This is a reoccurring trend that started when remasters became more prominent. Video game journalism gets lost between the two “re’s” you mentioned so often. And now youtube comments
@@wabane9054 I don't see much difference on a 1080p display, but thats youtube compression and I believe that in 4K the difference will be bigger. And don't forget about PS-gamers who can't buy the original game.
LOL the new face does look very intense but as someone who hasn't played the original in a while now the new face somehow looks more normal since he now looks more like the actor and it was always weird to me that the original face didn't really resemble the card board cut out of himself and the live action stuff on tv.
A lot of people bitched back then about the game having some pretty overt product placements. IIRC there were Verizon billboards and probably some other branding. But I actually really liked that kind of stuff. It seems shameless but it actually makes the world feel more real.
In the OG scene where Alan is writing at this desk, in the original the mountain is a literal triangle in the background. It's a more rounded shape now. Also, lots of angular props have been redone. Things like overhead lights that were visibly polygonal are nice and smooth now. Cars have more rounded rear view mirrors, stuff like that. But it seems to preserve the original art style for the most part. It's not as fancy as some remasters, but being willing to spend a bit more to clean up assets is really good.
I agree with you for the most part, but you say "It's not as fancy as some remasters". Can you give an example? I've played a LOT of remasters and, honestly, they all look the same. Original game + resolution.
@@icantthinkofagoodusername4464 great example. I've just watched the comparisons, and you are right about Halo 2: Anniversary being the "high end of what a remaster can be". Yet, I still believe that we will see some changes for the good in Alan Wake Remastered. Not as drastic, but nevertheless. At least the developers tried to make it satisfactory by today's stanadards, while preserving the original atmosphere, unlike Rockstar Games with their horrible ports that they call "remasters" with only more bugs and glitches.
@@theShoop Don’t get me wrong, I think Alan Wake Remastered looks like it’s going to bring a lot more to the table than the average remaster. They might not be running an entirely new graphics engine over the top of the original like H2A does, but the effort that must go into implementing the new high-poly character models that require new rigs for facial animation, along with brand new motion capture for each character, into an old engine from 2010 not designed for them is astounding. The Remaster is seemingly mostly outsourced to a smaller company experienced in remasters and assisting other devs as a support studio, but lead staff from Remedy that worked on Alan Wake seem to be overseeing the remaster so there shouldn’t be any issues with keeping the artistic intentions of the original intact. The only issue I have is with differences in the colour palette and depth of field. It seems darkened areas in shadows look more bleached out than the original, while brighter colours are more vibrant in a way that messes with the moody atmosphere. Over all it shifts away from the greys of the original in night scenes and instead has a blue tint. I get that a lot of that lack of vibrance in the original could be due to limitations of the time but it added to that atmosphere and kept everything looking visually coherent/consistent. Meanwhile, depth of field seems heavily toned down, making certain shots feel a bit more visually noisy and over all damaging the cinematic feel of scenes. That said, I can fix the colour issue myself with Reshade on PC, and in general what’s on offer seems worth those slight flaws.
@@icantthinkofagoodusername4464 Halo 2 anniversary is also the best example of how a remaster can ruin the original art style of a game, same with Halo CE anniversary, both were so bright and shiny.
@@thedarkmaster4202 ah yes a remaster for a game PS has never gotten before.. blyme what a tragic shame.also I know you’re a troll but why you sound like a stoned kingdom hearts character with that name
They changed Alan's face. They now made it look more like the model actor whereas before they didn't get a 1:1 facial representation, which gave Alan a more unique look.
@@WeirdLuigi yeah but I kinda liked how he looked before. It gave a different vibe. As if he was "the writer who's struggling" now it feels like he's "The main character" so to say. I dunno. It's good but maybe it's just because I'm so used to his old look.
Dude have you played the original game at all? Alan looked fucking retarded in cutscenes, this new model brings the face a lot closer to the actor that alan face was based on.
@@33layersandyoustillnotthere I’ve played the original 3 times. Once last week. I remember and can see with my own eyes how he looks. The original animation wasn’t good and the model wasn’t great but the new one is really really bad. Haven’t seen any lip synching yet so hopefully that’s decent
In fact it was released for the first time on Xbox 360 and runned at a crappy 720p 30 fps. The experience was awful, however, then it was launched on PC and we could play it for the first time as it deserves
@@adrianp346915 Although the combat was innovative, I think it is the writing and atmosphere of Alan Wake that makes it so great, so I don't see any issue with 720p 30fps. However, it was nice that Remedy made some additions to the PC version, but that doesn't make the Xbox version bad.
@TiTLasagna Exactly! He's literally modeled after the actor who plays him and his expressions fit the context of the scenes. It's a vast improvement over the virtually expressionless Alan of the original, imo.
While I've no doubt they've improved technical aspects of the game (textures) and hopefully sorted the stupid dodge mechanic, I prefer the aesthetic of the original. The intro cutscene looks too "warm". The softened visuals added to the dream-like quality the game possesses. I mean, it's still Alan Wake and if it means we get a fully fledged sequel I'm all for it. I loved the original, American Nightmare was fun and the Easter Eggs in Control (a surprisingly good game itself) were fantastic.
@@B550-o2r Reading comprehension clearly isn't your strength, use your eyes then engage your brain. The visuals are clearly different. Also there was no emotive language in my comment, I presume that you're American hence of limited intelligence.
