I finished up Nightmare Mode Episode 4 of Alan Wake Today. For the screenshot I picked the Old Gods of Asgards Rock concert (I was going to take a screenshot during the concert but couldn’t get a good one because the flares and a 800p resolution made it blurry). Without diving too much into story spoilers for those who haven’t played the game, this whole moment is one of the most memorable to me.
The excitement of fighting off taken during a rock concert is euphoric and exhilarating, and it gives me the same feeling as Left 4 Dead 2’s Dark Carnival Campaign with it’s rock concert. Then there’s the battle with the combine right after which is almost as fun as the concert.
Furthermore I almost got the “Child of the Elder God” achievement on Nightmare Mode, which requires you to “Have a rock'n'roll moment without dropping to a low health state”. But sadly Alan took a Flying hatchet to the face at the literal last second and dropped to low a health state, which was disappointing. I’ll probably go back on Normal mode and try again, because as fun as it would be to do it on Nightmare, I just want the achievement right now.
These kinds of moments are pure Remedy magic. Take Control is similarly amazing but hell, they've been doing quirky levels since Max Payne! Maybe even Death Rally? I never played that one.