I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS | Alan Wake 2 #4

[@penyuwan]

The musical was Sam's Lake idea, almost didn't happen for the game, he fought for it. Glad it made it to the game.

[@1989SupraGuyFIN]

For some reason, I am NOT surprised, that it was his idea. Like at all. But, I'm happy he got it in. Best section of gaming I have had this year.

[@BLeePrit]

Yea the people that wanted it out must feel pretty dumb right now. Surprised he had to fight for it when the most talked about part of Control is its version of this.

[@mandrews6282]

@@BLeePritI can kind of see that. On paper this idea is ridiculous with the much darker tone Wake 2 took. Lol. Now that we’ve seen what the team has created it’s a no brainer but something like this would sound extremely hard to pull off well when the idea was thrown out. They did need a musical sequence though as Wake 1 and Control had it, so I think fans wanted more Old Gods in their gameplay again. They really did such an insanely good job at putting this together, and having all these plugins or whatever running in tandem is a feat in itself. Remedy is one of the few developers out there though that is actually willing to take risks, and it feels especially fresh in today’s risk averse gaming landscape where everyone plays it safe. Glad to see the Remedy charm is still alive and well. Lol.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

Of course it was his idea. He is crazy enough to to something amazing like that

[@EricMiddleton-v8c]

If this single chapter doesn’t get a live action performance with even the missing voice actors at the game awards it will be a very sad day for gaming

[@sagemodeq544]

If we don’t see that scene recreated at the Game Awards I’ll be shocked

[@kinothemystic]

Either this or a performance by Poets of the Fall as Old Gods

[@sagemodeq544]

@@kinothemystic that’s what I’m hoping for! Also thought I’d be funny if at different points in the show Ahti just appears on stage mopping lol

[@TyrantII]

@thegameawards book em now!

[@mandrews6282]

I feel like this would get complicated due to Wake’s body actor and voice actor being two different people. Although I guess they could just lip synch it.

[@XxIcedecknightxX]

@@mandrews6282 Did Sam sing in the musical? I don't remember hearing him sing but only dance..

[@CrazeeAdam]

Sam Lake is officially Hideo Kojima levels of insane in his game making process. Lol..and i love it. More game makers need to take risks like this

[@thenosieyartist6924]

im now forever going to say Sami Lake is Hideo Kojima but finnish with music

[@teotest3255]

kojima as well respected for his contribute in video games, sam lake is the master of them all. kojima cannot reach the levels of sam lake, but it's nice that he's trying

[@TomDobo1992]

@@teotest3255 I love Sam Lake but lets be real Kojima has more and better games than Sam Lake.

[@RonnieBarzel]

The FMV in Quantum Break walked so Alan Wake could dance.

[@kevin_natta]

Have you ever heard of Max Payne?

[@actuallymajor6102]

I’d say this also reminded me of the Ashtray Maze in Control, when Ahti gives Jesse the cassette tape with an Old Gods of Asgard song to listen too in order to escape

[@zeroskaterz92]

@@kevin_natta What about Max Payne? Since when Max Payne used FMV?

[@ryanmadej6694]

​@@kevin_nattamax Payne never used FMV

[@samquintana6527]

@@ryanmadej6694 yeah very true. if anything night springs on the tv's is the closest thing that was built from early max payne stuff.

[@chexfan2000]

i love moment where it seems to be over, because every streamer i’ve seen has reacted just like me: “aww it’s over… i wanted there to be more of it” and then the jazz portion starts before an actually super invigorating and satisfying grand finale, with a big cast dance number and confetti cannons. They knew damn well we’d be sad to see the musical section end, so they pulled yet another “underpromise, overdeliver”. i think i might have a crush on the concept of Finland now.

[@sasha_chudesnov]

Except they mostly just underdeliver if you want to come and live there as an immigrant. But that's beside the point of Alan Wake being a masterpiece and Remedy being creative geniuses.

