Alan Wake 2 gets a new gameplay trailer as part of Summer Games Fest

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Remedy have taken to the stage of the Summer Games Fest to reveal new gameplay for Alan Wake 2. The footage is from early on the game so there no real spoilers and it finds Saga in a forest where things lurk in the dark.

Alan will not be the only playable character. Joining him is FBI Agent Saga Anderson, a profiler who has a knack for solving the impossible cases. This is her first step into the supernatural, but Alan is an old hand at it by this point with a harrowing past. You will be free to switch between the characters when you like, so you could play all the way through as Saga and not play as Alan as well.

Their paths will become intertwined in Bright Falls, a small town in the Pacific Northwest, with Anderson on the trail of some ritualistic murders in the area, with things somehow leading to Alan Wake, who went missing some 13 years ago. After a certain point you’ll be able to play through either of their stories in the order of your choice, with echoing and foreshadowing between. They duo will discover pages of a horror story written by a certain writer and that story start to become true.

Remedy say that Alan Wake 2 will be a full survival horror game, shifting the game’s story, atmosphere, pacing and gameplay to match. There will be daytime scenes still, where you’ll meet quirky characters and have moments of lightness, but when things get dark and scary, brace yourself for getting spooked. Importantly, they note that it should still be enjoyable for those that want more of the story.

Although the game is a sequel you will not need to play the original game to understand it as you begin playing as Saga, who has no knowledge of the Alan Wake universe.

Alan Wake 2 is out October 17th 2023.

Source: YouTube