Alan Wake Devs Coy on Sequel

Hell Descent: In our interview with Remedy’s Head of Franchise Development, Oskari Häkkinen and Creative Director, Sam Lake of Alan Wake, we asked about the possibility of a sequel. It’s one of those questions that either gets a yes or no answer, but sometimes you get a coy message along the lines of “we can’t say anything yet”. But if there’s nothing to say, why say you can’t say it? Aha! Call us nitpickers, but Oskari Häkkinen response to our sequel question tripped off some alarms.

[NYC_Gamer]

MS, might as well continue with this series because couple of folks enjoyed the first game.

[ksense]

just like uncharted the second one could make a lot of people go back and play the first and realize what they missed out on. the game was pretty good hopefully ms will do a better job marketing it next time like they did for halo or will do for gears

[thereapersson]

It's really a unique gaming experience, and the fact that it uses the Pacific Northwest as its inspiration earns it bonus points for me.

[MAJ0R]

it would have if they released it on PC

[imvix]

Well advantage with PC these days. Even if a game doesnt sell initially, it just doesnt die out. Platforms like Steam & D2D cause a rejuvination in sales just by giving discounts.

Every time a discount happens thousands of people buy the game, then that causes word of mouth. Making the game start to sell again. This is something that doesnt happen on consoles, if a game bombs then its removed from retail in a few weeks and thats that.

This is exactly how even indie games like:

Torchlight managed to sell near million Copies on the PC.

Amnesia being only 4 months old sold 200,000 copies.

AAA games obviously have a much better chance.

Sleeper hits no one would touch last year like Metro 2033 became hits due to Steam sales promoting it.

Remedy only compromised their own sales by not going PC.

[Substance101]

Wonder why they didnt blame it on the 360 piracy. If the game was a PC exclusive there would have been piracy cries coming from every where lol.

[ksense]

Man I love Steam and I totally agree I pick up so many games during the holidays from them. Recently picked up mafia 2 and all DLC for like 20$ and that game was freaking amazing and had me hooked for a couple of weeks until I completed it

[cakeisalie]

Lol 20usd for the game + all DLC is insane. Think my friend bought that game for 14usd. Still both are great bargains ;-)

If Alan wake would have released on PC, i am sure Steam would have played a big role in making the game a success. Steam just know how to move software.

[gillri]

it wopuld have got more attnetion on the PC

there isnt much release these days for the PC compared to console so it would have had greater exposure on there,

on the 360 and PS3 there were other big AAA titles hitting at that time that were occupying gamers

[sinclaircrown]

@Thereapersson

I agree the setting was awesome for the game. Underrated IMO. Game really creeped me out. Not many games can do that. I like it.

[Ranshak]

@gillri

Theres actually alot on PC, check out www.steampowered.com

More releases then any console. Lets not even count the Xbox since it only has multiplats for this year.

[imvix]

gillri

Most AAA titles are out on all 3 platforms. The PC platform actually offers the version closest to how the developer actually intended the game to be played. If anyone is missing out on 95% of the games released its the console gamers. No ones stopping people from playing the 5% games on console that dont make it to PC.

Games released last year that were worlds apart between console and PC:

Bad company 2
Bioshock 2
Dragon age origins awakening
Fall out vegas
Grand theft auto episodes
Mafia 2
Medal of honor
Metro 2033

Just to name afew.

[Kalipekona]

Alan Wake was awesome and way underrated. I am crossing my fingers for a sequel.

[DenyTheFacts]

One of the best games I've ever played

[hennessey86]

alan wake along with uncharted 1 and 2 and heavy rain have been my fav games this gen cod 4 for multiplayer

[DenyTheFacts]

I need to buy a PS3 man.. Uncharted 2 seems awesome

[Kran]

@DenyTheFacts

I now own a PS3. It is awesome :D So many thrilling moments!

[TheDivine]

Me too alan wake is one of my fav games this gen along with demons souls, uncharted, mass effect, lost odyssey and fable 2/3. Too many games to name them all but this is worth getting a 360 for just as uncharted is worth owning a ps3. Should of went to pc also imo.

[whitesoxfalife]

i know enjoyed it a lot!!!!!

[Acquiescence]

for the (so far) 1.3 million selling Epic Mickey, then how the hell should Remedy ever get the green light for Alan Wake 2.

[SlipperyMooseCakes]

They have Microsoft backing them up. They practically broke even on Crackdown 1 and there was still a sequel.

I hope there is an Alan Wake 2. Alan Wake was my GOTY for 2010.

