Alan Wake 2: HERALD OF DARKNESS Live Performance at The Game Awards (Old Gods of Asgard)

[@historikersport]

I think it's amazing, that Alan Wake wrote himself into The Game Awards. Well done

[@PotatoGawds]

LOL

[@winster32]

He wrote his return.

[@Wampa842]

They even got the famous detective Alex Casey to play Sam Lake's part. Legendary

[@DNAOrion]

The dark presence took him to this reality.

[@JafethTheXtreme]

Very meta

[@samgonzalez8662]

Sam Lake’s face at the end is everything. He’s having so much fun, having such a good time with the people he worked with on this amazing game, and now they just get to dance and celebrate. Remedy deserve that, everyone who worked on the game and helped bring it to life deserve that. Sam Lake deserves every bit of that joy

[@inkak.2010]

And the fact that as a stiff Finn, he is another stiff Finn who is giving him his ALL into the dance, no matter how stiff it may be and I LOOOOVE IT!!!

[@dancinrobotninja6342]

I couldn't agree more with this statement this is what happens when people are invested in what they make

[@RHR1991]

In 2013 he made a heartbreaking video saying that there wouldn´t be an Alan Wake 2 because the first one underperformed financially and Remedy was unable to secure the funding to make a sequel and was instead moving to other projects, meaning that the AW franchise was all but dead. 10 years later, he was singing the theme of Alan Wake 2 at the TGA stage. Never give up.

[@DrakotMetal]

Indeed, it's everything that's good in the industry.

[@TheDeadman264]

Lol.The game was a slop and it flopped financially.Totally uninspired and very boring and woke to boot.Glad it failed.People simply didnt like it.

[@JaggSwag230]

People kept making jokes that this had to be in the game awards. I'm so glad it happened!

[@lokikol6537]

We had to will the fiction into reality

[@JaggSwag230]

@@lokikol6537 But the dark presence had control. Was it truly the game awards? Or was it an act to keep Alan from escaping the dark place...

[@MD27024]

It wasn't a joke)

[@roxydzey]

​@@JaggSwag230holly shit that exploded my brains

[@TheExcarlos]

it wasn't a joke. We demanded it! and Alan wrote the song into the gameawards XD

[@brightnessandcontrast7152]

When Sam Lake appears on stage, that right there is the face, the expression, the posture and the body language of an openminded, creative, talented, yet humble man who is having the time of his life.

[@chrismaverick9828]

Imagine starting off in a small-time programming office, putting your face to the storyboards of a game that could be hit or miss, and watching it all explode and become legendary from there. Creative freedom and a fanbase that respects and enjoys that freedom is every game programmer's dream. That POTF (epic group) has grown because of the start they got from him and they work so closely to this day..... How could he NOT smile and enjoy it?

[@jtjones4727]

I don't mind admitting I have a bit of a man crush on Sam Lake, such a cool dude. And the whole team behind AW2, such an awesome experience. I had voted almost across the board for AW2 at the game awards. I was kind of disappointed the game did not get game of the year.

[@littlered6340]

​@@jtjones4727same except the word man, I just have a regular, full-on crush.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And I can't believe Sam is 53 years old now. Dude looks like he's in his 30s.

[@Cameleonbates]

Though I know it's all choreographed, in my mind, I'm imagining Lake just suddenly deciding to run up on stage to join in the finale just for the fun of it.

[@davethehusky9409]

I think it's funny how the actor of Alan Wake himself AND the voice actor are both on stage, not just hiding the voice in the back and having the actor take all the spotlight.

[@jimch.9961]

it's because alan wake isn't just ilkka or just matthew, it's equal parts of them

[@davethehusky9409]

@@jimch.9961 correct, as all shared roles should be

[@TarossBlackburn]

Doctor Darling, my beloved...

[@samfire3067]

​@TarossBlackburn brick reaction:

[@ricardosiqueira4040]

is there a reason for Alan Wake to have an actor and a voice actor?

[@solidsnake08guy]

SHOW ME THE CHAMPION OF LIGHT

[@AceLiSonGAMES]

I'LL SHOW YOU THE HERALD OF DARKNESS

[@DarthTemoc]

LOST IN A NEVER ENDING NIGHT

[@deathistheroadtoawe]

Athi - mmmm mmmm mmm champion of light

[@ellenn.melonn]

It’s not an awards show - it’s a musical

[@gamersmudngrubshow6119]

yessssssssssss@@ellenn.melonn

[@BradEXE]

This had to be one of the best nights of Sam Lake's life, being handed multiple awards and getting to do his silly dance on-stage to applause.

[@ledooni]

And the awards that they got were specifically the ones rewarding his personal work (story and direction at least, but he surely also had his hands in the art direction department). This man is a genius, creates outstanding experiences with his team and I‘m so happy he got rewarded for it.

