“My name is Alan Wake. I’m a writer.” A great way to introduce the protagonist, sure saw the trailer and this game being horror one. My first horror game. I tend to avoid horror games, cause I’m unsure how scared I’ll be, depends on how I perform Outlast later. Playing on PS4 means yeah… 30 FPS

Episode 1 - Nightmare: Beautiful graphics and scenery of Bright Falls town. A lovely daytime, wondered how beautiful it would be at nighttime then.

Damn, Alice gone, his one week memory gone, his car gone, and his sweet vacation gone. All that’s left is a flashlight, and the anomaly of the Dark Presence and the Taken.

The character voices are low, but the goddamn jumpscare tone is so loud… Also, I absolutely hate that they throw axes like how does another axe respawn… Coffee Thermos feel like a collection, I thought it was currency for this game.

I also hate the swift fog everytime, indicating huge waves of Taken. Flare gun saves the day though. The ending got twisted though, the cabin was never there at all.

Episode 2 - Taken: Yeah, I understand that none of the people would believe in his story of darkness. And how did the kidnapper have Alice in the first place, didn’t she drown in the lake there?

Bro left his best friend, Barry, at a cabin and went on his own. New enemies, big dudes with axe now, definitely had to use some batteries to continuously charge at them. Flare comes in hand as well, if lots of mob are charging at you.

After finally finding the kidnapper, the first thing he does is not letting Wake use the goddamn gun. “Give me the goddamn gun!” This line will forever remain in my head😂😂 Had he given the gun, I wouldn’t have died a few times.

What kinda exchange is this? Get his wife for the manuscript pages. About those things, they sure give early spoilers and kinda destroy my hype for the story.

Good jon in believing Wake this time though, Barry. Again another twist, Rose being corrupted by the Dark Presence.

Episode 3 - Ransom: So the trap was to make Wake write the manuscript, but not possible cause we’re escaping. Holy asshole of Agent Nightingale, doesn’t even call him by his name, he should get fired immediately from his job.

Holy shit, now the objects are also danger material??

This has to be the longest episode as well, cause first half is just escaping the police and second half is meeting the kidnapper again in that farmlands, Lover’s Peak to be precise. Now shadow birds are here as well, only formula being flare gun, flares, or just charge flashlight at them when they are about to dash at you.

Turns out the kidnapper never had Alice in the beginning, it was all manipulation by the Dark Presence. Well, he dived into the lake then getting saved by Hartman.

Episode 4 - The Truth: You can’t clearly brainwash Wake by directly telling him his wife is dead. The Anderson brothers really give chad vibes. I definitely scanned the QR code in his room, and has cutscenes as well. I don’t think they are really that mentally unstable. Barry comes to the rescue, and it’s such a stormy night.

I hate that the locks get stuck and rusty at important times, just open it Barry!! Man, now I feel less scared that Barry is there aside to assist. Chainsaw guys, tractors, and lights bursting out… And HAHA, the grand concert party was awesome even though I died twice cause I keep forgetting to use the flare gun!!

But the reward was worth it as the final cutscene really revealed everything. Wake wrote the manuscript in that one week, Thomas Zane saved him, to find Cynthia Weaver for the final solution.

But alas, the jerk Nightingale had to be there to arrest Wake and Barry. Already got spoiled about it in the pages.

Episode 5 - The Clicker: Well, serves the jerk for not reading the manuscript properly. Sarah joins the party, she’s already used to the darkness already, better assist than Barry, sorry dude.

Some big dude keeps attacking me three times during that locked door incident. Barry really got better equipment than Wake’s.

After finally finding Cynthia Weaver, now to reach the top part of the dam, bridges keep collapsing and I keep falling under it. Now that’s everything is settled, the Clicker his mom gave him in childhood is the final weapon for this mess, to banish the witch (Barbara).

Episode 6 - Departure: Very fitting episode name, seems to be the final episode and walkthrough of the story. Damn, from daytime to instant night, what’s wrong with Bright Falls?

Since I played on Normal difficulty, I got lots of loot, especially flares and flashbangs (so goated), shotgun feels better cause fire rate 📈📈…

I actually got killed by birds for the first time lol… After all this journey, I got 100% confidence and not scared at all, maybe cause I’m used to it now. All is well, and now for the final part-

Yeah, that realm with hodgepodge of words. By seeing thermos, I already understood what I had to cook.

And now for the ending, the Dark Presence is destroyed and Alan Wake has to write the ending. No idea what ending he wrote though, but that did save Alice, but… where is he then? Is he not with her, is he stuck in that cabin realm? People are enjoying the Deerfest in the town, but I don’t even see Barry, Sarah and Cynthia.

