Alan Wake

If we could ignore the bugs and glitches, there's one thing we can say for certain - Alan Wake II is Remedy at the height of its powers. On a personal level, Remedy's games have meant a great deal to me, leading me down the halls of the Federal Bureau of Control time and time again, and to see its work refuse to dwindle with time is truly a sight to behold.

Though Alan Wake sometimes struggled to engage players with its repetitive gameplay, its sequel improves on every element that made the game compelling in the first place, and putting more control in the player's hands was perhaps the greatest thing that Remedy has ever done.