[@piscessoedroen]

this very silly dance that he also has to fight for just so he can keep this segment in the game. sam lake is truly the real winner in 2023 gaming

[@setheaves9608]

I loved the performance, but seeing the giant grin on Sam’s face is my favorite part. He fought to keep that sequence in the game, and fought for the game itself, and seeing people celebrate the things he believed so fiercely in is so wonderful

[@applehazeva2739]

Sam Lakes Smile >>> Hollywood Actors having more speeches than Devs at the awards@@setheaves9608

[@haraldjohansen1867]

​@@setheaves9608That part of the game really surprised me, and in a very good way! It fits perfectly, and for me it was the best part of the game.

[@J0elPeters]

Rest in peace Mr. James McCaffrey 1959 - 2023

[@arashamirshahr]

was he in game awards ? 😢 unbelievable 😨

[@J0elPeters]

In a way? I mean he is the voice of Remedy and Alex Casey@@arashamirshahr

[@arashamirshahr]

Thanks Understand 🙏, I Lived with his voice , RIP James McCaffrey 🙏😥@@J0elPeters

[@saulbueno5640]

At least he lived long enough to see this awesome performance.

[@arashamirshahr]

@@saulbueno5640 🙏🙏😔😔🖤🖤

[@SagnolTheGangster]

This could have been easily Eurovision contender!

[@synaesthesia2010]

too long, it has to be under 3 minutes

[@The_Pyromaani]

@@synaesthesia2010 + if i dont remember wrong there is also limit on how many people can be on stage these days.

[@mr.tobacco1708]

@@synaesthesia2010 If i'm not wrong there is no time limit in Eurovision.

[@rmarshall7744]

@@mr.tobacco1708you're wrong. it's 3 minutes

[@AK-xq5cn]

Yes, it's 6 people @@The_Pyromaani

[@AuspexAO]

Gotta give a shoutout to Matthew Porretta who voices Alan Wake and sings his lines here. The dude has such raw charisma in Control and he can't be stopped. If you haven't played Control yet, play Control. Like Alan Wake 2, it's made with real love and respect.

I just finished the main game. The first hours were kinda difficult because I was so lost; nothing was making much sense, but after you start gaining control (pun intended), it is marvelous, the best combat in any game that I have experienced. Also, the story is so weird and mysterious that you want to keep going to understand more. Now I'm looking forward for the expansions!

[@Chest3rTheSquirrel]

Dude was on Broadway in his early 20s! He rules so much.

[@0u70fSync]

Good shout. In Control, he was was dynamite!

[@snakeeater4042]

​@@0u70fSync literally 😂

[@sabatmonk]

@ if you like the story, look into SCP Fondation lore, it is what inspired the FBC and the whole AWE and OOP concept for control. The official wiki is insane.

[@DebsonTheDad]

Sam Lake must be having the biggest high of his life right now

[@ryanli8371]

He just HAD to perform in the show again at Game Awards 2023.

[@coldshoulder14]

It’s well deserved, Sam Lake is a gem. Remedy as a whole is phenomenal.

[@MaRaMa-ARTZ]

Just look at that HUGE smile!

[@digitalbarrito3555]

@@MaRaMa-ARTZ I can only imagine how happy he was getting to see this happen, and be part of it. He and the folks at Remedy deserve all the praise they've been getting.

[@ggoose11224]

his grin during the dance routine made my day. you just know that this game and specifically the music scene are practically his baby, and seeing how many people loved it must be so incredible :D

[@Cinetyk]

This was the most natural fit for a live performance during the game awards show, but oh snap they actually did it! With the actors live performing and dancing INCLUDING SAM LAKE! Unforgettable stuff.

[@StefanNorlin]

it is playback

[@mightyosman]

@@StefanNorlin ofcourse it is. its a performance not a consert. very cool tho

[@DaNikkiZ]

@@StefanNorlin More like singback tbh, but yea. No time for soundchecks etc in a fast paced event.

[@domoslaf]

@@StefanNorlin Yeah I'm not sure about the actors, but the Poets of the Fall guy visibly (audibly?) was singing live. You can hear some obvious imperfections in his vocals that I actually really appreciate - because of them I'm pretty sure at least his singing was live. Also his voice sounds differenly from the rest, the reverb on it and all also makes it sound live. Music - I'm pretty sure it wasn't.

[@PepsiWithCoke]

@@domoslaf Everybody singing is mic'd up, cant imagine them going through the trouble of doing that for playback, but yeah, the bass player consistantly stops playing, but the bass keeps going. There's also the fact that the drums are perfect despite the fact that their Keyboard player is the one that plays Tor lol

[@Vihtori_Lettunen]

You cannot comprehend how HUGE this is for Finnish culture and self image. I'm so proud of all the hard working people behind Alan Wake and Poets of the Fall. Masterfull performance!

[@gemelwalters2942]

they deserved all the recognition they got. For me, it was game of the year.

