Trusted Reviews is supported by its audience. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Alan Wake Remastered is a solid visual update to a classic survival horror game that first debuted on the Xbox Alan Wake Remastered is an updated version of the classic survival from Remedy, the developer behind classic series including Max Payne and Control.
Having run through the entire game, I can confirm it delivers on this promise, making it a great option for any horror fan yet to experience Alan Wake. However, a lack of upgrades to the core gameplay can make certain parts feel a little dated. Alan Wake is a survival horror that tasks you to survive and make your way through various scripted levels over six chapters in the fictional town of Bright Falls. The gameplay is simple: monsters in the dark want to stop you from getting from one end of the map to the other, so you need to either sprint your way past or gun them down.
The mechanics are fairly simple, but generally quite effective. The night time settings in the mountainous forest town offer a claustrophobic feel, with enemies literally surrounding you at every turn.
You can fortunately find a safe haven in well lit rooms or underneath lampposts, but the game does a decent job making you never feel truly safe. The only exploration takes place between each point of light where there are sporadic item caches, which can be found by following directions that only become visible when you shine your flashlight on them.
You can also find a number of collectibles, including coffee thermouses and pages of a mysterious manuscript by Alan, which offer short details about the unfolding plot. However, Remedy has chosen to leave the original gameplay untouched, so there are a few bits that feel slightly dated. This is particularly true with combat. But the gunplay and item management feels a little light for my liking. Your choice of weapons are limited to a basic revolver, a shotgun and a hunting rifle.
Inventory management and crafting mechanics are non-existent and health auto regenerates, removing the need for any form of healing items. The latter is a particular annoyance, as it makes it all too easy to backtrack to previous safe zones when you muck up.
This is innovative, but, to make it work, Remedy forces an auto aim setting on you. Fighting enemies with auto aim removes a lot of the fun of shooting, especially in the easy and normal settings, where ammo is fairly plentiful. Being fair, this is the same issue I have with a lot of games getting the remastered treatment.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition had the same problem during combat heavy periods due to a lack of gameplay updates when I played it last year. Remedy has also added DLSS support to the game, meaning it can run on playable framerates on lower specced machines. If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.
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