alan. he wakes

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Sure, the combat is repetitive as hell and clumsy. But why did this story and writing get such high praise when it came out? All the writing is rudimentary at best, and the plot is a mishmash of Twin Peaks fanfic that doesn't add up to anything. There are also some truly bad gameplay decisions (the birds are just awful, and the deadly puddles you have to stare at are even worse!).

I say this as someone who absolutely loved Max Payne 1 and 2, and I beat Control and thought it was pretty great overall, despite some flaws. Just baffled at how this got praise for it's pretty basic (and somewhat embarrassing) writing.