2010’s Alan Wake was a masterpiece of interactive storytelling, presenting a third-person action thriller about a troubled novelist trapped in a world created by his own imagination. It’s vivid characters and immersive atmosphere garnered critical acclaim, respectable sales, and it’s ending practically begged for a sequel. Two years later developer Remedy aim to duplicate that magic with Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, a stand alone XBLA game designed to continue the saga and gain a wider audience as part of Microsoft’s House Party of releases. They’ve sent Alan Wake to a new desert location, expanded the combat, and added an arcade survival mode. Should you book a trip to Night Springs?
Welcome back Link Cable Gaming fans, by far one of my favourite surprises of the Game Awards was the surprise announcement of Alan Wake 2. Alan Wake developed by Remedy Entertainment, and released in May 2010 on the Xbox 360, Alan Wake 2 will finally be brought back. While we were treated just this year to the surprise Alan Wake Remastered earlier in October 2021, or Alan Wake’s American Nightmare in February 2012, fans never got a true sequel. What will the future of the Alan Wake franchise look like?
Perfect! a sequel that will remind me of the smell of mildew and damp coffee grounds with a side of deadly premonition.
Where else would the franchise go? Seems like a sure thing. American Nightmare should be in the remake though.
You know I was thinking alternatives right?
For all it could have been, you know how the sequel market is sometimes, weird spin - offs, spiritual successors, reimagining, a VR walking simulator (bleh) and all that.
I like the idea of an evolved sequel way more
Epic Games Store is giving away two free games this week. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare and Observer are free until October 24. Once you claim them, you get to keep them.
Epic Games has announced that Surviving Mars is currently free on its store. As such, PC gamers can acquire their free copy today, and until October 17th, by visiting its Epic Games Store page.
