Alan Wake opening played, filmed

By Robert Purchese Published 16 November, 2009

Nearing the Finnish?

A collection of new Alan Wake videos have appeared showing the opening section of the spooky thriller.

The footage, shown on GameTrailers TV (thanks vg247), follows Alan out of a cabin and into a village at night, where trees topple, people are brutally murdered and mysterious shadows lurk.

The demonstration explores numerous confrontations with this unknown menace as Wake pursues the manuscript he believes is coming to life right before his eyes.

A second batch of videos is based around a police chase, where Wake has been perceived as a threat and is on the run. The light-based combat mechanic is reversed, as Alan tries to stay wrapped in shadow while the police use flares and flashlights to expose him.

Alan Wake is due out in spring 2010. Our gamepage below has mountains of coverage.

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Comments (32) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Widge #1 2 years ago

    The police use WHAT

    /holds L2, waggles right stick

    EDIT: obviously I have no idea how to play FIFA
    Edited by 2 at 16/11/09 @ 14:33

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #2 2 years ago

    Heh, sorry, edited.

  • mkreku #3 2 years ago

    I still want this.. for my PC.

  • Ringot #4 2 years ago

    "Nearing the Finnish?"

    Ouch.

    Guys, c'mon, please, ease up on the puns.

  • penhalion #5 2 years ago

    So it's getting confused. First you need a torch and flares to survive and then suddenly you need to hide in the shadows. So obvious plot flaw here but, why the heck doesnt the creature simply kill you while you are hiding?

    > North
    It's pitch black in that direction.
    > North
    Are you sure. I think I hear a Grue.
    > Go North
    You stumble blindly through the dark until you are eaten by a Grue. I told you I heard one!

  • Eraysor #6 2 years ago

    This is going to be super-delicious.

  • Syrette #7 2 years ago

    Do want.

  • smoothpete #8 2 years ago

    It looks amazing...

  • Bulbatron #9 2 years ago

    I'm going to be so devastated if this turns out to be rubbish. The Xbox 360 desperately needs some decent, atmospheric horror games.

  • Lionheart #10 2 years ago

    Silent Hill??? *rolls eyes*

  • Lunatic4ever #11 2 years ago

    its not really new footage all the way through but nevertheless really good.
    the chasing level in the woods is by far one of the coolest thins ive seen in many years of gamehistory.
    let us all look forward to the day this precious game is released :D

  • Xerx3s #12 2 years ago

    "So it's getting confused. First you need a torch and flares to survive and then suddenly you need to hide in the shadows. So obvious plot flaw here but, why the heck doesnt the creature simply kill you while you are hiding? "

    You're not just on the run from the darkness and the creature isn't omnipresent.

  • GreyBeard #13 2 years ago

    Looks technically very impressive, but honestly the script and voice acting seem really poor.

  • Widge #14 2 years ago

    I heartily encourage any game that features nice atmospheric fog.

  • kendoji #15 2 years ago

    I hope this will be good. Won't watch any more videos though, to avoid spoilers. When it's released I'll just check a couple review scores, and if it hasn't bombed I'll buy it.

  • spatss #16 2 years ago

    Dear Eurogamer,

    your puns make my soul hurt.

  • Evolution #17 2 years ago

    @GreyBeard

    From a videogame? *shock*

  • JJrabbit #18 2 years ago

    I'm going against the grain. Puns ftw! Keep up the pun-liners, they're puntastic.

    /sees torch-carrying mob in distance....

  • triple_a #19 2 years ago

    Loving the puns as well. This one was particularly nice, since I'm from Finland ;)

  • Darren #20 2 years ago

    I thought the PC version had not been officially confirmed...? If so then why is there a ShopTo.net advert for Alan Wake on the PC?!? :?

    I would love this game for the PC rather than the 360 personally as the 360 build I've seen looked excellent in every respect except for the excess of screen tearing which instantly put me off that version. I hope that has been fixed in the final game because I've a feeling the PC version will be ages away.
    Edited by 1 at 16/11/09 @ 15:42

  • Darren #21 2 years ago

    Ah... the Games for Windows LIVE cover in the ShopTo.net advert has now been replaced by the Xbox 360 one.

  • Xerx3s #22 2 years ago

    This was/is a 360/pc game but last year MS decided to focus on getting the 360 version out the door. I don't doubt however that the pc version will soon follow. It's just too easy to port between the pc and 360 and up till then they where massively pushing the pc version (remember how the game was used to promote the quad cores?).

  • davisorle #23 2 years ago

    Yeah ive watched those videos. Absolutely stunning. I was over the hype and all the wait for thisgame but when i watched those ( specially the forest running part ) the game looks SO detailed and has to be by far the most deatiled and best atmospheric, "horor" games ever. I officially got hyped about it. I rarely find a game thats "scary" and good and why always expect a Silent Hill or something. THIS looks more than capable to be my all time favorite from the genre. ( i love movies of the kind too but i laugh more than get into it, if the movie isnt perfect.. ) I really cant get over the detail and how it looks in the forest even if the uploaded video are of bad quality. Talking about the specific ones shown in GT. They have been there for a few days now )

  • SpaceDan #24 2 years ago

    OH HAI ALAN! THANKS FOR EXPLAINING THE PLOT FOR ME!

  • zisssou #25 2 years ago

    Gameplay reminds me of Alone in the Dark... but I'm pretty sure this will deliver more

  • frankfurter209 #26 2 years ago

    Please be amazing. I loved Max Payne so much

  • Bulbatron #27 2 years ago

    Please don't be such a big disappointment as Alone in the Dark was.

  • Razorus #28 2 years ago

    My excitement for this game has been rekindled of late; I was so busy focusing on Modern Warfare 2 and Assassins Creed 2 that I forgot about Mass Effect 2 and this little gem.
    And quite honestly, dark forests at night, for me, are the scariest settings in horror fiction. Apart from basements *flashback to Condemned*

  • Bulbatron #29 2 years ago

    It certainly is looking very atmospheric. I would be quite interested to see some of the 'during the day' stuff, to see if the pacing contrasts at all with these nighttime settings.

  • UncleLou #30 2 years ago

    "I still want this.. for my PC. "

    Me too.

    Must have taken a bunch of very special people to vote you down for this.

  • space_ace #31 2 years ago

    so this is where the wild finns are

  • septimus #32 2 years ago

    Looks good, definite buy. 360 hardware is struggling in some of those scenes though. Shame I don't have and can't be assed to get a high end gaming PC.