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Alan Wake is a game that pulls heavily from numerous vibes. Stephen King, In The Mouth of Madness, the Twilight Zone, and Twin Peaks, all chiming out a tune that’s both colourful and monochrome. I loved it back when I played it at launch, I loved it when I bought the remastered edition, and I love it still after wading around in its fiction. So let's talk about it and its greatest inspirations. This is a remaster of an old critique with new footage, audio, editing, and a reworked script. The old video is linked here for posterity's sake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bNjkTAhGrc *LORE DUMP* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVyO4qRH5NE&t=8318s *ALAN WAKE 2 CRITIQUE - BEYOND THE LAKE* https://youtu.be/YtpmAwSTJeo Thumbnail by Hotcyder https://twitter.com/HotCyder *TWITTER* https://twitter.com/MontyZander *PATREON* https://www.patreon.com/montyzander *MERCH* https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/egg+etc-A64d48ce76ae4d92b2d107c3f?productType=812&sellable=8ymb4k75R8cdZ34M5zkN-812-7&appearance=2 *TIMESTAMPS* 00:00:00 - An Old Story 00:02:45 - Introduction 00:05:05 - Alan's Inspiration 00:29:36 - Alan Can't Run 00:47:51 - Alan, I'm Scared 01:06:20 - Alan, Are You Okay? 01:22:39 - Alan's World 01:38:44 - Alan, Awake 01:49:15 - Alan, Again 01:59:45 - Alan Wake's American Nightmare *ALAN WAKE 2 CRITIQUE - BEYOND THE LAKE* https://youtu.be/YtpmAwSTJeo *ALAN WAKE CRITIQUE - BEYOND INSPIRATION* https://youtu.be/p7WasN_BNfU *BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT CRITIQUE - LEGACY OF THE BAT* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rruHbLSDTRo&t=3640s&ab_channel=MontyZander *GOTHAM KNIGHTS CRITIQUE - SHADOW OF THE BAT* https://youtu.be/hfM8HZ6IaHA *BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS CRITIQUE - VENGEANCE OF THE BAT* https://youtu.be/9RYwQpZ1tac *BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY CRITIQUE - BREAKING THE BAT* https://youtu.be/8aiK00lFVsI *BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM CRITIQUE - FINDING THE BAT* https://youtu.be/WDlY2RP3R3A *FOOTAGE/REFERENCES* 1) Screen_Craft - David Lynch on Writer's Block: https://www.tiktok.com/@screen_craft/video/7135991824371420458 2) Stephen King - Why Hollywood Can't Do Horror: https://www.pcgamer.com/stephen-king-gave-the-opening-quote-to-alan-wake-for-just-one-dollar-and-its-not-the-first-time-hes-done-this/#:~:text=The%20quote%20is%20from%20a,to%20the%20poetry%20of%20fear.%22 3) Ars Technica - How Alan Wake was built 3 years into development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHkGDu0_Hw&t=2s 4) Remedy Entertainment - The Making of Alan Wake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hao1LIGsNtM 5) Venture Beat - Alan Wake's master storyteller explains why video game took so long to make 6) Game Informer - We talk with Remedy about Alan Wake: https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/02/16/we-talk-with-remedy-about-alan-wake.aspx 7) Esquire - The Twin Peaks Sound has influenced everyone from Kanye West to Beach House: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a55077/twin-peaks-music-influence/ 8) Writing on Games - Alan Wake: Finding the Good Within the Bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3_5j5lUX_s&t=157s 9) WorthPlayingVideos 10) 4KWDW - A look around Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in 4K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu0t7E_4xOE&t=1s&pp=ygUUNEsgV0RXIGRpc25leSBjYXN0bGU%3D 11) G Cast 12) MinnMax - The Deepest Dive - Alan Wake 2: The Middle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERGmnJ0Gyh0 13) Eurogamer - Alan Wake: Remedy Looks Back: https://www.eurogamer.net/alan-wake-remedy-looks-back-interview?page=2 14) Alan Wake Remastered - Commentary Tracks 15 - Alan Wake's American Nightmare - Super Effective Sales Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cEXYWJPMIA 16 - Alan Wake's American Nightmare - Dev Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3zHyNLtXQU 17 - Alan Wake Novel - Rick Burroughs *MUSIC (in order of use)* All Music is licenced by Artlist INTRODUCTION - WEARETHEGOOD: Outlawz - Instrumental Version - Linus Johnsson: Seeing Through Your Eyes - Alon Peretz: Turning Point PART 1 -Petri Alanko: A Writer's Dream -Ben Winwood: Salvatore PART 2 -Roniit: Let Go -Ziv Moran: Together Again PART 3 -Angel Salazar: Clock -Marek Jakubowicz: Dark Rose PART 4 -Aleksey Chistilin: Lighthouse on a Cliff -David James Terry: Cherished Memories -Petri Alanko: The Clicker PART 5 -Ardie Son: Come Back Home PART 6 -Alon Peretz: Tired Eyes PART 7 -Ziggy: Autumn Embrace -Tiko Tiko: Gliding into the Unknown - Instrumental Version PART 8 -Ben Winwood: Advent -Mika Sade: Between Us (Outro Song) #alanwake #alanwake2