Alan Wake 2 is officially on the way. Remedy's sequel once felt impossible, but the Finnish developer has been building toward this moment for the past several years, which included acquiring the intellectual property rights from Microsoft, revealing its Remedy Connected Universe, and remastering the original 2010 cult classic Alan Wake. The debut trailer mixes some computer-generated environments with a live-action Alan who looks a bit like John Wick on day 10 of insomnia.
While there's no gameplay to look at yet, the mood piece does contain many clues as to the story and setting for Alan Wake 2. We've tried to unravel all of those clues here. If you think we missed any, let us know. We're eager to learn more about the 2023 game, which Remedy says is going all in on survival-horror. Here are 20 things you may have missed in the Alan Wake 2 trailer, as broken down into its four main scenes.
The woods
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In the first scene of the dioramic reveal trailer, we see Alan standing in the woods surrounded by some details well worth noting.
