Old Gods Of Asgard - Herald of Darkness Alan Wake 2 Game Awards LIVE crowd reaction

[@fonkwindy1990]

I love how Sam just casually walk onto the stage lol

[@Strazman]

I had to rewind a few times to see when he actually sneaks in lol. Both him and the actor playing Mr. Door, casually slip into the dance formation at the same time. Amazing sequence both in game and for the game awards!

[@emilxert]

It’s not a Sam, it’s a Max

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

Matthew Poretta instead was exactly where he needed to be xD I just love how he did four precise sidesteps while jamming and then he was ready

[@DrCranberry]

IT'S PAYNE, WAHACK HIM!

[@castform57]

@@emilxert it's not a Max, it's a Alex

[@uknighted213]

Dude this is a ONCE in a lifetime performance and they just sat there.

[@DerekBove]

That crowd has no idea what they just witnessed.

[@Hnkka]

Most are witnessing it for the first time and just enjoying it

[@TenderPantyz]

@@Hnkkai think most are watching it for the first time and wondering what the hell is happening 😭😭😭

[@ivanprituljak8691]

Yep. they had no idea, that that was a ritual to summon Wake ^))

[@ozzyjb1533]

@@ivanprituljak8691its not, “dark ocean summoning” is the song to summon alan, “herald of darkness” is the song in the “we sing” section of the game that gives alan the strength to keep going.

[@Maria_FOXY]

I love this showwww. - 2 Alan Wake on stage (Face and voice) They are both important. - Sam Lake in center.

[@Sam-vk8xd]

And the one between them, Mr. Door.

[@JJJoeJoe]

Tough crowd. If I was there I’d be dancing in my seat and bobbing my head to this spectacular track! 🤟🏼

[@Sam-vk8xd]

I’m pretty sure they’re told to remain in their seats.

[@JJJoeJoe]

@@Sam-vk8xd I’m pretty sure the translation of _“dancing in my seat”_ went over your head.

[@Sam-vk8xd]

@@JJJoeJoe nothing goes over my head. I’m too vigilant.

[@dcope321]

Mostly jealous devs

[@VanillaDesu1]

they would told u "wrap it up"

[@foxesforsale]

Illka, Sam and David had all learned the dance for the game, but Matthew Poretta would have had to learn it for the first time just for this! He did great, looked like he was having the time of this life. All of them did!

[@LosgesabbeltOfficial]

Loved to see him join in on the dance here since you don't see him in the official feed sadly.

[@_MrTrick_]

Uhm. He is dancing if you look at the right side of the stage.

[@TheDWB]

He's saying you can't see him in the official feed which is true because he's way over to the far right.@@_MrTrick_

[@SohiHien]

@@LosgesabbeltOfficial they show pan backs several times of the whole stage and you can see him there dancing. I noticed him in the official feed.

[@SohiHien]

@@TheDWB you can see him though. I noticed him in the official feed. They show the entire stage several times in it and you can see him

[@David.Algren]

2:44 Sam Lake: "I was just passing by and thought why not" xD

[@Lishimian]

Hell yeah, the phone mic does justice to the aboslute beast sound system in the theatre

[@criztiuca]

Being an adult with kids is hard to fall in love with a game and a performace like i fell in love in school, when time wasn't a problem, but damn! Alan Wake, Poets of the Fall.... somehow hit that sweet spot after all these years. Superb!

[@detinu]

100% for me too. As you get older you can get a bit burnt out on video games, but Alan Wake 2 is among few games that can bring that joy I felt as a kid playing video games. Everything about it makes me smile, and this performance made me tear up a bit. Beautiful.

[@baneofthespliff]

I was playing this at 2am on the last night after the Xmas break knowing I had less than six hours before work started again, and I had no time to really sit and enjoy a game like I had with Alan Wake 2. And then I got to this sequence in the game and I just had this huge smile on my face the whole time. I put the game down after that, perfect note to end on and it took me back to the days of playing games late into the night and discovering gems like this. Almost beaten the game now and I don’t want it to end lmao

[@michelecogo8080]

same here bro

[@johnjones5220]

I am absolutely baffled how dead and bored the crowd are. This song is a piece of video game music history. There are fans all over the world who love this game and love this in-game sequence who would kill to be there. And yet the suits there can't manage anything more than sitting quietly during the song before giving a polite clap?

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

It is just the suit men there. Not sure if these people even actually play any games 😂

[@emilxert]

Well it’s not a concert with a standing section of their favorite band. Many of those attending were watching this for the very first time. So they could be enjoying it all while being seated

[@emilxert]

Well it’s not a concert with a standing section of their favorite band. Many of those attending were watching this for the very first time. So they could be enjoying it all while being seated

[@aicai.]