[@chexfan2000]

@@sasha_chudesnov i said i had a crush, not an engagement ring. fun thing about a crush you don’t intend to follow up on, is you never have to actually find out the lame unpleasant parts that a real relationship inevitably has. ‘sjusta crush, lil crush, for fun n games! *hic* 🥴

[@fatidicusaeternus6498]

@@sasha_chudesnov Please spread the word so "people" stop coming

[@Lazyboijere]

I really wished Finland was a real place and not just something Sam Lake made up for his story 😞

[@chexfan2000]

@@Lazyboijere finland is as real as jerma985, which is to say it’s entirely fictional and the idea of it being real is actually kind of frightening

[@TyrantII]

Remedy: How do we catch up the player/new players on the events from Alan Wake 1? Sam Lake: Alan Wake THE MUSICAL! Bless them.

[@charlottebligh649]

That's "The Story of the Journey of Alan Wake: The Musical" to you😉

[@samixalam_]

The funny thing is I read this in Sam's voice, having seen him in interviews and stuff it's totally something he'd come out with haha

[@MelodicQuest]

Once I realized that it's an interactive music video, I tried so hard to keep the pace of the song. Using the flare gun made it feel like I was adding to the sweet guitar riffs.

[@mushinbujin]

The look on your face when Alan started his jazz lounge singer shtick was priceless.

[@starryfoxx_]

You walked right past Sam Lake dancing at 11:30 😭. This part has my jaw to the floor when I played it. Absolutely loved this game. Wish I could forget and replay it all.

[@penyuwan]

He had to learn that on a weekend.

[@DeAnoJackson]

Same. I literally dropped my controller and stared at my TV with my jaw dropped.

[@BLCKVD]

I facepalmed when she walked right past him, what a waste :D I stayed to look Sam like couple of minutes :D

[@aidenboyle3573]

Alex Casey is played by Sam?!

[@ACViper]

there is going to be a new game plus which is supposed to tell the story from a different perspective

[@prettyhatemachine101]

I experienced this last night knowing nothing about it, I didn’t even know there was this “big thing everyone was talking about” in the game. This was one of those times in gaming that no other medium can touch, and I feel sorry for people who “just don’t play video games”. It’s a transformative experience, unlike any other in gaming. I can’t wait til PWL to hear what Bithell and Wintory think! This alone pushed it comfortably to GOTY for me!

[@aidenboyle3573]

I’d heard OF “we sing”, but nothing prepared me for… THIS masterpiece!

[@PaulJohnson-zv3hl]

We sing is one of my favourite video game moments I’ve ever experienced.

[@eguskino]

Honestly, one of the greatest moments I've ever experienced in gaming. Bravo Remedy

[@PM1995CFC]

100% in my top 5 for sure

[@muttipi]

i love that the most replayed part is when the musical starts, i know everyone else is looking for as many reactions as they can find from their favorites too.

[@dillanpascoe5094]

The old gods segment in every game is moment of the year for their respective years

[@FodrMichalych]

And Jesse is a dynamite

[@JJsiN84]

Love how this is the dark presence basically messing with Allen's hubris thinking he had a chance to escape the dark place. The darkness is like, yeah let me show you just how much control you don't have.

[@thedespairsquid399]

I actually had to take a break after playing the we sing level, I was blown away. Epic.

[@DougieJonesFBI]

Easily in the top 10 video game moments of all time for me. When I was theorizing what Alan Wake 2 would be about I never imagined a peacemaker intro dance sequence/rock musical lol. Sam Lake and everyone at Remedy are such a gift to the games industry ❤

[@elgranpeyo]

🕺 "Show me the champion of the liiiiigggghhhtttt"

[@rohanbesra4831]

"I'll show you the Herald of Darkness!!"

[@feijoagreen8320]

Lost in a never ending niiiigghhtt

[@maskar521]

Diving deep to the surface

[@EvilSlothsTony]

Poet of the fallen : How many guitar solo should we put in the music? Sam Lake: YES 😂😂 Since Ive played AW1 and Control, expected a epic rock song in this one but this was on on another level. I love it.

[@neoshenlong]

hahahaha I had no idea the voice actually went "Alan Wake please pick up your award" if you just stood there. Love it

[@catswithlasers]

I love that they put the musical in the game. It's one of the most unique levels I've ever played, and was so much fun, and it really seems like everyone had fun shooting it. Plus, it gives new players a fun summary of Alan's story up to and through the first game.

[@gambit5667]

I love how if you dont pick the light up, it gives you the light and gun right before the fighting part, i didnt and thought it was meant to happen like that til i saw this

[@nebulajumper6216]

This game is a masterpiece .. I played this chapter today and my wife said she never saw me smile so hard and as long as I did while playing a game :)

[@CastisV]

I kept a save point for that chapter through the whole game so I could go back and replay it. Amazing experience.

