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I absolutely loved the first one and I've been anticipating the sequel for years, so it was a no-brainer. The bundle with the first game brought it down 25%, so I pre-ordered even though I won't play it immediately. I'll probably start it just to check it out but right now my focus is on a certain other highly-anticipated sequel that I'm totally not playing a pirated copy of or anything. I would definitely never do something like that. Why do you ask?! Shut up, Ethan!!!

Alan Wake 2 This game might be my GOTY, which is insane given the games that have come out this year. It is exactly what I wanted when they announced a sequel to Alan Wake. It captures the ideas of the original, and updates them flawlessly. Gameplay is actually good now, the shift to full-on survival horror works perfectly, the story is incredibly well-done, everything just comes together in a marvelous whole. The game isn't perfect, obviously, but any complaints I have are minor nitpicks, overall they completely nailed it. Grade: A+