And his final line about Cauldron Lake “It’s not a lake, it’s an ocean.” And badummzz… The end…

Took me about 17 hours of gameplay for this (2+2+4+3+3+3). Good thing the last few manuscripts didn’t spoil the story.

I don’t have PS5 and I don’t have PC, so I can’t play Alan Wake 2, it’s sure is being hyped. Great story, great characters, quite enjoyed it nonetheless.

I remember watching the gameplay of this series by ZackScottGames on YouTube and now here I am, playing it…

Easter Eggs are great as well, to remember the retro versions… I forgot what the lever looked like , lol…

This is the first time I’m seeing like this so go easy on me, redditors…

Edit: Alr, so the first one is for installing the data, and the second one is meant for playing the game.

I ACTUALLY GOT MLB TACHYON AND 3LB HELLO!🔥🔥🔥

Also what are your future pull plans?

Yeah, on PS4, through physical disc of Metro Redux I had 5 years ago. One of my elder sister’s friends recommended me to buy this game and enjoy it.

Although I don’t have Metro Exodus, I’m hunting for it’s discount in Playstation Store.

I like to shout ARTYOM!! everytime some other characters call him like that, like you know the situation is almost cooked.

Yeah, I know Metro 2039 is coming, but as PS4 haver and no PC haver, this is frustrating.

Bro, Hanako (he knew after that Yashiro body-switch lol), Yashiro and Kou, even I was also thinking that Aoi (girl) could be one of the three Time Keepers, but it was DEFINITELY AOI (boy though, which is a bigger surprise).

I thought Hanako didn’t want her to touch Yashiro just because of old age, but oh lord, the prophesied death is here. Also, Kou be looking so fine. Who hotter then, adult him or current Teru?

BLUSHY-BLUSHIE HANAKO IS IN THE BATHROOM!🔥🔥

Summer Festival’s done, short visit to Amane’s past done, Candy-pocalypse done, Mitsuba’s hunt for friends done and then…

Instant world change, the blue hue background really defined the changed scenery, with Amane and Mitsuba as humans and actual classmates this time.

Even though this arc could have been short, the writing was pretty much well done, and explained the what-if scenario here.

Thought Wonder No. 4 Shijima was shy, but that was just her painting model and the actual one is smart.

So overall, was it Tsukasa’s idea of creating this world for Mitsuba? Or was it Hanako’s idea for prolonged life for Yashiro? Tsukasa definitely started this, but Hanako going along with it was strange.

Why do I feel there’s lots of meaning behind Amane and Yashiro? Also when Amane didn’t want to pass the school gate?

That scene of Shijima and the real Shijima kinda reminded me of Trailblazer-Firefly scene in Penacony (HSR)…

Kou better stay with Mitsuba and make his wishes come true. Well, now that Yashiro knows of her prophesied death, what can be done? Unless ask that Future Time Keeper about it.

Last Wonder left is no. 6. Now the twist is that Hanako mentioned in S1 that one of them is a traitor. Could 6th be the one? But seriously Grim Reaper, no way that could be a traitor, right?

Bro, Hanako (he knew after that Yashiro body-switch lol), Yashiro and Kou, even I was also thinking that Aoi (girl) could be one of the three Time Keepers, but it was DEFINITELY AOI (boy though, which is a bigger surprise).

I thought Hanako didn’t want her to touch Yashiro just because of old age, but oh lord, the prophesied death is here. Also, Kou be looking so fine. Who hotter then, adult him or current Teru?

BLUSHY-BLUSHIE HANAKO IS IN THE BATHROOM!🔥🔥

Summer Festival’s done, short visit to Amane’s past done, Candy-pocalypse done, Mitsuba’s hunt for friends done and then…

Instant world change, the blue hue background really defined the changed scenery, with Amane and Mitsuba as humans and actual classmates this time.

Even though this arc could have been short, the writing was pretty much well done, and explained the what-if scenario here.

Thought Wonder No. 4 Shijima was shy, but that was just her painting model and the actual one is smart.

So overall, was it Tsukasa’s idea of creating this world for Mitsuba? Or was it Hanako’s idea for prolonged life for Yashiro? Tsukasa definitely started this, but Hanako going along with it was strange.

Why do I feel there’s lots of meaning behind Amane and Yashiro? Also when Amane didn’t want to pass the school gate?

That scene of Shijima and the real Shijima kinda reminded me of Trailblazer-Firefly scene in Penacony (HSR)…

Kou better stay with Mitsuba and make his wishes come true. Well, now that Yashiro knows of her prophesied death, what can be done? Unless ask that Future Time Keeper about it.