[@stonepasta5296]

If only David Lynch had some sort of cameo in this game...

[@LordShrub]

Like an old man in the retirement home reporting daily on the weather on the radio.

[@TotallyOKaYProductions]

IF YOOUUU BETTTERRR BELIEEEEVE ITTT

[@Fleon47]

for those who don´t know the band POETS OF THE FALL, they also made some songs for the fisrt ALAN WAKE is working with REMEDY since max payne 2. and they are big friends since then. This time they bring the cooperation to the next level.

[@TheBishman293]

Litteratly smiled through the whole section when i played it. I feel this tops astray maze.

[@Phobos_95]

I continue to be flabbergasted by the fact that every single youtuber who played this game took an inordinately long amount of time to figure out that the giant glowing neon arrows were meant to be followed

[@MrEvilside]

cause there are no arrows in chat

[@cerber1234567]

Я тоже был в дичайшем восторге от мюзикла. А песня оказалась настолько вирусной, что в до сих пор её раз в день, но точно слушаю

[@nuuzart4408]

Last decade there have been some mind blowing moments in gaming, but I never realised there was even a level above that… bloody well done you legends.

[@SebasMel]

I love the fact that this was like in control where the music waits for you cause specific parts of the song were tailor made for whatever part you’re on

[@arhickernell]

I'm yelling at the screen, SHOOT THE FLARE GUN

[@Greaseball01]

As an aside you missed this but there are screens in the musical segment that just have Sam Lake doing the dance on a loop, I literally sat and watched one of them for like 5 minutes 😂

[@Mertaranta]

There better be a live performance of this at the Game Awards.

[@Dracobyte]

They did it!

[@harty3113]

Every album poets of the fall puts out i hope they finally get some recognition in the states and do a tour here. Never happens. I thought after control it would happen. Nope. If this game doesn't get poets of the fall in the States i give up hope ever seeing them

[@jackalope7774]

ABSOFRIGGINLUTELY! Lol

[@JLind854]

I think part of the problem is I had no idea this was poets of the fall even after playing control last year! It was a random offhand comment from a KZbinr where I learned who they are

[@Kujakuseki01]

One of the things that makes this so good is how you think it’s over after each tv loading. And then it keeps going and is capped by the fakeout with the break room. Phenomenal.

[@ramiyohay7286]

Me: Nothing can top Ashtray Maze in Control Remedy: Hold my beer

[@aidenboyle3573]

During the final dance sequence, I remember thinking “is this what it’s like to eat psychedelics mushrooms?!” 😂

[@JTidiotboy]

I swear to God Sam Lake is a weird genius

[@CrazeeAdam]

Imo he's pretty much like Hideo Kojima in a lot of ways. Including seeing his name about 5 times in the credits at the start lol.

[@literallyjustgrass]

saw someone call him "kojima but good" and it sent me

[@batmanslarynx]

Alanah playing like a typical Survival Horror player and not wanting to use her ammo in the musical section was frustratingly hilarious.

[@Frostecy]

PROTECT SAM LAKE AND REMEDY AT ALL COSTS!

[@MaxaMillion711]

That musical sequence is no joke a top 10 all time gaming moment for me. INCREDIBLE!

[@Lightsaglowllc]

This game is perfect. Hit this part last night and was just blown away.

[@pontoon4567]

I can’t be the only one shouting use your torch!!!

[@HelloMyNameIsZON3]

The musical has to be one of the most unique and cool moments ever

[@treefingers6572]

Not only can shadow people go through doors, they can OPEN THEM. I learned that the hard way, and got one of my many "jump out of my chair and go 'OOAGH' like a caveman who just saw a sabertooth jump into his home" moments I've gotten from this game. Looking at you Cynthia. Worse yet, I thought it was a benign shadow, not the real shit he was on when he swung that door open and barked "WAKE" at me, phased 8 feet across the room, chased me down the stairs and pummeled me like his bitch. I love this game.

[@Matt-bg5wg]

This chapter on a PC with full Path Tracing was truly incredible to watch

[@Adamkilla9000]

Like if the Game Awards Performance was amazing!!!

