Alan Wake 2's Platinum Was HORRIFYING

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

i will stand by the opinion that the jumpscares in AW2 aren't cheap because they're actually indicative of important things: the boss in question either has been there, IS there/nearby, they're watching the playable character closely, or the presence in question is trying to actively influence the playable character (either by taking them over, making them hesitate, or driving them away)

[@EthanRom]

I think it also kinda makes the players feel what Alan is feeling. (Spoilers) his headaches are almost paralyzing when the darkness is trying to posses him and we as the players experience that as well. It was set up by the first “jumpscare” with Nightingale when he was in the process of being Taken. That was pretty much the first clue that Wake was Scratch

[@HotCupaJo]

I believe that jumpscares alone often come across as cheap in most horror. However, when you successfully leave the audience unsettled and manage to evoke genuine anxiety, it becomes acceptable.

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

@@HotCupaJo exactly. There are proper ways to do jumpscares--mike Flanagan also does them really well-- but most directors overuse and MISuse them and they've gotten a bad reputation because of inexpert and lazy utilization

[@colbyboucher6391]

Right, at least in this case there's a diagetic reason for it to be like that, you're feeling the presence of something nearby and it's something violent. It's probably similar to what Alice dealt with when Alan wanders into Parliament Tower.

[@Zegeebwah]

Nah it was fuckin annoying

[@cregerbot8217]

Apparently New Game + adds a TON more to the game (Remedy says “Alternative Narrative). The mode is even called “The Final Draft” lol it’s basically AW3 set in AW2. Dunno if they’ll have an achievement list for it tho, but with how big it is they should.

[@eggworth_III]

Hopefully it's as big as we really hope it is, they also put out a tweet on the first of this month teasing that it might be coming out sometime this month, it's literally captioned with 'new month, new game... plus?'

[@xMorogothx]

lmao this aged like shit

[@Julianoz224]

Unfortunately adds like 12 minutes of content

[@eggworth_III]

@Julianoz224 yup, pretty disappointed in that aspect, but when it comes down to it, I had a feeling it wasn't gonna be this big expansive thing, mainly because of how quick it came out.

[@SashaLenskyj]

Hang on. So I should play through it again? I didn't know there was more to the story.

[@TheMarine316]

This game was one of the easiest platinum trophies ever, trophies came fast & frequent, this game is a horror masterpiece

[@PerunaMuayThai]

The bugs for unlocks in NG+: "Hold my beer"

[@TheMarine316]

@@PerunaMuayThai I haven’t come across any bugs in my 92 hours yet

[@PerunaMuayThai]

@@TheMarine316 There were doors that wouldn't open because of certain collectibles. I couldn't get the lighthouse key and several others on Ye Olde Reddit also encountered it. If you didn't have the capacity upgrade and did NG+ and also hit the bug it would be missable. Not a trophy though. Edited for clarity and typos

[@goopguy548]

​@@TheMarine316ah, I physically couldn't get a word of power, so I gave up after 70h, still beat the game but no play for me :(

[@TheMarine316]

@@goopguy548could always look it up

[@CAPTAINPRICE79]

Honestly AW2 might have one of the easiest platinums of any AAA game. There’s no difficulty achievement, and you can get every achievement in a single playthrough, so you can literally play through on Easy and get all 66 achievements in your first playthrough

[@Taylor_Lindise]

I'm pretty sure that the promised New Game+ that is gonna have new story content is the conclusion with how this ending was. When I ended the game I ended with 65/67 and was shocked because I never try and 100% games .. this felt like a classic PS2 Completionist thing... So it was breezy

[@JanJansen985]

Cmon this company is weird they have Max Payne working for them

[@JanJansen985]

@@RK800-re5lf thank you for explaining the joke

[@RK800-re5lf]

@@JanJansen985 i apologize for being this idiotic and being a jackass

[@JanJansen985]