Yeah - it looks like some of the fog has been removed, and for some reason the filters have been adjusted in some scenes. Likely becuase they can manage more draw distance now and the fog isn't necessary, but changing the filters on some scenes is a puzzle to me. I see where you are coming from - the opening shots look more 'real', but less dreamlike. Overall I'd say it's still an improvement for me - the textures look a lot better and retain the spirit of the original - but its not quite a perfect remaster. (I'm still buying it though ;) )
Interesting... I was a bit underwhelmed when I saw the trailer, but now I can see big changes. A good remaster is the one that makes the game look like you remember. In that sense, In my brain AW always looked like the remaster, I totally fogot how low-poly it was. Guess It will be a good remaster after all.
These remasters are only noticeable in consoles. If you played this on PC at the highest settings back the the day, the difference is completely negligible.
The X360 was known by the contrast of the screen, that work really well in dark games like this, now that kind of looks it's more pale in terms of personallity, in PC you should use reshade, but in PS4/5 won't look as charming as it was Seems like they took off the Energizer ads haha
The contrast was because they had to hide the low res graphics in shadows. Ads gone probably cause they lost their tie up with MS so they lost those real life adverts in the game. I know ppl hated the ads, but they made the game feel real to me.
@@roadhouseguy It's honestly why the shadows and color grading in the cutscenes of this game were so insane compared to the actual gameplay to compensate for the visuals
Remedy: "Let's announce this cool new remaster of a classic game that fans already love and it will bring Alan Wake to a whole new audience, especially those who weren't able to play it in the past and those who are interested in the character after playing Control. I'm sure absolutely nothing will go wrong. The RUclips commenters will be so happy!" **Cue reality**
Yea dude for sure. This big video game corporation remaking a game out of the goodness of their hearts and not at all for profit that they will bring in by changing some models.
The original game was a graphical and visual achievement. Consider that it was running at 960 x 544p by the time, with a huge anti alising effect countering the low res edges. The in-game visual effects regarding wind, illumination and rendering distance are insane, and you can tell that most of the tech performance was applied there, sacrificing the texture quality in many areas.
Yeah it looks like it could just work like this. Giving more audiences a chance to experience it is good. Was a bit odd to see the character models lacking in detail but then the price is great so I’ll give them my support. If rumors are true and this whole move spins a true next gen sequel in the works then I say let Alan Wake’s torch shine onto the page.
Well, so far looks very underwhelming. Yes, there're assets of a higher quality, but it doesn't really add anything meaningful to the presentation, does not refresh the look of the game in a good way. What's worse, the tone mapping of the game seems to be changed from greyish palette to brownish one, this is especially apparent on the shots 2:09 and 4:54. This just changes atmosphere and not for the better. :( Remasters like that are not needed.
@@CyborgSodaCollects it’s a video that was made to show the differences between the two versions of the game, of course we would critique the differences
Agree! Alan's original face and expressions looked way better in the original in my opinion. I think they were trying to make him resemble his face model, Illka Villi, more in the remaster, but it kinda looks like he's just mad all the time. Lol. He had way more expression in the original.
This feels more like an HD version instead of remastered?? Still really hyped though, I played it on my 360 back in the day, but now i have a PS4 so i am really happy to go back! Cheers
What are you talking about? Not only are the textures completely new but so are the character models. The faces are drastically different and seem to have slightly different animations. Most importantly though the lighting engine seems to have a complete overhaul. Given the games mechanics revolve around the lighting I think it'll look drastically different during gameplay. Also it seems to be in 60fps.
even tho remastered is sharper everywhere, original hasa1d more cinematic approach and I personally would like something like remaster + original, specifically the character alan wake itself
They completely changed to tint and color palette from the original. The side-by-side shot of Bright Falls says it all. The town used to look almost dream-like, unnerving, sickly feeling…and with the towering, foreboding mountain on the shadowy horizon, it sets an uneasy tone for the player…but now it looks like a cute, quaint tiny Northeast town I’d love to visit on vacation.
The game is still gorgeous on PC, butter smooth, but the video sequences were always awful. It looks like they've fixed the FMV's, lots of textures completely recreated, face models reworked, hair changed/updated, light system remade in some way. I feel like a "Remaster" should be built with the newest engine used by Remedy after "Control". Really, I just hope it lives up to the "Remaster" title!! I really enjoyed how the flashlight brought out bright colors on the original game, a shadowy tree would come to life under the light. Whatever lighting system they used seemed unique, in some way. It seems other games, even modern games, the dark is identical to the light areas. Light bouncing has made differences, lately. But, I liked the contrast between dark scenes and the bright flashlight. Hard to explain.
What you want is a remake, not a remaster - This is explicitly just a remaster, which just essentially updates the original with newer fancier stuff. Being rebuilt in a different engine entirely is a remake.
@@silentbobvg games have been remastered by moving it from Unreal 3 to Unreal 4.. This is a game from the same company. A remake is more like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, compared to the OG FF7. Mafia 1 "Definitive Edition" was considered a "Remake" and a "Remaster", since the original game was so old that high resolution textures wouldn't make much of a difference. The mechanics were too old. Who knows, Alan Wake Remastered may be in the newest engine.
@@LukeHimself Doesn't matter which engine it is in. A newer engine doesn't make a game magically look better, it mostly determines what you can do with the game and how you work with it. A remaster is a type of remake where you're only increasing the fidelity of the existing work. The AW remaster is still built on assets from the old game, with some assets being updated and improved. It is not a full remake.