[@kittaylor5752]

Anyone who knows anything about Finland knows the slighty mad and crazy, energetic spirit, as well as the top quality rock and metal music. This is honestly the greatest way to put Finland on the gaming map!! Sam Lake is a true legend

[@Advin69]

@@kittaylor5752 Finland has been on the gaming map for ages without people knowing, We've literally created some of the biggest games ever to come out : Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Angry Birds

[@SrNuno-tl5kc]

Game of the year in my opinion👌

[@Catinkontti]

also Returnal - I did not even knew that GOTY was a Finnish game@@Advin69

[@julianmaiaru4087]

I saw the Awards without playing the game... I remember saying to myself "wtf"... Now that I am playing it, I cannot stop with listening to this masterpiece!

[@luispmoraes2772]

People have to understand how important of a moment this is to Sam Lake... 13 years ago he was unable to go ahead and produce AW2, if I remember correctly the game didn't sold that much, so it was put aside. Watching this I was crying tears of joy for him, look at how happy he is! Congrats to him, congrats to everyone involved!

[@magita1991]

Plus reading up on it microsoft held the rights to Alan Wake but they paid a 2.5 million Euro royalty fee and then partnered with Epic . Good for them. The deserve the success

[@moonlitxangel5771]

It actually did relatively well and they've wanted to do a sequel for years. The problem is that they partnered with Microsoft to get the first game made and in doing so Microsoft owned Alan Wake. They tried to pitch a sequel for it to Microsoft and that lead to the creation of Quantum Break. When they separated from Microsoft, they no longer had access to Alan Wake and while they wanted to make a sequel (which is what lead to Control) they weren't allowed. They were finally able to buy the rights to Alan Wake in 2019 and started developing Alan Wake 2 soon after. There are actually recent interviews with Ilkka Villia where he said that ever since the first game he'd be contacted regularly by Sam asking if he wanted to do another Alan Wake game lol He'd always say yes and it seemed to always fall through.

[@cantsuggestareasonablename9101]

@@moonlitxangel5771I thought Alan wake didn’t get enough in terms of copies sold and revenue but as the years passed it became successful out of blue and that led it being a cult classic which Sam acknowledges and very much appreciated anyways no offence but I pick Alan wake 2 over quantum break since Alan wake has a more lasting experience than quantum break and Sam really wanted to make Alan wake 2 since the beginning but for some reason Microsoft doesn’t allow that and to be honest the story would be a lot different compared to Alan wake two because of sweet baby inc not being involved.

[@moonlitxangel5771]

@@cantsuggestareasonablename9101 Considering it was an Xbox timed exclusive (which was a stupid move on Microsoft's part) that came out at the same time as a AAA game, it did fairly well. It sold over a million copies its first year and each subsequent year sold a million more for a good few years. In terms of why Microsoft wouldn't let them - they owned Remedy at the time and wanted them to diversify. After Remedy broke away from Microsoft it was about fighting them for the rights to Alan Wake.

[@PriestlyBlock67]

That's not why Alan wake 2 didn't happen Its because he wouldn't release it unless the story was perfect

[@Thefabregas22]

Haven't played Alan Wake 2 yet but this is how you get someone to play your game lol. I wanna go buy it now.

[@roxydzey]

when i saw this part in the game i was 1000 perc sure this thing will sell the game lol now im 10000 perc sure of that

[@hawkins347]

@@roxydzey Crazy to think they almost forced Sam to cut this 😅

[@Ohelloabhi]

Yep Game is definitely gonna sell like crazy now. People are gonna buy it, including me

[@FrancisNull]

Prepare yourself to the amazed my dude!

[@Eclipse-9341]

Same lol

[@nickwarenda]

this was an unreal performance, best song from AW2 easily

[@oof2211]

fr

[@TheActualJack]

Into the Dark is probably a close second

[@wondertim0]

@@TheActualJack or "No One Left To Love" or "Dark Ocean Summoning"

[@Guharo]

@@TheActualJack Lost at Sea 3rd ✨

[@criztiuca]

dark ocean summoning @@TheActualJack

[@UnguisIncarnatus]

I just can't get over Sam's smile. Dude's having an amazing time, and it's well deserved.

[@isaacgraff8288]

It was a fantastic victory for Sam and Remedy.

[@FH-id6xi]

@@isaacgraff8288 deserved goty

[@kieliopinkuningas9577]

Sami*

[@unconsciouslytimm]

it's been a year, and it's still one of the best things that's ever happened in The Game Awards. i wish something like this would show up at TGA tomorrow

[@anavitoriafarion2621]

I have news!

[@djAstraim]

Sam´s smile could light up Bright Falls by itself and keep the visions away for life...

