Alan Wake 2 Has Released, Gets Launch Trailer

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It’s no secret that sometimes it takes a LONG time for a video game to get the sequel it deserves. The irony is that sometimes these sequels come from genre-defining titles and ones that sold many millions of copies upon their release. An excellent example is with a certain horror franchise that Remedy Entertainment made a long time ago. Despite the unique setting, story, protagonist, and horror elements, there was no sequel to the game…until now, that is. After a long period of teases, rumors, and waiting, Alan Wake 2 is now available for purchase, and the teams behind the game are excited to talk about it.

Specifically, the teams welcomed the games’ launch in a press release and had some key things to say about it:

“We have come to the end of a long journey to return to the story of Alan Wake,” said Sam Lake, Creative Director at Remedy Entertainment. “We want to thank our fans and partners for their support. We are now ready to present our first ever survival horror game, a genre that lets us dive deeper and be more ambitious than ever before in crafting an experience of intense atmosphere and a twisted, layered, psychological story.” 

The good news is that the game’s wait seems to have been worth it. After all, on Metacritic, the game has a score of 88, showing that people dug the horror themes and the twisted story. One thing that many of the reviews said was that the game didn’t simply “do what came before and improve it.” Instead, they took big steps forward to help define this series while also adding to the cast to flesh the game out more. The story is apparently one of its biggest strengths, as many praised it for its “madness” as well as its “absurdity” while also ensuring that everything wrapped up together