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Alan Wake 2 (PS5 Digital Download)

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PlayStation Store has Alan Wake 2 (PS5 Digital Download) on sale for $29.99.

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About this Game:
  • Saga Anderson is a gifted FBI agent called to the small Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls to investigate a series of ritualistic murders. Alan Wake is a writer who has spent years trapped in the Dark Place, a terrifying alternate reality that can be reshaped by his words. Although they have never met, the two are connected across separate realities, their actions able to change their respective worlds.
  • When the events depicted in a horror story cause Bright Falls to become engulfed in a corrupting, supernatural darkness, both Anderson and Wake must use the power of light to survive – and to protect the ones they love. In a reality-bending world of victims and monsters, can they become the heroes of this story?

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  • About this deal:
    • This offer matches the previous FP deal.
    • Offer ends 2/26/2025 11:59 PM PST
  • Reviews:
    • This game is highly rated receiving 4.75 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 36,000 Customer Reviews.

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PlayStation Store has Alan Wake 2 (PS5 Digital Download) on sale for $29.99.

Thanks Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal

About this Game:
  • Saga Anderson is a gifted FBI agent called to the small Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls to investigate a series of ritualistic murders. Alan Wake is a writer who has spent years trapped in the Dark Place, a terrifying alternate reality that can be reshaped by his words. Although they have never met, the two are connected across separate realities, their actions able to change their respective worlds.
  • When the events depicted in a horror story cause Bright Falls to become engulfed in a corrupting, supernatural darkness, both Anderson and Wake must use the power of light to survive – and to protect the ones they love. In a reality-bending world of victims and monsters, can they become the heroes of this story?

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer matches the previous FP deal.
    • Offer ends 2/26/2025 11:59 PM PST
  • Reviews:
    • This game is highly rated receiving 4.75 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 36,000 Customer Reviews.

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Good deal but I stuck with the physical version
I mean I get all the digital vs physical arguments but PS3 discs are also locked to the PS3.
I understand your frustration with the lack of backward compatibility, but physical vs digital has nothing to do with it. Your PS3 discs are also unavailable on PS5, so physical doesn't help there. Ps5 is backward compatible with ps4 because both are built on a similar architecture using standard AMD chips. PS3 has its own wild custom processor that was notoriously hard to develop for. That's also why it's so much harder to emulate well. Backward compatibility with PS3 was never going to happen.

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Nothing against people buying digital however personally got burned during the PS3 digital licensing as nearly all my PS3 digital purchases are locked to PS3 and are unavailable on PS4/5 even though they're still in the store.

I haven't finished AW1 or AW:AN. Is AW2 worth $30 even for physical?
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Good deal but I stuck with the physical version
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Deluxed upgrade for the DLC is also half off ($10)
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Nothing against people buying digital however personally got burned during the PS3 digital licensing as nearly all my PS3 digital purchases are locked to PS3 and are unavailable on PS4/5 even though they're still in the store.I haven't finished AW1 or AW:AN. Is AW2 worth $30 even for physical?
I mean I get all the digital vs physical arguments but PS3 discs are also locked to the PS3.
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Quote from PoorBamaGamer :
I mean I get all the digital vs physical arguments but PS3 discs are also locked to the PS3.
Physical debate:

The PS2 could play PS1 discs.
The PS3(phat) could play PS1&PS2 discs. Later the PS3 could play some PS1 but not PS2.
Then PS4 could only play PS4 discs.
Now PS5 can play PS4 discs and digital.

My main issue is digital content purchased on PS3 is restricted to PS3 even though digital content purchased on a PS4 can be played on PS5. Digital content that I purchased on PS3 is now locked behind the highest tier of PS+ on my PS5.

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Is this game good?
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$30 for an all-time great game? It's a no-brainer, also worth checking out the DLC which is partially integrated into the main story. The concept explored in Alan Wake 1 is fully expanded and taken to a whole new level in Alan Wake 2. Brilliant story telling, graphics, gameplay, sound design, voice acting, music, everything.
I would have loved it if they released a physical edition at launch, I would have paid the premium for a limited edition like I did with AW1, but alas they did not.
You will not regret buying this game.
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Quote from social_gamer :
Physical debate:

The PS2 could play PS1 discs.
The PS3(phat) could play PS1&PS2 discs. Later the PS3 could play some PS1 but not PS2.
Then PS4 could only play PS4 discs.
Now PS5 can play PS4 discs and digital.

