Kirsche really enjoying Alan Wake 2

who doesn't love a little High School Musical in their horror games?

[@Brave_SJ]

I'm glad Kirsche enjoyed the MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING GAME Alan Wake 2 so much that she's doing her own karaoke version of the song, which is definitely a real thing that she said and not something I'm making up.

[@Do_It_Now_XD]

"I wanna dance with the band." You asked for it.

[@music79075]

This is some Garth Marengi level writing. "I know writers who use subtlety, and they're all *Cowards* "

[@garyschollmeier616]

This reference was unexpected.

[@TheTrueMilery]

This segment of the game reminds me of when I used to watch the game awards, and they’d have these completely random musical segments that 99.9% of the audience is confused about, and 0.1% are so excited that their favourite band showed up

[@TheTrueMilery]

WOW, I made this comment before getting to the end where this actually happened! Wtf has happened to games

[@WayStedYou]

the only one that made any sense was when Mick Gordon played the doom soundtrack at an awards in 2016 after winning

[@armagedonbe]

I actually unironically like the vocals in this (or at least the style. I don't know the proper vocabulary to describe it). No idea about the context of it though.

[@AhHereWeGo]

Prog metal. That’s the genre. You might like dream theater

[@VinniesClips420]

its fine if you like it, i just dont think it belongs in a horror game

[@lop90ful1]

@@VinniesClips420 You dont get to say that without context while yes they could have done something more epic this is ok to since it can be taken as the dark place mocking alan

[@AManChoosesASlaveObeys]

@@VinniesClips420 It's not exactly a horror movie. It's entirely full of humor, from start to end. It's very based on Twin peaks, who is much like this. I mean, not with the Musical, but the subtle humor here and there to balance the Horror.

[@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead]

​@@lop90ful1yeah! How dare he NOT like being rail roaded into a 10 minute sequence WITH NO GAMEPLAY (only walking) in a game where there is BARELY interaction to begin with!

[@Kurgan0822]

Alan Wake 2: the first SBI game I was aware of. Good times 😂

[@GunthersLoyalSoldier1307]

The game is psychological horror and it did break Kirsche psychologically so I guess it did it’s job…question is, was it worth it?

[@TheTrueMilery]

Did they actually just have a random press F to pay respects in the middle of a psychedelic musical number?

[@RextintorZ]

This is really something: a game about a man called Alan Wake but this Alan Wake is singing in a musical with other dudes and some random black lady is the main character doing the interesting stuff, like shooting darkness monsters.

[@donwel8706]

I've never thought that the facial expressions on Kirsches model were all that great, but you can actually see the genuine disgust on her face throughout this clip.

[@LuluTeala]

We have Sabaton at home

[@metazare]

I don't want to ever hear another person complain about Kojima's style after being subjected to this.

[@silvialuzmia]

Kojima stuff at least interesting lol

[@reaps912]

The game engine itself seems really good and I love seeing people not just fall back on Unity or Unreal.. ..but goddamn, this game. _t h i s g a m e_

[@DMAN99]

It’s gonna be one of those games where people go “oh yeah that was a game.” Like “heys guy, remember Fracture? Or Haze? How about Dark Sector?” Nothing else, just that it was a game.

[@dragonhitman1071]

Having seen this i have to ask how the hell did this win an award.

[@profatgamer]

Its a game (movie) for journalists. Easy win.

[@angrynapolean3820]

You look at clips of this, and every comment is loving it. It's the most cringe tone-deaf thing I've ever seen, and people are licking the game's b-hole. I really don't get it.

[@DestianoY]

Because its good, you guys just eat up everything she said without thinking for yourself

[@dragonhitman1071]

@@DestianoY we all saw the same thing right?

[@abetterhandle]

​@profatgamer gone are the days when a cutscene was meant to be under 5 minutes. I want to play my games, this "interactive movie" bullshit is terrible

[@kvltovpersonality6290]

My issue with the scene is less so the idea, and moreso that it just comes off as a Sam Lake ego trip. Like the dude HAD to get this in the game, regardless of how much it actually fit in the game. As a meme and even as a song I enjoy it, as an actual moment in the game it feels excessive

[@keystrix3704]

It would be better suited as a secret level or ending, akin to the Dog Ending in Silent Hill 2.