Last Wonder left is no. 6. Now the twist is that Hanako mentioned in S1 that one of them is a traitor. Could 6th be the one? But seriously Grim Reaper, no way that could be a traitor, right?

To the Genshin players who managed to play this game, even while struggling with graphics and storage, I commend you guys. I already left the game on version 5.1, in Natlan.

I waa playing on PS4, but Nod Krai patch really said farewell to the old console wtf!? And now I’m kinda missing this game for the storyline and world-building, and exploration.

Even though it’s a gacha game, as a free game, it really brought wonders to the gacha gaming, and open-world exploration.

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Sorry for another long wait, I was focused on another series that I'm translating.

I'm going to be busy as hell once V12 releases, but one thing I will say for sure is the chapter update frequency will be way more frequent as compared to whatever the fuck I managed for V11. It'll all make sense in the upcoming few days.

Anyway here's the epilogue. I'll get the afterword out once I'm done with that. Expect the PDF/EPUB sometime next week.

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Music: “I-BULL” by jo0ji

My orange flavoured goat is finally back to face off against Yhwach soon. Is it me or is Orihime’s bust get bigger in the new episode? I just can’t unsee it.

Just when I was thinking Ganju was the forgotten one, he’s here. I can’t imagine Chad losing against these huge statues…

I kinda hates Uryu’s act in Cour 3, but well it was all to kill Yhwach and Jugram. So “The Almighty” can foresee the actions of a person but not the emotions?

And then there’s the main highlight of this episode: GOD OF THUNDER. Booty shot🔥🔥

My goat Urahara-san is here to activate Yoruichi’s hidden power. Shocking craziness all over, pummelling over Askin non-stop.

Power-scaling is a myth here, because Askin still has his Vollständig to be used. Well, what a waste of her ability. What was even the trigger of her power? Urahara has secrets he can’t even tell Yoruichi fans…

9 episodes left, seems loads of new content is also here. As a manga reader, I know that for sure.

Though it was just 8 episodes and 10 minutes each, it was fun.

With “go away nightmares”, interview with mokke, Genderbent Hanako and Sakura… and then stronger than Teru, Tiara is introduced here??

Well that genderbend machine worked on Mitsuba is a question lol.

What kind of boy is Aoi into then if not Teru?

This small spin-off got me thinking about mokke all day, the heck? Tsuchigomori-sensei being peak caretaker as always…

Though I was not interested much in the Halloween-themed episodes.

Though it was just 8 episodes and 10 minutes each, it was fun.

With “go away nightmares”, interview with mokke, Genderbent Hanako and Sakura… and then stronger than Teru, Tiara is introduced here??

Well that genderbend machine worked on Mitsuba is a question lol.

What kind of boy is Aoi into then if not Teru?

This small spin-off got me thinking about mokke all day, the heck? Tsuchigomori-sensei being peak caretaker as always…

Though I was not interested much in the Halloween-themed episodes.

So, the seven School Wonders are basically the most popular ghost rumours. Ofc the Confession Tree probably doesn’t count, and the rumour was already changed by Hanako.

But the one who can kinda change rumours is Tsukasa and Sakura?

Never change Daikon girl Yashiro😅😅. Just reduce your fantasising ikemen a little, your Minamoto-senpai is out of your reach as well, cause his whole clan is a sorcery one.

Wonder No. 2 - Yako, Wonder No. 5 - Spider-sensei, Wonder No. 7 - Hanako/Amane, Wonder No. 3 - Hell of Mirrors, what Wonder No. is Tsukasa then?

Really appreciate Amane’s love for space. He could be a great scientist, astronaut or just teacher as he said. It’s definitely saddening that Yashiro wants to help Hanako in any way possible, when she is the only one constantly getting saved.

Well, enough with the pair and focus on the other pair instead. Kou and Mitsuba. Why does it feel like a tragic romance story? Kou is pretty much friendly with Hanako now, could’ve unsealed his sorcery rod power, and then possibly… I don’t think Kou had any option to save Mitsuba from the monstrosity.

Yashiro took something from Hanako’s past by accident. Would it trigger anything like changing the past? Well, he already died so changing the past wouldn’t bring him back to life, would it? Past Amane ZAMN-ing at those Daikon legs??😭😭

Just when I thought Mitsuba is forever gone, he’s still there, but no spirit and memory this time (except that he remembers his name, or Tsukasa might’ve told him).

Well, now he’s the Third Wonder and is on the side of Tsukasa/Sakura. Who’s that narcissistic guy? Anyway, him being alive gives Kou assurance that one day he will save him, even though he lost his memories.

