Remedy continues a successful year with two new games - bringing Northlight engine to PS4

Alan Wake and Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment is adding PlayStation 4 support to its Northlight Engine, the developer announced.

The company is working on a new game project code-named P7, which it aims to release on “a wider range of platforms,” which is it is bringing Northlight to Sony’s console.

The Northlight Engine is the same in-house engine that powered Quantum Break.

[moegooner88]

PS4 ? Interesting. Quantum Break was really fun, but had so much unfulfilled potential.

[UltraNova]

Wow thats big news...hopefully their new game wont have tv 'influences'.

[uptownsoul]

Can't wait to see what this CodeName P7 is all about. More games is always better!!!

[Nitrowolf2]

Make Alan Wake 2 Happen!!

i believe Remedy owns the IP

[freshslicepizza]

i say this is good news for remedy, now watch as brand warriors try and highlight how this is bad for microsoft.

i finally got to play quantum break and its ok, not awful and not great. i kind of liked the whole tv influence thing, didn't bother me and you could easily fast forward or skip it if it bothered you. i imagine it was much cheaper than using ghr game engine to render all of that.

what remedy really needs to do is make combat more fun because its worse than uncharted games are for bullet sponge enemies. alan wake and this also look so dumb when running. plus the graphics are pretty good but again its like a smear of vasoline creating this weird overlay. plus adding these little things that you interact with dont make the gameplay more compelling. the formula is going from point a to point b is very basic and quite boring.

[UltraNova]

Moldy its obvious that a significant part of the dev's time and budget went to the tv stuff, thats why QB ended up a mediocre game. If that 'pressure' isnt there next time I m sure they will make a better game.

[darthv72]

well... considering that both the ps4 and xb1 have very similar architectures (more alike than any other systems in the past) then it's pretty obvious that their engine would work on the PS4 since it works on the xb1.

Why would this info surprise anyone?

[ShadowKnight]

@Moldybread

Its bad for Microsoft

[TheKingKratos]

Good news for Remedy
now work on making a fun game with good story
you did that once in MaxPayne 1-2

[Concertoine]

Alan wake had a great story

[BlackTar187]

just lol'ing at you did that once then listed 2 games :)

i love remedy i can't wait to see their next game regardless of where it's released at.

[starchild]

Quantum Break had a story that I enjoyed a lot. Alan Wake did as well.

[EpicZinger]

In a world, where every other day, we are listening how these 'niche' JRPGs like Persona, Nioh and Nier that supposedly nobody cares about, all selling comfortably over 1 million units in few weeks, it's funny we have yet to hear from M$ about QB selling over 1 million units. Game was released in Feb 2016 btw. 😂😂

[zaherdab]

I dunno why it had so much input lag for me ... i couldn't get into it

[Ju]

I wouldn't say lag, but controls are a bit "sluggish", I have played better "time control" games.

I think the step is logical. I could imagine games like QB would appeal to Playstation players quite a bit.

[zaherdab]

I dunno i just felt the aiming is off and there was a bit of noticeable input lag in my case, the premise was interesting. i have a lot on my plate on playstation but slow-mo shooters have been far and few between this gen

[DrumBeat]

Qauntum Break had so much unfulfilled potential, but it wasn't very fun.

[moegooner88]

combat was compelling, for me at least.

[ShadowKnight]

Remedy going multiplatform. Microsoft should have acquired them a long time ago. Oh well

[jdoss720]

PS4 with Northlight engine, the more the merrier. I thought Quantum Break was hella fun graphics were awesome game was just too short. Needed about 5 more hours gameplay and maybe no tv episodes. I'm all about that Alan Wake 2 though. Bring it on please Remedy.

[Inzo]

Hoping for a new Max Payne but with the same feel and atmosphere as the first two.

[AcidDvl]

Not very likely. Rockstar owns the IP and they do a good job internally.

[UltraNova]

Didnt enjoy the last MP game that much...

[AcidDvl]

I liked it. The best in the series. It lost in the Noir feel, but gain with an well crafted narrative and fun gameplay.

[morganfell]

I enjoyed it but they needed to stop taking away my weapons after every cutscene.

[UltraNova]

Acid, its the fact that they departed from that Noir aesthetic in favor of the buzz, is the very thing that made me go meh...other than that it was a good game.

[AcidDvl]

@UltraNova

Of course, you have every right to dislike that. I don't disagree with you, I just appreciate the effort they've put in to that game, seeing that they're not Remedy, nor did they try to be. That's Rockstar DNA running on MP3, and that's preferable than trying to copy Remedy's DNA.

