After more than a decade of waiting, Remedy used the 2021 Game Awards to formalize the launch of Alan Wake 2. From then on the questions did not stay away.
If the announcement of a sequel has obviously delighted gamers, Remedy Entertainment’s short 55-second teaser has been raising a few questions for the past few days. It must be said that the message that accompanied the announcement of Alan Wake 2 was cryptic to say the least …
We all begin a story with hopes and expectations in search of an answer. Sometimes it would be better to live with that hope and never find the story. It’s not the story you want it to be. This story is going to eat you alive. This story is a monster. And monsters have many faces.
Two is better
Fortunately, we can again count on the few insights from actor and screenwriter Sam Lake, who, thanks to the proprietary Northight Engine, was already able to praise the graphic qualities of Alan Wake 2.
This time it’s about the casting, which the Lake guy re-enacted, only to end an emerging debate on the web when the players of the first episode questioned the tormented author’s possible visual transformation:
Thank you for being as excited as we are on Alan Wake 2. A few clarifications before we dive back into the dark to continue our work. Yes, this is a third person game. Yes, actors Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta will take on their roles as Alan Wake.
If the presence of two actors playing the same role could raise some questions, remember that as early as 2010 the two actors shared the different “facets” of the character. Understand who can do that. Let’s say: your return doesn’t herald anything good for the mental health of our hero …
The desire to make this sequel more of a survival horror than a simple thriller will no doubt have puzzled some section of the public who may have feared the saga shifting into first-person perspective, as was the case with Resident Evil? The story doesn’t say …
Alan Wake 2 will be available in 2023 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X | S published.