Yashiro girl, when you gave up on handsome men, getting lured to handsome fish by Mermaid’s henchfish instead? Well, Hanako came to the rescue again anyway.

But curiously arises as to why Amane killed Tsukasa in the past? Being bullied in school, just accepting it… also, just what is Tsukasa’s motive?

Moving on Season tw— After-School Hanako-kun… Heard it’s shorter than your regular episodes, and casual as well?

The ghost and rumour hunting stories continue. Comedy and characters are quite fun, given the artstyle being unique as well.

So, the seven School Wonders are basically the most popular ghost rumours. Ofc the Confession Tree probably doesn’t count, and the rumour was already changed by Hanako.

But the one who can kinda change rumours is Tsukasa and Sakura?

Never change Daikon girl Yashiro😅😅. Just reduce your fantasising ikemen a little, your Minamoto-senpai is out of your reach as well, cause his whole clan is a sorcery one.

Wonder No. 2 - Yako, Wonder No. 5 - Spider-sensei, Wonder No. 7 - Hanako/Amane, Wonder No. 3 - Hell of Mirrors, what Wonder No. is Tsukasa then?

Really appreciate Amane’s love for space. He could be a great scientist, astronaut or just teacher as he said. It’s definitely saddening that Yashiro wants to help Hanako in any way possible, when she is the only one constantly getting saved.

Well, enough with the pair and focus on the other pair instead. Kou and Mitsuba. Why does it feel like a tragic romance story? Kou is pretty much friendly with Hanako now, could’ve unsealed his sorcery rod power, and then possibly… I don’t think Kou had any option to save Mitsuba from the monstrosity.

Yashiro took something from Hanako’s past by accident. Would it trigger anything like changing the past? Well, he already died so changing the past wouldn’t bring him back to life, would it? Past Amane ZAMN-ing at those Daikon legs??😭😭

Just when I thought Mitsuba is forever gone, he’s still there, but no spirit and memory this time (except that he remembers his name, or Tsukasa might’ve told him).

Well, now he’s the Third Wonder and is on the side of Tsukasa/Sakura. Who’s that narcissistic guy? Anyway, him being alive gives Kou assurance that one day he will save him, even though he lost his memories.

Yashiro girl, when you gave up on handsome men, getting lured to handsome fish by Mermaid’s henchfish instead? Well, Hanako came to the rescue again anyway.

But curiously arises as to why Amane killed Tsukasa in the past? Being bullied in school, just accepting it… also, just what is Tsukasa’s motive?

Moving on Season tw— After-School Hanako-kun… Heard it’s shorter than your regular episodes, and casual as well?

The ghost and rumour hunting stories continue. Comedy and characters are quite fun, given the artstyle being unique as well.

The only Lerche anime I watched was Classroom of the Elite (so “corny”, bruh🥀🥀), so thought how about watching a different style by the same studio.

Anime and manga licensed by SQUARE ENIX., that’s so cool. Like I’m currently playing Sleeping Dogs licensed by this same corp as well.

First episode was a great intro to my boy, Hanako and my daikon girl, Yashiro Nene! Something is cooking here between the two of them, and it’s definitely not a daikon soup.

For a 13-year old-looking boy bastard, his character gives so much husbando vibes, like chill bruh… Stop flirting with Yashiro😆😆

And with Minamoto, who’s high over heels for Yashiro and low over head for Hanako, the official trio is here!

And here’s the first arc already, the Misaki Stairs arc! Girls-wise, only saw Yashiro and Aoi, both are super adorable. I definitely respect the art here so much♥️♥️

Ah yes, every anime girl’s dream to have G-cup level bust, I get you all, lol. That was a nice time-skip of collecting the body parts throughout the stairs.

And here’s the boss fight already, facing off against the Inari ghost, Yako. And with the her domain finally destroyed, everything returns to how it was, except for her turning to fox. I would love to try Kitsurne udon someday lol.

Ooh, something’s amusing incoming with two new characters at the end of episode 4. If Hanako had the Haku-joudai, that girl had something similar to his, what joudai was it?

And yeah, Hanako can be quite freaky as well. He has the mind of a teenage boy after all. Not me, like I became freaky after watching few ecchi animes (Don’t judge me, I know you guys watched more than me.)

On July 18th, 2019, 10:31 AM JST (7:01 AM IST), Shinji Aoba started his massacre by setting Studio 1 on fire, with smoke and fire filling the second and third floors of the building within 30 seconds. He then went on to pour gasoline on people, accidentally setting himself on fire in the process.

Many important people in Kyoto Animation died, which includes Yoshiji Kigami,Futoshi Nishiya, Naomi Ishida, and Yasuhiro Takemoto, who directed episodes 5-24 of Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and many others.

