I wish more people realised this. Alan Wake 1 sold really poorly, but Sam Lake and Remedy had *really* really wanted to make a sequel forever and literally no other publisher would touch the franchise. They tried to talk Microsoft into it but got funding refused and had to make Quantum Break instead. Epic was their only chance to get to do their passion project, it's not like I can blame them.

Same. I loved control, gave up on the AW "games" after about 30 minutes each.

Trailers gonna trail though. Explosions sell, the game could be 99% puzzle for all we know


considering the previous entry, who knows.

Exactly this. I didn't like it but I held my nose for it and it was worth it.

I love control's gameplay, (didn't like aw so skipped aw2 until my library has a free copy) I'm excited for everything about this. It is my favorite video game universe

Wait they were quantum break? Neat ⊂(^◔ܫ◔^)⊃

There are 2 pretty massive Alan Wake easter eggs in Quantum Break actually! Sam Lake and co were working on ideas for the sequel in the background even when the publisher weren't interested. Also I think the integrated TV show in Quantum Break taught Remedy a lot of valuable lessons for live-action work, that you can say they then perfected in Control and (especially) Alan Wake 2.

I just want 20 hours of that heavy metal ashtray labyrinth sequence.

> didn’t like aw so skipped aw2 until my library has a free copy Alan Wake 2 has a DLC that ties in pretty heavily with Control, so you'll definitely want to play that before the new game comes out.

I see a vision rising, dreary

I really loved the ambience of the Oldest House. Wonder if this is a genre shift from 3D Metroidvania to linear action game?

Control was fun, but let's be real, it's Smack Enemy with Chair Simulator with a little bit of gunplay mixed in.

The first 30 minutes was one of the greatest world-building hooks ever made for a video game.

I'm still patiently waiting for it to get released on Steam. All things land on Steam eventually.

It's not happening. Alan Wake 2 was not just a regular Epic exclusivity deal. Literally every other publisher refused to touch the franchise. Epic didn't just publish it, they fully funded its development. Given these circumstances, I can't imagine it ending up on Steam in the foreseeable future - if ever. If you can't allow yourself to hold your nose and make an Epic account just pirate it at this point. It's an absolutely phenomenal game and not worth missing out on over attempting to show Tim Sweeney the middle finger.

If gameplay is your concern then AW2 is *miles* ahead of the first game. It's a very competent survival horror game in its own right, on top of all the Remedy stuff. If you didn't like the story then, well I dunno. It's not like it gets *less* convoluted.

>If you didn’t like the story then excuse me i have taste. i just couldn't get into the batteries dying after 30 seconds mechanic i kept screaming at the television every time i lost one. not Oh No screaming, When's The Last Time Some Dipshit Replaced These Emergency Batteries Why Are There Emergency Batteries That Can't Hold A Godsdamned Charge screaming. they shoulda used old incandescent light bulbs. and have a cheat code that gives you an LED.

Yeees. This section was just amazing. I've rarely felt as badass in a game as in the ashtray Labyrinth.