<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
following	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
and	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
releasing	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
bestselling	O
thriller	O
novelist	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
as	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
mystery	O
behind	O
his	O
wife	O
's	O
disappearance	O
during	O
a	O
vacation	O
in	O
the	O
small	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
experiencing	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
his	O
latest	O
novel	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
cannot	O
remember	O
writing	O
,	O
coming	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
pacing	O
and	O
structure	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
thriller	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
episodes	O
that	O
contain	O
plot	O
twists	O
and	O
cliffhangers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
is	O
continued	O
by	O
two	O
special	O
episodes	O
,	O
The	O
Signal	O
and	O
The	O
Writer	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
six-episode	O
live-action	O
web	O
series	O
called	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
related	O
books	O
also	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chiefly	O
written	O
by	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
took	O
over	O
five	O
years	O
to	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
open-world	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
an	O
anti-thesis	O
to	O
Remedy	O
's	O
prior	O
linear	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
struggled	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
in	O
merging	O
the	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
action-thriller	O
story	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
tell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
first	O
spot	O
in	O
Time	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
video	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
2010	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
spin-off	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
became	O
the	O
foundation	O
and	O
inspiration	O
of	O
Remedy	O
's	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Remedy	O
released	O
Control	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
shared	O
universe	O
with	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proper	O
sequel	O
,	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
described	O
by	O
Remedy	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
a	O
psychological	O
thriller	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
a	O
cinematic	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
put	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
idyllic	O
small	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
gameplay	O
happens	O
in	O
various	O
areas	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
forest	O
,	O
a	O
national	O
park	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
farm	O
—	O
during	O
the	O
night	O
time	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
punctuated	O
by	O
calmer	O
,	O
non-combative	O
sequences	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
eponymous	O
protagonist	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
a	O
well-known	O
novelist	O
who	O
is	O
going	O
through	O
writer	O
's	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
Taken	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
combat	O
flocks	O
of	O
possessed	O
ravens	O
and	O
animated	B-General_Concept
objects	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
often	O
encouraged	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
environmental	O
light	O
sources	O
and	O
placing	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
other	O
light-based	O
weapons	O
and	O
accessories	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
flare	B-Application
guns	O
,	O
hand-held	O
flares	B-Application
and	O
flashbangs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
car	O
to	O
traverse	O
between	O
locations	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
element	O
of	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
optional	O
discovery	O
and	O
collection	O
of	O
manuscript	O
pages	O
from	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	O
latest	O
novel	O
,	O
Departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
optional	O
collectibles	O
include	O
coffee	O
thermos	O
flasks	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
(	O
100	O
in	O
all	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
discovering	O
television	O
sets	O
which	O
show	O
different	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
Night	O
Springs	O
series	O
,	O
radios	O
airing	O
talk	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
 '	O
local	O
radio	O
station	O
,	O
and	O
textual	O
signs	O
around	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
episodes	O
introduce	O
other	O
collectibles	O
such	O
as	O
alarm	O
clocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Matthew	O
Porretta	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
bestselling	O
crime	O
fiction	O
author	O
suffering	O
from	O
a	O
two-year	O
stretch	O
of	O
writer	O
's	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
Alice	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
mountain	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
Washington	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
vacation	O
at	O
the	O
advice	O
of	O
their	O
friend	O
and	O
agent	O
Barry	O
Wheeler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arrival	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
Alan	O
goes	O
to	O
a	O
diner	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
keys	O
to	O
their	O
cabin	O
from	O
Carl	O
Stucky	O
,	O
the	O
landlord	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
encounters	O
a	O
mysterious	O
old	O
woman	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
Stucky	O
had	O
fallen	O
ill	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
entrusted	O
to	O
give	O
Alan	O
the	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
unpack	O
,	O
Alice	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
real	O
purpose	O
of	O
their	O
trip	O
is	O
to	O
help	O
break	O
his	O
writer	O
's	O
block	O
by	O
arranging	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
famous	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
psychologist	O
named	O
Dr.	O
Emil	O
Hartman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Barry	O
arrives	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
in	O
search	O
of	O
Alan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriff	O
Breaker	O
,	O
now	O
convinced	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
's	O
existence	O
,	O
helps	O
Alan	O
and	O
Barry	O
to	O
reach	O
Cynthia	O
Weaver	O
,	O
a	O
hermit	O
who	O
knew	O
Thomas	O
Zane	O
and	O
prepared	O
