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I loved - LOVED -  the pulp horror of the story. And the world. And the characters. And the episodic structure. And the music.

 

But I hated -  HATED - the sluggish, unresponsive controls which were like trying to steer a drunkard through knee high treacle.

 

Hopefully AW2 is happening, but they've learned from Control's controls.

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I think the pace of the game would’ve been fine if there was half as much of it. That slow advance and the oppressive weight of the encroaching enemies was some proper post-RE4 stuff. You just didn’t need a solid hour of it in each episode.

 

Reminds me that they did a perfect job on the structure with the episodes though. Plot development, then action, then twist, then more action, then big reveal! Then you have the credits right when you’re ready to put the pad down and ponder things until your next go.

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15 hours ago, Scribblor said:

I loved - LOVED -  the pulp horror of the story. And the world. And the characters. And the episodic structure. And the music.

 

But I hated -  HATED - the sluggish, unresponsive controls which were like trying to steer a drunkard through knee high treacle.

 

Hopefully AW2 is happening, but they've learned from Control's controls.

 

Have to agree with this. The setting and basic plot seemed right up my alley but the game has some of the most repetitive and boring gameplay out there combined with a distinct lack of enemy variety. Also, it's been a while but the ending wasn't at all satisfying (maybe they can fix that in a sequel).

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On 31/03/2021 at 20:44, mdn2 said:

Will it be, though? If Epic are funding it won't it be Epic-store exclusive?


It's already been confirmed that the two projects they're making under the publishing deal with Epic will be multiplatform. Same with the Playdead and genDesign projects.
 

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Remedy is working on two multi-platform games for next-generation consoles and PC that will be published by Epic Games. The first project is Remedy’s most ambitious one yet, an AAA multi-platform game already in pre-production. The second is a new, smaller-scale project set in the same franchise. Both games are being developed on Remedy’s proprietary, state-of-the-art Northlight game engine and tools.


In regards to the "omg why didn't Uncle Phil get this", I imagine this is probably why.
 

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The games are part of Epic Games’ new, developer-first publishing effort, giving full creative freedom and IP ownership to development partners such as Remedy.

To give you a bit of context, back in 2016 Remedy set on our current path of becoming a studio making multiple games and have more, uh, control over our destiny. We want to be in a position where we can create our own games and IPs (and hold onto them) like we are on Control with our friends at 505 Games. In addition, we want to continue working on external properties like CrossfireX with great partners like Smilegate and Microsoft.
 

Ultimately, it is our goal to put our development teams in the best position to create and deliver the best game possible for our fans. That’s what this is about. Last time we put ourselves in this position, the result was Control, which has a record 11 BAFTA® Games nominations and got IGN’s Game of the Year, to mention a couple. So that turned out okay!

 

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The ending to the main game wasn't satisfying, I agree. The ending to The Signal/Writer DLC was quite satisfying as I recall though. Wonder how many people ever actually played them. They also added some gameplay elements which made things feel more varied. 

 

I remember reading the making of book and they ended up cutting out a lot of things from the final game. Not just when it transitioned from open world to linear either, they cut out lots of different enemy types such as wildlife and also set-pieces like a forest fire (possibly because the 360 couldn't handle it? It was creaking at the seams trying to run the game as it was).

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Mr. Gerbik

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Oooh this is *very* exciting indeed! Great decision to make it into a full survival horror. Presumably Control will be their action focused series, and that means Alan Wake 2 can double down on the strongest aspects of the first game. The story, the atmosphere, the tone, the style  - that's what makes AW1 so great and beloved. 

 

I'm so excited. The return of the tramp! I can't wait to go hiking again

 

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I hope they make the story a bit less ambiguous this time. It was kind of annoying to play through the game twice to track down hidden lore, only to find it only confused things more (as did the DLC)! But they had the right kind of balance with Control for this sort of thing so I think they have learned their lesson.

 

I think survival horror is a good move as well. I did find some bits of Alan Wake quite scary, but more it was just tense. I don't hold up much hopes for it being actually scary now they want to do survival horror, but I do definitely support the move from a gameplay/tension point of view. I hope they get more creative with their use of light/dark for puzzles, it was sorely underused in the original game outside of combat. I'd like to see more bits like setting up defences like that barn segment from the original.

 

One things for sure, if you look at the lighting in Control, this will probably look amazing as its gameplay is based around light!

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Disappointed by the move to survival horror, but that's because I'm a coward. I was relieved that the AWE DLC for Control wasn't actually scary.

 

Still, after Control Remedy are very much in my good graces. More than happy to deal with survival horror if it means more Remedy universe stuff.

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I reckon Remedy doing proper survival horror could be legit terrifying and I don’t scare easily at all. *flexes macho muscles*.

 

There’s been an inherent and unsettling creepiness to their last two games. Quantum Break had it in very small doses but in particular Control really got under my skin. Not overtly scary but just a feeling of wrong and unnatural stillness at every moment that is hard to define in words but was definitely present. It’s that Finnish oddness that seems like it’s teasing at the edges of what you know to be real. 
 

I don’t know if I’m making much sense here or if anyone else can relate but if Sam Lake and crew go all out to shit you up I reckon they can do a really good job of it. Tramp gamers should be fearful in more ways than one.

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