Alan Wake Remastered Review

Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, and PC.

"Playing Alan Wake Remastered is a bit like taking an old horror hardcover off the bookshelf and wrapping it in a glossy dust jacket; it looks brand new on the surface, but the experience of actually thumbing through it remains the same and some of the edges of of its well-loved pages are starting to look a bit dog-eared. It's therefore fairly inessential for existing Alan Wake fans, but its consistently menacing atmosphere and clever plot tricks still make for a distinctive survival-horror experience for newcomers - even if the advanced action of Remedy's most recent game has left poor Alan in its wake."

[MaXiMuS]

Funny how the reviewer mentions that the game needs a better HUD to indicate when you’re getting attacked from behind, and the corresponding gameplay clip shows Alan Wake turning his head to look behind him (to indicate to the player there is an incoming attack from behind). It’s quite literally a gameplay mechanic and you played through the entire game (presumably twice) without even noticing. Smh

[iCoolaxe]

For the price Alan Wake Remastered is definitely worth getting, especially if you've never played the original one.

[KonohaRamenNoodles]

It’s best to look at this as a way to catch new people up before the bigger, modern sequel shows up.

[kinlopunim]

oh wow IGN got an entertaining reviewer again. keep this guy on staff!

[MonguzTea]

Alan Wake was way underrated when first released and here we go again. Its stuck in the past because its from the past. No need to alter the gameplay for a true classic.

[mmehdi]

The original was one of the best games ive ever played, hope more people can play it now

[sirnootsalot]

Imagine one of the complaints being "it's a shooter stuck in the past" IT'S A REMASTER NOT A REMAKE

[TheJohhnyE]

“This game is a remaster but what holds it back is that it’s a remaster.”

[rey-o]

kudos for the Alan Wake like journal entries. Worth the effort!

[Bttinatr]

IGN - "Playing Alan Wake Remastered feels like you're playing Alan Wake. 7/10."

[SaroDantra]

Very disappointing that American Nightmare was not included in this release.

[untethered]

"Alan Wake's mechanics are stuck in the past"

Well, it's eleven years old, so...

[AutismFamilyChannel]

"it was me that was coming across as phoney." Hey ...we love every bit of these phoney reviews. Keep them coming!

[xeumpvi]

Raise your hand if you thought he said “grab your flesh-light and batteries” at the beginning of the video.

[robnorish]

Never played it back in the day so I’m keen !

[dr.loomis]

6:05 the absolute highlight of this game imo.

[harshitrakhiani]

So length of this video equals total score given 😀🎉

[justschwab]

This was a wonderfully creative review, and an example of how video reviews can take advantage of the medium (versus simply reading excerpts from the written review over game clips). Well done!

[leoviper]

“It makes you feel like you’re a writer” -IGN

[michaeldasilva]

Playing through it right now on base PS4 and loving it... the atmosphere, the story, the action, the characters, the episodic "TV series" format... As soon as Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" played (end of chapter 1) I was like, "ohh this feels special"