I strongly recommend: Alan Wake II (Spoiler-free review)

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With Alan Wake II, Remedy knew how to honor and acknowledge their rich legacy as studio, while also bellowing out with this new, clear voice that will carry them into their next two, three or four games as they build out this connected world, and continue to hone a story-telling style that no one else in the industry can lay claim to.
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@SkillUp 8 месяцев назад

Find out how Nvidia's cutting edge technology like DLSS 3.5 enables powerful new features like Full Ray Tracing, making games like Alan Wake II and Cyberpunk 2077 look their absolute best: www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/alan-wake-2-dlss-3-5-full-ray-tracing-out-this-week/. Thanks to Nvidia for sponsoring the video.

@celozzip 8 месяцев назад

🤣

@duvvly 8 месяцев назад

boooo

@denomizotakh 8 месяцев назад

I switched to amd and i couldn't be more happy

@85yugs 8 месяцев назад

Is there race swapping in this game? That bs needs to be called out by content creators or soon games industry will be Disney's Snow White.

@jaydoss9987 8 месяцев назад

@@85yugsno there isnt. What disney is doing with their race and gender swaps just to virtue signal is atrocious. Comparing this game to what disney is doing is just muddying the waters. The female protaganist isnt spouting intersectional feminist bullcrap. She is simply just a well written character. Rest easy brother

@FifthOfNovember_Original 8 месяцев назад

10 points for Remedy for continuing to stay original and weird. Game space really benefits from games that dares to be true to themselves.

@cozminr 7 месяцев назад

Woke ain't original

@Suckko 7 месяцев назад

@@cozminr how is this game woke?

@elmerikuvaja9355 7 месяцев назад

@@SuckkoIdiots think this game is woke because it has a black woman main character

@flytonthc 7 месяцев назад

@@elmerikuvaja9355a black person cant be in a game without it being “woke” 😭🤦‍♂️

@Gnix1996 7 месяцев назад

@@cozminr calling this game "woke" for having a black main character dilutes the concept of "wokeness" at all. While I believe things can be woke, which oftentimes ruins them, we can't call every single thing woke or the term won't mean anything at all. It's already a term that holds little weight because people like you cry wolf on everything that's slightly different.

@user-ch3qv6nv7n 8 месяцев назад

Can't wait to see how Max Payne remake will look like. We need this type of action games back.

@celozzip 8 месяцев назад

you mean maxine payne, right?

@Iffy350 8 месяцев назад

@@celozzipHopefully not an egs exclusive.

@seniorsterling1064 8 месяцев назад

They can't do a remake since they don't own the property

@ChuckTownRC51 8 месяцев назад

He will now be trans and identity as a black woman

@LudwigsUnholySpade 8 месяцев назад

@@seniorsterling1064Remedy have confirmed that they have an agreement with Rockstar to remake the first two games.

@gdoumit 8 месяцев назад

11 and a half hours in and I’m absolutely loving this game. The storytelling is second to none. For me, this is like the first season of True Detective meets LA Noir, meets the X-Files. Just incredible. This is what gaming should be. They didn’t play it safe. They didn’t chase trends. This game is pure art. Everyone needs to experience this game.

@orfeas2335 6 месяцев назад

I finished it twice, saw recap videos, studied wiki many times and still i only get the very general idea of the plot. I don't think this is a good sign of storytelling..

@SystemBlocked94 5 месяцев назад

@@orfeas2335try exploring a little more you might be running past things without really looking around the world. I'm sorry you feel that way man because I'm at chapter 5 and have found everything. This is a game about looking for clues and what not you can't just run through it.

@JohnnyDog 5 месяцев назад

Dang. I have been eyeing this game for a while, and your comment just sealed the deal for me. I loved True Detective, so I guess I'm going to give this a shot now!

@The_StairTool 5 месяцев назад

That's exactly what I told a friend. We had been talking about how great season 1 of TD was then I started playing this game and told him it totally gave me TD vibes.

@The_StairTool 5 месяцев назад

@@JohnnyDogI just replied to his post agreeing that it sooo much reminds me of TD season one. Do yourself a favor and just play Alan Wake.

@Taziod 8 месяцев назад

I like how they made the minimum specs "minimum specs to play the game at a very fun and enjoyable level" and not "minimum specs to be able to load menus"

@itsaUSBline 7 месяцев назад

Huh, I didn't feel like the weapon upgrades were out of place at all. I think it makes sense for your guns to be upgraded to be able to do things they shouldn't literally be able to do. It drives home the point that you're existing in a reality that's crossing over with the tropes of fictional works, and the little bits of narration from Alan when you get an upgrade is a great way of emphasizing that. I think it was integrated really well to be quite honest.

@jeremyallen5974 3 месяца назад

It's better implemented than the USUAL system where you pay some Mook to upgrade your gun

@theoutsiderprod 8 месяцев назад

Even more than the success of AW2, it feels like this symbolizes remedy beimg unleashed. They have always seemed to be holding back, with control they were close, but with AW2 they pulled out all the stops, they were fully true to themselves and their vision, and I am almost certain that because of their whole self confidence, Control 2 is going to be incredibly successful.

@Werewolf8608 8 месяцев назад

My body is ready... For AW2 and Control 2

@Softlol 6 месяцев назад

What, didn’t even know Control 2 was a thing. Its one of the most interesting games I have ever played. I read every single document in that game and got really into the lore. Sure the game has its flaws, but there is nothing like it. Currently playing Alan Wake Remastered so I can get the full picture while playing AW2. Man its a good time to be Remedy fan!