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

Sam Lake's smile was the real Angel's lamp all along 😂

[@mimbaoJH]

I don’t know what’s more nutty, the fact they put a musical in the show, they got both the dub and actor for Alan to be there, or the fact Sam Lake is in on it too like the game doing absolute banger moves

[@knightwolf3511]

This feels like someone decided to put a musical, concert, and a play. Then just mixed them all, some parts felt musical but other few parts felt like a play

[@VideoMeltdown]

An opera can have dialogue, and so can a musical. It was pretty much a live musical :D @@knightwolf3511

[@RedPhroggz]

Not just Alan in there but Max Payne.

[@Morfe02]

Is not Sam Lake is Cold Casey !

[@RedPhroggz]

@@Morfe02 You mean Sami Järvi

[@aresdi90]

3:48 this is the smile of a man who finally made it to the top. Congrats Sam Lake and the Alan Wake team! They deserve every praise!

[@synaesthesia2010]

it's the smile of a man who had to fight to keep the level in the game and knows he was right because the sequence has become a pop culture phenomenon

[@ekucukkeles]

he hasnt made it anywhere though

[@traceretsu]

​@@ekucukkelesyeah he was already at the top since Max Payne, he's just defending his rightful place

[@gillaaaboy]

@@ekucukkeles shut your dirty mouth

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@traceretsu no Remedy almost got shut down like 2 times after max payne 2. first when alan wake didnt sell as well then when quantum dream experiment crashed and burned. thats why it took the success of control to even get alan wake 2.

[@michaelpagac7631]

Sam Lake's energy is helping me through a lot these days.

[@meowsician]

Same. It is really contagious, what a guy

[@jplivinglife07]

Sam Lake looks like the happiest man on earth in the ending moment. Culmination of hard work, well deserved for him and the studio for crafting a wonderful story and an unexpected rock opera

[@thud93factory51]

The performance goes to next level when Sam Lake enters.

[@PalaceDude]

And all three vocalists sing in one voice, it's just the best part.

[@kieliopinkuningas9577]

Sami Järvi*

[@ZeroMizKun]

I loved every second of it! 😂

[@classicmusic2477]

Me to some parts freaks me out lol

[@TarkinRocher]

Not only my favorite part of the show, but the most effective advertising, too. Every goty nominee should have the chance to make a presentation like this.

[@Jillbles]

​@@TarkinRocher I adore Remedy & Alan Wake in particular, have for a decade, but my computer's graphics card wasn't up to it and money's tight so I was waiting for a sale on PlayStation. I muted the awards performance and bought the game before the song was over. Needed. To. See. It. (I got to that part of the game last night). 😆❤️

[@evitachimpun]

I’m unable to see it without tears of emotion in my eyes

[@manwithabasicprofilepic]

Yo, Zero! It’s great to catch you here. I love your nightcore songs.

[@NullXCrossbones]

So happy both Ikka and Matthew got the stage for this, they both bring so much to the character.

[@MrXabungle]

Matthew has really damn good chemistry with David (Mr. Door)

[@Kaden10]

Take one away and the character is lost.

[@DewelynC]

ILkka* I know it's just one letter, but most people get his name wrong and it's a bit sad. 🥲

[@SpideyKid2001]

Still think Ilkka and Matthew should've been nominated together for best performance

[@xTigressStylex]

@@SpideyKid2001that’s what I’ve been thinking of for all this time!! Such an unfair option for one person playing a character to be nominated. Ilkka and Matthew were working their best for Alan for a long time period. Probably it’s just that they’re higher than any award 😄🙏

[@TheGoncas2]

This was actually perfect. They couldnt have performed this any better. Best moment of the show.

[@TheMarckoguy35]

The entire performance is great, but there's something truly special about when that final chorus comes in. Everybody steps up to dance, the vocals get filled out with more voices, the smile on Sam Lake's face... it's incredible and I can't stop smiling along with it.

[@DeeZee_]

Love how you can see the joy on Sami's face throughout this performance. Man's just having the time of his life with this. Obligatory "Sam Lake, you HACK". Also both Matthew Poretta's and David Harewood's singing voice are slapping, holy shit lmao. Poets of the Fall are such bros for doing this too, shoutout to them.

[@Reach_district]

Sam Lake cant even take the smile form his face cuz he's really doing it. The musical not only in game, but also on the stage of TGA

[@Ashwill57]

I am so happy to see his smile like this. He really nailed it.

[@NickJerrison]

Sam Lake was the true Alan Wake all along, willing his fiction into reality

[@samw2670]

Sam Lake loves games and especially the gamers. An amazing man

[@Aaron-ge7ho]

@@NickJerrison Thats an insteresting thought about your comment that spark an idea here: if Wake is a transcription of Lake to Remedy's game world, was the writers block Alan had suffering in start of first title about the long time between Fall of Max Payne and it? And i say more: was Payne our real world equivalent of Mr. Scratch? Guess i should write a full report and send it to Espoo... Maybe we can get another mind blowing chapter in the comming years telling a story about this story.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Also, I just found out that Sam Lake is 53 years old now. Wow, that man looks like he's in his 30's!