I personally didn't mind the Noir loss, as the game traded it for those multiple camera angles in the screen (24h style), distorted images and text on screen quoting the dialog and other different narrative structures. That combined with the well crafted dialog and a lot of one liners. Max is very quotable on MP3.

In the gameplay department, it's one of the best 3rd Person Shooters of all time. Mechanically is flawless.

'The way I see it there's two types of people, those who spend their lives trying to build a future and those who spend their lives trying to rebuild the past.' - Max Payne (MP3)

[thekhurg]

Rockstar's Max Payne was amazing.

[rynodigital]

Max Payne 3 was a great addition to the series, especially if you're a fan of Tony Scott's Man on Fire. But the loading times were abysmal on last-gen consoles at the time.

[njulo]

They realized that the Ps4 Nation(Gamers) are supportive in new IP.

[Gyarados]

Yep. Kudos to PS gamers.

[GTgamer]

Gonna be like the ps2 era where 95% of games were on PlayStation and they all strived I can feel it.

[The 10th Rider]

The irony of this comment is that most PS4 gamers here have been bashing Quantum Break, which is Remedy's newest IP.

[EpicZinger]

How many millions out of 55 million ps4 owners have you seen bashing QB? I'd love to hear your statistics. 😂😂

[yeahright2]

most ps4 gamers? or a few fanboys?

[Razzer]

Let's not pretend the game was universally praised everywhere else.

[The 10th Rider]

@EpicZinger,

I dunno about statistics, I'm merely pointing out that just because the game is on a console that's not PS4, there's people that will bash it. So to paint the "Ps4 Nation" as welcoming new IPs is a bit ironic.

@Razzer,

The game has a 77 on Metacritic. That's around The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, RIGS, Until Dawn, Teraway Unfolded, Little Big Planet 3, Infamous Second Son, Driveclub, and Killzone Shadowfall. While not "praised", over 90% of reviews are positive. That means that over 90% of reviewers enjoyed the game. Although it wasn't universally praised, it was near-universally liked by reviewers.

Really anything above a 60, while it often disappointing compared to the amount of hype, isn't a terrible game. The fact that you're trying to put it down merely supports what I said about PS4 owners attacking the game simply because it's on a different console. And yes, everyone does that. Xbox fans do that to PS4 games and Nintendo games, Nintendo fans do that to PS4 games and Xbox games. It's unfortunate, but people see a game that's below an 85 as a flop if it's not on their console of choice.

[Kribwalker]

http://n4g.com/comments/red...

Just yesterday

[Razzer]

The game got mixed reviews. That is all I'm saying. Some loved it. Some thought it was ok. Others hated it.

You looking far too hard at fanboy reactions and generalizing just as much as that "PS nation" label.

[The 10th Rider]

@Razzer,

But the game didn't get mixed reviews . . .

Mixed reviews would be if there were a lot of really high scores and a lot of really low scores, with scores in general being allover the place. Most of the game's scores are around a 70-80. The further out you get from there the fewer reviews there are. Here's roughly what the score breakdown looks like:

Seven below 6 out of 10
Nine from 60-69 out of 100
Seven above 90 out of 100
Thirty-five at 81-90 out of 100
Forty-eight from 70-80 out of 100

The reviews are NOT mixed. The only reason people say they were is because that's the picture those who attack the game try to paint. In reality it's a game that got an overwhelmingly positive, although somewhat lukewarm, reception.

EDIT: @Kribwalker,

Lol, the comment section of that article is the perfect example.

[rainslacker]

QB was average. That's why they have been bashing it, typically in response to Xbox fan boys acting like it's one of the best action adventure games ever made which somehow redefined the genre with it's repetitive game mechanics.

[The 10th Rider]

@rainslacker,

You're further prooving my point that people put down the game because it's not on their plastic box of choice. The average score is a 77 and the number of reviews in each range was posted right above you. It's certainly not exceptional, but it's not 'average'.

I don't even own the game or a Xbox One, but the game was reviewed fairly well, although a bit of a letdown due to hype. I bet you wouldn't say that The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, RIGS, Until Dawn, Teraway Unfolded, Little Big Planet 3, Infamous Second Son, Driveclub, and Killzone Shadowfall are all average.

[starchild]

@ The 10th Rider

Good comments. I fully agree. I played Quantum Break on PC and totally enjoyed my time with it. I find it strange how if a Sony exclusive has a metacritic average similar to Quantum Break a lot of people on this site treat it as if it is a great game, but if a Microsoft game gets a score like that it's treated as if it's garbage. Its impossible not to notice the double standard here.