@marxelox7 6 месяцев назад

idk if it had to do something with publishers and things like that, i mean now they distributed the game tnx to epic games, but they had distributed other games in different companies before that seem to have more hold on what they can and cannot do. hmmm

@ABIADAB 6 месяцев назад

@@Softlol hey man, its good to know that you're playing the first alan wake before playing this game. I actually disagree with skillup on the point that you dont need to play alan wake 1 before playing alan wake 2. i think that playing the first game and playing control is such an integral part of my enjoyment while playing this game.

@casual1118 5 месяцев назад

@ABIADAB I totally agree with you however. If you just look at aw2 by itself, it for the most part explains everything to the new player via saga. Yes FBC isn't really delved too much detail, but for a new player it's just another layer of mystery that might intrigue them even more to go back and play those older games.

@Sally55100 6 месяцев назад

Bro the live action in this game is incredible. I’d watch it as a full length movie or TV series. The Alan Wake/Mr. Door section about everybody just being in one big story was just awesome. Truly made me feel heightened emotions for the characters

@alingavrilescu1508 6 месяцев назад

Fun fact. In the Alan playthrough after you finish the cinema part if you stick to the cinema room, a short 15 minutes live movie plays. For sure a ton of work went into making that for only a couple of people to actually see it. Be sure to check it out the next time you reach that part.

@bonniedykstra6722 4 месяца назад

@@alingavrilescu1508the movie that plays is actually Thomas Zane’s missing short film that was mentioned several times before

@nickguitarfreak17 7 месяцев назад

A breath of fresh air. You don't see AAA devs making the game they want to make instead of chasing trends. So many memorable moments. Some truly terrifying moments and absolute zany perfection. The old gods songs in this are living rent free in my head right now

@HeWhoShams 8 месяцев назад

It's good to see Ahti within the game. Truly a being without equal if you catch my drift

@erinaldo2260 8 месяцев назад

Had to pause the game to celebrate. I guess this is where his vacation was?

@HeWhoShams 8 месяцев назад

@@erinaldo2260 Definitely. I hope to see more of Ahti as this universe is filled out with more games

@ryanlindsay3923 8 месяцев назад

I was excited but also disappointed. Thanks for the spoiler skillup…

@ForTheViolence 8 месяцев назад

I love spoilers.

@HeWhoShams 8 месяцев назад

@@ForTheViolence Ahti is shown within the review video you are watching lol

@shadowthi3f421 8 месяцев назад

I found the live action stuff in Quantum Break pretty good actually. Underrated game that clearly taught the team a lot for Control and AW2 to shine.

@straightupgamer354 8 месяцев назад

omg so true, i loved quantum break.

@davidsimmons4731 8 месяцев назад

Agreed. I enjoyed quantum break

@yojoono 8 месяцев назад

I wish Quantum Break got a "next-gen" update

@AirBulletin 8 месяцев назад

i think quantum break taught remedy how to actually intergrate live action into their games much better. Cause man it sucked in that game.

@journeyman1218 8 месяцев назад

I loved quantum break. Genuinely loved finding all the little changes in the story that changed. The way the live action blended with the game was amazing.

@bobbo8074 8 месяцев назад

After watching how in-depth Ralph went in on analyzing the movie like qualities and writing. I’d be really interested to see him review an actual movie sometime. Dude clearly as the knowledge and appreciation for this kind of stuff

@TheRealTanSeeker 8 месяцев назад

I do remember Alan Wake 1, picked it up on xbox360 for $4.50 on deep sale. One of the most memorable and unique games i ever played.

@Jago-pl7op 8 месяцев назад

The fact that Max Payne is there is awesome. Still sucks that there are no physical copies.

@Dr.Yakub22 8 месяцев назад

Its a low budget game and a niche title. Maybe if the game is a commercial success we will see a physical copy

@zangoon4546 8 месяцев назад

@@Dr.Yakub22”Low buget game” yeah sure

@TheBasedBalkan 8 месяцев назад

@@Dr.Yakub22I was able to get lords of the fallen in a physical copy. If they can do it, it’s no excuse for Alan wake

@vihaan3973 8 месяцев назад

@@Dr.Yakub22 bro said low budget lmfao. this might just take over cyberpunk for being nvidias game to showcase new graphic improvement features

@Dr.Yakub22 8 месяцев назад

@zangoon4546 60 million is a low budget for a AAA game when compared to games like forspoken that had a budget of +100 million starfield that had a budget of +300 million. Also Remady previous games and Alan Wake in particular weren't commercially successful and barely broke even.

@philkensebben6672 8 месяцев назад

This is turning out to be one hell of a year for gaming

@yusux 8 месяцев назад

Best year of all time

@alabaster3535 8 месяцев назад

It already is. By far the best year in gaming in the last 10 years

@eb2681 8 месяцев назад

It's been turned

@missedmurphy 8 месяцев назад

@@yusuxThat's an absolute joke. 07 was arguably the best year for gaming. If not, then most years in the 00's. I would know because I was lucky enough to live through it

@E2STOPTV 8 месяцев назад

Both RE4 and Alan Wake 2 sounds like a blast for diffrent reasons but both the spooky vibe.

@cratecruncher4974 8 месяцев назад

Wake and Payne were fun games but everything about Control exceeded my expectations. The level design and effects were just incredible. Curious to see if Remedy will add another solid game or a jaw-dropping masterpiece to their impressive list with Wake 2. I certainly will be watching for this one!

