Gameplay trailer inviting survival horror Alan Wake 2 from the Finnish studio Remedy is one of the most interesting things that appeared during yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase event. Perhaps the most interesting, but its creators revealed it only after the end of the event. showed that Alan Wake 2 will only be released digitally, even on consoles.
Source: FacilitiesAlan Wake 2 will feature two main characters as well as Sam Lake as Alex Casey.
We can find several reasons in the official FAQ review. The developers point out that it is now customary to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series S without a drive. Also they don’t want to release a box that still forces you to download extra data even though it contains the game disc. But the most remarkable is the financial reason. The digital-only release is intended to allow Remedy and Epic Games Publishing to sell at a lower price.
The base game will be available on consoles for €59.99, while the PC version, which will only be available through the Epic Games Store, will even cost you €49.99 (1324 CZK).. So it looks like Epic is intent on finally making the tale of cheaper games a reality that some players have used in the past to justify the temporary exclusivity of various Epic Games Launcher titles on PC.
Until now, something like this was rather an exception and was intended only for certain regions. Just remember 2019’s Metro Exodus, the first truly significant temporary exclusivity for the Epic launcher, which was cheaper than the market standard at the time only on PC and only in the Americas. Also, this time Epic and its division Epic Games Publishing are the full publishers of the game on all platforms (including consoles).. They don’t just pay some other publisher for exclusive time, so they obviously can afford it. And now we finally got the feeling that a well-known company is starting to behave a little more responsibly and pro-clientally, even in publishing matters. Although an even more pro-customer move would be if Alan Wake 2 on PC could be released at least on GOG when the controversial head of Epic Tim Sweeney so hates couples. But again, this time they are acting as a classic publisher, without whom Alan Wake 2 might not have been made at all.
In any case, the novelty from Remedy will also be released in the Deluxe Edition, which, in addition to the base game, includes the Parliament shotgun skin and Celebrity Outfit for Alan, Crimson Windbreaker and Lantern Charm for Anderson Saga, as well as expansion pass. He will provide access not only to the Nordic Saga shotgun skin, but mainly to two paid story expansionswhich will be released some time after the release of Alan Wake 2 itself, and which are called Night Springs and Lake House. The quirky series, episodes of which we could already watch while playing the original 2010 Alan Wake, looks set to be back.
In any case, the Expansion Pass will likely be available to purchase separately, although we don’t know at what price. However, the deluxe version will set you back €69.99 (1,852 kr) on PC and €79.99 on consoles.. So yes, the DLC deluxe edition costs the same on PC as the standard edition of just about any modern AAA game. Naturally then regardless of the version and edition chosen, there will be some pre-order bonus. He will offer the Ornate skin for Alan’s revolver and a survival resource pack for Saga.
The good news is that In addition to the paid Night Springs and Lake House expansions, Remedy also includes unspecified free additional content.. The bad news is that while the original Alan Wake is also a spin-off Alan Wake’s American Nightmare available on PC with official Czech subtitles (they are also available in Alan Wake Remastered from 2021, they just need to be activated manually via configuration), the second part will not offer official Czech localization.
In terms of story, gameplay, and more, I have creators they promisedwhat he will reveal more in the coming weeks, although we will have to figure out many things ourselves as the game progresses. In any case, it has been confirmed that The Dark Place, in which we will play as Alan Wake himself, will offer a kind of twisted, dark version of New York at night, based on what Wake writes while trying to escape. She then plays the second playable character, FBI agent Saga Anderson. Melanie Libourd.
Remedy is a Finnish studio, so it’s no surprise that the ramshackle town of Watery, near Bright Falls and Lake Kolron, was founded by Finnish immigrants trying to get into logging and fishing. And since the Remedy Connected Universe needs to get stronger, we have one interesting thing from the official site. We’ll read on it, right Lake Kolron was fenced many years ago by a little-known government agency..
Given the presence of Alan Wake in the DLC AWE for Control and the focus of Control itself on the government organization FBC (Federal Bureau of Control), which investigates supernatural phenomena and objects, you can therefore guess three times which agency it is. Especially when indirect reference to the FBC can already be found in the comics accompanying the first volume of Alan Wake.. However, the creators emphasize that in order to fully enjoy Alan Wake 2, you do not have to play the first part, American Nightmare, Control remaster or its AWE DLC. But fans and veterans are clearly waiting for a wink.
Alan Wake 2 coming out October 17, 2023 on PC (Epic Games Store), Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, digital only.
Source :Indian TV
