A New Game Plus mode for Remedy’s highly acclaimed survival horror game, Alan Wake 2, has been released, titled The Final Draft. New Game Plus is a feature expected in many story-driven titles as a way to revisit a game’s narrative without having to restart progression entirely, and while The Final Draft certainly has this feature, there are plenty more additions to the mode that are sure to make players want to revisit Alan and Saga’s entangled story.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Alan Wake 2’s ending and epilogue.]Alan Wake 2’s story takes place 13 years after the events of Alan Wake and continues the titular author’s story, after he became trapped in the mysterious alternate dimension, The Dark Place, after using his light to rescue his wife, Alice from there. The story also introduces a new playable character, FBI agent Saga Anderson, whose investigation of a series of ritualistic murders in the village of Bright Falls ties into the mystery surrounding a shadowy entity named Mr. Scratch and the various alternate dimensions.
The Final Draft is essentially a New Game Plus mode, and therefore, players must complete a playthrough of Alan Wake 2 to unlock it. However, Remedy intended for The Final Draft to serve as part of the series’ lore, rather than merely a way to replay the game’s story – something that was also done in Bethesda’s Starfield earlier this year as a way to offer a new experience upon repeat playthroughs.
A PlayStation Blog by Remedy Entertainment’s Creative Director, Sam Lake explored some of the changes players will experience further. According to Lake, things have shifted in subtle ways as players progress from the main campaign into The Final Draft. There is new lore to be found in the form of new videos and manuscript pages across levels, and even Alan Wake’s narration seems to be slightly different as the writer has the occasional moment of clarity and seems to be more aware of having experienced certain events before, even if this soon fades.
The inclusion of new manuscript pages is a returning mechanic from the first Alan Wake, which included them in that game’s Nightmare mode. In the original game, these added more context to the core story, revealing further details that might’ve been considered spoilers on a first playthrough. However, in Alan Wake 2 they seem to actively be playing a part in changing the narrative and progressing the story further.
2023-12-13 03:00:04
Article from screenrant.com
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