The taken version of stucky doesnt seem to have the smoke / i always saw it as almost ink floating off his body like in the original? He looks way more like just a normal guy than a taken
Pre-ordered it for PS5 but its very strange that there is a PS5 and a PS4 version... what will be the difference between them? 30fps on ps4 and 60fps on ps5 or just higher resolution on ps5 or maybe only faster loading times on ps5 🧐
D3T remastered this game. They've remastered Shenmue 1&2 and Mafia 2. They weren't fantastic! Remasters especially in Mafia 2's case. But I think Remedy would never let them release a unpolished game. I think this will be good.
@Go Eagles Yeah. It wasn't phenomenal. But. At least it was Shenmue 1&2 on modern consoles and it wasn't a bad remaster. It just could of been a little bit more.
@Go Eagles I would blame SEGA for that. The thing about these contract studios is they will happily keep fixing bugs as long as the company will pay them to do it. But a lot of publishers cheap out. They outsource the remaster for the wrong reason. They want it done cheap. The best reason to outsource a remaster is to give the work to a team experienced with that kind of thing. That's what this appears to be. Money is no objection for Epic. So I don't see Remedy and Epic screwing over D3T the way SEGA and Take 2 did in this scenario.
@Go Eagles Yes. They did Mafia 2 also. But it was another case of 2k making them release it early. Well before it was ready for release. But I can say from what I've seen of Mafia 2 Remastered right now. It's in a good state and is quite stable and many of the bugs it had are gone. And if you were to play it on PS5 or Series X, it would definitely be fully locked fps wise. On PC it should be in a very good state also now.
@@1983Dave1983 That's the difference, RE2 was a remake. Dead Space will also be a remake. Remakes vary from changing the visuals entirely and altering some story aspects, or adding a whole lot of depth and altering the story entirely (ff7 remake). Remasters are slightly touching up textures, lighting, and models with keeping gameplay and the story the same. It's not gonna make a game look completely next gen and modern, but it makes it look good enough so you can enjoy the game in mdoern times.
@@1983Dave1983 RE2 and Dead Space are remakes. If you don't know the difference between Remaster and Remake, it's your fault for getting disappointed here.
I love the original game its one of my favourites so don't want to knock the remastered. The best I can say is that is looks slightly different rather than better. It was a good looking game when it released already though
The textures of the remastered version definetly looks better but pls but pls remedy keep it more darker !!! And why Alan looks so angry in all scenes?
This remaster is completely pointless on PC. Played the original just a few months ago with unlocked FOV and framerate and ultrawide resolution....it still plays and feels perfect despite being so old (but disable motion blur because it glitches with higher framerates). Remaster on PC makes sense only if they use a better engine and re-make the game.
Now that I have a platinum Control game, the connection to Alan Wake and the release for playstation is like a dream come true, can't wait to play it for the first time...
This reminds me of the Skyrim remastered version. Most people prefer that look over the older one, unlike me. Just like that game, the Alan Wake remaster looks too 'warm'. Just because they can, and they should, increase the texture quality doesn't mean that they should mess with the artistic aspects of the game. I prefer the cold blue-grayish look because it suits the game better.
They changed his face to more accurately look like Ilkka Villi, Alan Wakes visual actor. I don't mind it, it fixes the inconsistency. I question though how they originally failed to properly capture his face. It looks less like him then I remembered.
Less polygons? I dunno, but they missed by a long shot in the OG lol it's making everyone think it looks wrong that don't know what the actual actor looks like - even though the model in this isn't perfect for sure
@@tahitiplanderlinde8640 how would you look if your wife have been snatched from you and a dumb doctor tells you you are crazy and need to be in an asylum? Alan is ready to kick some gum and chew ass.
Better textures, improved polycount on models, improved shaders (water, fog, etc.), added decorative elements. But the faces are not necessarily better. The lighting, composition and blending in some occasions is worse: see 1:18, 1:22, 1:26. Gun and flashlight are controversial. All in all it's fine for an economic remaster.
How can you be so fucking blind my god, even on a smartphone you can see the difference. Not only the cutscenes have been completely redone, textures have been improved, lighting, color grading redone, models redone(lipsync probably aswell). This is exactly what a remaster is supposed to do, this is much more than most remasters actually do. Please guys dont be absolutes baboons that glance over the video and pay attention to detail instead of “original game =better”
I'm confused. The original is the xbox 360 i get that. What about the remastered, is itPC or a physical copy of the remastered edition played on the xbox series X?
The bump is resolution and framerate alone is huge for me. Considering I played the 360 version that ran at 540p at 30 fps. Looking foward to running through this gem again on PS5. The more folks that get to play this game the better
It looks good overall but the lighting on his face at a couple of the scenes look worser. Like there's a weird glow just around the eye or a big shadow patch at another.
well they at least remastered one of their gems and not the same flop titles, they realized it! this game was a bomb when it popped out, that atmosphere was catchy
I like what they did here for the most part. Color banding is less obvious now, this alone makes me want to play it again. Just little touches here and there. This game is already good even today.
Thank you guys! So glad the soundtrack is still available to buy at lossless quality too! This is an amazing score piece, I want to cry about it already lol
It's weird that in the remaster Alan's eyes and mouth are lighted but not his cheekbones, something that in the original looks way better. Hope they fix it along with the lipsync from the original
The Game looks much better. But after all these years i was expecting a remake, just like Resident Evil 2 and Dead Space. Alan Wake with controls graphics, and RT would be amazing.
This is a bit disappointing to me. Better color grading and texture mapping do not do that much to enhance the material. And, as is often the case in such generalized "fixing," some things actually look worse. I _love_ *Remedy* and what they did with *Alan Wake,* not to mention their masterpiece, *Control,* but I would have put aside this remaster and concentrated instead on a hybrid sequel, *Wake/Control.* I still hope _this_ project is in the works and actually rather far along.