@@RK800-re5lf its okay, jokes are hard to read when its text only

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I cannot explain how much i love Alan Wake 2! I can't wait for the DLC's to come out! I've already bought them. People need to support these devs so they can make as many projects as they want because no one has done what they have, to the level & quality & rawness that they were willing to do here. They pulled no punches, they went all out, not afraid to show the gruesome and real sides of true crime. The nature and environments feel real you get lost into them. I live in the PNW and i legit feel like I'm hiking in areas I've been to. It's unbelievable how amazing it is! It's more than i could have ever dreamed of when i tried to consider a Alan Wake 2. These devs are SO TALENTED! *I wish they would make an extra game mode that would let you mess with & throw around objects like u can in control. I really hope they keep adding things to give this a ton of replayability. It has so much potential to build upon. I would be happy if they kept coming out with additional stuff for this amazing game. Imagine if im a DLC, they leaned more into finding crime scenes, forensic evidence exploration & true crime Noire vibes. They really can do so much with the foundation of this well made game

[@Whotfasked69]

Fr such a unique game

[@MADPAOFFICIAL]

"after grabbing nightengales heart and pushing it thru the witches hole" Cmon now bro lololol

[@NinjaMaster-og8ti]

Super surprised how easy the platinum was. Horror games usually have pretty hard platinums with trophies for beating the game under 4 hours or with only pistols and/or knives. This one was real easy.

[@ishmanhehar8032]

Hey man love the vids keep up the good work I wish u had weekly uploads but ik it’s hard when grinding out platinum trophies keep working Man you have a future here very entertaining

[@dylboss]

Weekly uploads are kinda tough it just depends on the game/s. Thank you for the kind words though!

[@MeNotYou990]

You’re turning out to be on of my favorite KZbin. Especially with the raging. Seems so familiar

[@dylboss]

thank you i appreciate it !!

[@TheCursedCat1927]

Okay I know it's been a couple of months, but here's an explanation regarding the Dark Place, the Summoning, and the Dark Presence. Of course, this won't be short. *I will start by clarifying how the timeline of events works here.* Basically, the Dark Place exists outside of the time continuum - that's why Alan's side of the story was happening at the same time as Saga's, even tho we freed him from the Dark Place at the very beginning of the game. However, this is also why at the end of Control's AWE we see a signal message, that informs FBC about a massive paranormal interference in Bright Falls - only that interference was actually the events of AW2, happening in 2023 (4 years after the events of Control). Basically because the Dark Place exists outside of time, it can connect itself to any point on our timeline - and because Alan and Scratch were rewritting the story all the time, sabotaging each other even, they basically created a reality distortion so strong, that FBC picked it up 4 years prior to its actual occurance. *Now about the Summoning.* So the whole summoning did actually work - only not as Saga expected. Basically, instead of bringing Alan back into the real world in our current moment, the Summoning dropped him at the beach back at the start of Saga's story. That's because Alan was already in that current moment - just possesed by the Dark Presence. That's why, when Alex is taken over, you are now playing as Alan in the real world (well before Alex-Scratch does his thing). It's basically a paradox - the reason Alan is washed up on the beach at the start of the game, is because of what Saga does at the very end of the game. *Now regarding the Dark Presence and Scratch.* The Dark Presence is the evil paranormal force that dwells within the Dark Place and wants to get out in order to take over the real world. It's a macguffin - there's not much to it. Now Scratch on the other hand - he's basically a version of Alan (and Casey) that is controlled by the Dark Presence. So when Alan got out at the start of the game, it was really him - the Dark Presence was just also hiding inside him, without his knowledge. It simply decided to reveal itself the moment it understood its cover is blown and there is no holding back anymore.

[@tysonkhao7441]

Congrats on 10k! Well deserved.

[@colek.]

I normally don't care for raging much in vids but I've binged all your trophy hunting vids in a couple days. You must be doing something right lol. Keep it up!

[@zero.9831]

Same ong ☠️ this guy’s pretty entertaining in a chill way

[@josercamino320]

The musical is still one of top 10 moments in gaming.

[@rong7496]

Alan Wake 2 is essentially “Twin Peaks: The Video Game.”

[@becooldontjuul8929]

congrats on 16k subs man, looking forward to that 20k vlog 😁😁

[@Adog00]

AW2’s platinum was fairly easy tbh, got it in one play through and was amazing

[@xccxuy5hnhbvc]

Gj! I just got the platinum as well. I’m doing dbz kakarot rn. Doing devil may cry 1 next and hopefully overtime work my way up 2,3,4 and 5.

[@dylboss]

I heard dmc 4 is the hardest out of the rest. 2 might be a challenge considering how boring it was. Dmc 1 100% wasn’t so bad there was just one achievement where you had to discover every enemy type and that was very annoying a lot of level reloading. 3 i’ve sadly never played and 5 was super challenging but not impossible!

