God Mode: 9 Things to Watch, Read, and Play Before ‘Alan Wake 2’
The post God Mode: 9 Things to Watch, Read, and Play Before ‘Alan Wake 2’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. God Mode is a series from Decrypt‘s GG that provides an authoritative look at hot topics in gaming—whether it’s the best games in a certain genre, the top examples of buzzy trends, or other things you need to know to get the most out of your games. Alan Wake is a video game. Alan Wake, the character, is a writer. Alan Wake wrote “Alex Casey,” a noir detective series about a New York cop. And Alan Wake developer Remedy Games previously made Max Payne, a noir detective game series about a New York cop. Multimedia, metatexual inspiration and references are built into the Alan Wake game series. Some are explicit—for example, the first Alan Wake game opens with a quote from horror legend Stephen King. Others are there if you know the source material, like the “Twin Peaks” references and tone scattered throughout the game. With Alan Wake 2 finally coming out 13 years after the original title, arriving on October 27 just in time for Halloween, we’ve dug into some of the inspirations—both explicitly called out by developers and those that just fit the vibe well. We’ve picked out some movies, shows, books, and games to get into ahead of the anticipated launch. Books The Dark Half (1989) If you want to dig into the most direct inspiration for Alan Wake’s journey, start with Stephen King’s “The Dark Half.” The inspiration is pretty obvious just from a quick comparison of the stories’ respective synopses. “The Dark Half” is about an author and recovering alcoholic who writes some of his darker books under a pseudonym (not unlike King himself in all three cases). When his pseudonym becomes public knowledge, he holds a mock funeral for the name. Afterward, though, a duplicate of the author—that exhibits all of the vices he…
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God Mode is a series from Decrypt‘s GG that provides an authoritative look at hot topics in gaming—whether it’s the best games in a certain genre, the top examples of buzzy trends, or other things you need to know to get the most out of your games. Alan Wake is a video game. Alan Wake, the character, is a writer. Alan Wake wrote “Alex Casey,” a noir detective series about a New York cop. And Alan Wake developer Remedy Games previously made Max Payne, a noir detective game series about a New York cop. Multimedia, metatexual inspiration and references are built into the Alan Wake game series. Some are explicit—for example, the first Alan Wake game opens with a quote from horror legend Stephen King. Others are there if you know the source material, like the “Twin Peaks” references and tone scattered throughout the game. With Alan Wake 2 finally coming out 13 years after the original title, arriving on October 27 just in time for Halloween, we’ve dug into some of the inspirations—both explicitly called out by developers and those that just fit the vibe well. We’ve picked out some movies, shows, books, and games to get into ahead of the anticipated launch. Books The Dark Half (1989) If you want to dig into the most direct inspiration for Alan Wake’s journey, start with Stephen King’s “The Dark Half.” The inspiration is pretty obvious just from a quick comparison of the stories’ respective synopses. “The Dark Half” is about an author and recovering alcoholic who writes some of his darker books under a pseudonym (not unlike King himself in all three cases). When his pseudonym becomes public knowledge, he holds a mock funeral for the name. Afterward, though, a duplicate of the author—that exhibits all of the vices he…
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