Remedy Entertainment has had a long and winding road when it comes to Alan Wake. In 2010, the original game and its smaller downloadable follow-up American Nightmare became cult hits, but Microsoft had Remedy move on to other projects afterwards. Quantum Break continued the studio’s experimental narrative presentation with an attached television show, but similarly garnered mixed reception. Then with the release of the critically acclaimed Control, the Remedy Connected Universe was officially born, tying in threads directly from Alan Wake with hints at more to come. Now, Alan Wake 2 draws from over a decade of risk and innovation to deliver a creative work that stands head and shoulders above anything else Remedy’s made so far.
Choosing Epic over Steam and antagonizing the entire physical media fanbase, it's no wonder the masterpiece Alan Wake 2 didn't make a profit.
I asked for this game as a gift. My wife couldn't find it at Gamestop, Amazon, or anywhere else.
I didn't realize it was digital only, I just figured it sold out because of the reviews and how good it looks.
Most consumers don't read gaming news daily, how would they know it's digital only?
Plus, outside of seeing it on Jackfrags YouTube channel, I hadn't seen much in the way of marketing.
Unfortunately Remedy has become a bit of a nasty studio over this past decade, You just need to look at their business decisions and other projects they attempted. They are not pro consumer at all.
I wonder if they've learned their lesson? Who am I kidding, of course no gaming company does at this point. Keep making those mistakes.
Remedy has released its financial statement for the first quarter of 2024, and despite strong sales, Alan Wake 2 has yet to recoup its development costs.
Lol. I imagine there's still alot of people that buy physicals. Or atleast see what kind of new games are out by what they see in real stores. This is on them. Idda paid 70 day one physical. Now I won't pay more then 15 for it
Remedy has made a couple of changes to its core management team with the goal to grow Alan Wake and Control into larger franchises.
Changes like not being anti consumer? putting out Alan Wake Remastered on disc but not the sequel?