#ALAN WAKE 2 WAKW UPDATE#
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Scratch, which would serve as boss fights and puzzles. Given that structure, Alan Wake 2 could very well be Alan exploring America, fighting Taken, and discovering objects/situations/characters like Alex Casey, brought to life by his writing/Mr. Control's structure was largely exploring the Old House while fighting the Hiss, with puzzles and boss fights peppered in through Altered Objects and Paranatural entities.

Scratch, while be hounded by the Darkness/the Taken.Įven in terms of game structure, I think it makes sense to go this route after Control.

#ALAN WAKE 2 WAKW FREE#

Scratch, or if he's just alluded to) will remain a mystery until it releases this month, but either way I feel pretty confident Alan Wake 2 will be something close to the following:Īlan Wake, finally free of the Dark Place (thanks to the FBC and Jesse Faden), sets out to track down and eliminate all of the things his writing brought into reality because of Mr. Scratch is a prominent figure in the AWE Expansion (e.g. Scratch is almost definitely still in play. #2, during the Hotline sequence where we actually see Alan, there is two of him. This may just be a little nod to the 'Return' teaser from Quantum Break, but given Alan's ability to bring his writing to life, I'm not so sure. #1 was the Investigations sector document found saying that Alex Casey, Alan's fictional detective (and stand-in for Max Payne), had contacted the Bureau saying he was from the FBI, and was looking for information on Alan Wake's disappearance. In the AWE gameplay livestream, we got two very interesting moments that allude to the future of Alan Wake. Other stories are turning real all around me. 'It's not just my writing that's coming true. In the prototype video, a big new mechanic is Alan's power to create things to solve puzzles-taking control of his power to bring his writing to life. In the PlayStation Blog post (opens in new tab) announcing the sequel for PS5, Lake said: 'I also want to make it clear that playing our previous games is not required in any way to fully enjoy Alan Wake 2, but to those interested it will add to the backstory of it.After watching the new AWE gameplay reveal, I went back and watched the 13-minute Alan Wake 2 prototype demo again, and heard something that, when taking into consideration the new information from AWE we have, could give us a somewhat solid lead on what Alan Wake 2's premise could be. You don't need to play Alan Wake to enjoy the sequelĪccording to Sam Lake, you don't need to play the first Alan Wake or Alan Wake Remastered to play Alan Wake 2. 'AWE, the second expansion of Control, builds a crossover event between the two games, and hints of things to come.' 'With Control, our game from 2019, we established the Remedy Connected Universe, where both Control and Alan Wake exist in the same universe,' Lake wrote in the blog post. In a PlayStation Blog post (opens in new tab), Creative Director at Remedy Entertainment, Sam Lake, hinted at the crossovers between Control and Alan Wake 2. Sam Lake has confirmed on Twitter (opens in new tab) that Alan Wake 2 will be third-person, like the first game, and that voice actors from the original game (Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta) will return for the sequel.Ĭould Control's AWE expansion hint at what we can expect from Alan Wake 2? It certainly sounds that way. It'll remain third-person with original voice actors returning

#ALAN WAKE 2 WAKW UPDATE#

Details are a bit thin on the ground right now, but we'll update this page as and when we find out more. Below, we've rounded up all the latest news and rumors on Alan Wake 2.

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