[@mrx-mo2tg]

How many times have you watched this? Me: Yes

[@RyySiS89]

too many :D

[@rj_man_]

Me: *show me the champion of liiiiiiight*

[@Eirik_Jarl]

@@rj_man_ I'll show you the herald of darkneeeeessssss!!!!

[@kiddohunter574]

Me too

[@Mathemoto]

So fkn proud of Poets of the Fall, the most underrated band in the world, so much deserved!

[@joshcjordan]

They are amazing!

[@samedeiros391]

Absolutely!! 🤟🏻😎🤟🏻

[@AuspexAO]

They're so humble and cool. If I had the alternate band name "Old Gods of Asgard" I would definitely let it go to my head, ha ha.

[@biertje3734]

This was what pushed me over the edge and buy Alan Wake II, 100% worth it.

[@henisaur]

Sammy Liu: "my 30 year old body is failing me" Sam Lake with his 53 year old body: 3:07

[@FluffyroxGames]

For a studio that's very much been an underdog in the AAA environment, Remedy really deserved this and everything else they won. Sam lake is wonderful, Remedy is wonderful, Alan Wake 2 is wonderful!

[@myfavoritemusic2428]

I couldn't agree more. Their games have always had a very special place in my heart (Both because they are so unique in their identities AND because Remedy's studio is literally a bus ride away from my apartment lmao), so I've always been really sad when their games have underperformed financially. I really hope Alan Wake 2 made all the money it could, because not only is it a BRILLIANT game, it really shows what Remedy is capable of, when they are given proper funding and time for a project. Control was such an awesome game, but even that game suffered from budget and time-constraints (It was in development hell for years). I really wish I bump into Sam Lake someday so I can thank him and his team at Remedy for their work on these absolute gems of games. There truly aren't any games like them out there.

[@gamerlordthebest]

@@myfavoritemusic2428I hope they make money too, but the thing is they didn’t make the game physical, most people tend to buy physical copies, so when they took it away, it costed some of their audience to not buy the game and rather wait for it to come on sale. I want them to succeed, but I feel if they want to make more money, release it for physical one day

[@whitefantom]

@@gamerlordthebest I'm not at all sure about the claim that "most people tend to buy physical copies" - digital downloads have been by far the main mode of game distribution for the last ten years. For PC games, I can't remember the last physical, boxed game I bought (and even then, the last one I bought didn't even actually include the game installation on the disk - it was just a redirect to steam for download). I'm not a console gamer, but even on console, most people still download their games rather than buying physical copies (and like the PC games that don't actually contain the game installation on disk, even the console games on physical disk often just end up leading to digital downloads, not off-line physical installations). So I don't think not having a physical option is going to hurt AW2 much, if at all.

[@isaacgraff8288]

Larian Studios also isn't one of the 'big' studios. So the fact BG3 and AW2 dominated the awards has to be a wake up call.

[@goenji602]

Remedy is an aaa studio

[@zombiesl4yer499]

The fanbase spoke it into existence, and it happened! Thank you Alan Wake!

[@geetargato]

That's meta af

[@t-pnaminami3808]

@@geetargato "The award goes to... Alan Wake!"

[@novachikun]

Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Larian, Remedy, they deserved all the love. Along with all the other amazing titles. Even if they didn't win, no one can deny their quality and impact. 2023 was a great year for gaming.

[@zackfair6791]

Except me apparently. Nothing was goty material.

[@simond5454]

ok we get it youre unique and cool @@zackfair6791

[@EldritchObserver3301]

I'm glad BG3 won. It's one of my picks alongside TOTK, Spider-Man 2 and AW2 due to their interesting and awesome plotlines. Honestly, I love all nominees, save for for Starfield cuz I haven't checked it out yet (some said its story is basically Fallout in space, though I would like to see it myself so I can't judge it yet). But yeah, many game devs really cooked well this 2023. Edit: I guess my comment pissed off a RE4 fan. Sorry but I ain't comparing them cuz they're special in their own ways. Tribalism is awful as hell.

[@alphamineron]

⁠@@zackfair6791what is goty for you? This or from past

[@lastbeer]

@@zackfair6791 well, BG3 is not my type of game either, but I can't deny quality and passion the game was made with

[@pheenix350]

And this is, what success looks like 3:07 . I think Sam Lake is the Quentin Tarantino of the games industry. Congratulations to Sam Lake for inspiring others, probably the goal of every artist.

[@valienpire]

He's having so much fun, it's kinda wholesome to see

[@PriestlyBlock67]

I dont think quentin tarantino fits it He's probably the nolan of gaming

[@KoenSoontjens]

​@@PriestlyBlock67or even,the David Lynch of gaming...

