r/AlanWake

Probably the 100th post on this but all I can find on it is people asking if they should play Control for the first time before starting Alan Wake 2, but Control was the first Remedy game I played 4 years ago. My memory of it has faded quite a lot, I remember the gist of it, but what exactly happened I don't know anymore. I usually forget these things after a year or so of not playing.

I know it's a great game on its own, I loved my playthrough of it. But it took me 35 hours to beat. And I'm just about to finish Alan Wake 1, so I'll go on with American Nightmare after, so since I'm in an Alan Wake story flow, I don't really want to put that on full pause to replay the entirety of Control again.

I have avoided all spoilers of Alan Wake 2 since its release, I have no idea what it's about to be about. So my question is, can I go into it with my faded knowledge of Control, will that be enough? Or are the events so crucially linked that I really should replay it first?

I was planning to replay Control when Control Resonant gets officially released. I don't often buy games on release, I tend to wait for a sale or a couple of months before it's settled down in price. So I wanted to avoid replaying Control twice in a row.

Edit: I appreciate everyone commenting, but I must say, I love how split the replies are, really makes this decision easier 😂

The story, atmosphere, acting, setting; I love all of it. Immaculate. Unique and full of references to twin peaks.

The combat is fucking dog shit. Just got past the helicopter section and I just want this game to be over now. Every death feels unavoidable, and unlucky, like I just got trapped on an object or the dodge didn’t work properly. Every win feels empty because of this. It’s been like 10 hours of the same shit over and over, I just want to wrap the story up so I don’t have to suffer through this bullshit anymore.

If it wasn’t for this, the game would be a 10/10, and I was considering going for 100% in the beginning. Now, I don’t think I’ll touch this game again after finishing it.

Sorry for the rant.

So using DLSS with frame gen (2X) seems to cause massive ghosting effects. This is very noticeable once get control of the naked guy at the shore. Panning the camera around quickly left or right creates these massive trail which feels like the monitor is struggling to keep up. This is really bad when you look towards the shore line. Switching to FSR or turning off frame gen removes this issue but the framrate takes a massive hit when you get to the next scene with agent Saga. So in order to take advantage of the gorgeous effects frame gen is necessary for my 4080 M since its now as powerful as the desktop counter part.

This is the first time I actually had to deal with this issue. If the other games had it, it wasn't noticeable enough to care but firing up this game, its glaring obvious where I had to start looking for solutions. Unfortunately this being an Epic exclusive there is very little exposure and even less discussion about the issues. There are a few threads I found some suggesting using DLSStweak app to enable auto exposure and set to preset C or tweak the .ini file to disable the lens distortion but none of these help and there hasn't been any follow through. I don't think the DLSStweak app actually has an effect since I force enabled the HUD display on it to show the resolution targets but nothing is displayed although I believe I have done everything correctly. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

I'm in the middle of my first playthrough, and I was confused about something. I just got through Return: 5 (Old Gods / Saga) and I reached a point where the game said I was entering the endgame and would not be able to freely go back. Does this mean I can't finish Alan's chapters? Or do I have to play through the rest of Saga's chapters and *then* get access to Alan's? I would appreciate any advice on what to do next to optimize the narrative flow. I feel like the devs could have made the implications of whatever choice I'm making here clearer, because I literally stopped to write this post - and I'm afraid to look too closely at the Walkthroughs for fear of spoilers! Thanks 😄

(Alan Wake II)

I'm at the part of the game where you're told you can freely switch between the two characters. I'm uncertain about what this means functionally. Are their gameplay scenarios unique and distinct from each other like they have been up to this point? Could I potentially miss content if I don't switch between them often enough?

Thanks for any help!

Honestly, I feel like the plot would be perfect for a movie or TV show.

Are there any rumors about the game being adapted for the screen? 🤔

i have never played alan wake or control but i’m thinking about picking up alan wake 2 today. is there anything i have to know? is this a bad idea?

UPDATE:
i started alan wake 2 and about 3 minutes in i decided AW1 was worth the 13 dollars. i’m playing the remaster now, only about an hour in. thanks for all the advice! alan wake fans sure are passionate

You know. The horde of Taken starts swarming the bus, Estevez tells you they're trying to stop the song. Then BOOM. Tor calls down the thunder, and all the enemies get smited in one crashing blow.

Anyone snapped a pic of that moment in photo mode?

I'm super early in the game (Chapter 2). Although I have played the first one years ago, one thing that really is making me excited and hooked into the game is the whole mind palace and clue-searching mechanics. Funny enough, I could play a whole game or games around a detective like Saga, without the supernatural aspects (which I find great too).

This genre has many great examples in books but in games I harder to make it look cool and different like in this game.