultaneously? Given, I wasn't paying attention to the Steam releases for those games, but I would assume as much. Botanicula was one. You could pre-order it on GOG, and I ended up getting it on release day from the Humble Bundle along with a Steam key.
Okay, I should have said "non-Indie" game. Indie game developers tend to take a very reasonable approach to DRM already. You're probably right about The Witcher 2, but I don't really count that game, since CDR Projekt don't need to be convinced about themerits of a DRM-free release. ;) Of course, I still bought TW2 here on GOG. But I don't see a problem in voting with my wallet more than once. :)
Posted May 22, 2012
It is soup yet ?
Posted May 22, 2012
It is now downloadable.
Posted May 22, 2012
Just now downloadable? *Posts review*
Posted May 22, 2012
sweet downloading now cant wait to play.
Posted May 22, 2012
Downloading...
Adding to backlog. :)
Posted May 22, 2012
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PMIK: Okay, the first non- CD Projekt, non-indie game with concurrent release.
It is indie though, isn't it?
Posted May 22, 2012
Downloading....thanks GOG! Keep new releases like this coming, but please don't forget about the old games, still waiting for some of my old nostalgic inducing faves.
Posted May 22, 2012
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PMIK: Okay, the first non- CD Projekt, non-indie game with concurrent release.
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Mephe: It is indie though, isn't it?
I guess it depends on how you define "indie". When the game first came out on X360, it was published by Microsoft. Now that it's out on PC it seems to be self-published by Remedy.
Posted May 22, 2012
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PMIK: Okay, the first non- CD Projekt, non-indie game with concurrent release.
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Mephe: It is indie though, isn't it?
Like kodeen said, they had a publisher backing them. Remedy usually have some publisher funding them at some point (3d realms, take2, rockstar, Microsoft) so I wouldn't really call them indie.
Posted May 22, 2012
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kodeen: I guess it depends on how you define "indie". When the game first came out on X360, it was published by Microsoft. Now that it's out on PC it seems to be self-published by Remedy.
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PMIK: Like kodeen said, they had a publisher backing them. Remedy usually have some publisher funding them at some point (3d realms, take2, rockstar, Microsoft) so I wouldn't really call them indie.
Ah ok. I had read something about it being indie but wasn't sure on the specifics.
Posted May 22, 2012
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PMIK: Okay, the first non- CD Projekt, non-indie game with concurrent release.
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Mephe: It is indie though, isn't it?
You can consider it as an Indie because it is a XBLA title. That is why many people mistake it ;)
Posted May 22, 2012
Downloading.... 8)
Posted May 22, 2012
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PMIK: Okay, the first non- CD Projekt, non-indie game with concurrent release.
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Mephe: It is indie though, isn't it?
Remedy are a lot like the Scandinavian counterparts to CD Projekt RED: AAA-quality games with an indie soul, whatever that means. Maybe an indie or less corporate status-quo approach to their customers. Look at the moddability of the original Max Payne games, or the "Standard Edition" retail copy of Witcher 2 that puts most "Collector's Edition" copies of some major publishers to shame.

Granted, Remedy's productions are a bit more refined than CD Projekt's.
Posted May 22, 2012
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SimonG: People give Steam way to much power.
Where have I read that before...
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