NEW VIDEO! Alan Wake: Finding the Good Within the Bad (early, ad-free version!) (Patreon)

Hey everyone! 

Hope you're all well. Just letting you know that the new video is now available for patrons (it'll go up on the YouTube channel proper tomorrow)! Alan Wake, as a story, absolutely rocks. As a gameplay experience, I struggle to think of a game I've enjoyed playing less in recent times. That said, I simply can't bring myself to say it's a bad game—with every quirk and mechanical decision being narratively justifiable in a way that actually enriches the overall experience for me. Let's talk about how this fact got me to examine my own role as a critic, and try to find the good within the bad of Alan Wake!

Sorry this one is coming in a bit hot, I've had a very busy week and I need to get this up before the end of the month. I had a real good time writing this one though—as I talk about in the video, there's something fun about making an impassioned case for mechanical and systemic decisions some might call indefensible, and examining the role of the critic and all that. Hope that even if you disagree, you can still get a kick out of this video.

And don't worry—there are no spoilers for Alan Wake 2 here. I've not finished it myself so I am unbelievably excited to get back to it now this video is done!

Once again, thank you all so so much for your continued support. I really couldn't keep the channel going without you. I am immensely grateful. More videos coming very soon!

Thanks again,

Hamish 

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