• artyom@piefed.social
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    7 hours ago

    It’s really fucking good. Control is my favorite game ever. And this one is right up there.

    Alan Wake 2 took over a year to turn a profit despite being a genuine Game of the Year contender

    Yeah it was Epic exclusive so no surprise there.

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        There is decent crossover. There’s an OOP from Alan Wake in the panopticon in control. I think I heard there was more in the DLC? Ahti also makes an appearance in Alan WAKE 2. They are all in the same universe. Alan Wake is basically just another AWE to the FBC.

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      Not just Epic exclusive, funded and published by Epic. It will probably never come to Steam, or at least not for a very long time.

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      It’s an Epic exclusive I don’t feel salty about because iirc they said the game would have never happened without Epic. I’m not sure why but the games seem to not attract a lot of buyers, despite always being loved.

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    This is going to learn 'em to ever fall for the epic exclusive grift again. Last year they were whining about how they might have to shut down because alan wake 2 sold poorly.

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    6 hours ago

    The first was so awesome with a game world being a claustrophobic labyrinth, female lead who shoots a gun and has unlockable abilities.

    As someone who loved the original because it was essentially a third person metroid, will I like this one?

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      If you like the world? Probably. This is going to have a very different vibe being visibly mele focused. But Manhattan patterened in on itself looks plenty claustrophobic. And the gravity mechanic along with the rest of the mobility mechanics look like it will be a blast of a sandbox.