Light has always been a major component in Alan Wake, its DLCs, spinoff, and even the AWE expansion of Control, so we expect it to be a major mechanic once again. We also learned via Lake’s Twitter that Alan Wake 2 would remain a third-person game, just like the first and Control. This could allow for far more freedom in how the team wants to capitalize on this new focus on horror. In an interview, Lake stated that “we are diving deeper than ever, into an ocean of darkness,” and that Alan Wake 2 would be a “chilling experience with familiar psychological horror elements.” We also learned that the age rating would be bumped up to an M, while the first game received a T rating. As Lake himself put it: “The first game had horror elements to it, but it was an action game … The story, horror story, is at the very heart of this, and it’s a psychological, layered, deep mystery.” Alan Wake only had some light resource management with your ammo and batteries, but was more about exploring scary places and fighting horror-themed enemies than actually trying to be scary. Control in particular was much more of an action game. The original Alan Wake, as well as Control, both had horror elements, but didn’t lean fully into that genre.
First, this game is said to be the studio’s first true survival horror game.
While we haven’t seen a single frame of gameplay yet, Remedy creative director Sam Lake and the team have spoken about what we can expect Alan Wake 2 to play like in a few brief quotes. Outside of the trailer, one note Sam Lake confirmed on Twitter was that the original voice and live-action actors, Matthew Porreta and Illkka Villi, respectively, would return to bring Alan to life. In Alan Wake, you visit the town as it’s being prepared for the 68th Deer Fest, but in the trailer, the sign reads “Deer Fest 81.” That would set the sequel 13 years after the events of the first game, the same gap between the first game and the sequel releasing. The streets are, while deserted, decorated for the annual Deer Fest celebrations. The last hint we could tease out of this teaser was a tiny detail in the moments we see of Bright Falls. The new game is also going to be set post Control DLC, where Alan made an appearance, though Remedy states that playing that story isn’t required for understanding Alan Wake 2. Scratch, who torments our writer, who himself was in the Dark Place beneath a lake (or is it an ocean?). Without getting too deep into spoilers or lore, based on the conclusion of Alan Wake, that final face likely doesn’t belong to Alan himself, but rather to his doppelganger, dubbed Mr. He turns around, holding up a light, claiming that “This story will eat you alive.” As he turns and reveals his face, Alan whispers the final line: “This story is a monster, and monsters wear many faces.” We’re treated to a flash of Alan’s face, cheeks, and bared teeth splattered with blood before the title drops.
Alan finishes his monologue as the camera reveals that the figure we’ve been drawn to is, in fact, Alan Wale himself. The camera continues to pull in as the scene warps once again to a street in Bright Falls, the location where Alan Wake took place, before shifting back to the city location.
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