Idk why It's 60fps lock in series x and 30fps in One X and One. I play it in a GTX 1070 and goes at 144fps locked (for my monitor), it's unaceptable, there's nothing better. It's exactly the same game. Should be running 120fps in Series X (better games do it) and 60 FPS in One.
PC master race will never be happy with anything. This remaster is only $30, you can't expect it to be a complete overhaul. The new Alan character model looks considerably more realistic and less constipated. People are complaining because the mountain had more geometric complexity...I can't make this shit up.
@@---pp7tq Well your argument is pretty invalid considering you can just keep playing the original and maybe even the sequel if you can stomach the changes that will inevitably be made. The game looks objectively better. This game was originally made on a console with 512mb of ram.
it has new faces and some new textures but nothing else. The OG game was already fucking free on EPIC store and cost a dime on Steam. Also the OG game came for free with Quantum Break tho.
Looks more like a Mass Effect type remaster than a COD4 remaster. Yeah its kinda lazy but then again I dont think they had the resources for it until Epic came along?
At 1:30 I feel the original actually looks more unique and movie-like whole the remaster makes it look more like a game. I dunno. Sometimes, remasters end up changing things that don't need to be changed.
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It annoys me that a lot of people don't know the difference between remasters and remakes.
Ikr, i'm so excited for this!
This is a reoccurring trend that started when remasters became more prominent. Video game journalism gets lost between the two “re’s” you mentioned so often. And now youtube comments
This is a remaster not a remake
Yeah but a remaster 11 years later is kinda useless, just buy the original game you won't almost see the difference
@@wabane9054 I don't see much difference on a 1080p display, but thats youtube compression and I believe that in 4K the difference will be bigger. And don't forget about PS-gamers who can't buy the original game.
01:18
Alan Wake on the left: "I'm worried and concerned..."
Alan Wake on the right: "Aight! Imma murder somebody!"
LOL the new face does look very intense but as someone who hasn't played the original in a while now the new face somehow looks more normal since he now looks more like the actor and it was always weird to me that the original face didn't really resemble the card board cut out of himself and the live action stuff on tv.
Energizer sponsorship on the flashlight is gone.. I dunno about this one.
Completely destroys the original experience smh
I definitely noticed that too. Bad move on their part. What other Energizer references did they remove?
A lot of people bitched back then about the game having some pretty overt product placements. IIRC there were Verizon billboards and probably some other branding. But I actually really liked that kind of stuff. It seems shameless but it actually makes the world feel more real.
I'm going to get but I'm keeping my 360 version
Looks like code geass rebuild when pizza hut sponsorship is gone :v
In the OG scene where Alan is writing at this desk, in the original the mountain is a literal triangle in the background. It's a more rounded shape now. Also, lots of angular props have been redone. Things like overhead lights that were visibly polygonal are nice and smooth now. Cars have more rounded rear view mirrors, stuff like that. But it seems to preserve the original art style for the most part. It's not as fancy as some remasters, but being willing to spend a bit more to clean up assets is really good.
I agree with you for the most part, but you say "It's not as fancy as some remasters".
Can you give an example? I've played a LOT of remasters and, honestly, they all look the same. Original game + resolution.
@@theShoop Halo 2: Anniversary. Not that anyone'd expect them to go that far, but that's the high end of what a remaster can be.
@@icantthinkofagoodusername4464 great example. I've just watched the comparisons, and you are right about Halo 2: Anniversary being the "high end of what a remaster can be".
Yet, I still believe that we will see some changes for the good in Alan Wake Remastered. Not as drastic, but nevertheless. At least the developers tried to make it satisfactory by today's stanadards, while preserving the original atmosphere, unlike Rockstar Games with their horrible ports that they call "remasters" with only more bugs and glitches.
@@theShoop Don’t get me wrong, I think Alan Wake Remastered looks like it’s going to bring a lot more to the table than the average remaster. They might not be running an entirely new graphics engine over the top of the original like H2A does, but the effort that must go into implementing the new high-poly character models that require new rigs for facial animation, along with brand new motion capture for each character, into an old engine from 2010 not designed for them is astounding. The Remaster is seemingly mostly outsourced to a smaller company experienced in remasters and assisting other devs as a support studio, but lead staff from Remedy that worked on Alan Wake seem to be overseeing the remaster so there shouldn’t be any issues with keeping the artistic intentions of the original intact.
The only issue I have is with differences in the colour palette and depth of field. It seems darkened areas in shadows look more bleached out than the original, while brighter colours are more vibrant in a way that messes with the moody atmosphere. Over all it shifts away from the greys of the original in night scenes and instead has a blue tint. I get that a lot of that lack of vibrance in the original could be due to limitations of the time but it added to that atmosphere and kept everything looking visually coherent/consistent. Meanwhile, depth of field seems heavily toned down, making certain shots feel a bit more visually noisy and over all damaging the cinematic feel of scenes.
That said, I can fix the colour issue myself with Reshade on PC, and in general what’s on offer seems worth those slight flaws.
@@icantthinkofagoodusername4464 Halo 2 anniversary is also the best example of how a remaster can ruin the original art style of a game, same with Halo CE anniversary, both were so bright and shiny.
Orignal still look good and i enjoyed the og one
Actually I don't see the improvement in the remastered version
@@jackwang9718 you blind. Setting both of game on 2k and play on PC's monitor and you will see huge different.
@@chirstnguyen546 They messed up the faces tho
Alan's face in AW remastered looks like Tim Roth.
