Annapurna and Remedy Entertainment Partner to Adapt Alan Wake and Control for TV/Film

[squirrels_oh_no]

We are partnering with Annapurna to co-finance Control 2. We hope you're as excited about what this means for our creative output and ongoing independence as we are.

We are also happy to announce that Annapurna will work with us on expanding the Control and Alan Wake franchises… pic.twitter.com/5RqOtREhxw
- Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames)

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[squirrels_oh_no]

Since I said earlier that I guessed this post would get two comments - one comment and my reply - I am going to go ahead and preemptively reply to myself to ensure it gets at least one comment! And since I said it was Men in Tights-related, here is my related Robin Hood: Men in Tights gif for the one person who will get what I'm going for. That one person is probably me.

[moirasrose]

idgi but i do love men in tights so here's another comment <3

[squirrels_oh_no]

LMAO Matthew Porretta (the guy in the gif in the main post) played Will Scarlet O'Hara in Men in Tights and 31 years later it's still the only thing the media seems to know he was in (despite being the voice of Alan Wake).

[moirasrose]

WHAT!! shut up!! i had no idea that my childhood crush was in this game?

[lanrek]

yesssss control really is that game I knew it was

alan wake 2 was good it just felt like it went on foreverrrrrr

[squirrels_oh_no]

I feel like the major criticism of Alan Wake II is that it was overly long just so they could fit in all the tiny little things they wanted, including plenty of fan service. And then the NG+ was just an excuse to get people to play again, even if it did have a certain someone.

[moirasrose]

i haven't played either of these games, but i loved the performance alan wake 2 did at the game awards

[squirrels_oh_no]

Well, Control is very metroidvania in a way, and if you're into SCP/the X-Files it's worth a play (it takes about 15 hours and is fairly cheap nowadays, at least compared to AW2). Or if you don't want to play it, you can at least watch the musical number from Control that predates Herald of Darkness.
[Spoiler (click to open)]

[moirasrose]

i'm not big on metroidvanias, but i have thought about trying it since it's on ps+. i just have a giant backlog right now i'm trying to get through.

lmao this song. i still can't believe it's him.

[squirrels_oh_no]

If you're ever bored and have Hulu, he's on a couple episodes as a recurring character on the Hulu original show Deadbeat, but tbh the only episode worth watching is season 2 episode 9 because [Spoiler (click to open)]he is naked half the time he's on screen. I mean, it's blurred, but lmao he's jacked so it's nice to look at.

[zodgory]

This is a sign/reminder that I really need to finish playing Conrtol lol

[squirrels_oh_no]

Yes, at least until the second to last chapter because the boss fight is actually really boring LMAO. At least get to the music video, you will know it when you see it.

[zodgory]

Thank you for the heads up!

[squirrels_oh_no]

Oh, and there is a level where I suggest you turn immortality mode on because it's extremely frustrating where it sends you back to if you accidentally back off a ledge. You will know that level when you see it LMAO. The hardest level and it's not because of enemies it's because of ledges.

[miharu]

I love Control and I hope this means more Alan Wake work for Poe!

[squirrels_oh_no]

I keep wondering if the second AW2 DLC is going to be a direct crossover with Control (beyond whatever the first DLC was + the New Game Plus).