@benmcreynolds8581 7 месяцев назад

When i was bored, I absolutely loved just going around and messing stuff up in control. The way objects reacted was so addictive because things didn't feel repetitive. It was generated each time depending on what you were doing. It's honestly such amazing gaming development and software design capabilities. I wish they would use this object software tech in their other games. It's so fun to just mess with things or break things. I can play any game that lets me do stuff like that

@StillWeRide 7 месяцев назад

@@benmcreynolds8581yesh control blew me away. Remedy is a studio that just keeps pushing the envelope...its refreshing

@rbwatkins13 7 месяцев назад

Control was doo doo

@cratecruncher4974 7 месяцев назад

@@rbwatkins13 Individual tastes. I hated that Garett crap but love Cyberpunk. Go figure.

@ABIADAB 6 месяцев назад

control story is ass imo, but that's not why i love that game, that game worldbuilding so good that it made hunt every single collectibles on that game just to read on that sweet sweet lore

@TheCyberkitten 8 месяцев назад

I love the writing of your reviews so much. They feel so original and special and are super great and alluring to listen too. Thank you!

@Alcatraz760 8 месяцев назад

You can tell the way Remedy slowly refine the way they use live action, from full episodes in Quantum Break, to clips in Control, and now its both clips and cutscenes.

@raresmacovei8382 8 месяцев назад

They went full Hellblade.

@mattperkins261 8 месяцев назад

Shame the story and game are so poor quality.

@pandagonerogue.140 8 месяцев назад

@@mattperkins261tf 💀

@jahmedgilani4043 8 месяцев назад

@@mattperkins261 lol troll

@superwhizz114 8 месяцев назад

@@mattperkins261Nope.

@ymn3112 8 месяцев назад

Man, ShillUp, the way you draw from your knowledge of movies, shows, and books to talk about video games, the way you dissect each thought train, and intentionally word your findings. I could listen to you talk video games for ages. No one does it quite like you do, man. I'm such a ShillUpShill.

@damonm3 8 месяцев назад

You do realize what a shill is right? It sounds like you’re doing it intentionally but idk. He is in a way but I take shill as a con. Someone who’s essentially lying for profit. Not necessarily illigal, nothing like a grifter but I’d say it’s an insult. Ex: if he spoke about nvidia but without disclosing that he’s being paid by them to do it is shilling…

@joaopedroformozo6555 8 месяцев назад

@@damonm3 shillup is a running joke from the channel, even ralph calls himself that way at times, either on the channel or at the friends per second podcast

@damonm3 8 месяцев назад

@@joaopedroformozo6555 ooo, I see haha

@Davitron_87 8 месяцев назад

Remedy has been one of my favourite developers since Max Payne. They just have this unmistakable style. I just love how they can blend fun action, cheesy dialogue, fourth wall breaking moments and the supernatural into something cohesive, with each element never really feeling out of place. It’s truly impressive.

@ryo-kai8587 8 месяцев назад

The level of artistic quality on display in every moment I've seen so far is just insane-but on top of that, the technological achievement here shows that "next-gen" is truly a thing once again. I believe that on top of all the RT and DLSS advancements, mesh shaders are the next huge advancement. The quality of geometry here is absolutely ridiculous to be running in real-time at any level of smoothness, and I look forward to seeing this become the norm over the coming years. Finally, another huge technological leap is here, and I'm excited for the future of game visuals.

@steel5897 8 месяцев назад

Yup this is the first game that feels next gen to me.

@TheHulksMistress 8 месяцев назад

I haven’t looked into it (at all clearly) but does it run on unreal 5? All those tech demos were amazing but I’ve been wondering if they’d translate into real games or not. Is it their fancy-pants geometry rendering they’re using to create so much detail?

@xjaskix 8 месяцев назад

@@TheHulksMistressnah their own Northlight Engine, i think.

@mandrews6282 8 месяцев назад

@@TheHulksMistress yah it’s their inhouse Northlight Engine. It’s always been ahead of the curve though and their games are generally cutting edge for their time.

@mandrews6282 8 месяцев назад

I think devs need to get a better handle on mesh shaders to really optimize. Especially considering PS5 uses primitive shaders to the same visual and performance result (only XBox and PC use mesh shaders here). Also, I couldn’t believe I saw someone comment that Wake 2 is a ‘low budget’ game. But to be fair the game only cost 60 million. Considering how bloated modern triple A budgets are it is absolutely wild what they were able to deliver for this and it really is the most next gen looking game I’ve seen. Wake 2 is what a game can be when a passionate studio takes actualy risks and it pays off. Considering how safe most studios play it these days, it really stands out.

@gameskyjumper1721 8 месяцев назад

I personally find the upgrades to Alan Wake pretty fitting. He has the power to write stuff and then it would become true. So he is finding phases on piece of paper that would improve his odds of survival. But it is kinda immersion breaking that you just find a random piece on the street. A more clever way can be he was reading some books. Then from certain page and certain lines he cut out the phase that he can use on himself.

@BackwardsPancake 8 месяцев назад

If nothing else, at least they're simple, and that's already a big step up by contrast. In Control, having to micromanage and recycle a thousand different dropped mods with minor percentage-point differences which didn't really meaningfully give you options for strategizing anyway (Since the flat +Damage was just always objectively better than everything else) was a borderline anti-feature that took more away from the experience than it added. In AW2, at least it's very straightforward, and the way the weapons visually and mechanically change in response to some things is neat.

