Alan Wake 2 Wins TIME's Game Of The Year

[Gamernyc78]

The 10 Best Video Games of 2023

From notable remakes like 'Dead Space' to long-awaited follow-ups like 'Alan Wake II'

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Alan Wake II​

Some believed it would never happen. But after 13 years, the cult game Alan Wake finally has a proper follow-up—and it’s a doozy. More than just another video game, Alan Wake II is a celebration of art infused with meta-narratives, musical numbers, connections to Remedy’s games, Control, and Quantum Break, and a frightening and elegant examination of writing and what it means to put your words out in the world. And if all of that wasn’t enough, it’s also one of the most terrifying survival horror games of the last decade, and practically begs you to keep the lights on. The game is divided between two protagonists and their journeys. The first is FBI Agent Saga Anderson, who is drawn to the small town of Bright Falls, Wash., to investigate a mysterious cult with ties to Wake’s novels. The second is Alan Wake as he tries to free himself from the seemingly endless loop of the Dark Place that he’s been trapped in for those 13 years. Eventually, their two narratives converge and their seemingly separate journeys are revealed to be more enmeshed than either of them thought

 

[Lord Mittens]

well deserved

 

[GachaMadeMeBroke]

well deserved

Yup. Incredible game. Easily one of my favs this year, maybe gen even.

 

[Jim Ryan]

 

[Entropi]

I’ll be honest: I’m not enjoying the game that much. Maybe I need to keep playing it to change my mind.

 

[GachaMadeMeBroke]

I’ll be honest: I’m not enjoying the game that much. Maybe I need to keep playing it to change my mind.

It’s a bit slow at the start ngl. I think once you’re able to switch characters is where things really picked up for me. When the mysteries start unravelling and things get weirder is when the game is at its peak

 

[Danja]

Eh.... Can't say the game deserved this accolade

 

[TheLastOfSnatcher]

The right one won.

The champion of light stays being a champion.

This game lives rent free in my head.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I'd give Sam lake an award for being the coolest Dev the way he put himself in the game & did a whole short movie & a dance in it was epic

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I’ll be honest: I’m not enjoying the game that much. Maybe I need to keep playing it to change my mind.

I didn't either tbh I loved the soundtrack & the musical part was pretty awesome but the story was all over the place & the gameplay was pretty boring for the most part

 

[voke]

I slept on this game. Thought it was boring as hell, but then something clicked. Now i consider it the 3rd best game this gen, behind FFXVI and Returnal.

 

[flaccidsnake]

I cannot accept Time magazine's critical opinion even if I like the game.

 

[John Elden Ring]

Should have been ToTK or BG3

 

[ethomaz]

They nailed it.
It is basically a masterpiece of that fear genre.

 

[Heil68]

I need to play this game!