Alan Wake

[Shev]

Some main stream horror game I heard of that apparently mostly boasted about being all different and going against the grain and stuff.

This being that:
They have a new combat system with flashlights and crap that makes the game scarier (kinda like in luigi's mansion, except with magnum revolvers instead of vacuum cleaners)
Focusing on the story (which I hear is mostly ripped off from steven kings stuff, and I think they even the main character IN GAME actually says it too like "This is just like the shining")
And something about atmosphere (being in the woods for 3 hours)

Honestly though, I was kinda looking forward to it but from a few sources (friends, and some Australian guy who reviews games) said it pretty much sucked in all these category's.

Anyone wanna ever play this game and want to say whether or not this is true?