The perpetrator of this massacre is to be executed on an unknown date, as Japan's death row informs prisoners around 1-2 hours before they are set to executed.

Music: “The Eye” by Bai Sha JAWS

After that season 2 cliffhanger… So ultimately everyone other than Lu Guang gets killed just because “for some reason” they messed up the timeline. So the true protagonist has always been Lu Guang?

And… we’re back to the past, helping and solving cases like returning the artbook, revealing the scammers and what not…

And then there’s Liu Xiao, if he is a villain, then what is he actually planning? So it all started when Xiaoshi and Lu Guang arrived at Bridon. Meeting him already was according to the timeline as well.

Lu Guang in shorts feels weird, I would rather wear jeans. And ofc not even the cat cap. Xia Fei is actually an engineering student nerd? Works as a model, and also as a spy for Liu Xiao?

And there’s this mf with elite taste, and the sexy way he said “Ni Hao” 😩😩! This is the guy who killed everyone at present, not confirmed that he killed everyone though, cause the present situation is still unexplained.

And ofc there’s no way Lu Guang is so chill after seeing his face. And the ED Theme is light-heartedly explaining his emotions ig?

And it was in this place that Xiaoshi unlocked his ability, and got most of the clues. And after finding Wang Qing, the real deal’s started… and ended so quickly, I left with more curiosity.

So yeah, there are some changes in timeline that Lu Guang didn’t expect to occur. And how did he possess Wang Qing at the end though? Unless Xiaoshi’s mother (she possessed Wang Qing) clicked his picture at that time, and sent it to him. But then how would she send him that?

Even though Vein died there, he’s still alive at the extreme end. Ig I will see his perspective soon.

Did Lu Guang kill Vein there to change the past? If Vein is still alive, then the timeline would circle all the way to present, and the outcome will be the same. How will he change the past exactly?

Bridon Arc feels like a brand new story, a fresh one at that after the whole Tianchen and Qian Jin incident, even though it might have been planned by Liu Xiao.

But he could’ve contacted Dong Lu’s family to beat Vein since they have the strong dad there. Unless Vein already killed him.

I definitely enjoyed Bridon Arc more than the previous two seasons, even though it’s just a side story. Maybe because of reasonable side character cast?

FINAL RATING: 9.8/10

I caught up with the series now, eagerly waiting for season 3 in August. Bridon Arc might have been like a prequel for season 3.

Music: “The Eye” by Bai Sha JAWS

After that season 2 cliffhanger… So ultimately everyone other than Lu Guang gets killed just because “for some reason” they messed up the timeline. So the true protagonist has always been Lu Guang?

And… we’re back to the past, helping and solving cases like returning the artbook, revealing the scammers and what not…

And then there’s Liu Xiao, if he is a villain, then what is he actually planning? So it all started when Xiaoshi and Lu Guang arrived at Bridon. Meeting him already was according to the timeline as well.

Lu Guang in shorts feels weird, I would rather wear jeans. And ofc not even the cat cap. Xia Fei is actually an engineering student nerd? Works as a model, and also as a spy for Liu Xiao?

And there’s this mf with elite taste, and the sexy way he said “Ni Hao” 😩😩! This is the guy who killed everyone at present, not confirmed that he killed everyone though, cause the present situation is still unexplained.

And ofc there’s no way Lu Guang is so chill after seeing his face. And the ED Theme is light-heartedly explaining his emotions ig?

And it was in this place that Xiaoshi unlocked his ability, and got most of the clues. And after finding Wang Qing, the real deal’s started… and ended so quickly, I left with more curiosity.

So yeah, there are some changes in timeline that Lu Guang didn’t expect to occur. And how did he possess Wang Qing at the end though? Unless Xiaoshi’s mother (she possessed Wang Qing) clicked his picture at that time, and sent it to him. But then how would she send him that?

Even though Vein died there, he’s still alive at the extreme end. Ig I will see his perspective soon.

Did Lu Guang kill Vein there to change the past? If Vein is still alive, then the timeline would circle all the way to present, and the outcome will be the same. How will he change the past exactly?

Bridon Arc feels like a brand new story, a fresh one at that after the whole Tianchen and Qian Jin incident, even though it might have been planned by Liu Xiao.

But he could’ve contacted Dong Lu’s family to beat Vein since they have the strong dad there. Unless Vein already killed him.

I definitely enjoyed Bridon Arc more than the previous two seasons, even though it’s just a side story. Maybe because of reasonable side character cast?

FINAL RATING: 9.8/10

I caught up with the series now, eagerly waiting for season 3 in August. Bridon Arc might have been like a prequel for season 3.