[@MrSr3nity_97]

I just like how Alan Wake is a serious suspenseful horror with a lot of dark tones the entire game, but this was fun they added into the game xD

[@springy77]

Well, you definitely were expecting it

[@Greaseball01]

I am now approaching the endgame and alot of my issues have fallen away in the face of all this games incredible qualities. I'm very excited to finish it hopefully tomorrow but apparently I have like 7 chapters left, at last check I believe my playtime is 28 hours - I don't know if this counts the time where I had to redo progress I lost from crashes, if it does that'll enflate it a little cus there is a damn lunchbox that I swear I collected 4 or 5 times because I kept either dying between collecting it and saving or the game crashed between me collecting it and saving, and everytime I'd neglect going to get it until later. All the crashes stopped after the first update but then the second update brought them back it's pretty funny really. The musical sequence from this part is an incredible highlight.

[@teresakusic8308]

I LITERALLY watched this just so I could see your reaction since I've already finished the game. It didn't disappoint and was similar to mine. I literally spun around with Alan trying to keep up on the screens so I could just take it all in. Definitely took me a while to complete (longer than it should have) for the "We Sing" chapter. Herald of Darkness has been on repeat in my head and my playlist for days now

[@chachooze6144]

you talking about the Jack section in RE 7 made me remember... the first hours of RE 7 are the scariest gaming experience I have had. I hate jumpscares and the feeling that I'm going to get a jumpscare so it took me days to get past the beginning, I would start the game and straight up no want to move the character in fear of a jumpscare so I would turn it off lol

[@Bitumesilicatissimo]

I would pay very money to be a fly and stand on the wall in the offices of Remedy when Sam Lake came out with "and now what? NOW WE DANCE A SMALL MUSICAL"

[@chubbysloth5720]

Always amusing to see how hard it is for people to follow the big lighted signs with the big green arrow beneath it :D

[@jeffbezos3200]

I wish I had been watching this live so I could tell her that the section basically has unlimited ammo. It killed me that she kept dodging everything when she could have just killed the enemies as intended

[@MaiCaulk]

Seriously. Couldn't finish watching due to her refusal to fight. This is not the time to be conservative

[@profoundresolve]

This game is mind-blowing

[@westerncooldude]

Such a joyous chapter. I had a smile on my face the whole time during my play through. This is definitely a gaming core memory.

[@BLeePrit]

Yep I never trust when devs say you don't need to play previous games first. Same thing with NIer where it's a way better experience playing Nier Replicant before Automata. I also really enjoyed both Witcher 1 and 2 before 3 came out.

[@w00f72]

This is the appropriate reaction. I walked through the level mouth open, in mild shock.

[@Adamkilla9000]

That musical was amazing

[@narutosensei77]

BEST CHAPTER EVER OF IN GAMING OF 2024 ALL TIME

[@garykieronlainen1826]

Veden väki, Ahti antaa, Ahti ottaa.

[@marioccoprey9177]

what a masterpiece. GOTY 2023💪

[@Dracobyte]

Alan Wake is not a game... it's an experience!

[@holy-del]

For me, the most scary moment in whole game was at the end of the musical scene. I'm mumbling some sort of champion of light / herald of darkness. And after all, I've met the fucking janitor mumbling exactly the same things!

[@adeviantproduction]

"They should absolutely do that at the Game Awards." Oh damn it, I hope you're not the only one who had that idea. I'm going to be severely disappointed if that doesn't happen now.

[@DibleDabble]

the musical chapter blew my mind. So creative and fun.

[@MedalionDS9]

We merely live in a Music Video

[@gavinwigg8057]

This takes over Portal's "Still Alive" for best musical sequence ever.

[@Andyw1228]

There was something similar in a German RPG where the developers integrated a whole concert of a real existing band which you collect watch or go by.

[@CleoCat75]

best game scene of the year

[@Blamkrotch]

Am I the only one who was yelling at their tv : "use the damn flaregun!" ?? That part in the middle is so satisfying to play because they swarm you with enemies, but they give you a bunch of the red boxes with flaregun ammo, so you can just keep blasting them like crazy. It's an explosive and powerful part of the level. But she refused to use the flaregun and died several times and then skipped past it instead...😢

[@coreyhughes1456]

I don't understand running past the fun combat section during the musical, but to each their own!

