Sam Lake, Molly Maloney and Kyle Rowley chat with Victoria about Alan Wake 2, and what's next for Remedy's connected un…
It's been 13 years since Alan Wake launched himself into the murky waters of Cauldron Lake in a bid to save his wife, Alice. For over a decade, he has been left languishing in the Dark Place, with surreal visions and a nightmarish hell dimension his only company. But now he is back in Alan Wake 2, Remedy's much anticipated sequel, and ready to burn the darkness away once again.
"Gamers were asking 'what is this?!', you know? Some called it horror, but it didn't feel like horror," he recalled. So, this time around, Remedy is being very clear with its intentions, which means less combat overall, but a lot more"atmosphere leading to the combat" that is there. Alan being a writer means the Dark Place can truly be a"prison of [his] own influence", she suggests."Horror games can have a lot of shared mechanics, a lot of shared gameplay, and a lot of shared tone, but character is something really unique that [Remedy is] bringing to the table."
There is, of course, also the psychological aspect of Alan Wake 2. Can Alan, and the player, ever really trust their surroundings, especially in the Dark Place? I don't have a clear cut answer and no one at Remedy would tell me, but it all adds another layer to Alan Wake 2's journey into survival horror.According to Lake, Remedy found the switch in genre for Alan Wake 2 liberating.
"He had some problems already established in the first game, now they are more present... there are a lot of echoes and doubles and twisted mirrors," Lake said when I asked how Alan's mental health had inspired the direction the studio was taking.Don't panic if this all sounds like a lot to keep take in, as Remedy is keen to stress you can enjoy Alan Wake 2 without playing the original, or replaying it to refresh your memory.
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