countermeasures	O
for	O
the	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
's	O
return	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Alan	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
a	O
surreal	O
version	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
and	O
realises	O
he	O
is	O
still	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zane	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
irrational	O
Alan	O
"	O
is	O
still	O
inside	O
the	O
cabin	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
Dark	O
Place	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
rational	O
Alan	O
"	O
must	O
regain	O
control	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
any	O
chance	O
of	O
escaping	O
the	O
Dark	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
realises	O
that	O
he	O
cannot	O
let	O
himself	O
fall	O
into	O
a	O
delusional	O
state	O
again	O
for	O
fear	O
of	O
never	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
typewriter	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
—	O
"	O
Return	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
Finnish	O
studio	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Payne	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
shipping	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
spent	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
recovering	O
from	O
the	O
crunch	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
started	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
different	O
concepts	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
was	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
trying	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
deeper	O
narrative	O
story	O
than	O
what	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
had	O
been	O
,	O
influenced	O
by	O
works	O
of	O
Stephen	O
King	O
and	O
David	O
Lynch	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
Twin	O
Peaks	O
,	O
and	O
approached	O
as	O
a	O
television	O
episodic	O
format	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
action-thriller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
were	O
set	O
early	O
on	O
:	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
as	O
a	O
successful	O
writer	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
small	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
where	O
due	O
to	O
supernatural	O
events	O
his	O
writings	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
life	O
to	O
attack	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
distance	O
this	O
next	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
linear	O
style	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
Remedy	O
planned	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
as	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
,	O
sandbox-style	O
open	O
world	O
city	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
a	O
semi-automatic	O
system	O
to	O
help	O
generate	O
this	O
open	O
world	O
using	O
biomes	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Northwest	O
where	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
was	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
during	O
daylight	O
hours	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
collect	O
resources	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
gasoline	O
to	O
run	O
portable	O
generators	O
to	O
run	O
lights	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
protect	O
and	O
defend	O
the	O
player-character	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Lake	O
said	O
one	O
idea	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
supernatural	O
events	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
no-longer-dormant	O
volcano	O
under	O
Cauldron	O
Lake	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
evacuation	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
and	O
left	O
Alan	O
dealing	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
supernatural	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
still	O
designed	O
around	O
this	O
open-world	O
approach	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
in	O
June	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
next	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
PCs	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
behind	O
closed	O
doors	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2006	O
,	O
Remedy	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
then-current	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
PC	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lake	O
,	O
Remedy	O
took	O
the	O
leads	O
from	O
each	O
department	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
"	O
sauna	O
"	O
group	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
together	O
to	O
lock	O
down	O
the	O
gameplay	O
that	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
should	O
have	O
without	O
losing	O
much	O
of	O
work	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
done	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
heat	O
and	O
pressure	O
on	O
us	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oskari	O
Häkkinen	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
franchise	O
development	O
at	O
Remedy	O
during	O
Alan	B-Application
Wakes	I-Application
development	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
retaining	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
planned	O
and	O
rendered	O
in	O
the	O
distance	O
,	O
gave	O
them	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
provide	O
landmarks	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
direction	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
foreshadowing	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
helped	O
with	O
overall	O
cohesion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
screenshots	O
depicted	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
in	O
much	O
different	O
attire	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
layout	O
for	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
released	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lake	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
opposite	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Max	O
was	O
a	O
cop	O
and	O
thus	O
suited	O
to	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Remedy	O
wanted	O
Alan	O
to	O
be	O
atypical	O
of	O
an	O
action	O
hero	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
a	O
writer	O
,	O
partially	O
influenced	O
by	O
King	O
,	O
that	O
became	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
and	O
forced	O
into	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
Alan	O
's	O
story	O
started	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
metaphor	O
for	O
Remedy	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Lake	O
:	O
Alan	O
's	O
past	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
novelist	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
police	O