I liked Quantum Break and so did the majority of reviewers. It's ok if some people didnt like it, but it's goddamn annoying how they act like it's some kind of fact that the game is garbage. That behavior is driven by pure fanboyism.

[Ju]

I am playing it right now. I don't think it is the end it all action games. I have issues with the game mechanics and it pushes the XBO quite a bit maybe too much. Not liking the low res; especially in motion. When the camera isn't moving it's OK.

It has it's moments. I generally like it. I think one of my favorites on the XBO. Could be better, though.

[The 10th Rider]

@starchild,

And the funny thing is that even after presented with the facts (the game's scores) people STILL falsely claim it got 'mixed' or 'average' reviews while denying any attempt by PS4 fanboys to discredit the game.

As I said, fanboys for every console do it to games on other consoles . . . But it's sad people still deny it after presented with clear evidence contrary to their claims.

If people were to actually read the reviews they would see that it's fundamentally a good game with a few flaws dragging it down. I for one would love to see them continue to evolve on some of the ideas implemented in the game. It'd certainly be better than seeing the same regurgitated AAA stuff that releases every year.

[LordJamar]

the game will be on xbox.....

[Pricey]

Finally a news article

[TripleCs]

Never played Alan Wake or Quantum Break but I do remember playing my brothers copies of Max Payne 1 & 2 on the PS2 a long time ago and enjoying it. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on whatever they announce for the PS4.

[mixelon]

I wonder if they'll eventually make an Alan Wake sequel, or something more akin to what AW was going to be earlier in development, which seemed v interesting. It'd be a lot easier to pull off now.

[Summons75]

I've given up hope on an AW sequel. Remedy sales they want to do it all the time but M$ couldn't care less...

[Yui_Suzumiya]

They own the Alan Wake IP. They could do whatever they want with it including bringing the original to ps4.

[Obscure_Observer]

Awesome news! I love Remedy games. Hopefuly another horror game!

[andrewsquall]

There is NO way Quantum Break was successful considering the 6 years it took to make to its sales ratio. So we can expect their next game in 2022?

[ElementX]

I know I'll get downvoted but I really didn't think Alan Wake was very good. The light mechanic got old really quickly and the gameplay revolving around keeping generators going was tedious. Some parts of the story were interesting but the gameplay was horrible

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

This. I loved the story in Alan Wake, but the gameplay was not good. Extremely repetitive and dull.

[Moe-Gunz]

You're not alone

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Yeah just like The Last of Us.

[solideagle]

ooOOoo La La Land, maybe they want to be multi-platform devs like Bungie?

[WickedLester]

Aaaaaand MS loses exclusivity from yet another developer. Next is Playground Games.

[WickedLester]

LOL @ the disagrees. Like anything I said was factually wrong.

[EpicZinger]

Feelings are hurt bruh. 😂

[The 10th Rider]

Because Microsoft doesn't own Remedy and they're under no obligation to release games solely for Microsoft platforms. That's like saying Sony lost exclusivity from Insomniac and Ready at Dawn, or Nintendo did from next Level Games.

Playground has already indicated interest in opening up another studio for a non-racing game. There's no indication as of now that it will be an exclusive and they're also not in any known agreement with Microsoft forcing it to be.

[ILostMyMind]

They will start talking about Scorpio now.

[BecauseImBatman]

How did they lose exclusivity ?

They don't/never owned Remedy, don't have them under contract or anything. Remedy are opening up more teams and hiring more people which will come with more risk. So it makes complete sense why they'd wanna release across more platforms. I say the more the merrier, means potential for more gamers to play their games and more success to well received IP.

[WickedLester]

This isn't rocket science. They used to make games exclusively for Xbox and now they don't. The fact they were never owned by MS is irrelevant. It's another example of MS not valuing in-house game development. They could've acquired Remedy years ago but they opted not to. Playground is next. Why doesn't MS own them? I thought they did and was shocked when I learned they didn't. Consider this, in the early years of Xbox 360, MS had the following franchises all to themselves...

Mass Effect
Bioshock
Elder Scrolls
The Witcher
Lost Planet

Now all of those IP's are either on PlayStation or have been. Now you throw in Titanfall and future titles from Remedy, that starts to add up.

[No Way]

That's bananas. Those are (cept maybe Lost Planet, idk) excellent franchises. Mass Effect could and likely woulda been in better hands with Microsoft, than EA.

Bioshock was wonderful.

[ILostMyMind]

.

[ILostMyMind]

In fact they have already lost all of them to PC.

