So this game is basically attempt by alan to escape like dlc for alan wake 2 night springs?

I saw the intro sequence and there is a black women and a dude. 5 or 10 years ago I would have not think anything about it - OK cool. But these days I already have my woke feelers up. And guess what? One of the first things dude says is: "You take the case" OH OF COURSE HE SAID THAT! And here we go, we are playing her, I am totally fine with it, its just I know EXACTLY the reason why and its NOT NATURAL its so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ forced woke of course. Next think that happens is first guy we meet on t...

No additional details, just kicks me back to Steam OS earlier and earlier in the opening Remedy splash screen. EDIT: Just went into Settings, Compatibility, Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatability tool, Proton 8.0-5 was the first that worked for me. Now boots past "Remedy" and gets to the main menu....

is this relevant/canon to play before Alan Wake 2?

do I need to play this one before 2? love the the first one but heard this one was kinds mid so I was wondering if I can skip it to save time and go straight to 2.