Destructoid - Alan Wake is more intense than Dead Space!

Hey guys, just sharing info as always. What do you think? Please, no fanboyism ok?

The survival horror genre has had its share of ups and downs. Dead Space is one of those amazing milestones that will always creep up on me in the middle of the night, reminding me what a coward I am for not finishing it, because it was far too creepy and intense.

Fast forward to today, and I find myself religiously following the development of Alan Wake, stalking Remedy's Oskari Hakkinen any chance I get for the smallest glimpse of what's to come.

Dare I say, after experiencing a whole chapter in Alan Wake at X10, I have learned of a new fear. Will I be too chicken to finish Alan Wake? Eh, I'll take the shrieking sounds of the Necromorphs in the darkest corners of the galaxy over having to man up to Mr. Wake's shadowy foes.

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That's not a big feat.

That's not a big feat.

Yandere

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

That's not a big feat.

Idream2010

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

Yeah but Dead Space wasn't exactly an "intense experience".

Maybe it was...for the first 5 minutes. After that, it gets predictable.

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

That's not a big feat.

Idream2010

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

So, what does its rating have to do with how "intense" it is?

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

That's not a big feat.

Idream2010

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

That's not a big feat.

Yandere

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

So, what does its rating have to do with how "intense" it is?

it was intense to this guy, and I thought it was as well, 9.0 game confirmed for Alan Wake. 360 is showing people whats UP!!!

so Alan Wake is just as Scary as Dead Space? what?

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[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

Idream2010

So, what does its rating have to do with how "intense" it is?

360 is showing people whats UP!!!

I can't disagree with that.

Majority opinion is that the game was pretty scary. If you don't agree, that's cool, but that view is in the minority.

Majority opinion is that the game was pretty scary. If you don't agree, that's cool, but that view is in the minority.

topgunmv

wow gotta love it, great response!

Majority opinion is that the game was pretty scary. If you don't agree, that's cool, but that view is in the minority.

topgunmv

So when was this study conducted?

I don't really find any survival horror games that scary... mostly they rely on scripted moments that are pretty predictable especially past the first playthrough. The last game to constantly scare me was splinter cell chaos theory.

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[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

didnt dead space get 9.0 here? Ok, yes good job and Alan Wake will be awesome AAAE and my # 2 anticipated game of 2010. oh yeah!!

Idream2010

So, what does its rating have to do with how "intense" it is?

it was intense to this guy, and I thought it was as well, 9.0 game confirmed for Alan Wake. 360 is showing people whats UP!!!

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

Majority opinion is that the game was pretty scary. If you don't agree, that's cool, but that view is in the minority.

Yandere

So when was this study conducted?

sorry its the truth, post up another UP picture!

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

So, what does its rating have to do with how "intense" it is?

SimoSays2541

it was intense to this guy, and I thought it was as well, 9.0 game confirmed for Alan Wake. 360 is showing people whats UP!!!

your logic is anything good for 360 means say something bad! :lol:

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

Majority opinion is that the game was pretty scary. If you don't agree, that's cool, but that view is in the minority.

Yandere

So when was this study conducted?

When over 70 publications reviewed the game. All supporting evidence via news reports, commentary, and developer responses to feedback they've heard on the game also support this.

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

Majority opinion is that the game was pretty scary. If you don't agree, that's cool, but that view is in the minority.

topgunmv

So when was this study conducted?

When over 70 publications reviewed the game. All supporting evidence via news reports, commentary, and developer responses to feedback they've heard on the game also support this.

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

So when was this study conducted?

Yandere

When over 70 publications reviewed the game. All supporting evidence via news reports, commentary, and developer responses to feedback they've heard on the game also support this.

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

no that would be the millions that purchased the game, please stop while you are 3 lengths behind!

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[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

When over 70 publications reviewed the game. All supporting evidence via news reports, commentary, and developer responses to feedback they've heard on the game also support this.

Idream2010

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

no that would be the millions that purchased the game, please stop while you are 3 lengths behind!

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

Yandere

no that would be the millions that purchased the game, please stop while you are 3 lengths behind!

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

well the bottom line it scared alot of people, maybe not you, but it scared the guy who was talking about it and Alan Wake is looking good, you have a 360? cause if you do, get this game!

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

So when was this study conducted?

Yandere

When over 70 publications reviewed the game. All supporting evidence via news reports, commentary, and developer responses to feedback they've heard on the game also support this.

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

I'm not going to scour the internet to feed your insatiable thirst to debate me, suffice to say thus far I have provided more proof for my side of the debate, and the burden now lays on you to support your own claims.

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

no that would be the millions that purchased the game, please stop while you are 3 lengths behind!

Idream2010

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

well the bottom line it scared alot of people, maybe not you, but it scared the guy who was talking about it and Alan Wake is looking good, you have a 360? cause if you do, get this game!

[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

Yandere

no that would be the millions that purchased the game, please stop while you are 3 lengths behind!

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

Destructoid....The Know-Nothing Party of Video Game Sites...

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[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

When over 70 publications reviewed the game. All supporting evidence via news reports, commentary, and developer responses to feedback they've heard on the game also support this.

topgunmv

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

I'm not going to scour the internet to feed your insatiable thirst to debate me, suffice to say thus far I have provided more proof for my side of the debate, and the burden now lays on you to support your own claims.

I'm not the one claiming that the game has scared the majority of players, so why should I give you proof against a claim you have never given any proof behind?

