Alan Wake 2 Brings Psychological Horror to Remedy's Connected Universe After 13 Year Wait
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Sam Lake, creative director at Remedy Entertainment, has wanted to make Alan Wake 2 for 13 years since the original cult hit. The sequel leans into psychological horror rather than action.
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Lake was inspired by dark Finnish waters and postmodern literature like Pynchon. His games explore the theme of unstable realities.
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The "Remedy Connected Universe" links Control and Alan Wake via references. It celebrates the studio surviving the volatile 2010s.
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Alan Wake 2 sees the return of Alan Wake along with new protagonist FBI agent Saga Anderson, exploring light and dark dualities.
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Lake wants his unreliable fictions to inspire imagination by overwhelming players, like the bedtime stories of his childhood. The games access the strange and uncanny.