The audience is always terrible and boring every year.

[@Stedal1978]

Most of them are probably pisses Alan Wake 2 took their category.

[@santiagozapata4942]

If Sam Lake is happy, I'm happy

[@thataintfalco7106]

Was shocked no one cheered along when they had the, “and the award goes to… Alan Wake,” especially when they were about to win lol

[@sasha_sparrow]

I wish I were there. This happens once in a lifetime. When you see that scene in a real life, you can really feel you ARE Alan Wake, watching it in the Dark Place.

[@AtaeHone]

It's not something I remember from the official stream, but the fact that Matthew joins the dance towards the end was just so neat!

[@Katiriaa84]

I'm so jealous that I wasn't there... If I was, I would be screaming, singing and headbanging under the stage!! Hell yeah!! \m/

[@jwbartle]

Love how David Harewood seems to rock/air-guitar his way into position on the stage at the end for the final dance sequence, even hopping on one leg and looking like he's air guitaring.

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

My honest personal opinion: Matthew deserved to do the dance in the center with Sam, Ikka and David instead of staying on the side Seriously, before watching this video I didn't even noticed that he was dancing too and I watched again the broadcast to see how many times he was visible in frame (not helping he was wearing all black like the other stage dancers so he was easy to miss since the attention was all on the center of the stage)

[@doggu7398]

Gotta Agree

[@ivanprituljak8691]

Unfortunately, if it is a live singing - it is incredibly difficult ot maintain stable breathing when doing acrobatics, so for the sake of the show it is better to have them divided

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

@@ivanprituljak8691 to me looks like it's not live singing, at all Not even assisted (singing live over the recorded song, as neither the band is playing it live, Marko, the main singer, is playing a bass as his in-game character, but he's not a bass player in real life and in certain shots he's not even stroking the strings while the bass notes can be heard, most notably this can be seen before the first refrain)

[@zackfair6791]

@@NekoHibaCosplay I was reading Porretta's wikipedia page to see what other movies/games he was in, and it says he has partial loss of vision in his left eye after getting hit in the head during a bar fight. I am guessing that is why he was on the end.

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

@@zackfair6791 nice trivia, that could be an explanation, I understand that doing a group choreography while being visionally impaired could be difficult. So great respect on him for doing it flawlessy given the circumstances

[@aidenblaze075]

How did I at home have more of a reaction than a crowd with thousands of people.

[@paralam2175]

I'm sooo glad Matthew Porretta joined the dance as well.

[@Nigofix]

Alan Wake 2 ist the true Game of the Year!

[@sch0453]

Just a few who realized Mr. Door when he emerged. Wonder if the audience are real gamers

[@RayoSombrio78]

Highly doubt it

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

POV: You are in in-game cutscene

[@Huh1524]

So fucking awesome wish I was there live.

[@AdamantMindset]

alan wake 2 being a EPIC exclusive really hurt the game sales, that's why most people didn't even get to experience this in game

[@SAFIS448]

True :/

[@anshgoel6661]

I am happy Epic is there to give some competition to Steam. It has provided in Steam to step up as well.

[@RayoSombrio78]

True. Many people will just ignore it because that.

[@keiyakins]

Not as much as the system requirements, most likely. I'd have to upgrade everything but my keyboard to run it.

[@RayoSombrio78]

@@keiyakins or play through geforce now. It runs great there.

[@shandilesmanahidayat7131]

At first, wtf is this silly scene? Now after playing the game I'm addicted to the song and Alan wake.

[@JacobMadigan]

Nice to see this perspective. Lots of clapping

[@MK-un5qp]

This is amazing. Two Alans, Sam, and mr. Door with our fav band. Love it.

[@detectivejohngimble]

these award shows are lame but damn this performance had me with a stupid grin on my face, loved it.

[@Strazman]

Love seeing this from an audience perspective with no cuts or editing from the actual show. Unfortunately, the reason for the stiff and unenthusiastic crowd is that most of them are executives, suits, developers, and other active members of the gaming industry. For them, it's just another random performance from a game they had no association with - some would even say one of their competitors. It'd be like if you worked at Applebee's and went to a TGI Fridays. Sure you'd be fed, but you probably wouldn't think anything of it.

[@Hnkka]

Very well said

[@cirenrose]

That's so sad though, it's so hype.

[@GameGamerGame]

You do know that people buy tickets to go to the game awards like they sell them after they invite all of the industry big wigs and I’m pretty sure it was a tough crowd because it’s a weird performance without the context of the game

[@FulKnight]

I feel like the actors and Poets are the only one having fun here...

