Alan Wake's American Nightmare

The original Alan Wake was one of the most promising titles to come out of the Xbox 360. It was the first post “Max Payne” title that Remedy worked on and it put forward interesting concepts that were made it an under-the-radar hit in 360 gaming circles. A sequel was fast-tracked and in 2012, we got the XBLA sequel, “Alan Wake’s American Nightmare”. Be warned though, American Nightmare is not the sequel that Alan Wake fans wanted, far from it in fact.

Nier

  Nier is a game that you really have to work at in order to enjoy it. As with nearly everything made by Cavia, it’s got numerous kinks and oddities that may make it a bit too unpolished for most people to enjoy. Cavia wasn’t a technically skilled team but what they lacked in skill, they made up for with an interesting plot and some of the most lovable characters in the 7^th generation. Cavia managed to create one of the most gripping, heartwarming and often-times depressing tales to come out of this generation. Games like Deadly Premonition and Hotel Dusk have shown that top-notch gameplay is not required to make a great game and Nier most definitely fits that mold. This is Square Enix and Cavia’s cult hit, Nier.