Gameplay - Camera Centering

[IROH]

Note: I have searched discussion board and know about the Camera Toggle - Default *TAB*

So far, the game has got me hooked - i'm curious to uncover the storyline and continue playing the game however, due to how the camera is centred, it affects the gameplay and stops me from enjoying the game quite abit.

The camera is centred so that Alan is leaning/facing to the left. So even though the camera is centred when you press W to walk forward you are always walking North West; and vice versa if you toggle the camera to the right. I am always constantly having to adjust the camera in order to walk in a straight line. In battle, this affects how I am able to fight the darkness and because i'm concentrating on moving the camera to centre it and make Alan move where I want to, I am unable to fully enjoy the surroundings, battle and exploring the town.

If it is possible and not that difficult of a task to enable a Toggle Centre camera option and have the camera in the middle so that he walks straight without leaning, within the next few patches that would be great.

Great game so far, I haven't played anything like it before. - And thanks for reading!

[It'sTobes]

Yeah, I found the camera angle at first very odd, and I couldn't understand why they made Alan Wake so offset from the centre. However, after about an hour of playing I was completely used to it, and like most games, you just need to give it time. I never experienced the camera angle affecting my combat negatively though.

[Hans Brotmeister]

Don't you walk in a straight line if you keep the flashlight in the center of the screen? I believe you just have to "ignore" Alan for that part.

[Reepsku]

I haven't tried it yet but I've heard you can get him centered by uping the fov slider all the way. I moved it up a bit just so he wasn't taking up as much of the screen and it helped alot.

[HunterKiller]

The camera is what's got me. Hard for me to get used to, I'm a lefty and it just seems awkward for me the way it's positioned.

[IROH]

@xTobyMc -
I've played it abit more now and I agree that it takes a while to get used to. I use the tab function to switch the camera mode if Alan is leaning too much to the left/right. Although I am abit more used to it, I would much prefer it to be centred and for it.

@Reeper, yeah i've made maxed out my FOV in the settings. It helped abit

@Hans - I think you do run straight when the flashlight's out. When you're exploring the town though and you are leaning and constantly having to reposition your mouse/camera or use the tab function it takes away most of the fun in exploring and admiring the gameplay.

@Hunter Killer - The tab function switches the camera from left to right. If you find Alan leaning too much one way try pressing tab. This is how I play now instead of constantly moving the mouse to realign the screen.

*Note: One of the very few games to make me jolt - That old lady in the veil is quite creepy.
GJ.