[@MMehdi-he4uo]

What an amazing song and performance !

[@DewelynC]

I haven't played the game but this songs is such a banger!!! So proud that a Finnish studio made the game.

[@bruswein1866]

2:47 I love Matthew Porretta's air guitar in this scene.

[@KragV]

First time I don't go for a pee during the musical segment.

[@StressfulGengar]

Really cool angle to see even Matthew was doing the dance at the end

[@Cmane-0-]

Dead ass crowd

[@danielzakgaim2764]

Literally died of boredom from the rest of the show

[@Cmane-0-]

@@danielzakgaim2764 this was the only good and fun thing to watch on the event lol

[@EVSkecthCode]

@@danielzakgaim2764 it just isn't the crowd for big musical performances. it's an award show for games not the grammys or even a concert

[@jonathonpolk3592]

Alternatively, consider that they might just be too stunned and in awe to do anything else.

[@aterriblefuze9540]

@@jonathonpolk3592Did they not hear the cheering before and after the song?

[@user-ck6hn2te2l]

Хотел бы я побывать на таком мероприятии. Тем более - по такой замечательной вселенной

[@Ravana303]

Way to go Matthew! Thanks for this perspective, I didn't see Matthew Poretta during the live stream.

[@ROS1101]

Even if I didn’t know what that was I’d still be head banging that song is amazing, the dancing is hilarious and it’s just great! How did everyone stay so still?

[@GravityShield]

People seem to be getting used to seeing youtube reactions where every single thing has to be met with screaming or jumping up and down. What if I told you.. You can truly enjoy a performance and have a powerful emotional experience just by sitting down. Maybe they are all teary-eyed but you just can't see it.

[@sototalyatree]

It's a rock song, that needs a rock audience.

[@Teddingtin]

@@Clam_Chowder1995yes

[@IceCrystalWolf]

By FAR the best part of the GA

[@tushartanvir5672]

this should have been on an open field with no seats

[@sevsimply]

I'm so glad it happened.

[@TroIIege]

Dude if I was there my intense head banging would result in my head rolling off! So sad to see everyone so bored…

[@vastgirth4928]

Man that crowed fucking sucked. That deserved a standing ovation.

[@D.G.1199]

Sin duda alguna, lo mejor del evento

[@RayoSombrio78]

El público aburridísimo. Que acaban de tocar un temazo, por favor!

[@kat.tozier2917]

thank you so much for posting this, wanted to see how it looked from crowds point of view :D

[@danielabrams4407]

whats with the crowd id be hype as heck

[@TevyaSmolka]

I am still wondering why is the audience so quiet because this sounds amazing in person.

[@panibcr]

Nossa que legal o dublador Matew porreta dançou também 😮🎉

[@doggu7398]

Kinda mad that Matthew wasn't close to them but It was an awesome presentation

[@VanillaDesu1]

Mr. Door did a McFly entrance at the last Chorus

[@SaimonPhoenixUA]

Just played this mission )

[@inkga10clan29]

I’ll be there next year with a GoPro

[@dealsolid]

Sam Lake was giving all of them, we love him

[@user-vj4dp4xr8k]

audience is like the dark precense

[@josejoaquin5885]

A como tratan a la gente en los game awards no me sorprendería si les dicen al público que no pueden hacer ruido al momento de una presentación como esta y por eso todos tan callados y tranquilos.

[@diogocampos4048]

From this perspective you get more details of the act, thanks a lot! I'd be headbanging if I was there, just like when I was playing the game :)

[@KraydeXIII]

damn did they tell the crowd to have no energy for this ? I played that level 6 x because it went so hard and not one person is bobbing their head lmao

[@carlsamos1677]

Add some real fans and audience members to the crowd. All these introverts.

[@johnbriian7868]

This is Amazing

[@Unzky]

Thanks for this upload. I think that stream viewers missed one or two points like when mr door and poretta joined the dance.

[@Michaelsp18]

They just need to actually play the game

[@ReivajLive]

This is beyond amazing! Thank you sam lake for this game!

[@luthenrael4523]

Beautiful

[@goncalosantos5996]

Nice to see that Dr. Casper Darling was added to the Dark Place

[@bassinet]

Was my favorite thing of the whole show and Jordan peele showing up

[@RedBlueRonin]

Я, завидую тем людям, которые там находились 😢

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

After winning the award Sam Lake went "It was all too much i had to get AWAY"

[@AMGameGoesOn]

Baldurs gate 3 might be game of the year but Alan Wake 2 is game of the decade!

[@kenobie2]

The crowd piss me off ...

