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Remedy Interview ‘Hello Mr. Scratch’ | Hell Descent

Hell Descent: We -digitally- sat down with two of the great minds behind Alan Wake. Thanks to the Head of Franchise Development: Oskari Häkkinen, and Creative Director: Sam Lake, we were able to get answers to many of the questions that you the fans had for Remedy. We were able to get info about sequel possibilities, design decisions, and the enigma that is Mr. Scratch. Hit the jump for the full interview!

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Kran5267d ago (Edited 5267d ago )

I honestly agree. I think Alan Wake would have made a boring free-roam world game. It's definitly better when it's the story that takes you to new and exciting places, rather than you already having been there.

hennessey865267d ago

I thought alan wake was perfect the way it was i think open world would have made it a bit tiresome driving point to point, it would have taken away the atmosphere

kissmeimgreek5267d ago

Exactly! Everyone these days wants open world in their games for no reason other than to have it. Free roam would completely kill what Remedy was going for with AW.

QuantumWake5267d ago

Tell that to all those other people who continue to say "dumbed down this", "dumbed down that". -_____-

Anyways, great interview. Alan Wake was definitely an interesting game. A nice collection of twists and turns you come to expect in a psychological thriller.

"In a monologue, you can only fight yourself :)"
-Sam Lake

ic4ruz5267d ago

Thanks for asking for a PC version !

jeeves865266d ago

My heart aches from the lack of a PC version.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers441d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran8441d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto440d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia441d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger441d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie441d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos441d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie441d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh441d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Previously On... Alan Wake

Alan Wake 2 continues the writer's story, 13 years later.

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A thermos is upending the Alan Wake community

Remedy has Alan Wake merch on sale, including a pretty blue thermos. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan, and many players who want a thermos find themselves without one, though it does appear that Remedy is attempting to fix things. Nevertheless, it has resulted in a lot of upset, illustrating just how much the thermos means to Alan Wake fans.

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