As some of you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting weekly discussion threads the last few weeks. They weren’t getting too much traction and, more specifically, people weren’t engaging with each other, which is what I was trying to encourage. I wanted to take a break and rethink how I wanted to do it to achieve those goals.
So here is a twist on the formula:
- Tell us not only what you are playing, but also why someone else should pick it up and give it a go themselves.
- And/or comment on someone else’s reply and get a conversation going.
I’ll go first:
- I’m still playing a ton of Helldivers 2. I’ve put in over 100 hours so far. The last time I put over 100 hours in a game was probably Halo 3, and this is coming from someone who almost exclusively plays single player games. I think this game is unique in that its mechanics are very grounded and physical, the two different factions play very differently, the encouragement to play cooperatively versus competitively is a breath of fresh air, and the monetization in the game is very fair. I love the idea of playing on a giant galactic chess board with hundreds of thousands of other players, evolving the story as we go as a community. It really does feel like a community. At $40 for me, it is such a no-brainer to pick this game up for some awesome times.
I’m semi-playing Alan Wake 2, just not a lot of time sadly.
Why you should play it;
The game is visually beautiful but the best part is the story. The story slowly unfolds and its really grabbing you. It gives you bit by bit.
You don’t need to have played Alan Awake 1, you could look up a 10 minute recap on YouTube.
I thought you needed to play both Alan Wake 1 and Control beforehand to get the full picture?
I didn’t particularly enjoy the latter and I’ve read that the former didn’t age so well, but AW2 is on my radar, given what’s been said about the gameplay/story.
No that isn’t needed to. You do need to have a little knowledge about AW1 but that’s solved by watching a quick recap on YouTube.
Haven’t seen any references to Control in AW2 and I’m about 4,5 hours into the game.
You might enjoy AW2 a bit more when you’ve played AW1 because of little references but it isn’t a necessity.
Control was amazing, game of the year for me personally. Alan Wake 1 was already a bit dated/bland gameplay-wise when it came out and the remaster didn’t do it any particular favours. The story is great however, so at the very least I’d watch a comprehensive recap/analysis on the story.
Control is its own thing entirely and isn’t required to fully understand Alan Wake 2, but having played it and its DLCs beforehand it definitely adds to the lore and gives insight to the “bigger picture”.
Oh yeah, I know Control was very well liked in general!
I honestly didn’t bother with any of Control’s DLCs, since I didn’t appreciate the combat at all and found the amount of backtracking obtrusive.
I played the DLCs after finishing the main game and (even as a big Wake fan) found them a bit unnecessary. They would’ve worked better if played during the same playthrough, not afterwards imho.
Was Control being part of the Alan Wake Universe supposed to be a twist or was that already advertised when it released? If it was a twist, I wish I had experienced that first hand.
Control’s second DLC “AWE” (2020) had already connected the worlds of Alan Wake and Control, but sorry if I spoiled that for you.
I see. No, you’re fine, it was spoiled for me long before today. I was just trying to express how cool that part of the story was.
I kept thinking I had to play Alan Wake 1, and it kind of put a downer on me picking this up. I might have to go the route of just watching a recap. The game looks so good and the story is something I’m really intrigued about