Cool 11 Jahre altes spiel
It's based on the actor who plays Alan in the live action segments Ilkka Villi
I’m just happy to replay this game on my PlayStation. About damn time
Remastertation loll
@@thedarkmaster4202 ah yes a remaster for a game PS has never gotten before.. blyme what a tragic shame.also I know you’re a troll but why you sound like a stoned kingdom hearts character with that name
Hahaha
They changed Alan's face. They now made it look more like the model actor whereas before they didn't get a 1:1 facial representation, which gave Alan a more unique look.
The change isn't massive so I can live with it
@@WeirdLuigi yeah but I kinda liked how he looked before. It gave a different vibe. As if he was "the writer who's struggling" now it feels like he's "The main character" so to say. I dunno. It's good but maybe it's just because I'm so used to his old look.
I think they did this because on AW2 there will be a motion capture of the actor,just like they did with Courtney hope in Control
The soundtracks of this game are the best sountracks I've heard :)
Am I the only one who thinks the faces look so much more natural in the original? This seems like a step backward??
Alan looks weird.
I completely agree 👍
Everyone always says this about every remaster but for me the remaster looks amazing and much better than the original
Dude have you played the original game at all? Alan looked fucking retarded in cutscenes, this new model brings the face a lot closer to the actor that alan face was based on.
@@33layersandyoustillnotthere I’ve played the original 3 times. Once last week. I remember and can see with my own eyes how he looks. The original animation wasn’t good and the model wasn’t great but the new one is really really bad. Haven’t seen any lip synching yet so hopefully that’s decent
This remaster look more like it belonged in the last generation (PS4/Xbox One). Luckily, the game is a masterpiece.
In fact it was released for the first time on Xbox 360 and runned at a crappy 720p 30 fps. The experience was awful, however, then it was launched on PC and we could play it for the first time as it deserves
@@adrianp346915 Although the combat was innovative, I think it is the writing and atmosphere of Alan Wake that makes it so great, so I don't see any issue with 720p 30fps. However, it was nice that Remedy made some additions to the PC version, but that doesn't make the Xbox version bad.
it was one of the last games on 360, that´s why the experience was so far better on pc especially on a 120hz monitor which was my case
Alan doesn't look anymore sympathetic. More likes a angry detective.
Yes and i don't like it so much this. But.. i have to try it before say for sure
Alan Payne
@TiTLasagna Exactly! He's literally modeled after the actor who plays him and his expressions fit the context of the scenes. It's a vast improvement over the virtually expressionless Alan of the original, imo.
While I've no doubt they've improved technical aspects of the game (textures) and hopefully sorted the stupid dodge mechanic, I prefer the aesthetic of the original. The intro cutscene looks too "warm". The softened visuals added to the dream-like quality the game possesses. I mean, it's still Alan Wake and if it means we get a fully fledged sequel I'm all for it. I loved the original, American Nightmare was fun and the Easter Eggs in Control (a surprisingly good game itself) were fantastic.
" its not how i remember it, that offends my nostalgia and thats BAD AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED, MY FEELINGS MATTER SNIFF SNIFF.
@@B550-o2r Reading comprehension clearly isn't your strength, use your eyes then engage your brain. The visuals are clearly different. Also there was no emotive language in my comment, I presume that you're American hence of limited intelligence.
Yeah - it looks like some of the fog has been removed, and for some reason the filters have been adjusted in some scenes. Likely becuase they can manage more draw distance now and the fog isn't necessary, but changing the filters on some scenes is a puzzle to me. I see where you are coming from - the opening shots look more 'real', but less dreamlike. Overall I'd say it's still an improvement for me - the textures look a lot better and retain the spirit of the original - but its not quite a perfect remaster. (I'm still buying it though ;) )
hmm why did they change the flashlight at 1:28, was it maybe a promotional product before or diff flashlights u can find?
How many times I should hear "Welcome To Bright Falls"?! I cried so hard to this song!
Interesting... I was a bit underwhelmed when I saw the trailer, but now I can see big changes.
A good remaster is the one that makes the game look like you remember.
In that sense, In my brain AW always looked like the remaster, I totally fogot how low-poly it was.
Guess It will be a good remaster after all.
These remasters are only noticeable in consoles. If you played this on PC at the highest settings back the the day, the difference is completely negligible.
For the darker scenes, kinda prefer the old look (as far as color grading), stoked to see the end result though, I still crush this game once a year
The X360 was known by the contrast of the screen, that work really well in dark games like this, now that kind of looks it's more pale in terms of personallity, in PC you should use reshade, but in PS4/5 won't look as charming as it was
Seems like they took off the Energizer ads haha
The contrast was because they had to hide the low res graphics in shadows. Ads gone probably cause they lost their tie up with MS so they lost those real life adverts in the game. I know ppl hated the ads, but they made the game feel real to me.
@@EthanRom ah yes that was quite famous about the shadows to hide low res details due to time, budget and hardware.
@@roadhouseguy It's honestly why the shadows and color grading in the cutscenes of this game were so insane compared to the actual gameplay to compensate for the visuals
Remedy: "Let's announce this cool new remaster of a classic game that fans already love and it will bring Alan Wake to a whole new audience, especially those who weren't able to play it in the past and those who are interested in the character after playing Control. I'm sure absolutely nothing will go wrong. The RUclips commenters will be so happy!"
**Cue reality**
Yea dude for sure. This big video game corporation remaking a game out of the goodness of their hearts and not at all for profit that they will bring in by changing some models.
Looks like a proper remaster with both improved lighting, textures and model detail. More than I expected!