[@xccxuy5hnhbvc]

@@dylboss ty for the heads up dawg. 😃

[@jaaerbn]

Herald of Darkness is such an absolute banger. Makes me wish Old Gods of Asgard were a real band!

[@tycampbell5116]

Fuck yes another video. Please keep it up man

[@afibuffygirl]

Alan wake 2 was fantastic. Its up there with resident evil 4 remake for goty for me

[@clubnesman]

love your videos, bro! I'd like to recommend platinuming the Dark Souls trilogy (Dark Souls Remastered, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, and Dark Souls III). legit one of the hardest things I've ever done in gaming.

[@sifsolostheverse]

Top tip: never ever say that you are good in a horror game, you are jinxing yourself to get jumpscared, had that many times

[@dylanbaer4481]

This is trippy as fuck to me. My name’s Dylan too and I’ve never had the KZbinr on my screen saying my name before. It feels like he’s talking to me 😂

[@lorenzocavaleri8995]

ghost of tsushima platinum would be absolutely bonkers

[@zombieharryhh]

Bro, I’ve watched so many videos and wondered what you looked like. The voice def matches the face

[@Chris-ih4hj]

horrifying but the best chapter is we sing

[@BusslayCola]

i love watching you get jumpscared you should platinum more horror games etc. maybe do blair witch cause it got some mind fuck moments etc and could be fun for you to deep dive it

[@EthanRom]

So ready for Alan Wake 3

[@Voltaic_Fire]

I don't know if it's different on the PC but I got all the achievements without much issue.

[@tt-pi8oz]

I have a recommendation Infamous 1 and 2 or just two. great game in my opinion and im sure you'd have fun, plus they can be challenging as well!

[@ryanberetics6426]

Detroit become human??? Idk if they have done it yet. But I love the way they play games so much. I love the long videos too. I'd love to see DBH

[@okra.ndshii]

you should platinum all arkham games

[@redfish1943]

damn, love the alan wick cover❤

[@brute6896]

lol I somehow managed to get 66 of the 67 achievements on my first playthrough, I wasn't even trying that much, sure I wasnt just cheesing my way through but I had it as an after thought. the only one I missed was shooting a cardboard cutout in coffeworld

[@Penguino1215]

This is what "The Sinking City" should've been. 💯 💯

[@smoothboye4203]

Im just glad there arent difficulty related achievements. I hate difficult dependent achievements

[@maffers4748]

Should try out the bio shock bundle bro! All very good games and decent to platinum

[@MarchionRo-yr1ft]

So on your comment about it being Scratch the whole time, it was indeed Alan who she found, but the darkness was hiding inside of him all along, and at the moment in jail Scratch came out

[@PerunaMuayThai]

8:10 Cult of the Word. It was also a real world case for real Alex Casey in NYC.

[@matthewmartinez9835]

Alan wake 2 seems like a decent game but idk yet if I should buy it

[@luisfilipe2747]

It's a one of a time experience You should definitely get it

[@COLIN_REEDS]

You can buy it but you won’t understand anything about other plots if you haven’t played their games (FBC, Tim Breaker, Ahti, Jessie, Max Payne). The game briefly tells you about them, but the thing is that these info is crucial, so the whole game you’ll be wandering “what is that dude on the book? Who is that red haired girl? Who is this old Finnish man that appears and tells us stuff no ordinary person should know” and then you’ll reach the end of the game. The main reason that I don’t recommend it is because of the ending. Because (SPOILERS!) we get to the same point like in the beginning of the first game. Our wife is AGAIN trapped in the Dark Place and Alan has to find a way to save her… but the main thing is that none of the characters change. You want to know more about Saga Anderson? You’ll know nothing about her, you are always going to hear about her “book” version. From the beginning of the game Saga is a determined cop who wants to solve the case… and in the end she stays the same. Of course, her whole family is in danger, but it doesn’t affect her personality whatsoever, only giving us phrases like “I have to make Alan rewrite the story so my family survives”. BUT my main disappointment is Alan Wake. Gosh, he would have been such a cool character, but due to the “story” he becomes a punching bag that can’t do anything without Saga. Why the hell did he create FBC if they didn’t do ANYTHING in the endgame? (except Ahti who is a paranormal being). Why the hell Alan writes like a 12 year old teenager? You can say “But we got an explanation in Control!”. Yeah, sure, but how does a work that is literally “Saga looked at the witch. She brought a heart. To kill the monster. Save herself. Stop him” is considered to be a MASTERPIECE? I can understand the old gods of Asgard, but how the fuck does a fanfic named “initiation” and “return” suddenly become a TRUE PIECE OF ART? Alan doesn’t have the clicker, so it is much harder to manoeuvre his way through. You know what the game does say to us? “The Dark Place just follows the script”. So if the Dark Place only targets talented people who make masterpieces, it is okay for it to follow a script of a “teenager writing”? This game has a lot more problems and I personally consider it bad, the ending butchered the whole game. I’d recommend playing Control because the characters in THAT story at least reflex on their actions and they change in the course of the game.

