Alan Wake 2's next expansion is about a Control agent investigating a spooky painting - and it's out next month
Last year we reported horror game Alan Wake 2 would be getting a couple of expansions. We've already had one of these in the form of Night Springs. And Edwin noted that the other would probably be a crossover with Remedy's other big game, Control, featuring secret government agency, the Federal Bureau of Control. He was right, judging by the trailer shown at yesterday's PlayStation Showcase.
The Lake House DLC is due out in October, and does indeed feature a facility run by the shady organisation whose job it is to keep powerful "altered items" from running amok. But it looks like somebody let a messed-up oil painting out of its cage.
The DLC is "set in an eerie new location on the shores of Cauldron Lake," say the developers, and runs parallel to the main story. It'll see you guiding FBC agent Kiran Estevez through the Lake House research station, "where reckless experiments have caused reality to collide with the Dark Place." Agent Estevez appeared as a character in Alan Wake 2 - a busybody who rudely takes over the investigation of player character Saga. Her name also pops up in briefly in some documents in Control.
The trailer shows a hallway full of bodies, and a twisted painting that screams in an anguished voice: "Murderer! Pain! Misery! Hatred!" All right, calm down Mr Painting. What is this, Layers Of Fear? Get over yourself.
Alan Wake 2 is a "stylistic tour de force and one of the most unique and confident horror games in recent years," said Katharine (RPS in peace) in our review. But she also noted that "the climax to Saga and Alan's story does drop the ball somewhat in its very final moments. Enough is resolved to not feel like it's a complete disappointment, but it also leaves just enough hanging in the air to feel faintly unsatisfying at the same time."
Maybe this second spooky slap of DLC will tie up some loose intestines. But if I know my weird storytelling rules, it'll stubbornly refuse to make everything too neat.
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