We played the hell out of the original Alan Wake on Xbox 360, so I knew I would eventually bite down on Alan Wake Remastered for Xbox Series X. It's both better and worse than I remember it. The graphics are significantly upgraded, though they sometimes still fall into uncanny valley territory (which I guess sorta works for this story?!). Movement is janky, so you'll be bouncing around and then suddenly reorient into a prerendered scene, or fall off the world instead of vaulting a fence.
Still, it's fun, has a great story, and the combat mechanics are solid:
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