If Microsoft ever greenlights it I'd rather Remedy made a spiritual sequel than a direct one. I just can't see a direct sequel working particularly well. Would it take place in the same environment, with the same guy doing the same things? How would it not? How would you make the story interesting when you know what you knew at the end of Alan Wake from the very start? You could only go deeper down the rabbit hole and I think that'd just make the whole thing feel silly and forced.
Or I guess you could maybe make it about Alice Wake instead. It is a bit suspicious how her name also begins with an A (A. Wake, awake, it's silly wordplay). Might be onto something here. From her perspective you could probably do all kinds of things.
[spoiler] I'll add that I wasn't a big fan of all the supernatural stuff. Would've preferred it if it had stayed somewhat grounded in reality. But nope, those are actual shadow zombies possessed by an ancient evil darkness. The characters and mood was great, but I couldn't take that seriously. Also, what was up with that FBI agent? Never understood why he was such a homicidal jerkface. [/spoiler]
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