[@goldenlizard92]

Contrast this moment with the most climactic moment in Control: you are given the key to traverse a supernatural labyrinth in the form of a cosmic janitor's Walkman, and the mixtape on it plays through the entire segment as you navigate a constantly shifting maze while fighting through swarms of enemies. No one wants musical walk-alongs; music in games is at its best when it complements both the gameplay and the theme/tone of a game.

[@DiveBombRebel]

You do fight enemies on this level but its like half way through the song. The only thing I'd add about the music level is just more enemies.

[@mrminecraftcubeable]

Compare it to alan wake where you are held up on a farm being invaded by monsters and you launch fireworks and fight enemies while rock music plays Even the "find the lady of the light" moment was neat

[@DiveBombRebel]

@@mrminecraftcubeable Dark Ocean Summoning in Alan Wake 2 is more comparable to the Alan Wake 1 farm battle than this part.

[@antthefool7637]

God that part was so cool

[@LastExpellian]

I havent seen much of AW2 yet but just comparing the musical set pieces of AW1 and Control to this is no contest. AW1 had enemies to fight and Control had the whole Ashtray Maze to accompany the tunes. This is just the game blaring a music video at you with nothing to do but listen and be bored.

[@DiveBombRebel]

You do fight enemies on this level but its like midway through the song. Plus AW1 had long parts where you fight zero enemies like when you're driving to the coal mine.

[@chrisscott3071]

​@DiveBombRebel the issue is the genral gameplay of alan wake 2 is worse than alan wake 1 in every way

[@krisisgod666]

There’s combat after this clip. Also there’s a second song later that’s a more direct comparison to the stage fight.

[@waterwazard7662]

unironically this is making me want to play Alan Wake 2

[@FaeraOthronus]

I played Alan Wake back in the day and liked it well enough but I don't see what anything in 2 has to do with the original in any way

[@fictive9421]

I thought this was a horror game

[@Jobocan.]

That's 12 minutes of a game where you're in control of the character yet there's literally no gameplay.

[@krisisgod666]

There’s combat 🤦‍♂️

[@nothingsocial]

Throughout the release of this game, a podcast I listen to every week praises this game. I keep hearing how good they connect everything, I seriously heard nothing about the gameplay. So when the game awards aired, all I heard the mention of Alan Wake 2 was followed with groans and eye-rolls with them saying ‘the game was so boring.’

[@lop90ful1]

Yes thats like the main issue Alan wake 2 has allot of boring set pieces and bunch of human enemies, wich is boring, its a horror game with a darkness that can rewrite reality and all the can come up with is just reskinned enemies from control, its such a bore comapred to alan wake 1, tho the narrative and story are still really nice with perfect vibe

[@rickagard7398]

Vtubers versus theatre kids. Whoever wins, we lose.

[@tylove7992]

Vtubers are theater kids.

[@jake_from_state7143]

It’s not even the song that bothers me that much, it’s the fact that it just keeps going in a VIDEO GAME, we’ve evolved past walking simulators into a glorified movie.

[@tylerjames3488]

Nah, we were already at movies with Kojima games. This is a glorified music video.

[@redline841]

​@@tylerjames3488 Kojima is glorified Cinema. Sony Exclusives are the glorified movies

[@slifer875]

@@tylerjames3488 Kojima had talent and vision with a team of legends, dont compare his stuff with sony sorry excuse of modern gaming. Kojima at his lowest>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>western gaming.

[@WayStedYou]

If it was like a 1 minute segment of him stumbling back and between the areas in a cutscene it would be less offensive than padding it out and making you walk through it as "Gameplay"

[@happenstance7530]

Holy hell I am so glad I didn't waste money on this game. I seen the 1st one and was like damn that's a good story maybe I'll check out the sequel. I guess my procrastination actually rewarded me this one time. What did I just watch, is the whole game like that? Game of the year? WTF seriously I am at a loss. I liked the max payne games and even the story of control but this is something else.

[@susanliptak6595]

No it isn’t it’s just the remendy required music section they always have one in their games

[@VinceTenia]

01:40 Well no wonder it was a GotY candidate; it had a part where a blackman looked at the audience while telling a white guys he's privallidged.

[@RambleOn07]

It boggles my mind that this is real.

[@captaiawesome2260]

I'm glad Kirsche bought this game so I don't have to.

