During the Summer Game Fest live stream, Remedy and creative director Sam Lake released the first gameplay video for the upcoming survival horror game Alan Wake 2. The video shows new protagonist and police officer Saga Anderson as she explores nearby woods following a series of murders but is then pursued by cultists. According to Lake, players will be able to switch between Saga and Alan throughout the game and can even finish the game with one character if they choose. Additionally, players who have yet to play the first game will still be able to enjoy the game through Saga, who’s a newcomer to the universe. Alan Wake 2 will launch on October 17 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Epic Games Store. It will be a digital only release.
Recent details about the character via Remedy:
The trailer introduces Saga Anderson (played by Melanie Liburd – This is Us, Bad Boys 4, Game of Thrones), an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases, who arrives to investigate murders in the small town community of Bright Falls in the Pacific Northwest. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true and questions how it may be connected to missing writer Alan Wake, whose own dark story eerily mirrors her own.
Alan Wake 2 pushes players into a psychological horror story from the perspective of two playable characters. Saga Anderson risks her life to solve a deadly mystery of murders in the Pacific Northwest while Alan Wake attempts to rewrite his reality to escape the depths of the Dark Place, a nightmare version of New York City.
Taking full advantage of the power of current consoles and PC, and driven by Remedy Entertainment’s proprietary Northlight engine, players will take on powerful supernatural enemies in desperate situations filled with intense suspense and unexpected twists. Anderson and Wake are two heroes on two desperate journeys in two separate realities, connected at heart in ways neither of them can understand.
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