[@BrutalMiller1]

Control had the Old Gods of Asgard also doing the music during the maze part.

[@Phoenix729]

I’m watching this literally yelling at the screen “fire the flare gun!”

[@Frostedfk]

so glad they brought back Poets of the Fall for this

[@sindrax]

"Dude, they should absolutely do that at the game awards"

[@GameRoomMx]

Only for that deserves the GOTY

[@Bassorpheuss1326]

God... I wish Finland was real now...

[@narutosensei77]

LMAO RIGHT DANCE SEQ SOO EPIC!! its Sad Lethal company is so good that it overshadows ALAN WAKE 2 its so AMAZING~! Alan wake 2 is soo close from being a 20 out of 10. its for sure a 9.5 out of 10.

[@priscilabee583]

I watched this part so often that I did learn the little choreo LOL

[@DrGamelove]

Really sucks they didn’t release it physically.

[@sithwalay579]

They’re doing it now with collectors edition

[@Alenthas]

i'm glad alanah took longer than me on the neon puzzle. i felt really stupid there lol

[@Finkele1]

" laitto pojat jenkkakoneet soimaan" Pretty much non transabled but rought meaning "boys put jazz zizzzlig"...old school .

[@phoenix___7747]

I had the biggest smile on my face whilst playing this level. I cant remember being blown away by a game this much. GOTY or I riot!

[@ianmcclure3936]

It probably won't win unfortunately since it's most likely going up against Baldurs Gate 3, Spider man 2, and Tears of the kingdom. Although... It sure as hell! Better get nominated for GOTY...

[@phoenix___7747]

@@ianmcclure3936 Those games don't even come close, but I think you are right. I would put FF16 and Hogwarts in there too.

[@ianmcclure3936]

@@phoenix___7747 I mean... Baldurs Gate 3 is my personal game of the year since I am a big fan of D&D, but I am rooting for Alan Wake 2 to pull the upset since I really want Sam Lake and Remedy to get the recognition they deserve.

[@phoenix___7747]

@@ianmcclure3936 BB3 is leagues above anything in the RPG world for sure, so that makes sense. It will be very interesting. A great year for games.

[@WSGtr12]

The musical is one of the best things I've seen in a video game to date.

[@reza494]

Not gonna lie, seeing you ignore the game's clear signs for where to go or not using the flash light during fights was really grinding my gears. lol. I'm already excited for the DLCs and Control 2 (also just realized you running without using the spring button. come on now Alanah, you were a game journalist).

[@AlanahStreams]

when did I not use the flash light during fights? I’m trying to save batteries!

[@Julianoz224]

​@@AlanahStreamswhen the enemies first started coming you shot heaps of bullets into them without first removing the darkness, we've been doing that since the first alan wake game! Haha. Also yeah it was giving you a crap ton of flare ammo so you could just have fun blowing everything up as you enjoyed the music

[@whendarknessfalls6969]

You can tell the "real gamers"/ people with intelligence. Cuz they don't get stuck at the getaway club puzzle.. it's so obvious, like the paint/fabric markers on climbables.

[@Hellborn_666]

The musical was absolutely amazing - this chapter alone made Alan Wake 2 my personal goty,especially Ahti after it🤣👍🏻. But they didn't top the Ashtray Maze from CONTROL - that's still the best part in a videogame that I ever experienced...

[@TheBikeChallenge]

peak gaming if you ask me, not joking

[@icylace]

27:21 Love the reference to "Cherry Lips" by Garbage !

[@Weirduniverse2]

please make this happen at the game awards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Alenthas]

the game should tell you that you don't keep the ammo you get in this section so you can use all your resources freely lol i died so many times here as well trying to save all my ammo

[@SonicTheHedgedawg]

Incidentally..... They did perform this at the game awards 😂

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

I got to We Sing on my playthrough and immediately texted my friend "God damnit Remedy......"

[@Adamkilla9000]

I added this to my favorites for that reaction 🥰😂

[@esinach]

Running through enemies during the musical, is so bad faith to the game. Even says "wait for the solo" which is an epic part nailing enemies with the flare gun during the guitar solo.

[@Tophawtdog4411]

SHOW ME THE CHAMPION OF LIIIIIGHT

[@adammcwilliam6012]

For some reason this part of the game reminds me of a few lsd trips from the past 😂😂