After more than a decade of waiting, Remedy took advantage of the Game Awards 2021 to formalize the start of Alan Wake 2. From then on, the questions did not fail to arise.
If the announcement of a sequel will obviously have put many players in joy, the brief 55-second teaser unveiled by Remedy Entertainment has been raising a number of questions for a few days. It must be said that the message that accompanied the announcement of Alan Wake 2 was to say the least … cryptic:
We all start a story with hopes and expectations, looking for an answer. Sometimes it would be better to live with that hope, never to find the story. It’s not the story you want it to be. This story will eat you alive. This story is a monster. And monsters have many faces.
Two is better
Fortunately, we can once again count on the few insights provided by actor and screenwriter Sam Lake, who had already had the opportunity to praise the graphic qualities of Alan Wake 2 thanks to the prowess of the proprietary Northight Engine.
This time, it’s about the casting that the Lake guy once again spoke, just to end an emerging debate on the web, as the players of the first episode questioned the possible visual transformation. of the tortured writer:
Thank you for being as excited as we are about Alan Wake 2. Some clarifications before we plunge back into the dark to continue our work. Yes, this is a third person game. Yes, actors Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta are reprising their roles as Alan Wake.
If the presence of two actors to play one and the same role could raise some questions, remember that the two actors already shared the different “facets” of the character in 2010. Understand who can. Let it be said: their return unfortunately does not announce anything good for the mental health of our hero …
The desire to make this sequel a survival horror more than a simple thriller will undoubtedly have confused a part of the public, who were perhaps afraid to see the saga switch to the first person, as was the case for Resident Evil? The story does not say…
Alan Wake 2 will be released on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X | S in 2023.