[@squishgurl]

Sam’s face in this is just like a shot of dopamine straight to my brain, I can’t help but smile. He’s just so happy to be there

[@clncyxx]

i'm so proud of poets of the fall 💕

[@DuBstep115]

Last time they performed in US was like in 2008, so pretty big for them

[@whitefantom]

@@DuBstep115 They actually performed in Atlanta in 2019 at ProgPower, but that's the only other US show they've ever done besides the small one in 2008, and then this amazing performance tonight

[@TheNarghes]

Been a fan of Potf for a decade, this performance really made me smile, good for them!!

[@shamarinka9985]

I've been on like eight or nine shows of Poets, Marco is a bit out of his voice in this one. Great to see them of TGA though, they totally deserve all attention they get.

[@andyb7891]

Their guitarist was killing it😮

[@rizl_ini]

After a tough week, this put the biggest grin on my face. Everything i wanted!!!

[@yellowletters9465]

Hope next week is better for you Brother. 💪💪💪

[@gamersmudngrubshow6119]

same

[@chrisdrake512]

Max Payne 1 reference?

[@aboycalledfish]

I'm glad Alan's voice actor got a taste of the spotlight. He has such a great musical voice. I wonder if he ever did theater musicals 🤔

[@user-vj4dp4xr8k]

yes broadway

[@kablard]

He's done broadway indeed.

[@Serfalon]

He was also Will Scarlett O'Hara (the knife guy) in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"

[@GrainOnTheGo]

He also the face and voice of Dr Darling in control who shows up in Alan Wake during new game +, so he’s pretty involved with remedy. And I he sings a full song in control as well.

[@joshuaDstarks]

This wouldn’t have happened without him there. Clearly AW actual actor can’t do anything except make faces.

[@FinalContra]

I skipped past this to avoid spoilers when this aired. Rewatching this post playthrough, i cried tears of joy seeing Sam sneak up on stage for this! So good!

[@kiku_ki]

if Alan Wake 2 came this year it would've definitely been The Game of The Year. totally a masterpiece.

[@gihans97]

Congratulations Alan Wake Team You Deserve It

[@thebiggesthoss_7043]

Are we all going to ignore the fact that Ilkka Villi was lip syncing perfectly with Matthew Porretta's singing LIVE?

[@roxydzey]

not the whole time but mostly yeah he nailed it. performance looked like right straight out of the game

[@Johnytomm]

I love that man so much

[@ConsoleAuthority]

Alan wake 2 is everything and then some. This was such a great performance

[@NickTovA]

And still they weren't nominated for Best Performance... biggest robbery of the year

[@MrXabungle]

Porretta dances with the guys on the right at 3:19. He's god a wide grin on his face.

[@samedeiros391]

This is the only reason I watched the VGAs. I’m so happy Poets of the Fall (even if it’s as their alter ego band) are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Such an amazingly talented group of wonderful guys!

[@RyanKarolak]

Same. This motivated me to watch the Game Awards. I'm so glad to see PoF and Alan Wake get so much love.

[@DanielJamesShirley]

They sound fantastic live as well!

[@MaskedSongbird]

I hope this convinces Poets of the Fall to finally start releasing physical copies of their music in America. I've been a fan of their music since high school in the early 2010's, but unfortunately could never get my hands on any of their CDs because they're not sold in the US (not unless you want to pay a hefty import fee, anyway).

[@chezburgersub]

Sam Lake is such an infectious human being. You can't help but smile with all the moments he's had and wants to share with everyone.

[@realmjumper8154]

I can’t believe how quiet the crowd was as this masterpiece unfolded in-front of them. The only explanation is that they were dumbfounded at this pure brilliance.

[@AlexReyLakehouse]

You can search the video with someone who recording with a phone and you can heard the people crowing loud 😅

The crowd wasn't quiet bro, that's just not how microphones work

[@BlueWerewolf]

Seeing Matthew Porretta joining the dance too was a perfect addition to this masterpiece ! 🥰

[@johnlee4636]

I am so happy they performed this together, especially with Dr. Campbell. Congratulations to all the Alan Wake 2 team.

[@blakemorgan8967]

You mean Dr. Darling.

[@stnorocwzo]

Dr. Darling? Matthew Porretta.

[@OversoulGaming]

Yeah he's Alan's voice actor. All the live action scenes they dub over the body models lines with the voice actors lines

[@sunny_senpai]

I think OP meant Dr. Casper but Campbell is close enough :p

[@WD_Gaster66]

​@@sunny_senpai Yeah might be getting confused from Dr. Campbell from the rhymes in Alan Wake 2

[@psy007]

This is it, the gaming awards have peaked. It’ll never get better. I have this on repeat.

[@lauraashleyross9505]

I feel this!

[@Stephnooob]

@@lauraashleyross9505 it definitely lives in my head rent free

[@stevebenobi-wanlarrykenobi8584]

3:07 Sam Lake on top of the world.