@voltrainer 8 месяцев назад

what? alan never finds pieces of paper to change the scenes. he writes them based on echos he sees

@leoultimaupgraded9914 Месяц назад

@@BackwardsPancakeas someone who’s finished the game, I agree. Honestly, i wish there were more quests in Control that give you unique and power mods, instead of there only being 5-6 and a bunch of random ones

@Patricswift 8 месяцев назад

Between Dead Space, RE4, and Alan Wake 2 it's been a good year for survival horror to say the least

@bc9554 6 месяцев назад

Two of those aren't from this year

@OiCroco 5 месяцев назад

@@bc9554He’s talking about the remakes that released last year my guy

@bc9554 5 месяцев назад

@@OiCroco Imagine thinking re-releasing games from previous years is a "good year" for gaming

@OiCroco 5 месяцев назад

@@bc9554 They said it’s been a good year for survival horror. Dead Space Remake while not adding much new, was incredibly well made. RE4 remake is effectively a brand new game, just using the story and setting of the original. We probably didn’t need a dead space remake, but RE4 came out in 2005, and the remake allows newer audiences to experience it with a modern touch.

@CookiesFTA 7 месяцев назад

This game makes me ludicrously hyped for Control 2.

@brady9750 5 месяцев назад

I can’t wait for more Ahti!

@spilchsaysstuff1427 8 месяцев назад

Alan Wake was one of the reasons I got an Xbox 360 (the other being Arkham Asylum), but Alan Wake was a 360 exclusive. After reading an article in a game magazine, I couldn't wait. I got the limited Edition. After playing the opening prologue, I was hooked. I played through it, then again on Nightmare difficulty. I got a copy of the novel, read that. Along with the book in the limited edition. Downloaded the Bright Falls minisodes. Got so deep, I needed to talk about the many mysteries. I found the Alan Wake forum on the Remedy site and discussed on and off for the next two years, the many theories posed by the story. The Clicker in the shoe box. The red leather chairs. Did Thomas Zane really have Alan's best interests? The secret group in Bright Falls led by Breaker. I'm both thrilled and apprehensive about this game. Will it live up to the expectations the original mysteries left behind? Will it acknowledge them at all. Will it tie everything up or leave the story hanging tantalisingly just out of reach again. The enduring hold Alan Wake has had on me-if not all stories-was its incompleteness. The other issue I have is that I don't have a game console anymore. I'm at that place I was all those years ago when I first came across that article about a small narrative driven game called, rather plainly, Alan Wake. To create a following that you wish to convince of themselves that they choose of their own will, you merely have to create a mystery. Well, I'm hooked.

@Lonely_Gamer85 8 месяцев назад

15:58 Correction Ralph, James McCaffrey apart from voicing all 3 Max Payne games used as model for Max Payne in the 3rd game as well . Sam lake was the face of Max Payne just in the original. For Max Payne 2 they used Timothy Gibbs as model.

@Ashtonyss 8 месяцев назад

Damn it Ralph, I've been trying to keep myself from buying this game now. I'm trying to be patient but I want it so bad. You're fanning the flames!

@d_dayne_e 8 месяцев назад

I'm about 6 hours in and I can confidently say this game is one of the most unique experiences I've ever played. It also might just be the best looking game ever made. Absolutely worth a try at least

@miko67 8 месяцев назад

literally not even an hour in and I already know this is gonna be a banger. Such a breath fresh of air to come across a good game nowadays lol.

@gotworc 3 месяца назад

@@miko67there are so many good single player games that have come out in the last few years what are you even talking about. It's multiplayer games that have been suffering

@fyodortyutchev7898 8 месяцев назад

Man... I always loved your mature approach to your reviews. The ability to frame complexity beyond black and white is not an easy feat and shows how good your scripts are. But this review is on a whole new level and you overdid yourself. Kudos for that!

@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards 8 месяцев назад

I'm guessing you already agree with his opinion that the game is good.

@Crossovahh 8 месяцев назад

Honestly his choice of words and amazingly vivid narration continues to impress me every review.

@formulaic78 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, this might be the best RU-vid videogame review I've ever heard (was doing dishes while mostly just listening to it).

@sinaa995 8 месяцев назад

I agree completely. It’s rare in these days to claim something or someone is your singular favorite. I can def say skillup is my favorite video game reviewer. You feel more intelligent after each video. We’re in drastic need of this kind of media. Hope he continues to make reviews and more for the foreseeable future.

@salmark9080 8 месяцев назад

can you guys stop sucking him off

@vincentthendean7713 8 месяцев назад

Wait, so Sam Lake is the director, writer, AND actor? The guy's an auteur in the video game world. Wild.

@WhoDidYouSay 8 месяцев назад

Hearing you say there’s a sequence similar to the Ashtray Maze in this game has me very excited

@deviousdanny2066 8 месяцев назад

Such a good year for gaming with my hopes returning with Gems like these , was a massive fan of Alan Wake 1... and the 13 years were definitely worth the wait completed the game last night and what a master piece it is.

@7oshiki19 7 месяцев назад

Don't get your hopes up....goes downhill fast.

@leoultimaupgraded9914 Месяц назад

@@7oshiki19thats fair. in that case, when gaming takes another dip, you just gotta sift through the sand to find the diamonds in the rough (the incredible games being buried by the mediocre)

@josephbrown9685 8 месяцев назад

Thank goodness there are still developers like Remedy. Even with their flaws, the games they make have a certain something to them that feels unique in a good way.

@ArathirCz 8 месяцев назад

I am roughly 7 hours in. AW2 is such a love letter to the fans of the Remedy connected universe. I love every second of it. Definitelly my GOTY. And my god does it look gorgeous!

