“This is still Alan Wake”: the first preliminary reviews came to Alan Wake 2
After a 13-year waiting, Remedy will finally release the continuation of the Alan Wake franchise, continuing the story that fans have been waiting for so long.
With the approximation of the release of Alan Wake 2, planned on October 27, some game publications have already managed to familiarize themselves with part of the game and published their preliminary reviews, which you can see below.
Eurogamer – In general, Alan Wake 2 made a good impression on me. In the role of Alan, I happened to experience a desperate feeling of isolation, the need to continue to go to my main, often illusory goal, while clinging to each thread of sanity. At the same time, I, like Saga, wanted to believe in her loyalty to my work and the desire to get to the bottom of the truth, when she walked along the wet and restless Vater. Maybe the game is not named in her honor, but there is no doubt that it is equally the story of the saga and our title writer. Remedy set a task to make a continuation that would fix her place in the horror genre for survival, and, judging by what she managed to see, she did it.
IGN – It is difficult to say what exactly I liked the Alan Wake 2 so much. I do not want to spoil, so I will say this: probably, it all starts with the plot, because there are much more opportunities for the narrative than in most games in the genre of Survival Horror. The fact that the player is actively involved in the formation of this story, combining tips on the board of deeds and rewriting reality, as Alan does, only enhances my attachment to the world of Wate and, in fact, to his fate. Fantastic graphics, of course, will not hurt, and the terrible atmosphere and unusual tonality, combining horrors, drama and sometimes absurd comedy, make Alan Wake 2 completely unique.
Gamesradar – Two chapters of Alan Wake 2, in which I played, were specially selected so as to create the impression that: a) this is still Alan Wake in tone, atmosphere and plot, as well as b) the game is not afraid to take risks. This is a new bold direction for Remedy, which will surprise and make you think, but for me it means that interesting events await us not only in the Alan Wake franchise, but also in the Remedy Connected Universe.
MP1ST – This is perhaps the best version of Alan Wake 2, largely thanks to the lessons obtained in the development of other Remedy games such as Quantum Break and Control. Alan Wake 2 may well become an ideal frightening and amazing game. Some of her puzzles will make the player be in a difficult position for a while, and in a single game this is part of the attractiveness. Get ready for amazing mysterious meetings that only Remedy can create.
GamedEveloper – Although Alan Wake 2 is a big attempt to revive the series, it is also associated with the Remedy plans to create a united universe with Control and its upcoming continuation. Nevertheless, Remedy strives to ensure that this great return of Alan Wake is quite good in itself. Alan Wake 2 with its more purposeful horror approach and an accent on the plot seems to be the Remedy Entertainment by the most exquisite and experimental project after the success of CONTROL. This approach can become precisely what a long -stalled series is needed to return.
And the Game Informer portal published on its YouTube channel fourteen minutes of the gameplay from Alan Wake 2, which shows the study of the hotel "Ocean".