[@PeTTs0n88]

Sam Lake truly is one of the most awesome people out there. Standing on stage in Los Angeles with Broadway stars and a rock band, in front of an audience of the best game developers on the planet, doing a silly dance he pushed to incorporate in a psychological/survival horror game. Absolute mad lad. He looks like he's having the time of his life, and I don't blame him for a nanosecond. His happiness is so contagious, and he (they all do!) deserves this so so much.

[@JaghataiK]

The team deserves this spotlight. Remedy has created yet another masterpiece.

[@labret2]

Are you joking? It's hard to find more generic thriller.

[@redrevoc]

@@labret2 it's not a game for everyone, but its hardly generic, more like cliched on a surface level. I'm guessing you're not a fan of Max Payne

[@cregerbot8217]

@@redrevoc They gotta be talking about the first one, but even that had some cool inspirations and themes. If this is generic, I'm terrified to know what they find "weird" lol

[@wgjrm]

⁠@@labret2Tell me you haven’t played AW 2 without telling me you haven’t, or I guess it could come across as generic if the complex narrative (a postmodern one at that) went over your head. The game is technically a multimedia project. It blends a few different types of art into it without sacrificing gameplay rather seamlessly blending them into the game.

[@willianjohnam]

Best moment of the show ❤ Alan Wake 2 is a masterpiece.

[@HeyyItsLarissa]

I have waited days for the game awards because I knew Poets of the fall, Sam lake, Ilkka Villi, Matthew Poretta, and David Harewood would be there. So happy they got to perform this. What a great way to end the year. Congrats poets for making it back to the US and Congrats to everyone else on winning so many awards for Alan wake 2

[@roonkolos]

Seeing Sam so beyond words happy makes this already amazing performance just that much better

[@jackblackbourn]

How can you not love Sam Lake. He is enjoying every single second of this ride he created!

[@ezioluan386]

They did it !!!!

[@BU7TER]

It was perfect. PERFECT. I sat with the biggest smile on my face this whole performance.10/10.

[@MapOfEurasia]

Hell yeah! They did it! And even Matthew Porretta/Alan voice/Dr. Casper Darling dance on it 🤣 "So meta!"

[@pimpamtrucutruku3873]

Well, they all know Darling is dynamite, and they're f-ing right!!

[@MapOfEurasia]

@@pimpamtrucutruku3873 To this day I still want a full version of Dynamite by Darling ❤️

[@labret2]

It has nothing to do with metal, kid

[@BigMek667]

​@@labret2"it doesnt say 'metal' "

[@labret2]

@@BigMek667 Well it has nothing to do with meta, kid.

[@ApertureAce]

I like that big ol grin on Sam Lake's face, having an absolute blast lol

[@mentalmutantc8044]

Coming back here a year later to say this exact moment got me to buy the game lol

[@Bzduras]

You did it! The best part is seeing Sam Lake so happy, you can tell he's really proud of his creation and having a blast on stage at the same time.

[@TheBerger]

SAM LAKE deserves every award they got

[@aohoangbao6311]

Wow didn't expect this song to be this good. Just like "Sankarin Tango" makes me play Control, I really want to play Alan Wake II after listen to this.

[@kneau]

One of the best uses of dynamic music I've ever played. Pending on how you play it in game, the songs runtime is much longer. Also, every game chapter closes with a nondynamic song. Songs very much written for this game, lyrics & all.

[@digitalbarrito3555]

@@kneau The way you experience it in the game is honestly one of the finest segments in gaming and one of the finest pieces of media put to the screen. I really can't describe how little justice is done to the actual gameplay segment when you're just watching a music video or the live performance, and I LOVE the music video and this live performance lol.

[@CNHK-khd9318]

Look at the big confident & enjoying & geniune big smile on Sam's face!!!!! This sure is the prime time of his life!!!

[@diogocampos4048]

Gotta say this: Matthew Porretta should have appeared at the end of the video, he learned the choreography just for the event and he dances along at the end - you barely see him dancing here, but you can see that on "people's reaction" videos of this marvelous performance. Other than that, Sam Lake's "Ocean Smile says everything! Well earned awards!

[@SohiHien]

You see him a whole bunch starting at 3:18.

[@okayibelieveyou9330]

Poets of the Fall is such a phenomenal band

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

they actually listened to the community asking for a live performance at the TGA. Sam Lake looks like he's having the best time of his life, I'm so happy for him, he fought so hard to keep the "Initiation 4: We sing" mission, and this is the coronation of this fight. Amazing

[@amberhughes9151]

Couldn’t be happier that Poets of the fall performed this at the show. I walked down the aisle to one of their songs. They deserve all the attention and praise.

[@2ofworms]

I was THERE in the crowd im so so glad this happened. was crying

[@xMirko777x]

Remedy, I just want to say that a random TikTok clip of Alan singing made me buy your game and I haven't regretted it at all..