@yaminnather521 8 месяцев назад

Nah man finished Control last week and read every document I came accross, loved the lore and the story,but watching gameplay for this is soooo boring

@paullucci 8 месяцев назад

@@yaminnather521I’m 5 hours in and I kind of regret buying it. I’m obviously in the minority but I dislike the crime/plot board stuff and the combat is slower and less engaging than Control or even AW1, which I remember being on the action side of things. I’ve also had a couple bugs that required replaying sections that mostly involve running from point to point. One had me hunting for a prompt that didn’t load, halting my advancement. It’s incredibly annoying hunting for a way out of a small area, thinking there’s potentially something you are doing incorrectly when it’s the game simply failing to let you advance.

@steveo0127 8 месяцев назад

Spider-Man 2 is game of the year if not AW2 will be 😂

@yaminnather521 8 месяцев назад

@@paullucci I get it bro. Was so hyped for this after playing Control and absolutely loving it, but very disappointed now. Sucks that people are so much easier to impress with visuals and story than awesome gameplay in a Video Game lol

@Shane-gg3hl 8 месяцев назад

@@steveo0127 100% neither will be GOTY. Quote me on this.

@957ad 8 месяцев назад

I’ll try it out once they put it on steam

@BITEKC 8 месяцев назад

It will never come to steam. it is 100% funded Epic game and Epic. This game would not exist without Epic money. It is 100% forever EGS exclusive game.

@KewlBeansGuy93 8 месяцев назад

control was messy but i really loved it. the atmosphere and world-building were just top notch, and it was a must experience game for me.

@NeovanGoth 8 месяцев назад

Regarding the tech you forgot to mention to mention that AW2 is Remedy's first game that comes with native HDR support (after Control's recent semi-official mod/patch), which looks gorgeous on a bright OLED.

@MrDramaticForSur 8 месяцев назад

This is what next gen should be for real…Lovin this Survival Horror

@nat_the_gray 8 месяцев назад

The game breaking bug thing triggered a memory for me: when Alan Wake 1 came out I bought it at a local game store. I played almost all the way through it and hit a game breaking bug where I was unable to proceed or go back to a previous checkpoint. I returned the game and never finished it lol.

@DV-ou1yu 8 месяцев назад

Lol renember which part?

@specialk4006 8 месяцев назад

Sucks for you... Alan Wake is my favorite game beside Dead Space.

@martincerny3294 8 месяцев назад

@@specialk4006you should check out death stranding! Also one particular location in that game is straight out of Alan wake!

@VermillionThaKid 8 месяцев назад

That happened to me too

@liveraloneguy 8 месяцев назад

That dang lift glitch. The lift gets clipped to wooden pole and this only happened on the remaster. The original on Xbox I beat and it didn't happen.

@caderlocke8869 8 месяцев назад

Can’t wait to play this next weekend

@zhouenlai2569 7 месяцев назад

The fact that the janitor from control and the "old gods of Asgard" both return here make this a must-play.

@Ryosmart 8 месяцев назад

Alan Wake 2 is pretty difficult game to review. It is astonishing how you're describing this game, Ralph. It is a piece of art about a piece of art

@BioKek 8 месяцев назад

Jesus 😂😂😂😂😂

@Maxxximilian90 8 месяцев назад

@@BioKekif you had the mental capacity to understand the game, you’d get it tbh

@nopenope7482 8 месяцев назад

It's fkin boring

@joshuatealeaves 8 месяцев назад

⁠@@Maxxximilian90Looking at the comments you left on this video, I’m not sure why you keep insulting people. The person you replied to here didn’t even state their stance on the game & you came at them for their mental capacity?? Ask yourself this. Why do you feel the need to make yourself feel superior over those who harbor a different opinion than you? You’re trading in your teaching opportunities for opportunities to attack others. It’s a very self centered narcissistic trait. You’re better than that friend c’mon bro

@neon1718 8 месяцев назад

@joshuatealeaves Not a fan of attacking people, but check the other guy's comments on the video. He's stated his opinion.

@GFMarine 8 месяцев назад

Alan Wake 1 has one of THE best story exposition methods I've experienced in the form of a song, if you know, you know, due to the build up and the desperation of the characters at that point in the story, I have that song on my gym playlist because it still gets me hyped up regardless of how many times I listen to it. I still haven't played AW2 since I'm finishing up another game but I'm glad the Remedy trope of amazing music segments is back again.

@meni32 8 месяцев назад

Let me guess: The poet and the ? muse by the old gods of asgard I have it too on my playlist and a few other songs from the original game.

@GFMarine 8 месяцев назад

@@meni32 Yeah it's Poet and the Muse, the song by itself is great but with the context of the game it became on my favorite songs.

@mister-pinkman 8 месяцев назад

I’m way too stupid to fully understand the story in Alan wake 1

@zaid88fh 8 месяцев назад

Finally , Ralph, I have been waiting for your review for days. Thank you .

@Krenisphia 8 месяцев назад

Perfect timing for me to wait a little longer for patches/fixes on this as I am currently in the middle of Phantom Liberty. But once I finish that, I am really looking forward to Alan Wake 2. Really glad to hear it's in good shape.

@tiltedtoken1450 8 месяцев назад

For those who played Alan Wake 1 and Control, take time to soak it all in with the lore and exploration. There is so much attention to detail with nods to both games. I'm 5 hours in and only on chapter 3. Take it slow, take it all in and enjoy the ride.

@madmanjoe1002 8 месяцев назад

Same thing I do. I spent an hour in the first little bit just enjoying the forest. I'm genuinely scared of woods so the game is one nerve racking experience.

