Remedy's Alan Wake series is a series close to many fans' hearts, and we finally get a glimpse of Alan Wake 2 in an eerie gameplay trailer at PlayStation Showcase 2023. News surrounding Alan Wake 2 has been scarce since the confirmation, aside from the developers confirming a steady development. And it seems that the claims were correct, as we got not only our first look at the game, but also a release date for the game. Here's everything we know so far:
Alan Wake 2 – Gameplay Reveal Trailer | PS5 games
The trailer cuts to show us two people wearing deer masks and yellow raincoats pulling a person. Then it jumps to the person who gets tied to a plank, with the deer mask that people poke him. It doesn't confirm if these are the Cult of the Tree members, a faction teased in Control's DLC called AWE. Still, it looks like this time players will have trouble dealing with a cult in Bright Falls.
And to fight them, players will also take on the mantle of two characters in Alan Wake 2. Joining the game will be FBI Special Agent Saga Anderson, along with a character played by Sam Lake, Creative Director at Remedy. This raises some questions, as Lake previously played a role as an FBI agent for a parody show in the Quantum Break universe called Return. Whether the two main characters are the same is anyone's guess.
Outside of the two new character reveals, the trailer also confirms that players will control both Saga and Alan in Alan Wake 2 in many cases. It looks like we'll get to play as Saga in the Bright Falls portion of the game, while we'll be controlling Alan in Dark Place's rendition of Bright Falls.