[@jaapster1337]

Is the vod of this still up somewhere? Id love to see her play this game considering what a shitshow it is

[@RambleOn07]

My brain is always confused when this game is called Alan Wake because I'm so used to it being called Alan Woke.

[@holdingpattern245]

But what if the guy who played Alan Wake was a massive egomaniac who also directed the game? Would that have saved it?

[@litheran69]

Tfw they mistitle ‘random female fbi agent of color’

[@JayTohab]

So having played neither of these, I looked up the music scene in the first one. Definitely way better- I think the thing with that one is, it's just kind of a little wink, but also a pat on the back to keep going. With this, it comes across as just kind of all winking, to the point where it seems more like a nasty twitch. I get why people love it, but it's a... rather polarizing decision.

[@MTH3h3l0l]

Alan wake 2 unironically deserved none of the awards it got. Im too upset to even joke about this self fart smelling, water in the sock experience game

[@sparxskywriter2589]

Epic games put a lot of money into the Game Awards, lots of ad space,... Gotta hand ganes on their store sime awards like we agreed, Geoff... You want to keep worshipping Kojima on stage, don't you, Geoff? Let's see some awards from your cute show, Geoff...

[@wherethetatosat]

When you want the sound of a metal band but the aesthetic of a 90s boy band.

[@silvialuzmia]

this feels like a Garry's mod map or some custom call of duty zombie map lololol

[@abetterhandle]

This would have worked so much better if it was a solid minute and a half. Youd have just enough time to he confused while also not being annoyed about it going on and on and on and...

[@ryanwood6754]

what is their gay obsession with making EVERYTHING a musical

[@Wickedscary32]

"Chat, I have no words dude" I do, cringe

[@abetterhandle]

I dont care if the rest of the game was a 10/10, having a 10 minute power pop sequence where all you so is walk around is laughable

[@firepeaman2440]

Laughably cool

[@Tunkkis]

Were I to hazard a guess, then yeah, she might be muffin the point. Wouldn't surprise me, at least.

[@SpicyChedderJack]

man remember when the Old Gods of Asgard were decrepit insane old men in the first game, think I prefer them being a forgotten relic of the past over whatever this is.

[@bkslsh]

I know a few people who think this game is the greatest of all time. I just don't get it, but I'm happy for them I guess lol. The song would actually be pretty decent if it wasn't a musical about a magical car remote or something.

[@mrminecraftcubeable]

The songs in the first game where way better because they were not so in your face And they were just recordings in the game not this whole live action misic video thing Like children of the elder gods and tom the poet were neat This is disappointing

[@OdinsFox]

we are hitting maximum levels of cringe here bleurgh

[@NewCanada]

I'll stick with the first game.

[@WayStedYou]

seems like the race swapped secondary character who was played more than the character the game was named after was the least of the concerns

[@RambleOn07]

I've never been prouder to be able to say that I've never played any Alan Wake.

[@coolman229]

I swear the first game is good and nothing like whatever the hell this game is

[@WayStedYou]

The first game is a masterpiece in comparison to whatever this is.

[@NewCanada]

You should play the first one it is actually good. 2 is not good.

[@weareharbinger914]

I know nothing about Alan Wake as a franchise and this segment didn't help in the slightest.

[@NewCanada]

First game is actually good. Second one needs to be forgotten.

[@gamephreak5]

Alan Wake 2 to so woke and garbage... Screw Remedy for ruining a potentially great franchise!!

[@esdraskuhn8896]

Personally; I like this as a concept for a form of exposition for those who didn't play the first. The detractors: The song is fine, though a bit repetitive and nowhere near the level of what PotF/OGoA usually produce, but that could be forgiven if the gameplay was better or more intense for the segment. Although given that they had to fight to even have it in the game in the first place, I doubt many resources were sunk into that level's development.

[@yourpalsammy9773]

It's ironic, reading the comment section of this vid and knowing that what convinced me to get this game was this part of the game a friend showed me, and I truly don't regret my purchase. I genuinely don't understand the negativity, personally. I'm glad this game finally exists and love the absurdity of this part. Though maybe someone can enlighten me on the reason behind the negativity in the first place?

[@Jokoko2828]

DIfferent people like different things, trying to understand other people and their tastes is a one way trip to miserytown.