The original game was a graphical and visual achievement.
Consider that it was running at 960 x 544p by the time, with a huge anti alising effect countering the low res edges.
The in-game visual effects regarding wind, illumination and rendering distance are insane, and you can tell that most of the tech performance was applied there, sacrificing the texture quality in many areas.
it was not 720p ?!
I was honestly thinking there would be a fresher look using the Control engine. It still looks 2010 with upres and lighting but I’ll take it.
That's because it's based on the original engine. It won't even have Ray Tracing.
"looks 2010 with upres and lighting "
Well, that's actually exactly what it is.
i wouldnt mind the gameplay is still the same not a max payne style
@@Stickend the description on the store lists ray tracing
Yeah it looks like it could just work like this. Giving more audiences a chance to experience it is good. Was a bit odd to see the character models lacking in detail but then the price is great so I’ll give them my support. If rumors are true and this whole move spins a true next gen sequel in the works then I say let Alan Wake’s torch shine onto the page.
Came for a video, but stayed for the music.
Well, so far looks very underwhelming. Yes, there're assets of a higher quality, but it doesn't really add anything meaningful to the presentation, does not refresh the look of the game in a good way. What's worse, the tone mapping of the game seems to be changed from greyish palette to brownish one, this is especially apparent on the shots 2:09 and 4:54. This just changes atmosphere and not for the better. :( Remasters like that are not needed.
BS.
You do realize this is a trailer and not actually direct gameplay.
@@CyborgSodaCollects it’s a video that was made to show the differences between the two versions of the game, of course we would critique the differences
@@VagueNaming it's still a trailer. Which could be doctored trip give a different look than the final game.
5:07 Just look at Alan's eyes and tell me you see the difference. How expressive they were!
Agree! Alan's original face and expressions looked way better in the original in my opinion. I think they were trying to make him resemble his face model, Illka Villi, more in the remaster, but it kinda looks like he's just mad all the time. Lol. He had way more expression in the original.
bad design for sure
3:00 Omg they've changed his face.. 😱😱
Alan hasnt aged a day, still looks like the first time I saw him on the Xbox. How does he do that ?
This feels more like an HD version instead of remastered?? Still really hyped though, I played it on my 360 back in the day, but now i have a PS4 so i am really happy to go back! Cheers
What are you talking about? Not only are the textures completely new but so are the character models. The faces are drastically different and seem to have slightly different animations. Most importantly though the lighting engine seems to have a complete overhaul. Given the games mechanics revolve around the lighting I think it'll look drastically different during gameplay. Also it seems to be in 60fps.
For me it is a true remaster. Not a HD Remaster.
@@PleasantLeech And i am sure you are correct there mate. Don’t get me wrong, I love this game and Remedy, i am really excited nonetheless.
The graphics are remade, not your average HD remastered
even tho remastered is sharper everywhere, original hasa1d more cinematic approach and I personally would like something like remaster + original, specifically the character alan wake itself
They completely changed to tint and color palette from the original. The side-by-side shot of Bright Falls says it all. The town used to look almost dream-like, unnerving, sickly feeling…and with the towering, foreboding mountain on the shadowy horizon, it sets an uneasy tone for the player…but now it looks like a cute, quaint tiny Northeast town I’d love to visit on vacation.
Meh. I’ll take the improved lighting and contrast over a tinge of colour that only affects a few scenes.
Different doesn't mean worse.
The game is still gorgeous on PC, butter smooth, but the video sequences were always awful.
It looks like they've fixed the FMV's, lots of textures completely recreated, face models reworked, hair changed/updated, light system remade in some way.
I feel like a "Remaster" should be built with the newest engine used by Remedy after "Control". Really, I just hope it lives up to the "Remaster" title!!
I really enjoyed how the flashlight brought out bright colors on the original game, a shadowy tree would come to life under the light. Whatever lighting system they used seemed unique, in some way.
It seems other games, even modern games, the dark is identical to the light areas. Light bouncing has made differences, lately. But, I liked the contrast between dark scenes and the bright flashlight. Hard to explain.
What you want is a remake, not a remaster - This is explicitly just a remaster, which just essentially updates the original with newer fancier stuff. Being rebuilt in a different engine entirely is a remake.
@@silentbobvg games have been remastered by moving it from Unreal 3 to Unreal 4.. This is a game from the same company.
A remake is more like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, compared to the OG FF7.
Mafia 1 "Definitive Edition" was considered a "Remake" and a "Remaster", since the original game was so old that high resolution textures wouldn't make much of a difference. The mechanics were too old.
Who knows, Alan Wake Remastered may be in the newest engine.
@@LukeHimself Doesn't matter which engine it is in. A newer engine doesn't make a game magically look better, it mostly determines what you can do with the game and how you work with it. A remaster is a type of remake where you're only increasing the fidelity of the existing work. The AW remaster is still built on assets from the old game, with some assets being updated and improved. It is not a full remake.
@@CanIHasThisName You stated the obvious, and already understood.
@@CanIHasThisName I like how you’re forgetting about the crash and Spyro remasters
The taken version of stucky doesnt seem to have the smoke / i always saw it as almost ink floating off his body like in the original? He looks way more like just a normal guy than a taken
Damn you're quick!
Pre-ordered it for PS5 but its very strange that there is a PS5 and a PS4 version... what will be the difference between them? 30fps on ps4 and 60fps on ps5 or just higher resolution on ps5 or maybe only faster loading times on ps5 🧐
Alan Wake now looks more like the one in Control
1:17 what the hell hapened here???