@IJDKProductions 8 месяцев назад

I have spent almost 15 hours on the game and im only half way…trying to find everything and put together the mystery on my own and piece it all together

@user-qp8yp5et9y 8 месяцев назад

If you really think about it they made the game (at least the first 3 chapters) around exploration. You have to look around to find most objectives and tie them together

@TrophyHunterTyler 6 месяцев назад

R.I.P. James McCaffrey (Max Payne and Alex Casey)

@EthanRom 8 месяцев назад

I know lots of ppl were calling it an RE clone, but I swear 5 seconds into this game I was like “yep this is completely different and its own thing.” I really hope this game wins GOTY. It deserves it so much. We need to support smaller IPs instead of big franchise games like Assassin’s Creeds and Call of Duty/s

@aabens 7 месяцев назад

RE and Alan Wake 2 have similar combat mechanics and both have a horror theme, but the similarities end there. Definitely far from being a "RE clone".

@LordTactusMe 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, I feel it’d be a match between BG3 and AW2. The former is an incredibly impressive game and a product of a hard and long labour, but Alan Wake 2 is just something else. Its novelty and freshness are everything I want from a game. It shows how much regurgitated garbage there is in the entertainment world nowadays.

@night1952 5 месяцев назад

It wishes it was an RE clone, at least the combat would be fun if it was.

@Psyteth 8 месяцев назад

Ive gotten mostly into gaming during the firsr big lockdown here. So RDR2 and modern Warfare got me through it. I havent played Alan Wake 1 but I loved Control and i look forward to diving into this.

@animon9819 8 месяцев назад

It fills my heart with joy to see Remedy receive all this love.

@daksans6764 8 месяцев назад

They deserve it

@andrewreynolds7560 8 месяцев назад

The first five minutes is why I love watching your reviews. It’s beautiful how you put words together (I’m only 5 mins into the review)

@violatorut2003 8 месяцев назад

The X-Files shall never be “too old for some of you” because A. it’s awesome and 2. it has access to alien technology that can probably travel through time. Awesome show, definitely top 5.

@JerichoTheCity 7 месяцев назад

Shout out to ahti, the best janitor out there

@Tac495 8 месяцев назад

I am SO EXCITED for CONTROL 2!!! If they can keep a steady momentum, I have a feeling that Remedy can become a top game developer. They are giving 100% , instead of pushing out a half made product with micro transactions, and a false promise of improving.

@sunekoo 8 месяцев назад

They already are a top game developer

@dansuduhast1051 8 месяцев назад

Jesse Faden became one of my top video game characters of all time! The game is fkin amazing!

@HeloisGevit 8 месяцев назад

They already are a top dev

@gavinderulo12 8 месяцев назад

@@dansuduhast1051I love control, but the characters are not one of its strengths

@humbleservant7797 8 месяцев назад

@@gavinderulo12in ya opinion. I liked jesse because a lot of hee inner monologue during convos was sometimes things i said. She felt like a very relatable character, as if one of us discovered paranatural stuff.

@NF0RCED 8 месяцев назад

Guess I'll play this in a year or two whenever the epic store exclusivity is done and it can be released on steam.

@fourierbird 5 месяцев назад

As someone who loved the Ash Tray maze and only just started playing AW2, your comment is making me look forward to that moment even more! Gosh I love Remedy’s unique identity.

@Grimace1047 8 месяцев назад

Can confirm thay Ralph is not bullshitting us on how good that musical section is.

@dualman02 8 месяцев назад

I didn’t listen to you about The Callisto Protocol, I am going to listen now about Alan Wake 2. It’s very fortunate then that the game is generally regarded as great.

@Jim26D 8 месяцев назад

I'm hoping they included the big music score from old gods / poets of the fall. I loved that scene in control and the original one in Alan wake

@Jim26D 8 месяцев назад

I guess I didn't watch far enough into the review

@aljazslemc9569 8 месяцев назад

What a year for gaming. It's been a while since so much stuff i wanted to play came out

@pimpkurosakiii 8 месяцев назад

Thanks again! You help me with your reviews

@TheRetifox 8 месяцев назад

If you need to restart the game, or a developer has to send you a save file, because of bug. Then the game is more than "a little bit buggy" I get it you, you liked the game, but you are very selective compared to other games you tear up apart for such bugs.

@noah9942. 8 месяцев назад

Lol devs have to send a save file? There's no way this game should be recommended

@atlien1988 8 месяцев назад

It's like this across gaming media.

@noah9942. 8 месяцев назад

@atlien1988 no, bugs like that are not common.

@bakutie 8 месяцев назад

@@noah9942.if theres a progression bug ofc the devs sent a save file with that bypassed quickly, what do you want them to fix the bug just for the reviewers copy?

@noah9942. 8 месяцев назад

@@bakutie I'm saying that bugs that big are not the norm.

@cemberendsen4297 8 месяцев назад

One of your best reviews! Great exploration of all the different elements in the game and their connections to our world and also told with a lot of passion.

@stbsgtreed3147 4 месяца назад

ain't nobody playing control rememdy, let it goooooo.

@brunocar02 8 месяцев назад

great video as usual, tho pls tell austin he forgot to scale to frame the outro.

@xFrostmawx 8 месяцев назад

Not so much a developer but King wrote himself into being a main character in his own universe back in the 90s via the dark tower series.

