10 Beloved Video Games You Forgot Never Got Sequels
8. Alan Wake
Hyped up to be the Xbox 360s killer app in its early stages, Remedys Alan Wake suffered through a tumultuous development period that saw the game reinvented numerous times, eventually releasing as a massively scaled down version compared to the developers' hugely ambitious original idea. But that didn't stop it from being a fantastic game; part Twin Peaks and part every Stephen King novel ever made, Alan Wake blended a superb sense of atmosphere with spot-on shooting mechanics that resulted in a memorable - if not quite earth-shattering - Xbox 360 exclusive. Unfortunately, considering the hype surrounding it, there was never a chance that Alan Wake could ever live up to the lofty expectations that sky-rocketed during the games development. Although a good game, Remedys new IP wasn't the console-seller Microsoft thought it was going to be.
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