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ALAN WAKE

“Foes are shrouded in a protective barrier of darkness, which you need to burn through with your flashlight.”

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / RELEASED 2021 / PUB EPIC GAMES INC DEV REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT / GET IT NOW PLAYSTATION STORE, £24.99

We know what you’re thinking: ‘Last year is neither ‘retro’ nor ‘classic!’’ That’s true, but this story is a winding tale that begins on a completely different platform, and last year’s PlayStation remaster is far from the end. So, now you’re thinking, ‘Wow! Sounds twisty!’ It is. And now you’re thinking, ‘Wait, how do you know what I’m thinking?’ Well, that’s simple – we know because we wrote it down.

In case you’re not familiar, here’s what it would say on the dust jacket: Alan Wake is a successful crime author, but writer’s block has

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