[Kalipekona]

Me too. I didn't enjoy any other game in 2010 as much as Alan Wake.

[hoops]

Bring it out. Bring it out for the PC also and market the game well.
If they do this, it will be more successful.

[CernaML]

Great game. A shame it's something that just isn't for the 360 crowd.

[Convas]

"Great game. A shame it's something that just isn't for some of the 360 crowd."

Fixed.

[ksense]

"Great game. A shame it's something that just isn't for MOST of the 360 crowd."

Fixed

Just look at sales and it is obvious why this statement makes more sense. out of 50 million xbox worldwide only like 1 million sold maybe more not sure

Plz feel free to explain why u disagree because the sequel is in doubt because of the poor sales and there is no changing that. It is an amazing game and experience without a doubt.

[kissmeimgreek]

@ ksense

Sense when is around a million sold a bad thing? That great for a game with such little marketing and emphasis on story rather than action.

[Kalipekona]

Give me a break, troll. The main reason it didn't do better was because it released at the same time as Red Dead Redemption, which was most people's GOTY and sold very well.

[CernaML]

lol You called me a troll. I don't get that very often surprisingly. Releasing at the same time as other games is no excuse. Look at GT5 (the so-called disappointment). It did over 5 million already and it released very close to Black Ops.

This game is clearly not for the 360 audience. Out of EVERYONE I know, I was the ONLY one to buy Alan Wake. Yet, my platform of choice is the PS3. Go figure.

[Avraj45]

This game was really cool experience for me

[Convas]

"Unfortunately there is nothing that we can disclose at this point of time, other than Alan Wake is very close to our hearts."

Code words for "We can't talk about Alan Wake 2 right now" meaning "Obviously, we're working on AW2 which we're not showing yet".

TL;DR? Alan Wake 2 is in development.

Can I get a "HELL YES!11!!!!"?

[DenyTheFacts]

HELL YES!11!!!!

[Megaton]

I'd like a sequel. Just gotta fix some things. Repetition, mostly.

[hennessey86]

but didnt actually experience any in the game i thought it was very well paced and had a good amount of veriaty

[Megaton]

I was really sick of the predictable ambushes by the same couple of enemy types toward the end of the game. Lack of melee certainly didn't help things either, although that can't really be classified under repetition.

I still say it's a good game. Loved the story. Best 360 exclusive of 2010. Just needs a little tune up.

[Roper316]

I wouldn't mind a sequel for AW. I really enjoyed the 1st and feel it is one of those titles that is way better then people give it credit for.

[southernbanana]

I would for there to be a sequel to Alan Wake, it had an atmosphere about it that kept me wanting more. Please Remedy create Alan Wake 2, and while your at it give us some better (when I say better I mean longer) DLC this time......

[Raven_Nomad]

Alan Wake was an amazing game, I can see why it's garnered such high praises. It's also one of the most pirated games on the XBox 360. So people definitely wanted to play it.

I think it's probably pretty close to the one million mark. Let's not forget, sequels can really turn a great game into a magnificent game. Look no farther then Halo 2 compared to the first one or Uncharted 2 compared to the first one, while both first games were solid, they weren't amazing by any means.

I really hope we see a true sequel. Alan Wake was my favorite game of 2010 aside from Mass Effect 2.

[Buho]

It sucks when good games don't sell as well as they should (Uncharted, Alan Wake, Heavy Rain etc.).I haven't played Alan Wake, but the majority of the people who have played it say it's good.

[hennessey86]

u will love alan wake

[etowntwo]

Still have the play the DLC for Alan Wake.

The game was really good ... but I should have played it on a harder difficulty then normal.
Just seemed too easy especially the end boss fight (if that's what you can call it)

By far, best game for me 2010 was Mass Effect 2.

[cochise313]

They have to make a sequel, the ending was a clifhanger. This game is way under rated. The story, the atmosphere, the gameplay was all superb.

[Lamarthedancer]

Alan Wake Season 2 :)

If I get to play as Alice Wake then FUCK YEAH :D

I have to agree about it being relesed on the PS3. The way the game was story driven reminded me abit of Heavy Rain. I think it would do pretty well if it was released on PS3. Shame Microsoft wouldn't dare let it go without a fight

[gillri]

Ranshak

meh PC didnt have nowhere near as many big releases as the console did in teh first half of last year,

AW got swamped out a bit on the 360, PC release schedule wasnt nearly as hectic,

I have all 3 systems as I was buying way more games for my console than my PC, it would have got more exposure on PC and Steam