13 years after the first Alan Wake, Sam Lake and the others are finally on their way to delivering the sequel fans have been longing for, with the help of Epic Games Publishing who covered all of the game’s development and marketing costs, but also by Microsoft, which had agreed to sell the franchise rights to the Finnish studio.
At the helm of the project are obviously creative director Sam Lake, as well as director Kyle Rowley, who paradoxically never worked on the first Alan Wakebut on Quantum Break and who returned to Remedy in January 2019 after a stint at CD Projekt to work on Cyberpunk 2077 between 2016 and 2018.
That another dimension is created
” Alan Wake 2 is of great duality. It offers two stories, allows you to explore two worlds. It’s not just about Alan Wake this time “, notes Sam Lake. For the writers, it was important to offer another perspective than that of Alan Wake, especially since the writer is somewhat stuck in the “Dark Place”. The appearance of FBI agent Saga Anderson therefore allows us to keep a point of view on what is happening in the Pacific Northwest and more precisely in the Bright Falls region.
A newcomer to the region, Saga is “ a talented investigator, and a mom who loves bad puns “, a talent that may not be of much use to him during the game. ” But I think his most defining quality is his kindness. She is a very empathetic person and it shows in her work, which makes her a better investigator and profiler. “, details the narrative team of Remedy. It was Melanie Liburd, a 35-year-old Briton, who was chosen for the role knowing that this is her first participation in a video game.
Saga Anderson and his teammate Alex Casey (a name that will strike a chord with specialists in the Remedyverse) arrive to investigate a series of ritualistic murders against an atmospheric background True Detective And Seven, to name a few Remedy inspirations. Along with freer exploration of Bright Falls, the adventure will take Saga into the forest surrounding Cauldron Lake and a derelict town named Watery. The structure of the game promises to be less linear since it will be possible to return to previously explored places.
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