@shamus3477 8 месяцев назад

Your first of many

@Phillipmurr 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, that was after his accident. He was going through some serious issues then. I don’t think the fans appreciate it actually… Alan Wake is actually a lot like ( Duma key ) Great Read. 😊😊

@gatorarman12 7 месяцев назад

@@Phillipmurr Also very similar to The Dark Half and Bag of Bones

@WoozieFace 8 месяцев назад

i've had few to no bugs. game runs extremely well considering the quality. really good to see a game release this polished

@GD1_3 7 месяцев назад

My only complaint is the needless back tracking. It just felt tedious.

@paulrhodes6564 8 месяцев назад

This is one of the first game in a long time where I actually take the time to read all the notes and manuscripts and things like that. In most other games I’ll collect that stuff but never engage in reading it. Here though, I actually feel like reading them is important

@TheSkaOreo 8 месяцев назад

It’s very much a mood. And what really helps that mood is if you read every single thing you see.

@supertrendymoneymaker0722 8 месяцев назад

That what I feel with Control read every note 🗒️ cause the story was so good! It will be the same with this game for me. I am currently playing it.

@TheKSUspartan 8 месяцев назад

I’ve been anxiously anticipating this video since the embargo lifted, but ended up buying the game right after finishing a replay of Alan Wake 1 before hearing your thoughts. It’s been great so far!

@MyJ109 8 месяцев назад

Love that sam lake is the thumbnail

@isabellam1936 4 месяца назад

Best review ever. Jesus. You just go so much farther and are so much more educated and worldly than other reviewers. Definitely subscribing.

@ancientflames 8 месяцев назад

Did anyone else almost not want it to go supernatural after playing the intro section 😂 it made me want an LA noire game with saga and Casey just bumming around beautiful locations, talking to witnesses, getting clues and chasing the occasional murderer.

@chiefinasmith 8 месяцев назад

Same. I’m only like 8 hours in, but I like the cult/crime shit way more than the paranormal shit

@DeadlyRogueee 6 месяцев назад

Im like 2 hours in, but yeah, Im loving that krimi thriller vibes getting me. Walking around in FBI jacket trying to solve murder.. didnt play LA noire, but for me this is actually interesting enough😂🌚

@WholesaleSheep 8 месяцев назад

Can't wait to play it next year!

@SaithMasu12 8 месяцев назад

happy waiting ma man

@rafakolasinski8124 8 месяцев назад

sweet - very excited to experience it on the actual release - that is, in 12 months

@MrMetalforever5 8 месяцев назад

Dropping in to leave a like and comment to avoid as many spoilers as possible, but I was super relieved to see this title on my subscriptions.

@MythicalSkull13 8 месяцев назад

I think saying you don’t need to play the first is an insane statement but other than that a good review Also 17:24 clip is definitely a spoiler (unless he’s in a trailer which I also avoided)

@amish1der 8 месяцев назад

Damn it...why didn't this game get a physical realease!? As much as I want to play this game I really don't won't to support that decision cuz I don't like that future for gaming.

@JC-kl3uc 8 месяцев назад

It didn't get a physical realease, because it costs a shit ton of money (think milions of dollars) that could be spent better somewhere slse.

@gotworc 3 месяца назад

Yeah and barely anyone buys physical games anymore so it's not even worth producing @@JC-kl3uc

@rikou1986 8 месяцев назад

Still can't believe I'm playing alan wake 2 after 13 years I love remedy so much for not letting it die.

@olivergillespie3574 5 месяцев назад

Man one of my favorite parts of the game is how when you upgrade weapons as Saga using piecing together the fragmented manuscript pieces and it becomes alan reading the manuscript page, leading to the upgrade materializing in the world

@mikeyangyang8816 8 месяцев назад

When I played Alan Wake 1 I barely had the English language skills to understand anything. But I loved the game, and I thought the combat played into the game's vision extremely well. For, at that time, a person who understood little of the English language Alan Wake 1 told stories through its format so well that I understood a lot through the combat and settings. Alan Wake is a video game that utilizes its media in a way that no other media allows. I just got to play through the first 4 Chapters of Alan Wake 2, and I think it is absolutely perfect. Can't wait to finish the game.

@StillWeRide 7 месяцев назад

Damn respect for learning english...i heard it can be really anmoying to non english speakers

@Bentmetal13 8 месяцев назад

Sometimes I think it's not the medium that hold back narrative in video games but the scale. If Alan wake 2 was a AA Indie game with the same writing staff they'd probably have more freedom to prohibited "gamey" game mechanics like weapon upgrades

@krimsonkingdom 4 месяца назад

IM SO GLAD YOU LOVED IT. this makes me rlly happy, im enjoying if so far but im so busy so i couldnt rlly finish it for now

@vincentclark8386 8 месяцев назад

I can't wait for this!!!!!! Taking my time with Spiderman 2 though. Came here just to hear your opening and then smack that like button

@onesadlittleboy 8 месяцев назад

I stilll wait for the physcial release ❤

@coreycasciano3255 8 месяцев назад

Same, still annoys me that it was only released digitally

@or1on89 8 месяцев назад

Good like with Epic and their shitty business model of exclusiveness…

@joeherrera8826 8 месяцев назад

Remedy still keeping it weird as always and great. Ill never forget that segment in control where the rock music is playing and your just blasting your way though enemies.

@BackwardsPancake 8 месяцев назад

I really appreciate their style for being constantly new and interesting, but it's also definitely a double-edged sword when it comes to actually putting stuff together. Sometimes it works cleanly, and other times it doesn't. Like that very same sequence in Control, for example - I can't shake the feeling that it was one of the last things they finished, and that the process must have been painful. The base idea, visual design, and the song itself are awesome, but the actual final gameplay sequence really doesn't do it justice. The song is cut up and rearranged so that the narrative arc and pacing no longer make sense, the filler pieces are emphasized while the actual good bits only play in combat segments which usually end before the lyrics are delivered, and so on. It's still good, but it's irritating to constantly feel like it could have been more. IDK, maybe I'm just weird and overly-particular about music.