[@firepeaman2440]

It's just contrarian grifters who pretend to hate a game they didn't play cuz "western=bad!1!"

[@angrynapolean3820]

​@@firepeaman2440Kirsche literally played the game. What are you talking about?

[@firepeaman2440]

@@angrynapolean3820 But did you?

[@NewCanada]

It's awful and was made by social justice activists.

[@HuyNguyen-vm3ox]

Honestly I like the song not so much the game

[@terrydavis146]

DIESOFCRINGE

[@angryjotunn]

I have mixed feelings about this really bad. On one hand, the gameplay isn't interesting as it's just walking down a hallway watching a music video. On the other hand, I miss when game developers put goofy shit like this in their games. Developers take themselves too seriously and creativity is stagnating. At the very least, this is trying something unorthodox and outside the box. Plus, I'll fully admit i love Poets of the Fall, so there is some bias.

[@chero666]

I haven't watched and I only heard about the "musical" part of this game, but I understand the logic behind the game and find the idea fascinating. It's Alan trying to bullshit-write his way out of his personal Hell and getting desperate, even writing clown-ass shit like this to attempt an escape and what little I've been able to play (before PC issues have been halting me, but I plan on continuing, so sorry if I don't have full context) it's been a wild, weird ride. The worst thing this game can be is boring... which is 2/3rds of what I've played. The gameplay is slow and uninteresting, but I've played far worse... Saga on the other hand! I don't care about her, her story, why she's there, her terrible writing, etc. Her inclusion was so lazily done, but WORSE I think her role can be replaced by the MC from "Control." (a character I theorized was created by Alan to help him escape). I'm a massive Kojima mark, so I can take fart-sniffing and pretentious writing as long as the game isn't boring me. The sections I'm not playing as Alan was breaking me down. I'd take wacky, stupid bullshit like a musical section than a boring detective created to be a check-box for a good ESG/Sweet-Baby score.

[@angrynapolean3820]

I hope Epic Games pays you by the word because wtf

[@chero666]

@@angrynapolean3820so you didn’t read the part of the post where I bitch about Saga being terrible. Complete smooth-brained, I said I disliked 2/3rds of this game and you think I’m shilling you illiterate

[@lop90ful1]

I seen this more like the Darkness and Mister door just being petty mocking him and his life while he is trapped in this nightmare scape of his own making..

[@durandus676]

Alan wake one was just as wack long before SBI existed. This franchise is just coked

[@AhHereWeGo]

That song reminds me of why I hate prog metal

[@DiveBombRebel]

Love how she's talking about bullying theater kids when weebs are just as or even more annoying.

[@yokai1235]

but weebs will at least produce something fun theater kids are just cringe

[@DiveBombRebel]

@@yokai1235 Most of the "fun" things weebs make is cringe.

[@lop90ful1]

@@yokai1235 her humor is pepe ppop vagina funny or some "haha politics" thats not much better

[@daevious_]

@@DiveBombRebel The man who yells cringe at the enjoyment of others exposes himself as a worse form of cringe.

[@winspyy]

@@yokai1235 I'd rather cheese grate my nutsack than sit through anything either weebs OR theater kids produce

[@masterstuffing]

Musical exposition is cringe

[@maggosheesh9894]

Everyone in the comments and chat hating on this game cause the weird vtuber hates it, no words

[@Brave_SJ]

Nah I just think it's funny how much she hates it. This shit absolutely _stole_ best narrative from Baldur's Gate though.

[@trashjash]

Nah man, I have fond memories of the first game from back when I was in school. This girl I knew recommended I check it out and we became friends over it. All these years later, seeing what this second installment was like, I immediately recognized it's not for me and disregarded it. I will that say seeing Kirsche suffer through it while I don't have to directly experience this defacement of a title is enjoyable.

[@maggosheesh9894]

@@trashjash hope you’ll just play the game when it’s 5€ and notice how this totally fit the game

[@sparxskywriter2589]

I think they hate it because it's bad snd dhe slso happene to share the opinion

[@maggosheesh9894]

@@sparxskywriter2589 Gesundheit

[@nathandobbs7540]

Thanks for reminding me how cringe vtubers can be

[@itsGreyHat]

She didn’t even do anything lmao

[@bropslice863]

Cringe cartoon KZbinr and chat members can't handle cringe musical score. more at 11.