Alan Wake Development Retrospective Is Out! (Patreon)

The Alan Wake We Never Got: An Open-World Survival Horror Epic

Let's delve into the development hell of Alan Wake—the ambitious original IP from Remedy Entertainment hot off the success of Max Payne. Its intriguing premise and groundbreaking technology were teased for years, the game evolved into a predictable 3rd-person shooter, neglecting the open-world aspects, survival mechanics, and the ability to explore Bright Falls during the day. In this video, we explore the announcements, development and shift in design for the game. I'll also be sharing my own thoughts on how the game failed to live up to its massive potential. Included are references to other works for some perspective, like Silent Hill, In the Mouth of Madness and even Mike Flanagan's horror series. I hope you find my break-up letter to a series and developer I've known and loved for years, enjoyable, or at least compelling. 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Early Trailers 4:42 - E3 2007 8:22 - Alan's Writing Powers 12:20 - Open-World Gameplay 15:51 - What We Got On Launch 19:58 - Remedy's Future / In Conclusion — MUSIC CREDITS THE EVIL WITHIN 2 Soundtrack by Masatoshi Yanagi SILENT HILL 2 Soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka DEADLY PREMONITION Soundtrack by Riyou Kinugasa & Hiromi Mizutani ALAN WAKE’S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE Soundtrack by Petri Alanko Music licensed through EPIDEMIC SOUND: 'Dissolve Decay Love' by Ave Air 'Loss and Love' by Amaranth Cove 'To Dark' by Mochas 'Mysteries of the Forest' by Calm Shores 'Arriving in Rain' by Kikoru 'A New Light' by Ave Air — SOURCES “Alan Wake’s Narrative Deserves Better Than Its Gameplay” https://medium.com/@dyllongraham/alan-wakes-narrative-deserves-better-than-its-gameplay-mild-spoilers-365a339d1c20 War Stories: Alan Wake’s transformation emerged from a two-month “sauna” https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/war-stories-alan-wakes-transformation-emerged-from-a-two-month-sauna/ Sam Lake / Quantum Break https://www.vice.com/en/article/mvxdqa/quantum-break-looks-like-the-superhero-gaming-surprise-of-2016-449 Unseen64 beta version insight https://www.unseen64.net/2011/04/06/alan-wake-beta-analysis/ IGN’s account of X06 demo: https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/29/x06-alan-wake-eyes-on Insightful forum post about Alan Wake’s flaws https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16849705230A14963200&page=0#comment-18 Alan Wake 2 sales https://www.xfire.com/alan-wake-2-failing-sales-despite-goty-nod/ Control Wiki https://control.fandom.com/wiki/Control_Wiki — FOOTAGE High resolution screenshots from early development: https://vandal.elespanol.com/loquepudoser/alan-wake-dejando-un-mundo-atras Alan Wake Remastered 100% Cinematic Walkthrough by patologTV https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL61FH1Fo4C7GsJrYqJ29Dmdndq3qi3zER How Alan Wake Was Rebuilt 3 Years Into Development | War Stories | Ars Technica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHkGDu0_Hw Remedy's Sam Lake addresses Alan Wake fans | Game Informer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CRjoQKyY8 Alan Wake 2 footage by WoW Quests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MviXzxlURs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DypxhNbSDOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w9_nqdsdEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rLcFFkVSZw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZH-_XXmh68 Max Payne gameplay by MK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqhwuGxCDPM The Evil Within 2 gameplay by Gaming Harry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYycGATQwo4 Silent Hill 2 gameplay by Loopy Longplays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvY6JO23r4 Alone in the Dark (2008) gameplay by ShadowRoger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orv-W-51dKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YzHiNpCAII Control gameplay by patalogTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BjIruiX1w&list=PL61FH1Fo4C7FrCeKHLTrxH7chTF7ZbCu7&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlWsy3uYj0&list=PL61FH1Fo4C7FrCeKHLTrxH7chTF7ZbCu7&index=3 Gears of War gameplay by Robert Mannion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvMvrzVrH3w Quantum Break gameplay by LetUsC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X40fBkDLHU ---------------- PATREON ► https://www.patreon.com/IndigoGaming SUBSCRIBESTAR ► https://www.subscribestar.com/indigogaming KO-FI ► https://ko-fi.com/indigogaming TWITTER ► https://twitter.com/TheIndigoGaming LIVESTREAMS ► https://www.youtube.com/c/IndigoGamingArchive TWITCH ► http://www.twitch.tv/indigogamingchannel DISCORD ► https://discord.gg/j98gDah