My main issue is digital content purchased on PS3 is restricted to PS3 even though digital content purchased on a PS4 can be played on PS5. Digital content that I purchased on PS3 is now locked behind the highest tier of PS+ on my PS5.

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Is this game good?
This is a difficult question to answer. Alan Wake 2 is a critical darling, and many fans likewise love it.

My perspective is a bit more mixed. I found the story to be sufficiently compelling and largely satisfying, but also self-indulgent and tedious. Basically, it was good enough to pull me in and keep me playing, but also exhausting at the same time and nowhere near as good as it's made out to be.

The gameplay loop is mostly fine. Enemy variety is not particularly great and there are frustrating decisions made with inventory management/save points right before boss fights. I found the Mind Place and problem-solving components to be dull and pointless.

Overall, a good game that I'm glad I played, but I wouldn't call it an all-timer. To each their own on that, though.
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Physical debate:

The PS2 could play PS1 discs.
The PS3(phat) could play PS1&PS2 discs. Later the PS3 could play some PS1 but not PS2.
Then PS4 could only play PS4 discs.
Now PS5 can play PS4 discs and digital.

My main issue is digital content purchased on PS3 is restricted to PS3 even though digital content purchased on a PS4 can be played on PS5. Digital content that I purchased on PS3 is now locked behind the highest tier of PS+ on my PS5.

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Is this game good?
I understand your frustration with the lack of backward compatibility, but physical vs digital has nothing to do with it. Your PS3 discs are also unavailable on PS5, so physical doesn't help there. Ps5 is backward compatible with ps4 because both are built on a similar architecture using standard AMD chips. PS3 has its own wild custom processor that was notoriously hard to develop for. That's also why it's so much harder to emulate well. Backward compatibility with PS3 was never going to happen.
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Great graphics, very atmospheric, but not very fun imo, and it's pretty satanic fyi. I loved Control, really enjoyed Alan wake 1 and quantum break was fun too (all in the same "universe").

Also, I saw this on clearance physically in Walmart for $30.
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Worth full price. This was my game of the year in 2023. I got the platinum trophy, I loved it so much. Even bought the DLC, which I almost never do.
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What a masterpiece. Remedy is my favorite developer of games and Sam Lake is amazing. This is the pinnacle of video-game storytelling. I can't say enough good things about it, go play it if you haven't already.
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Quote from social_gamer :
Nothing against people buying digital however personally got burned during the PS3 digital licensing as nearly all my PS3 digital purchases are locked to PS3 and are unavailable on PS4/5 even though they're still in the store.

I haven't finished AW1 or AW:AN. Is AW2 worth $30 even for physical?
Are saying that if you bought the physical version of this on PS3, you'd be able to play it on PS5 now? If not, it's moot point. Because either way it's locked to the hardware. There's literally no difference between physical and digital in that regard.
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With my huge backlog of games I'm hesitant to add another franchise, but this game seems really good. I'm reading that you have to play the first one, and even the other game, Control, before playing this - do you all agree? Or is it something I could watch on YouTube to catch up?
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Top 5 game personally. From the game play, graphics and story telling. Just an Incredible experience all around. Though can get pretty terrifying at times. 5/5

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Quote from bricker85 :
This is a difficult question to answer. Alan Wake 2 is a critical darling, and many fans likewise love it.

My perspective is a bit more mixed. I found the story to be sufficiently compelling and largely satisfying, but also self-indulgent and tedious. Basically, it was good enough to pull me in and keep me playing, but also exhausting at the same time and nowhere near as good as it's made out to be.

The gameplay loop is mostly fine. Enemy variety is not particularly great and there are frustrating decisions made with inventory management/save points right before boss fights. I found the Mind Place and problem-solving components to be dull and pointless.

Overall, a good game that I'm glad I played, but I wouldn't call it an all-timer. To each their own on that, though.
Interesting. What's your take on Alan Wake 1? It's in my library, but I haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I love story driven action-adventure games, but my limiting factor is time. I can usually only squeeze in one or two a year. I'm wondering if it's worth keeping in queue, or if I should pass pass on it for one of the other unplayed games in my library like Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man MM, or the Zero Dawn sequel. I'm currently playing Cyberpunk and loving it, but pretty close to complete.

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