Should I play this game before Alan Wake 2?

[BaLuX]

Hello fellow gamers,

I recently bought an RTX card and l got Alan Wake 2 for free on Epic Games.

Would you suggest me playing Alan Wake and/or American Nightmare first?

I have never played Alan Wake before but l generally like these kinds of games.

[BEEP!]

Yes it's a continuation so I'd recommend so you would understand what's going on but I will say if you have a Ryzen CPU skip out on the remastered it has nasty bugs for Ryzen CPUs so it might be better to play the original instead of the remaster.

[FhqwhTODD]

No. It will only make you hate the sequel for being a boring walking simulator most of the time. You can play 2 hours of this game and will have at least twice as much fun than with the whole second game.
Please don't sour your Alan Wake 2 experience by playing a good game directly before it. Instead play the release version of Todd Howard's new game.

[Avroveks]

better yes, because Alan Wake 2 plays as if you are aware of everything that is already happening, which is quite strange for modern games

[FhqwhTODD]

Originally posted by Avroveks:

better yes, because Alan Wake 2 plays as if you are aware of everything that is already happening, which is quite strange for modern games

Do you need more ifo than you already get in AWII? Really? I don't think you do.

[Avroveks]

Originally posted by Gottkaiser Fhqwhgod:

Do you need more ifo than you already get in AWII? Really? I don't think you do.

Alan Wake is a great story, and to miss a great story and what's going on is a very strange decision

[DocBravo]

IMO, playing AW1 and American Nightmare first IS best.
I've had them on Steam for years and played them again earlier this year. You can play without but you would be lost in a lot of it. Being confused from the start would put of most players who haven't played those.
However, there are some (lengthy) Youtube summary videos.
Playing those other games though adds to the experience of AW2. I would highly suggest you play them first.

[FhqwhTODD]

"lengthy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unaDT-SXdCU

This one is 9 minutes.

[TheBigLebowski2000]

and control lol

[Vooias]

alan wake 1 sucks

[FhqwhTODD]

Originally posted by Vooias:

alan wake 1 sucks

[BaLuX]

So I guess I'll play Alan Wake 1 & American Nightmare first.

Apparently the Steam version that I own isnct the remastered one. Am I losing anything substantial by not playing the remastered version?

[BEEP!]

Originally posted by BaLuX:

So I guess I'll play Alan Wake 1 & American Nightmare first.

Apparently the Steam version that I own isnct the remastered one. Am I losing anything substantial by not playing the remastered version?

If you have a Ryzen cpu skip out on the Remastered ot has terrible bugs but it's just the exact same as the original with better graphics.

[BaLuX]

Originally posted by 1080puktra:

Originally posted by BaLuX:

So I guess I'll play Alan Wake 1 & American Nightmare first.

Apparently the Steam version that I own isnct the remastered one. Am I losing anything substantial by not playing the remastered version?

If you have a Ryzen cpu skip out on the Remastered ot has terrible bugs but it's just the exact same as the original with better graphics.

I don't really care about graphics and my CPU is Intel. But since I don't own remastered I guess it's irrelevant.

I've decided I'll go Alan Wake --> Alan Wake's American Nightmare --> Alan Wake 2.

So I'll start Alan Wake 1 after I finish with Hogwart's Legacy I'm currently playing. I've also slapped this Reshade preset on the game so I guess I'm good to go.

Thanks for your replies, everyone.