[BecauseImBatman]

"This isn't rocket science. They used to make games exclusively for Xbox and now they don't." - No they didn't, they released the Max Payne games on Playstation before they made Alan Wake and Quantum Break for Xbox. They were not exclusively making Xbox games.

"They could've acquired Remedy years ago but they opted not to. Playground is next." - That's not how it works, if these studios want to be independent, they will remain independent. If MS just tried a hostile takeover that would just jeopardize the studio and all it's talent cause now they will just leave. It would be stupid of MS to acquire these studios if they want to stay independent and make decisions for themselves. Playground are rumored to be working on a SP Open World RPG and I do think that is something MS should publish and fund cause that is a game there missing in the portfolio atm but that doesn't mean they need to buy Playground.

All those games you cited, were either timed exclusive or funded by Microsoft and hence published by them.
None of those studios (as well as Remedy) worked exclusively with MS, except for Bioware who were bought by EA, a real missed opportunity for MS who could have had bioware as first party studio.

[Wulfer]

How's Dreamland? And a FYI MS hold the publishing right the Alan Wake so, that game isn't a lock for 3rd party release.

[Ristul]

I hope their fortune changes now that they support Playstation, good luck Remedy.

[BecauseImBatman]

You hope there fortunes change now that they support Playstation ? Were you rooting against them until now ?

[Ristul]

To be honest, I didn't know enough about them to care before, I have AW for my 360 but have not opened it. Nothing against Remedy.

[BecauseImBatman]

Okay then. Well I'm glad more people will get to play there games, I think they're a very talented studio.

[hafitz]

The Quantum Break Engine needs further optimisation. My GTX 1070 cant even run it at 1080p 60fps.

[Neonridr]

good for Remedy. More people deserve to enjoy their titles. Alan Wake was one of my favorite games on my 360. Loved the storyline and how the game was presented.

[WickedLester]

Alan Wake was a decent game that's been slightly overvalued by the Xbox Community. Just like Quantum Break, State of Decay, and Re Core.

[Neonridr]

Alan Wake was also on PC. It's an undervalued game period.

No need to turn this into something it's not. Good games exist on other hardware.

[starchild]

I personally think Quantum Break has received more hate than it deserves. I really enjoyed it.

[neomahi]

If you can't beat em, join em.

[Darkfist_Flames]

next time dont bring real live actors as cutscenes.

[masterfox]

Just don't add Live action scenarios please.

[Profchaos]

Interesting to see what they make next

[XXanderXX]

Damn you Phil Spencer and new arse CEO at remedy .
Come on Phil squash this BS and get these IP for Scorpio , also remember the competition wouldn't think twice of pulling such a move off. So don't hesitate on pulling the preverbio trigger and make it happen.

[Razzer]

It is going to be ok

[XXanderXX]

That's the thing them backhoes at MS need to start buying studios and forget all about that timed BS deals for good . You cant grow an exciting portfolio of exclusive IPs if you don't own the studio , talent within them .
That fund me for a favor BS needs to die and quickly , if not it will keep repeating its self over ,over again .

[TechnoGoat]

Crapgamer is gonna cry himself to sleep tonight....

[ZHZ90]

I always wanted to play Alan Wake but I was not a X360 owner.

[cfc83]

I have a feeling that Remedy might just make an announcement at e3. If they put it all together, they're capable of making a huge game. A 8-12m copies sold kind of game, with critical acclaim.

[Razzer]

Would be interesting seeing Remedy announcing a new game at Sony's presser.

[cfc83]

I'd say most gamers wouldn't care. There's a small element who will. Probably forum warriors between the age of 15-30. Remedy own their own i.p's. They can do what they want.

[AX7]

not sure why sony fans would be excited for this. I thought MS didn't have any exclusives worth buying....

[ocelot07]

Not sure what you mean. Didn't think Alan Wake or max pain or quantum break was ever exclusive to any platform? Am I missing something?

[Miss_Vixen]

I would love for them to re-release both Alan Wake games for the PS4 as a single package. One of the few Xbox 360 titles I enjoyed.

[Tussin187]

THANK YOU REMEDY!!!!!

[ocelot07]

Wouldn't mind seeing a new Alan Wake game enjoyed first don't think I played American nightmare spite having it in my steam library for a few years.

[jcole97]

welp, there goes the thought of microsoft securing remedy as a first party studio lol

[hercules_]

They said they were going multiplatform last year. Nothing new

[Ju]

That's actually awesome. They did some great work with QB, now could port this over :) We'll see, but great.