Unsurprisingly, despite Alice’s good intentions, a lover’s tiff ensues. Even though this trip was supposed to let Alan escape the pressures of having to write and other day-to-day distractions, it turns out Alice had other ideas, who hoped the change of scenery would help encourage Alan to finally break through his writer’s block for good. The potential is there, and with all that is possible in more modern game design, it is hard to think of a more highly anticipated sequel than what we will be in store for with Alan Wake II.Upon arrival, Alan discovers a typewriter awaiting him in the lodge’s study. In a world of endless remakes, reboots, and sequels that serve to cash in on nostalgia, Alan Wake is a game that truly deserves and would benefit from a revisit. If the new game follows in the footsteps of Control, then we would be truly in for something special.
You also have a special array of weapons that change form based on your various needs in an ever-shifting world.Ĭontrol shows how, when given the proper resources, Remedy can consistently challenge your expectations and a new Alan Wake would be the perfect game to do so with. In the game, you develop the ability to use psychokinetic powers that range from the ability to launch projectiles at enemies or even control their minds to turn them on each other. Also centered on dealing with paranormal enemies, the scope and ambition of the game remain one of the high points of the medium in recent memory.
When trapped in the darkness of the forest or the confines of various abandoned buildings, there is little time to maneuver away from danger and you have to think quickly to survive.Ī good example of what this could look like can be seen in one of Remedy’s most recent outstanding games: 2019's Control, a game with many explicit allusions to Alan Wake.
It is moments like these, when you are surrounded on all sides, that you have to keep your head on a swivel so as not to get caught unawares and get taken down from behind. In particular, the encounter where you must defend yourself from wave after wave of the Taken while on a stage in the middle of a desolate farm is a standout. The way you have to use them both to take down the enemies that begin to swarm you creates thrilling engagements at every turn. Having to keep an eye on both your remaining ammunition and the battery power left in your flashlight presents a compelling challenge. Alan is under constant threat, keeping you on your toes and requiring you to act fast when an attacker jumps out from the darkness. The idiosyncratic elements of the gameplay that keep you always looking into every corner of each new environment are also praiseworthy. Alan has to track her down while being attacked by the "Taken," shadowy figures consumed by the "darkness." He must use a combination of his flashlight and various weapons in order to get out alive. In the ensuing chaos, Alan’s wife, Alice ( Brett Madden), has disappeared. Set in the fictional Bright Falls, Washington, the Remedy Entertainment game follows the moody author Alan Wake ( Matthew Porretta) who gets caught in the town as a story he never remembers writing has come to life and threatens to consume him. The game has endured precisely because of how it draws you into every detail using its unique gameplay mechanics reliant on finding light in the darkness and the creeping dread emerging from all corners of the world. It is mysterious and unsettling in all the best ways, a fitting ending spot for a game that defies easy categorization. The haunting final line from the beloved 2010 third-person action horror game Alan Wake – “It’s not a lake, it’s an ocean" – defines so much of why it remains a standout experience that captures our collective imagination to this day.
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