Right, I've finally got round to posting something about AW since I finished everything in it that I can. And this'll just be a small post to get the ball rolling before I get back to the washing.

Firstly the main game is brilliant. I'll need a few plays through to figure out everything but I really don't mind doing that as it's such a fun game to play. There were a few frustrating parts in it due to getting ambushed but the game as a whole was really enjoyable. And it played heavy on paying tribute to horror writers (although I did like Lovecraft getting a mention!) but that's easily forgivable given the storyline and situation that he's in (it actually reminded me of a few books I've read in the past).

The two DLCs are pertty good aswell, but I preferred the second one (The Writer).  The Signal didn't really expand on things as much as I thought it would.  The Writer however did attempt to explain things a bit better and it also set up the sequel.  I was a bit disappointed in that ending initially because I thought there would be a few more DLCs before they started working on AW2, but after that I was actually quite happy with how it played out.

The Secret Area achievement was interesting.  The wheel section was a bit frustrating at the end (waiting for the door to open) but that had some really nice touches in it aswell.



I'd never bought a book based on a game before Resident Evil (books 1 and 3) but if I have a bit of spare money then I'll definitely try and get the novel.  I've bought the guide when it was on sale just before christmas and that's been written really well.  It's almost like an illustrated novel (although some of the illustrations are wrong which is a surprising mistake to make).  There were story things that I'd never have picked up on if I hadn't noticed them in the guide.  Hopefully the novel can fill in more of the blanks that left us thinking.



I've not seen all the live action things from XBL yet.  In fact, I 've only seen part one and I was more interested in the fact that it was nothing like the Oh Deer Diner or Rose.  I'll get round to watching them eventually, but I'm always a bit skeptical when it comes to live action versions of games/cartoon/anime but that's just the purist in me.



Lastly, I remember Dan refusing to play this for some reason, but I can't remember why.  So...  Why Dan, why?



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Oh, and thanks Jain for the reminder, I knew I could count on you to give me a kick

:-)