Alan Wake’s latest footage shows off the series darkness like never before
Horrors unimagined
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The latest look atAlan Wake 2demonstrates the oppressive atmosphere of the upcoming Remedy title. As expected from the developer, it melds blisteringly beautiful visuals with intense cover shooting with the classic flashlight mechanics the series is known for.
If you’re a fan of some of thebest horror gamesthenAlan Wake 2should be at the top of your list. The game releases on October 17, 2023. The raw unedited footage shows off a part of the game where we play as the other playable character (the game is split between Alan himself, and this other playable character " about 50/50 according to Sam Lake) and shows an encounter with a monster in a spooky cabin in the woods - where things rarely go well if Evil Dead has taught us anything.
Alan Wake 2has to be one of the most excitingupcoming gamesto date - and continues the story set out by the excellent first game.
In the first game,Alan Wake, we played the writer as he experiences severe mental block and travels to a small town in Washington State. Here he witnesses a “darkness” take over humans and animals - and even inanimate objects. The tension and battle between light and darkness played a central role to the game, and each episode of the game felt like a great thriller TV series.
While the originalAlan Wakedid get a remaster recently to bring it up to the ‘standard’ of modern games, this sequel and its footage looks like it came right out of theControlplaybook. Combine the third-person, low-behind-the-shoulder perspective, and the supernatural horror and mystery and there is a lot of classic-Remedy and Control-themes channeled in here.
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Aleksha McLoughlin is an experienced hardware writer. She was previously the Hardware Editor for TechRadar Gaming until September 2023. During this time, she looked after buying guides and wrote hardware reviews, news, and features. She has also contributed hardware content to the likes of PC Gamer, Trusted Reviews, Dexerto, Expert Reviews, and Android Central. When she isn’t working, you’ll often find her in mosh pits at metal gigs and festivals or listening to whatever new black and death metal has debuted that week.
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