Why do I prefer the original still? Oh well, at least my PlayStation friends can have a go at it.
I'm with you. His new look makes him seem like a different character huh. Also some of the shades looked better before. In my opinion.
D3T remastered this game. They've remastered Shenmue 1&2 and Mafia 2. They weren't fantastic! Remasters especially in Mafia 2's case. But I think Remedy would never let them release a unpolished game. I think this will be good.
@Go Eagles Yeah. It wasn't phenomenal. But. At least it was Shenmue 1&2 on modern consoles and it wasn't a bad remaster. It just could of been a little bit more.
@Go Eagles I would blame SEGA for that. The thing about these contract studios is they will happily keep fixing bugs as long as the company will pay them to do it. But a lot of publishers cheap out. They outsource the remaster for the wrong reason. They want it done cheap. The best reason to outsource a remaster is to give the work to a team experienced with that kind of thing. That's what this appears to be. Money is no objection for Epic. So I don't see Remedy and Epic screwing over D3T the way SEGA and Take 2 did in this scenario.
@Go Eagles Yes. They did Mafia 2 also. But it was another case of 2k making them release it early. Well before it was ready for release. But I can say from what I've seen of Mafia 2 Remastered right now. It's in a good state and is quite stable and many of the bugs it had are gone. And if you were to play it on PS5 or Series X, it would definitely be fully locked fps wise. On PC it should be in a very good state also now.
Loving the update Alan model, looks like the actor now! I'm sure this is because AW2 they will be the same.
Guys, it's a remaster, not a remake. It's just crispier with slight changes here and there, nothing more
Some people going crazy. RE2 set the standard for remasters. Let's see what Dead Space can do 😁
@@1983Dave1983 That's the difference, RE2 was a remake. Dead Space will also be a remake. Remakes vary from changing the visuals entirely and altering some story aspects, or adding a whole lot of depth and altering the story entirely (ff7 remake). Remasters are slightly touching up textures, lighting, and models with keeping gameplay and the story the same. It's not gonna make a game look completely next gen and modern, but it makes it look good enough so you can enjoy the game in mdoern times.
@@1983Dave1983 RE2 and Dead Space are remakes. If you don't know the difference between Remaster and Remake, it's your fault for getting disappointed here.
@@sheikhmohanlal3744 I do. Remaster is basically a touch up, remaster is made more from scratch.
I love the original game its one of my favourites so don't want to knock the remastered. The best I can say is that is looks slightly different rather than better. It was a good looking game when it released already though
The textures of the remastered version definetly looks better but pls
but pls remedy keep it more darker !!! And why Alan looks so angry in all scenes?
One of the best games ever made!!
They improved shadows, textures, facial expression, draw distance, limbs and hands positioning, for remastered version is solid work.
This remaster is completely pointless on PC. Played the original just a few months ago with unlocked FOV and framerate and ultrawide resolution....it still plays and feels perfect despite being so old (but disable motion blur because it glitches with higher framerates). Remaster on PC makes sense only if they use a better engine and re-make the game.
A remaster of this game without raytracing is a travesty considering how important light is.
nice video my friend 👍👍👍
Now that I have a platinum Control game, the connection to Alan Wake and the release for playstation is like a dream come true, can't wait to play it for the first time...
This reminds me of the Skyrim remastered version. Most people prefer that look over the older one, unlike me. Just like that game, the Alan Wake remaster looks too 'warm'. Just because they can, and they should, increase the texture quality doesn't mean that they should mess with the artistic aspects of the game. I prefer the cold blue-grayish look because it suits the game better.
They changed his face to more accurately look like Ilkka Villi, Alan Wakes visual actor. I don't mind it, it fixes the inconsistency. I question though how they originally failed to properly capture his face. It looks less like him then I remembered.
Less polygons? I dunno, but they missed by a long shot in the OG lol it's making everyone think it looks wrong that don't know what the actual actor looks like - even though the model in this isn't perfect for sure
i played the original in a home cinema.. a wonderfull experiencie
And here i go complete the game for the fourth time!!!!!
wtf happened to Alan's face?!
It was remade to look more like the actor, Ilkka Villi, who is the facial and body model (and motion capture, mostly) for Alan.
@@cregerbot8217 But he looked pissed off.
@@tahitiplanderlinde8640 how would you look if your wife have been snatched from you and a dumb doctor tells you you are crazy and need to be in an asylum? Alan is ready to kick some gum and chew ass.
@@33layersandyoustillnotthere like everytime he look grumpy while his with alice and safe.
@@cregerbot8217 people are really tripping about the updated character model. It looks much improved over the original.
Better textures, improved polycount on models, improved shaders (water, fog, etc.), added decorative elements. But the faces are not necessarily better. The lighting, composition and blending in some occasions is worse: see 1:18, 1:22, 1:26. Gun and flashlight are controversial.
All in all it's fine for an economic remaster.
As with every remaster, it's just an HD polish and touch up to the colour palette. I don't see any reason to buy this game again.
How can you be so fucking blind my god, even on a smartphone you can see the difference. Not only the cutscenes have been completely redone, textures have been improved, lighting, color grading redone, models redone(lipsync probably aswell). This is exactly what a remaster is supposed to do, this is much more than most remasters actually do. Please guys dont be absolutes baboons that glance over the video and pay attention to detail instead of “original game =better”
@@33layersandyoustillnotthere yep, its still a remastered overall but graphically its a remake
Mikel Arteta after sack from Arsenal.
I'm confused. The original is the xbox 360 i get that. What about the remastered, is itPC or a physical copy of the remastered edition played on the xbox series X?
