Alan Wake: It's Not an Ocean, It's a Lake

Опубликовано: 17 Январь 2024
на канале: Indigo Gaming

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Despite an intriguing premise and impressive technology, Remedy's follow-up to Max Payne was downscaled from a sprawling open world horror game to what we got with Alan Wak. We lost the original story, open world, survival horror aspects, and the ability to explore Bright Falls during the day. Ultimately, these compromises saved the game from cancellation, but evolved this "interactive Twin Peaks" into a less ambitious, linear 3rd-person shooter.

I'll be sharing my own thoughts on how the game wasted its massive potential. Included are references to other works for some perspective, like Silent Hill 2, In the Mouth of Madness, Deadly Premonition, and even Midnight Mass. I hope you find my break-up letter to a series and developer I've known and loved for years, enjoyable, or at least compelling.

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Early Trailers
4:42 - E3 2007
8:22 - Alan's Writing Powers
12:20 - Open-World Gameplay
15:51 - What We Got On Launch
19:58 - Quantum Break, Control, Alan Wake II

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MUSIC CREDITS

THE EVIL WITHIN 2 Soundtrack by Masatoshi Yanagi

SILENT HILL 2 Soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka

DEADLY PREMONITION Soundtrack by Riyou Kinugasa & Hiromi Mizutani

ALAN WAKE’S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE Soundtrack by Petri Alanko

Music licensed through EPIDEMIC SOUND:
'Dissolve Decay Love' by Ave Air
'Loss and Love' by Amaranth Cove
'To Dark' by Mochas
'Mysteries of the Forest' by Calm Shores
'Arriving in Rain' by Kikoru
'A New Light' by Ave Air

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SOURCES

“Alan Wake’s Narrative Deserves Better Than Its Gameplay”
  / alan-wakes-narrative-deserves-better-than-...

War Stories: Alan Wake’s transformation emerged from a two-month “sauna”
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/0...

Sam Lake / Quantum Break
https://www.vice.com/en/article/mvxdq...

Unseen64 beta version insight
https://www.unseen64.net/2011/04/06/a...

IGN’s account of X06 demo:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/...

Insightful forum post about Alan Wake’s flaws
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php...

Control Wiki
https://control.fandom.com/wiki/Contr...

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FOOTAGE

High resolution screenshots from early development:
https://vandal.elespanol.com/loquepud...

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