[@mr.ilikespam6081]

the crowd is dead they say when before it started they were hyped and after they were hyped but sure they were dead.

[@shiblinomanalif2102]

I love this so much

[@eternalmiasma5586]

How I wish I could have been there

[@MikeNorthon]

this is, by far, the best act i have never seen

[@NickJerrison]

The dead af audience be like: "Please wrap it up"

[@8304u]

amazing

[@FoxiFyer]

The crowd is mostly executives and suits of various kinds, so that's why they're not really showing emotion to the performance. Dosent do Poet's any justice, they killed it!

[@marioalejandroleonayala3748]

What a boring audience, i would be there shaking my head like crazy lol

[@MrJam1858]

Great video dude! It turned out really well.

[@BL4INE]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@serveladik]

Finaly i did see where did Sam Lake came from

[@AliChitax]

Is it just me or the bald guy is actually looking at another direction as if he's not a fan ?

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

Most probably he was taking a look at the monitor that shows the broadcast. Yeah, it's not great to watch a performance from a monitor instead of looking the fucking stage where it's happening, but maybe he wanted to watch the closer looks

[@AliChitax]

@@NekoHibaCosplay hmm, thanks for letting me know, the monitor probably showed a close look of the show

[@Ultinezz]

Why’s the crowd acting like they’re watching a tennis match

[@JPP123]

Introverts

[@MrDark013]

En las cámaras del evento no enfocaron al que da la voz a Alan mientras bailaba, yo pensába que no lo hizo

[@bruswein1866]

Sí se alcanza a ver, sólo que de lejos en la parte derecha de la pantalla, pon cuidado y lo verás en el vídeo oficial de la presentación.

[@yamazaki7810]

Best moment

[@saintricardo8746]

This is why want more 'gamers' as audience, not just devs and those part of production of a game. I know fans of the game would've been jumping and dancing and screaming from their seats if they saw this live

[@DD-Tauriel]

this is sick 🔥🔥

[@mnjk1558]

The crowd... Does this kind of people ever have fun. Or do they know how to have fun? 😭

[@xukzcarminesx1819]

All of these probably haven’t played Alan wake 1 or 2

[@nevarran]

The crowd is an embarrassment. What a sad life you must live to not at least bob your head to such a catchy song.

[@Derpogorgon]

Were they actually singing live or are their voices just that fucking amazing that it sounds like the recording?

[@kveer6005]

Для тех, кто говорил, что звук записан заранее

[@nadezhdaversh]

Вокал, скорее всего, живой, а музыка - минусовка. Обычное дело на таких мероприятиях.

[@kveer6005]

@@nadezhdaversh хз

[@maaniekgupta2787]

This! This is what is wrong with our game industry! Execs and people just working for paychecks.

[@clau6545]

Muevanse o algo 😂😂 Menos sangre 😂😂

[@logictom7254]

It's funny how everyone thinks the crowd didn't enjoy it. it is not a concert! one doesn't have to interrupt a song to enjoy it...

[@JoePWI]

I would've torn that house down if I was there..but people are more into their own image and how others perceive them these days to truly let go. Shame. Bet many people thought this bit was cringe af..but the only cringe thing is themselves. Embrace your passion.

[@RayoSombrio78]

Most people there aren't even gamers

[@jussy1287]

that crowd is boring af... they must be on sleeping pills

[@PeTTs0n88]

It's such a shame it was playback/singback, but it's still pretty awesome. ^^

[@BrunoSantos-bv1fn]

I don't think it was playback

[@manolobiene]

Marko's voice was live though hehe (the stream did seem to overlap his voice with the playback, which was jarring at best)

[@PeTTs0n88]

@@BrunoSantos-bv1fn It was partial playback (i.e. Marko sang, but the instruments were played back - not sure about Matthew and David) for sure though. Marko doesn't play bass and Markus "Captain" doesn't play drums - look at when Marko starts singing and his right hand lifts from the bass guitar, the bass line continues. :)

[@PeTTs0n88]

@@manolobiene Yeah, sometimes called singback - live singing over a prerecorded track. :) It's a shame they didn't bring the whole band to actually play it live for real. But Marko can damn well sing. ^^ And Matthew and David can too, unsure if they did live though - their volume seems lower than it "should" be.

[@manolobiene]

@@PeTTs0n88 Ah I see! My bad, never heard of singback before :O Yeah, it's a shame we didn't get a fully live performance, but I also understand how big of a challenge it would be, considering how the Poets of The Fall crew swap roles in Old Gods of Asgard

[@renanbezerra5601]

Why is that bald dude looking at the fucking wall??

[@JPP123]

There’s a second screen to see them closer since we were sitting pretty far away from the stage lol