@BackwardsPancake 8 месяцев назад

@therotten6152 Oh, for sure. I'm just saying that there would definitely have been some doable changes that would have absolutely improved it The best way around this problem is to have reactive music, where certain sections can loop selectively if the player takes too long, and this actually _was_ used for the Ashtray Maze (but it feels like they were afraid to fully lean on it, maybe because it's technically janky to implement). Other changes would have been reordering some of the sections to maintain a rising tempo of action, and adding a couple extra enemy spawns to certain rooms to ensure the best parts have time to play.

@robertbarger6439 8 месяцев назад

Just bought it this morning getting ready to jump into this can't wait looks great

@Caboose2711 8 месяцев назад

overall thoughts: great review! glad it resonated with you. Im in love with this game and I cant believe we got a sequel of this quality and magnitude.... 13 years later. few musings: I agree on the weapon upgrade thing. I guess they wanted the player to progress to aid the game's length, so there was something to look forward too, but only maybe 2 of the upgrades for Saga feel like they mean anything. I thought the original had a great loop though, and you never got (or needed) any kind of weapon upgrade like that, but they did dictate what weapons you had access to in each level, so I guess they felt it necessary since you keep weapons the whole game this time around. you mention not needing to play Alan Wake 1 though, and I'd take the opposite stance. Alan Wake holds up and is still fantastic today, and this game is a true sequel to it. I replayed it the weekend before 2's release, and it's been such a joy to see all the connections, character updates, and changes to Bright Falls over time. if you have the time, the original is only an 8 hour playthrough, its totally worth it to play first. The DLC and spin-off game are not necessary, but I think the original campaign is. It explains so much and really sets the groundwork for this game, not to mention it's ending being what this launches off of. the connections to Control are amazing. the nursery rhymes look and feel exactly like experiments the FBC were running in the Oldest House, it's so cool seeing them in the wild. Ahti coming back made me so happy, I hope he continues to be around in their games. I cant believe the engine looks so good. they switch between live action cutscenes and in game ones, and at times I couldn't tell the difference. it's just so damn cool. I love this game.

@mountainbutterz6331 7 месяцев назад

I’m really enjoying this game so far. Atmosphere is top notch

@dark_winter8238 8 месяцев назад

What a year for games. It really has been insane.

@winfriedmaus 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, an insane year. Were there any really good game released this year except for DREDGE and SHADOW GAMBIT? Now already two reviews have mentioned game BREAKING bugs in Alan Wake 2, so the game should not have been released in its current state: The moment you hit a game breaking bug, all the nice graphics, awesome sound and great story become completely irrelevant in a second. But hey, we live in a world where everybody has decided to now hype Cyberpunk 2077 - which even after three years and multiple patches STILL has game breaking bugs that have been in there since the original release and the NPCs still have a braindead AI and the city is still completely lifeless (but was advertised as a game where the whole world "is alive and responding to you"). What's insane is that the industry is getting away with it and that people still buy - and hype! - the shit that's being sold to them.

@xMorumoto 8 месяцев назад

@@winfriedmaus Stay salty

@parsashirali8957 8 месяцев назад

@@winfriedmauswe're witnessing a mental breakdown everyone

@blacklightrr 6 месяцев назад

Yep, got all of 2024 to catch up until gta6.

@Keyh 8 месяцев назад

Only a couple hours in and already "patiently" awaiting Resonant Arc's "State of the Arc" for it.

@72kyzero 8 месяцев назад

Can't wait to play it in a year when it releases on steam

@BITEKC 8 месяцев назад

which will be never.

@QuanNguyen-bk4pn 7 месяцев назад

@@BITEKC Hopefully not. No way I'm paying EGS

@BITEKC 7 месяцев назад

@@QuanNguyen-bk4pn so stupid

@72kyzero 7 месяцев назад

@@BITEKC what do you mean? All epic exclusive shit comes to steam a year later at like 50% off

@BITEKC 7 месяцев назад

@@72kyzero Not this game because Epic paid for development of this game and it is it's publisher So, Steam won't have it.

@rundown132 8 месяцев назад

Love how the last 2 minute is an nvidia ad LMAO

@josuealcivar9807 8 месяцев назад

Man, I've never been good enough at understanding tech so I really appreciate the whole explanation you gave at the end. Great video as always!!

@bxile730 7 месяцев назад

“Name another developer that would try to pull something like this off!…… ok you probably said Kojima, name any other developer besides kojima!.. you cant see” lmaoo i thought kojima to but he’s absolutely correct.. the only two developers that would dare even take on these weird but amazing artistic visions

@wyldeman7 8 месяцев назад

This game oozes a twin peaks vibe. I love it

@Puketapu 8 месяцев назад

Wow! Hard to deny that review. I’m still finishing BG3, but Alan Wake 2 maybe my next thing

@blacklightrr 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Remedy! I am a huge fan!

@Downsider24 8 месяцев назад

Everything Remedy has ever done, from Max Payne to Control, all of it leads to Alan Wake II - I could not have imagined anything else. I am thoroughly enjoying my play-through, despite some bugs and hiccups, and slight performance dips, but nothing too egregious (so far)

@thesenate7710 8 месяцев назад

I haven’t played the first game but this game looks really cool, I don’t have enough money to get both games so if I bought this one do you think I’d be confused by the story?