Looking into it, that's apparently pretty much what Various Daylife is, a life sim of some kind. Sitting at "Mostly Negative" on Steam, as well.
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The main thing that keeps me from reinstalling and trying to play Skyrim again is the thought of having to do Bleak Falls Barrow for the billionth time. Yeah, I could mod around it, but I just don't care enough to figure out how for a game I pretty much always play through the first few hours of and then drop for another three years anyways.
Not who you asked, but here's my take. The gameplay is overall very similar to the original, which is its weakest point - I love the first Alan Wake, but it was not for the gameplay, lol. I will say fighting enemies feels a lot harder in 2, a lot more survival horror, where there were times I simply didn't have the resources and was forced to run, which in my last playthrough of the original never happened except when it was scripted to.
But the acting has greatly improved and feels at least on the level of Control, the plot has far more interesting twists and turns, and Alan Wake 2 contains one of my favorite sequences in gaming. Not even just in recent memory, I mean... Period. And everybody who has played it already has the scene in mind I'm talking about.
That being said, the plot is, of course, built off of Alan Wake 1 primarily, and takes its cues from there, so there is still every possibility you will find the story as bad as the original. I feel differently, but I liked the story of the original, too, so take that into account.
Wait for a sale, maybe, but I think you should at least give it a look because Remedy has been slowly refining this world and their techniques since the original Alan Wake, and if you enjoyed Control it's likely you will be pleasantly surprised.
You're probably better off for having waited. They're gonna add a New Game+ mode in an update that's reportedly going to add more plot. I didn't have the 80gb to keep around that long after beating the (stellar) main game, but hopefully by the time you get there the NG+ mode will be released and you can get the full story.
That was Rama, yeah.
That right there is a cowlboy. Skreeeeeee-haaaaaaw!
No, no, I know these guys. It's just the Goodfeathers. Watch, one of the ones on the left is gonna start beating up the one on the right in a little cartoonish dust cloud kind of thing. Hilarious.
The Throne of the Gods...
A friend of mine went to the thrift store and sent me a picture of a really weird wooden cat thing with huge doll eyes that stared into your soul. I needed to own it, so I asked them to buy it and I'd pay them back, since it was only a couple dollars. I have no idea what it's supposed to be, cat is just my closest guess,, but I can tell you that, whatever it is, it is now my little buddy. Supremely weird creature, I love it.
I saw you said you like some electronic music, so I'll throw in Prefuse 73 (or really, any of Scott Heren's pseudonyms) and Infected Mushroom. Prefuse 73 has some voice samples but is largely electronic/trip-hop, while Infected Mushroom has a decent split between songs with lyrics and songs without, so I recommend just grabbing an album and picking out what works for you.
I used to be one of those people who thought that it was unfair that they were handing out the achievements for "less effort," 'til somebody pointed out to me that it isn't for less effort. Somebody who needs accommodations would be playing a harder game than somebody who doesn't at default settings. Their difficulty curve is steeper. Accomodations are a way of bringing the difficulty curve more in line with what a non-disabled player would experience.
And besides - most people aren't going to want to completely ruin the game for themselves by sucking out any semblance of difficulty. Most people are still gonna play the game in a way where they get challenged. And even if they do, who cares? That doesn't devalue the work that you did, you know? You still put in that effort yourself, so you can still feel secure in it.
Not coming after you in particular, just talking on a couple of the general points you brought up.
I've heard it pointed out before that these kids were living on World War 2 rations and, regardless of the quality of Turkish Delight under normal circumstances, it probably tastes a heck of a lot better when you've been eating mostly meat, cheese, and preserves for the last however long (though in Googling it, I see they did get SOME sweets in rations).