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Alan Wake 2 Has the BEST New Game +
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Күн бұрынIn this video, we dive deep into the story of Alan Wake 1 and 2, analyzing their plots, themes, and the unique implementation of the New Game Plus mode.
⚠️ Spoiler Alert: We’ll be discussing major plot points from both games, so if you haven’t played them yet, consider this your warning!
Released in 2010, the original Alan Wake by Remedy Entertainment garnered critical acclaim but struggled with sales. However, its gripping narrative and atmosphere earned it a dedicated cult following. The story of Alan, a thriller novelist trapped in the dark dimension, left fans eagerly waiting for a sequel.
Fast forward 13 years, and Alan Wake 2 finally hit the shelves, delivering an experience that lived up to the hype. But the ending left many players in suspense, feeling incomplete. Remedy’s ingenious New Game Plus mode offers a fresh perspective and a true conclusion to Alan's story, seamlessly blending gameplay and narrative.
Join us as we explore:
The journey of Alan Wake from its release to its growing fanbase.
The plot of both games and their critical reception.
The innovative New Game Plus mode and how it ties into the story.
Why the New Game Plus mode might just be the best implementation we’ve ever seen.
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@natewoods4566 Ай бұрын
It makes a lot of sense from an art and story perspective, not so much from a player perspective. Somebody made a KZfaq video with all the differences and it's not very long. I liked the game a lot, but not enough to spend 20 hours replaying it for 12 minutes of new content I can watch online.
@thatvideogamechannel Ай бұрын
Completely valid
@Ghostel3591 Ай бұрын
This is an Old School Survival Horror approach to NG+. Like Silent Hill and many others in 2000s did for NG+ where changes are minimal but new endings are achievable. Alan Wake 2 goes extra mile and makes NG+ and its ending a part of the story.
@MrAliFranca Ай бұрын
20 hours of this masterpiece, you Talkin as if it is too much? I have over 400 hours in games like binding of Isaac I would gladly play this game again with barely any change to it
@johndola1999 27 күн бұрын
That's why I set ng+ on easy and skipped all the irrelevant content like collectibles. The game turned out to be quite short that way
@ryanzod6986 24 күн бұрын
New Game plus is basically Dark Tower by Stephen King. Alan Wake=Roland
@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820 Ай бұрын
The best part of this is that Alan Wake 2 won The Best Narrative Award at Game Awards thus verifying the story actually being good and so rewarding Alan to finally breaking the spiral. It’s perfectly meta for such meta heavy game haha!
@snnify Ай бұрын
How do you only have 25 subs? This video is great!
@thatvideogamechannel Ай бұрын
Haha, thanks for your comment!
@benruniko Ай бұрын
As they say: “Sam Lake you HACK! I love you!”
@ryanzod6986 24 күн бұрын
I'm all for an Alen Wake 3. AW2 is one of the best games I've ever played.
@vincentphilip9712 Ай бұрын
What's the intro German/Russian song?
@thatvideogamechannel Ай бұрын
It’s called ‘Yötön yö’, it’s a Finnish song from the game
@olegdenisov7062 Ай бұрын
I haven't seen the vid yet, will update after watching. But genuenly it was one of the worst new game + experiences in my life. All the gameplay problems weren't solved and the problem of having a boring half of the game you don't really care about is still present. But this time it was a different half... In the first walkthrough Saga's events were more important and relevant to the game, while the Alan part only revealed that Alan was actually scratch; In the second walkthrough Saga's half was boring with little new info dragged down by the gameplay, while Alan half was extremely interesting when you have all the context and try to determine all the layers to figure out what happend in the new york prior to the game(I ended up with the conclusion that nothing of the show actually happend in new york). Also ending suck. Both endings. "Omg, we have to make the ending meaningful and make the mc pay the price, the story is grim so we won't be able to save everyone LET'S USE BULLET MACGAFIN INTRODUCED JUST NOW AND NON LETHALY SACRIFICE ALAN WHICH SAVES EVERYONE." Like they straight up are doing the oposite of what they told themself. I think the dlc will salvage it partially, but It was a double disapointment. Resuming, I had the best single narrative experience in my life replaying Alan's half, And I am kinda happy I replayed the game, but the NG+ sucks on itself. Too little story additions, to gameplay adjustments the game needs gravely.
@thatvideogamechannel Ай бұрын
I guess ye, having to replay the entire game with minimal changes is not that great of a player experience. I think @natewoods4566's comment sums it up pretty well, it made sense from an art and story perspective but not rlly the player's. In regards to the ending however, I thought they were done rlly well. Although, my opinion might also have been swayed by Novacanoo's video on it. I don't think I'd do the video justice if I summarise it here. In case your interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oM97lbNjvdq7dac.html, It's a good watch.
@user-zh5lj1ec4k 15 күн бұрын
People who play new game+ disgust me. Like you don’t do anything withy out life so when you don’t have games to play you just play old ones again. How sad is your life mate.
@olegdenisov7062 15 күн бұрын
@@user-zh5lj1ec4k you are just venting to an unrelated person. I played it because the game denied me an ending when I first beat it, which I don't appreciate but decided to see what the author were going with this. How do I do anything to you to disgust you? I bet you are for sure played at least one online game and spent there 10-100x the time it took for me to replay Alan wake 2 twice.
@user-zh5lj1ec4k 14 күн бұрын
@@olegdenisov7062 bruh go online. I hated it when mgs5 did it but I wasn’t gonna play through it so I watched it online.