The bump is resolution and framerate alone is huge for me. Considering I played the 360 version that ran at 540p at 30 fps. Looking foward to running through this gem again on PS5.
The more folks that get to play this game the better
720p,30fps fanboy
What are you really charging for that
25$
Nice comparison. The Light looks a lot better than in the original. 👍
I'm not complaining, but I feel like this wasn't really necessary
It looks good overall but the lighting on his face at a couple of the scenes look worser. Like there's a weird glow just around the eye or a big shadow patch at another.
its offical, they fooling you to buy the same game twice
with unlocked fps is like another game
1:30 Energizer light suppression ??? No sponsor
Overall it looks better, but I think the Alan's face looks worse in the remaster.
i'd love a remake, at least now we can play on playstation
it's not a remake
@@qvt5935 lol?
@@jaimeorellana5791 a remake is making a brand new game this is just enhancing the original
@@WeirdLuigi maybe i don't expressed right, i'm not a native English speaker, i know it's not a remake, would love it tho.
@@jaimeorellana5791 its ok
well they at least remastered one of their gems and not the same flop titles, they realized it! this game was a bomb when it popped out, that atmosphere was catchy
@TiTLasagna i didn't meant alan wake's brand, remedy, i meant, in general, between all titles, someone picked up a right one worth of a remake
Well the original version was an Xbox 360 port so we're getting a upgrade to actual 4K graphics
I like what they did here for the most part. Color banding is less obvious now, this alone makes me want to play it again. Just little touches here and there. This game is already good even today.
Is the music used for this video part of the game? Never played this before and always wanted to.
Yes it is:)
Yep it has an amazing soundtrack imo!
Thank you guys! So glad the soundtrack is still available to buy at lossless quality too! This is an amazing score piece, I want to cry about it already lol
One thing I noticed is that models are so much better!
Loved it when I played it on the 360 will be playing it again soon perfect October game.
3:02 on remastered version he looks pissed as FUCK XD
I hope alan wake 2 comes out after this.
Anyone else think his face looks worse in the remaster?
It's weird that in the remaster Alan's eyes and mouth are lighted but not his cheekbones, something that in the original looks way better. Hope they fix it along with the lipsync from the original
Much better lightning and textures. Also Wake finally looks like he is supposed to
i am so happy to play this game again on PS5.
The Game looks much better. But after all these years i was expecting a remake, just like Resident Evil 2 and Dead Space. Alan Wake with controls graphics, and RT would be amazing.
My first game on pc, lot's of memories ❤️
very helpful video, thank you
Another example of how a remastered game can loose it's atmosphere...
They are a french game called: « jeu des sept erreurs »… it’s like that…
This is a bit disappointing to me. Better color grading and texture mapping do not do that much to enhance the material. And, as is often the case in such generalized "fixing," some things actually look worse. I _love_ *Remedy* and what they did with *Alan Wake,* not to mention their masterpiece, *Control,* but I would have put aside this remaster and concentrated instead on a hybrid sequel, *Wake/Control.* I still hope _this_ project is in the works and actually rather far along.
At least they are not charging 70$
*No more Energizer flashlight !!!!
😱 Take my money
Idk why It's 60fps lock in series x and 30fps in One X and One.
I play it in a GTX 1070 and goes at 144fps locked (for my monitor), it's unaceptable, there's nothing better. It's exactly the same game. Should be running 120fps in Series X (better games do it) and 60 FPS in One.
Blame those shitty jaguar cores
PC master race will never be happy with anything. This remaster is only $30, you can't expect it to be a complete overhaul. The new Alan character model looks considerably more realistic and less constipated.
People are complaining because the mountain had more geometric complexity...I can't make this shit up.
Yep. I did like old mountains.
And 30$ was still a charge for completely new game on PC no more than 9 years ago. So we will complain.
@@---pp7tq Well your argument is pretty invalid considering you can just keep playing the original and maybe even the sequel if you can stomach the changes that will inevitably be made. The game looks objectively better. This game was originally made on a console with 512mb of ram.
it has new faces and some new textures but nothing else. The OG game was already fucking free on EPIC store and cost a dime on Steam. Also the OG game came for free with Quantum Break tho.
Definitely helps that it’s on PlayStation now
wow incredible,
NOW I WANT A REMAKE OF MAX PAYNE!!!!!
RIP Energizer flashlight
One of my alltime favorites now look a little, little bit better. Waiting for Alan Wake 2
need a remake next gen not a remaster
remedy confirmed a sequel no remake
it already holds up
This game would be perfect for showing off raytracing effects but I doubt they use any of it unfortunately
It looks “better” but it kinda looks like shit for today’s standard. Maybe it’s just the trailer.
Looks more like a Mass Effect type remaster than a COD4 remaster. Yeah its kinda lazy but then again I dont think they had the resources for it until Epic came along?
@@smoothie01 Lazy? Do you understand a difference between "remake" and "remaster"? COD4 was a remake.
I have no idea why they've decided to change hero's face but now I barely recognize him, what is not good for me
He now looks like his face model
This music... is... MAGIC.... :)
New Alan looks like a sneaky rat
a remaster is onl a bump in graphic textures and some post-processing graphic enhancments, nothing more.
And by the look of it, it's mild
At 1:30 I feel the original actually looks more unique and movie-like whole the remaster makes it look more like a game. I dunno. Sometimes, remasters end up changing things that don't need to be changed.
I wonder how the remaster would go if the guy who voiced Chris Redfield in resident evil 5 and 6 would go...