To be honest, I don't think the original Alan Wake is a very good game. Narratively I think it's fine, but the combat, encounters, and enemy design were really rough around the edges. While there were times the combat did shine, getting railed by birds and possessed objects wasn't my idea of a good time.

So I was genuinely surprised how much I enjoyed playing American Nightmare. Feels like they dialed in on what worked and what didn't in the first game. Your battery recharges a lot faster, encounters are better designed, the 'bird' enemies have been redesigned, and the few poltergeist enemies that do show up aren't the same light sponges they were before. Combat has a bit more of a cinematic flair as well.

The writing may not be as 'strong.' But there is a camp and silliness to it that is a bit more to my flavor than the original game. I personally found the story to be a pretty good time, and I enjoyed Mr. Scratch whenever he was on screen.

As someone who almost skipped this game to move on straight to 2, I'd recommend playing this first. I think it is a pretty good time, and has me looking forward to Alan Wake 2 a bit more whenever I actually get around to it.

I hope they remaster this game at some point for next gen consoles but even if they don't it's still good
although it does sometimes crash or give a black screen at certain points in which you'd need to close the game then open it again
I still would recommend it

Alan woke up from his nightmare
It was very american

Good Upgrade from Alan Wake, combat feels much smoother and the story was interesting. If you enjoyed Alan Wake this is a step in the right direction.

While I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first game, it's still a great entry in the franchise and bridges some of the gaps between Alan Wake 1 and 2.

Gameplay is fun, aesthetics, atmosphere and setting is great, music is great, story is mid but I'm not fussed about that personally. I think it's overall just a pretty great game. Wish it was on Playstation

Yeah, this wasn't great.

Sure, the graphics are more glossy, but the story was short, boring, and so repetitive I felt like I was just constantly replaying sections. Combat was laughably easy and ammo was way too common. It just feels like a bad spin-off and lacks the charm that made Alan Wake 1 so great.

It's a 3/10 from me. Doesn't hold a candle to Alan Wake 1.

Mr Scratch's American Crashout

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Just a simple extra mission of the original game, play it if you are a hardcore fan of the original.