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

CannedWorms

well the bottom line it scared alot of people, maybe not you, but it scared the guy who was talking about it and Alan Wake is looking good, you have a 360? cause if you do, get this game!

I do and I have played, and own(ed) Dead Space on my PS3. (dun, dun, dumm)

Well seeing how dead space is turning into somthing totally different for part 2. Why not play something that has the same atmosphere.

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[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

no that would be the millions that purchased the game, please stop while you are 3 lengths behind!

themyth01

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

The sales for both platforms PS3/360 exceed over 1 million when combined, and when you do that all you are doing is making an educated guess, that does not in anyway hold any factual basis.

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

So 70 people state the opinion of 1 million+ people?

Yandere

I'm not going to scour the internet to feed your insatiable thirst to debate me, suffice to say thus far I have provided more proof for my side of the debate, and the burden now lays on you to support your own claims.

I'm not the one claiming that the game has scared the majority of players, so why should I give you proof against a claim you have never given any proof behind?

You're claiming that the majority of people haven't been scared by it. Please provide supporting evidence.

[QUOTE="themyth01"][QUOTE="Yandere"]

Unless he shuffled through over 1 million of peoples opinions and tallied if they found it scary or not he's just making an assumption.

Yandere

The sales for both platforms PS3/360 exceed over 1 million when combined, and when you do that all you are doing is making an educated guess, that does not in anyway hold any factual basis.

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[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

I'm not going to scour the internet to feed your insatiable thirst to debate me, suffice to say thus far I have provided more proof for my side of the debate, and the burden now lays on you to support your own claims.

topgunmv

I'm not the one claiming that the game has scared the majority of players, so why should I give you proof against a claim you have never given any proof behind?

You're claiming that the majority of people haven't been scared by it. Please provide supporting evidence.

You claimed that the majority DID, and I replied saying how you have no factual basis behind your claims.

All I did was say how you have no proof behind what you are saying.

Not saying much. Dead Space was a fun game and all (terrible boss fights and quite repetitive, but it had its core gameplay down), but it wasn't a particularly intense game. It had its moments of intensity, sure, but I could say the same thing of Peggle.

Alan Wake looks like it kicks ass, though.

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[QUOTE="themyth01"] Except 1 million people have not played it. The relevant population is those reporters that have played it which is probably around the 70 number quoted above. So if out of say 80 that have played it, 70 coincide on one detail, it's pretty fair to say it holds. themyth01

The sales for both platforms PS3/360 exceed over 1 million when combined, and when you do that all you are doing is making an educated guess, that does not in anyway hold any factual basis.

No, Dead Space.

[QUOTE="themyth01"][QUOTE="Yandere"]

The sales for both platforms PS3/360 exceed over 1 million when combined, and when you do that all you are doing is making an educated guess, that does not in anyway hold any factual basis.

Yandere

No, Dead Space.

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

I'm not the one claiming that the game has scared the majority of players, so why should I give you proof against a claim you have never given any proof behind?

Yandere

You're claiming that the majority of people haven't been scared by it. Please provide supporting evidence.

You claimed that the majority DID, and I replied saying how you have no factual basis behind your claims.

All I did was say how you have no proof behind what you are saying.

I provided proof, the standard of which would be substantive enough to pass as evidence in academia. You still refute my claims, providing no evidence of your own other than your own view.

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[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

You're claiming that the majority of people haven't been scared by it. Please provide supporting evidence.

topgunmv

You claimed that the majority DID, and I replied saying how you have no factual basis behind your claims.

All I did was say how you have no proof behind what you are saying.

I provided proof, the standard of which would be substantive enough to pass as evidence in academia. You still refute my claims, providing no evidence of your own other than your own view.

Sorry, but I cannot pass off someone saying that a handful of people find the game scary as proof.

My point here is that it's impossible to tell the majorities opinion upon this matter because none has ever conducted a study.

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

You claimed that the majority DID, and I replied saying how you have no factual basis behind your claims.

All I did was say how you have no proof behind what you are saying.

Yandere

I provided proof, the standard of which would be substantive enough to pass as evidence in academia. You still refute my claims, providing no evidence of your own other than your own view.

Sorry, but I cannot pass off someone saying that a handful of people find the game scary as proof.

My point here is that it's impossible to tell the majorities opinion upon this matter because none has ever conducted a study.

The reviews and testimonials to which I already alluded are surveys in of themselves, as someone already pointed out earlier in this thread. However, I'm going to have say that I'm done with this debate and apologize to the TC for hijacking his thread.

Dead Space wasnt intense though :?

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[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

I provided proof, the standard of which would be substantive enough to pass as evidence in academia. You still refute my claims, providing no evidence of your own other than your own view.

topgunmv

Sorry, but I cannot pass off someone saying that a handful of people find the game scary as proof.

My point here is that it's impossible to tell the majorities opinion upon this matter because none has ever conducted a study.

The reviews and testimonials to which I already alluded are surveys in of themselves, as someone already pointed out earlier in this thread. However, I'm going to have say that I'm done with this debate and apologize to the TC for hijacking his thread.

I don't really find any survival horror games that scary... mostly they rely on scripted moments that are pretty predictable especially past the first playthrough. The last game to constantly scare me was splinter cell chaos theory.

jrhawk42

Errrmm.... so Dead Space isn't scary? but, Splinter Cell is?

are we living in backwards land?

Positive feedback for Alan Wake sure does upset quite a few people here on System Wars. :lol:

That's not a big feat.

Yandere