[@jimi1577]

I MISSED THE LONG BARREL SHOTGUN ?? OMG im so pissed

[@wxrship12]

They should just straight up call it the mind Palace at this point i keep saying it too i haven't seen one person that hasn't said Mind Palace yet.

[@luisfilipe2747]

Quantum break is not part of the remedy shared universe, there's just some Easter eggs here and there, but the overall plot is not tied to Alan Wake, that's why it feels convoluted, because the plots don't tie in

[@zachjones8786]

Do a metal game next my G

[@zachjones8786]

Metal gear

[@DannyCapM8]

How about doing the Dragon Age Platinums?

[@von1581]

you should try and plat the borderlands series

[@Shex_solayee]

Yo dyl Can you platinum hitman 1,2,3

[@thefancygentleman3402]

This was my 3rd platinum trophy I thought it was very easy too many collectibles

[@yeaand2027]

PLAT WOLFEISTEIN!! PLEASE

[@BusslayCola]

why my crush on dylboss just get bigger after this vid 👀

[@mindflayer203]

Try platinum ing all Saints Row games This is gonna be entertaining... Second option Try platinum ing. The Forest

[@unlimited9171]

This game was perfect

[@randyalmonte7448]

You look like Drake from “Drake and Josh”

[@mojica506]

Run like hell platinum

[@00jah]

do the dark souls series

[@TehNumberOneBigBoss]

Did you just called her a "parautitilitarian"? It's Parautilitarian. But nice try xD

[@Purrlow]

For a AAA game… the platinum was extremely easy ….Like one of the easiest

[@Way2G0]

Ghost of Tsushima is a game that you should plat

[@braginbad]

No it wasn't

[@ryanberetics6426]

Also the God of War games!

[@RSparrow3936]

No one kills the original max payne

[@javierescuella9105]

play mgs5 the Phantom pain the Platinum will make you feel the Phantom Pain

[@Bussin.1]

FACECAM!?!?!?!

[@renerivera9715]

Hell yeah

[@Miducas]

You should platnuim assasins creed unity

[@kyleplummer8196]

He won’t do dark souls 1,2 and 3

[@marshallsmith619]

Even as a Souls vet with the Plat for Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring, I haven't got the plat for any Dark Souls game. Feels too tedious and too many things you can miss each playthrough.

[@dylboss]

i’ve already plat ds1 and 2, and i’m already super close on ds3 so there really isn’t a point to do it for a video! I’ve already 100% Sekrio and Elden Ring on pc and again i’m extremely close on the bloodborne platinum too. I would have loved to make a video on the entire soulsbourne series but i already tackled most of them before ever making videos!

[@MultiIDK1234]

easy platinum you could get it first run

[@terrencebunnage5715]

Platinum the last of us 1 And 2

[@trentpage3008]

12:14 “time to switch back to Allen for one of the greatest chapters of all time” 100% agree, I had a smile on my face and dancing the whole time. The soundtrack was absolutely perfect, Wide Awake was definitely the best end chapter song.

[@trentpage3008]

Game was just absolutely put together so well. Everything from game switching to live action, voice acting, atmosphere, visuals. PERFECT!

[@talyaplays51]

Your welcome 2:16

[@cordellross307]

Alan Wake 1 platinum sucked. Nothing overly difficult, just stupid. It made me hate the game. Makes me not want to play the second game.

[@alfredsantos9874]

Keep up the great work you’re gonna be huge soon 🫡