Aug 072020
One of the main things that got me interested in trying Remedy’s new game Control last year was finding out that it not only referenced Alan Wake, but appeared to have a more direct connection planned for its second DLC.
The logo for Control’s AWE DLC episode basically uses Alan Wake’s logo, the first hint of anything new coming for Alan Wake in a long time.
As I mentioned in my post about the top games I played last year, I started Control and was enjoying it quite a bit until a game-breaking bug stopped my playthrough. Since I didn’t want to repeat everything I’d already done so soon, I put the game on hold.
Anyway, an AWE trailer came out yesterday during the State of Play presentation, and now there’s absolutely no doubt left that it’s related to Alan Wake. Alan himself even appears at the end of the trailer.
I love Alan Wake, and I’ve been disappointed that we never got a sequel (American Nightmare had some interesting parts, but wasn’t quite the same), so I’m really excited for this… and I can’t help but hope it means there’s a full Alan Wake sequel planned.
But that’s not all!
In the official PlayStation Blog post about AWE, Remedy’s Communications Director Thomas Puha adds:
Over the years, we have included Easter eggs in our games that related some of Remedy’s games to each other, as you have seen if you played Control… but what if they were not all just Easter eggs? What if there’s actually been a plan in place for over a decade on how some of our games are connected – a Remedy Connected Universe, if you will – and payoff for certain things is… down the line?”
This is brought up again on the official website, where AWE is described as “the first Remedy Connected Universe crossover event.” A future game from this connected universe is in development as well.
While no other games are specifically mentioned, the fact that both the blog post and the site reference make general references to Remedy games being connected suggests the Control – Alan Wake connection might not be the only thing we need to pay attention to.
Theories about a Remedy shared universe have been around for quite a while, with fans debating whether or not certain games might actually be linked. Does this mean I should eventually play Quantum Break?
Anyway, I’m excited to see what comes of the AWE story and the return of Alan Wake. Since I’m in the middle of Nier: Automata, I probably won’t be able to play Control in time for AWE’s August 27 launch, but I’ll be looking forward to when I finally get there.
What do you think about Control’s second DLC and the Remedy Connected Universe?