00:00Alan Wake 2 is a strange, imaginative and truly ambitious sequel that never fails to
00:05upend your expectations.
00:10While some of the bigger concepts presented by Remedy Entertainment lack refinement, a
00:18few rough edges don't detract from a consistently confident and original adventure.
00:23You won't find anything else quite like Alan Wake 2 this generation.
00:27It's been 13 years since Alan Wake left us stranded in the Pacific Northwest with more
00:31questions than answers, and Remedy returns with enough changes to accommodate the wait.
00:37It's got an ambitious creative concept, beautiful visual fidelity and imaginative mission design.
00:42Some of the combat does lack variation, and there are inconsistent performance issues.
00:47But whenever I thought I had a handle on where Alan Wake 2 was leading me, it upended my expectations.
00:52It's an intelligent sequel to a cult classic, driven to new heights by the darker impulses,
00:57necessitated by the horror story.
00:58It's also wonderfully silly and at times brilliantly imaginative.
01:02Remedy works well to seamlessly fold in the wider connected universe that control ushered
01:06into reality, and the studio's use of blended cinematics, live action film and original music
01:11throughout is inspired.
01:13But what has struck me since the screen fade to black to note the conclusion of my 30 hour
01:18journey is just how wonderfully Remedy has pushed its narrative driven adventure template forward.
01:23The pacing won't be for everyone, with narration and exploration weighted equally against action
01:28and story, but if you are willing to embrace the weird rhythms and idiosyncratic tendencies
01:33that underpin the entire experience, what you'll find in Alan Wake 2 is an adventure unlike
01:37any other.
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