Gaming @beehaw.org alyaza [they/she] @beehaw.org 1 mo. ago

Alan Wake II Has yet to Recoup Development and Marketing Expenses; Tencent Raised Stakes in Remedy to 14%

wccftech.com Alan Wake II Has yet to Recoup Development and Marketing Expenses; Tencent Raised Stakes in Remedy to 14%

Alan Wake II is Remedy's Entertainment fastest selling game, but still hasn't recouped development and marketing expenses.

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I would have bought it if it hadn't been an Epic exclusive. Maybe when it releases on Steam.
- Agreed. I loved the first but I’m not going to install epic for one game
  
  What about something like Heroic Game Launcher? I'm not advocating for Epic, just pointing out that alternatives exist.
- I'm sure there are many who share that sentiment. I tend to forget games even exist if they're Epic exclusive.
- I'll wait for the GOG release, I have Control there already.
  
  Do you think this one will be there too, with tencent in the picture?
- I don't particularly hate epic,but ~90% of my games are on steam,so I don't really install the rest cause I don't need to.
  
  that being said,I will buy it when and if it comes to steam. if not,oh well...
- I have to assume they did the math and concluded an epic exclusive was still the more lucrative option.
- I doubt it will since Epic is the publisher...
  
  Rich dudes got a pissing match... although Gabe did no wrong!
I'm convinced they would have done so much better if it hadn't been Epic exclusive. I know more than one person who won't play it on PC because of this.
It's a great game otherwise.
- It also likely wouldn't exist if it wasn't an epic exclusive (they funded it). I do wish they could have gotten someone else to publish it of course, but I'm thankful the game exists at all, it's really outstanding
Epic
I should buy it, I loved control and I love the recent resident evil games
- As someone who also loved those games, I'm confident you'll enjoy AW2 as well
I enjoy the story, the combat is annoying though. When you get injured and can no longer see it's silly. I liked the combat in the first one more.
- That's wild. The combat in the first one felt mind numbing to me. Just constant padding with the same flashlight/gun combo over and over and over.
  
  I dropped the first game specifically because of the "combat." I'd give Alan Wake II a try if it was a different mechanic.
I would have bought it day one if there was a physical release for PS5. With it being digital only, I will wait until it’s in a sale (and probably until it’s on Steam).
It also didn't release as a physical copy. New digital releases in the UK at least are always pretty expensive, whereas with physical copies there's at least a chance of a small discount from a retailer.
This made me realize I haven't played it yet. I looked up the sales prices and realized why. It hasn't really gone on sale for a price that I would be comfortable paying. I loved the first one back in the day. I haven't tried control yet. Might give that a go in the meantime
- Control is fantastic if you like the Remedy vibe. Not checking it out would be doing yourself a disservice, I think.
  
  I've heard really good things about it. I think it's on ganepass right now so I should probably give it a go
Too spooky for me
Its music level released on YT gave it a lot of exposure. If even that wasn't enough, what hope do we have for an Alan Wake 3 or Control 2 without a crappy tacked-on monetization scheme? Because thats always next if a singleplayer game series doesn't make as much money as the publishers wanted it to.
- The headline is kinda misleading. Yes it hasn't recouped costs yet, but they sound confident it will. It's the best performing Remedy game ever released
  
  Edit: misleading maybe not the right word. "Doesn't tell the full story" is probably better

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