I was barely curious, but now I’m wishlisting it
There was a lot to check out from yesterday’sSummer Game Fest, and there’s still a lot more to come. We’ll be bringing details about what else has been showcased at this year’s Geoff Keighley event, but there was definitely one thing of note for horror fans, and those who have been waiting forAlan Wake 2will probably have already checked out the new gameplay trailer.
If you haven’t, the new footage follows protagonist Saga Anderson, an FBI agent sent to investigate a series of murders in Bright Falls. The sequel takes place some 13 years after 2010’sAlan Wake, and the recent trailer shown at SGF gives a brief taste of what’s to come. With a much creepier vibe than its predecessor, it’s one that fans will probably be keeping an eye on. I now count myself among those people.
The much darker atmosphere that it’s got going for it immediately turned my head. I’ll be honest with you. I was not a massive fan ofAlan Wake. It was fine, but it just didn’t pull me in the way it did with many other horror fans. Admittedly, it’s been years since I played it, so maybe my memory of it is a bit hazy. I just remember it not leaving as big an impact on me as I’d hoped. The fact is, I wasn’t paying too much attention to the sequel until this gameplay footage emerged.
Perhaps it’s obvious to say, butAlan Wake 2looks like it’s got aResident Evilremake thing going for it. As a fan of this rejuvenation of Capcom’s iconic series,AW2definitely has a lot of appeal, even from this relatively short clip. It’s too early to say, but I’m hoping the new installment will be somewhat broodier and atmospheric. It certainly looks a lot better, but that’s to be expected given the years that have elapsed since the first game. Where the OG release didn’t really scare me, I’m hoping this follow-up will offer up much more of a “brown pants” scenario.
In short, I had little interest inAW2before. Then I saw the Summer Game Fest trailer. Now I think it could be one of this year’s most exciting survival horror games.
Alan Wake 2launches October 17 on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X.
