Alan Wake II simply received a launch date, confirming a tip from earlier this week that instructed a fall/ autumn window. During the PlayStation Showcase occasion, held early Thursday, developer Remedy Entertainment confirmed that the sequel to the supernatural horror sport shall be out on October 17, throughout PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. New protagonist FBI Agent Saga Anderson shares the stage with our titular hero on this sequel, which additionally diverts its style in the direction of survival horror. The studio additionally dropped a gameplay trailer for a similar, which appears fairly paying homage to the latest Resident Evil remakes — that is a optimistic.
The Alan Wake 2 trailer opens with a voiceover from Wake, who seems to be trapped contained in the echoing abyss that’s the Dark Place. “I’m trapped here… in this nightmare,” he says, as we see flashing glimpses of some bald man getting tied down and feasted upon by masked cultists in a forest. “I write to escape. Every word is a step forward into darkness.” The writing appears fairly monologue-heavy and fragmented, which has to do with the sport’s structuring. With the inclusion of the brand new protagonist, gamers can play both Wake or Anderson’s respective tales in any order they need. Their journeys are intertwined, however every lead towards separate disturbing pathways to unfurl the thriller surrounding a sequence of ritualistic murders that threaten Bright Falls — sure, that is the identical location as the unique Alan Wake.
On the official web site, artistic director Sam Lake said that enjoying as FBI agent Anderson is the ‘good point-of-view’ for newcomers to the franchise, inviting gamers into Alan Wake’s supernatural world. “It’s important to us that Alan Wake 2 works as a stand-alone experience but also has a ton of connections for our fans to find,” he writes. The sequel kicks off with Anderson uncovering pages of a horror story, seemingly written by Wake himself, albeit the occasions described in it appear to have performed out precisely on this realm. It’s described that the sufferer was considered one of Anderson’s colleagues FBI Special Agent Robert Nightingale, who was seemingly chasing after a author (presumably Wake), earlier than his eventual homicide. Tagging alongside for the case is agent Casey, performed by the sport’s author Sam Lake himself.
“We were all trapped in a horror story,” Wake continues writing. “The horror story wanted us dead.” We then reduce to some uncooked gameplay footage of Anderson approaching a dilapidated common retailer with a gun in hand, counting on an over-the-shoulder perspective just like Resident Evil 4. As she continues investigating the indoors, a masked cultist wielding an axe breaks by the wall and proceeds to assault her. Combat appears to largely revolve round gunplay with no shows of melee fight, which begs the query of ammo conservation. In a associated PlayStation weblog put up, it’s revealed that Anderson’s story will play out throughout three hubs: the city of Bright Falls, the dense forest surrounding Cauldron Lake, and the run-down city of Watery. The final one appears to be adorned in cool neon lighting. Meanwhile, Wake’s story is ready throughout the Dark Place, which is described as a ‘shifting, looping actuality.’
The sport’s FAQ web page confirmed that Alan Wake 2 wouldn’t have a bodily CD launch, with Remedy attributing the explanations to a ‘massive quantity’ of individuals having shifted to digital-only codecs. “Secondly, not releasing a disc helps keep the price of the game at $59.99 / €59.99 and the PC version at $49.99 / €49.99. Finally, we did not want to ship a disc product and have it require a download for the game — we do not think this would make for a great experience either,” the web page reads.
Alan Wake II releases October 17 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Pre-orders are actually stay throughout all platforms.