[@_space_cat_]

Watching Sam's pure vibin' on stage makes me happy for no reason. There must be a moment like this in everyone's life, your personal peak. And when it comes, be sure to enjoy every second of it, like these lads do.

[@Spiduka]

This was so sick, I'm glad Alan Wake 2 won some awards since they absolutely deserved them. Banger game

[@Kazmir0]

This is literally a canon performance

[@CrystalBrightz]

I'm so glad they did this. This was the highlight of TGA for me.

[@jragon9215]

Did you feel like going on stage and dancing with them?

[@CrystalBrightz]

@@jragon9215 Kinda, yeah.

[@olleronn616]

Love seeing Matthew Porretta and David Harewood vibing 1000% with the song at 1:40

[@kotterpike714]

This is my one-year-old‘s favorite song since I’ve been playing the game. And this was the moment we were all waiting for at home. So I think we’ve re-watched this about 10 times already.

[@gabrielpena1371]

I see your child is on their way to be a person of culture. You're a great parent 👍

[@PalaceDude]

@@gabrielpena1371 A champion of light.

[@predat0rprime111]

I absolutely love how happy Sam Lake looks. That man is having the time of his life. And Remedy deserves every bit of recognition that they are getting right now. It is about damn time!

[@Maria_FOXY]

I love when they bring all of Alan Wake on stage.

[@glitch30k]

I appreciate that they brought both actors of Alan Wake.

[@DotxxHackxxSword]

RIP James McCaffrey, aka voice of Alex Casey

[@Selcryn]

And Max Payne

[@eldenlord_1994]

and trench

[@makeupbytaylor5789]

I genuinely hope this performance gets Poets of the fall the fan base they deserve in the US. I want them to do a tour so badly

[@m.c.murdoch6]

He's gotta be the best live performer I've heard.

[@tanquishabay]

Sad that they didn’t won the award for best music score 🥺 They deserved that award. Poets of the fall/Old Gods of Asgaard are my winners of the heart ❤️

[@martezahafidztyoputra7148]

yeah maybe they didnt won the award but they sure win people's heart

[@ggoose11224]

aw2 had a few incredible standout songs - namely this and Dark Ocean Summoning, but i'd definitely say bg3 was more consistently incredible and iconic with their score in a more traditional sense.

[@FlynnFromTaiga]

Hi-Fi Rush has incredible soundtrack too, that was tough battle.

[@FingerGunswasalreadytaken]

Hi-Fi Rush is basically a rhythm fighting game, so it needed good music (which it has, OSTs this year have been amazing) ​@@FlynnFromTaiga

[@luisfilipe2747]

​@@martezahafidztyoputra7148and honestly, final fantasy had some of the most generic songs that a game of the gente can be. I'm pretty sure FF only won that because of the lobby

[@BlondeManNoName]

As a fan of Alan Wake, Remedy and Poets of the Fall this gave me chills. Just amazing.

[@babalovesyou]

What a brilliant touch from best selling writer Sam Lake to put a Game Awards performance in his manuscript.

[@rorymacleod2919]

Whenever I have a bad day I now have the cure. Just chuck on this video and look at Sam Lakes happy face!

[@mbleak3993]

Poets of the fall are incredible!

[@21typhus]

Electric guitar, alan wake living his best life, Sam Lake in full suit. I think i'm crying right now, so amazing!

[@Nova-Solaris]

The highlight of the night for me. No doubts. This is what this show should always be about. A celebration of games, of art, of creative passion and the success of projects like these coming to life. Congrats to Poets of the Fall, to the entire Remedy team, to Matt and Ilkka, to Sam and everyone who made this game and this performance possible. 🙌♥️

[@etherealsamael3211]

absolute best part to me.. has to be that when everyone joins in for the final dance portion, you can hear David and Matthew singing along. Knowing their history in stage productions, they probably memorized the song to help keep the motions in time, but still. I love Harewood, not just for his Mental Health advocacy, and I can not wait until the next time we see Mr. Door.

[@509734]

3:47 - that is the face of a man who succeeded in hacking life to go in a direction no one thought possible and at the same time convincing millions of us its a brilliant idea. "im gonna put a musical in a horror action game and then dance to it when it wins awards" | "what?"

[@TheCivildecay]

My friends: "I thought this was a horror game, not a silly comedy game?!" Me: "Yes, and yes"

[@Aaron-ge7ho]

They really did it with sticky dancing and all! Best part of the show! Sammy, Remedy and the Poets all deserved the recognition and much more!

[@TheNeonEmbers]

This is the best game awards moment of all time

[@antroidi7283]

Muse and Alan Wake! Big respect 👏👏

[@TheNeonEmbers]

​@@antroidi7283amen brother

[@harrison127]

Imagine never having played Alan Wake II but hearing that it was a survival horror game... and then seeing this at the game awards LMAO

[@alejandromontoyavel]

That Alan Wake 2 chapter is amazing, is one of those that you will remember for the rest of your life. A piece of art.