detective	O
(	O
mirroring	O
Remedy	O
's	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
struggled	O
with	O
writing	O
something	O
different	O
(	O
representing	O
their	O
troubles	O
in	O
finding	O
the	O
vision	O
for	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
himself	O
,	O
Remedy	O
used	O
"	O
concept	O
photos	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
more	O
traditional	O
concept	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
were	O
based	O
on	O
real-life	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
four	O
years	O
of	O
having	O
repeatedly	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Remedy	O
confirmed	O
that	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
and	O
often	O
alludes	O
to	O
certain	O
films	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
books	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
paying	O
homage	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
artists	O
and	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bestselling	O
author	O
Stephen	O
King	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
received	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
thank	O
you	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
try	O
them	O
out	O
because	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
own	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
draws	O
much	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
TV	O
show	O
Twin	O
Peaks	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
titular	O
town	O
;	O
both	O
fictional	O
small	O
towns	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
episodesMain	O
game	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
structure	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
plays	O
out	O
similarly	O
to	O
a	O
mystery	O
television	O
program	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
episode	O
brings	O
another	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
ongoing	O
story	O
,	O
yet	O
have	O
a	O
distinct	O
plot	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
organised	O
into	O
episodes	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
narrative	O
and	O
plot	O
devices	O
normally	O
used	O
in	O
TV	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cliffhangers	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prominent	O
borrowing	O
from	O
television	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Previously	O
on	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
...	O
"	O
recap	O
sequence	O
that	O
opens	O
each	O
episode	O
,	O
and	O
serve	O
to	O
"	O
refresh	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
memory	O
and	O
point	O
to	O
things	O
that	O
will	O
become	O
relevant	O
shortly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
two	O
"	O
special	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Signal	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Writer	O
"	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
its	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
constitute	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
season	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
bigger	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
satisfactory	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
reaching	O
his	O
goal	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
form	O
a	O
two-part	O
special	O
that	O
further	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
by	O
"[continuing]	O
the	O
fiction	O
and	O
 [ serving ] 	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
seasons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
following	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
up	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
season	O
or	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
2020	O
that	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
concerned	O
about	O
if	O
the	O
episode	O
format	O
would	O
work	O
and	O
its	O
revenue	O
potentials	O
,	O
projecting	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
declining	O
sales	O
with	O
each	O
successive	O
episode	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
believed	O
a	O
single	O
release	O
was	O
likely	O
more	O
profitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
real-life	O
brands	O
and	O
products	O
appear	O
in	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
service	O
provider	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
is	O
another	O
prominent	O
brand	O
in	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
:	O
besides	O
Verizon	B-Application
branded	O
mobile	O
phones	O
appearing	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
30-second	O
Verizon	B-Application
commercial	O
viewable	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interactive	O
TVs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
famous	O
advertising	O
line	O
"	O
Can	O
you	O
hear	O
me	O
now	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
during	O
a	O
phone	O
conversation	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Signal	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
billboards	O
around	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
advertise	O
both	O
Energizer	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
and	O
Alice	O
Wake	O
's	O
car	O
shows	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
Microsoft-powered	O
Ford	B-General_Concept
Sync	I-General_Concept
in-vehicle	O
entertainment	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
one	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
box	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
Night	O
Springs	O
video	O
game	O
next	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
collectibles	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Writer	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
scanned	O
,	O
these	O
tags	O
redirect	O
players	O
to	O
a	O
phone	O
number	O
with	O
the	O
voicemail	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
Verizon-sponsored	O
web	O
site	O
where	O
users	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
exclusive	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
extras	O
for	O
their	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Lake	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
is	O
...	O
a	O
prominent	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
theme	O
also	O
links	O
strongly	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
wrote	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
to	O
Remedy	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
called	O
"	O
Late	O
Goodbye	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
poem	O
written	O
by	O
Lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
War	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
written	O
specifically	O
for	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
these	O
songs	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
includes	O
several	O
licensed	O
songs	O
used	O
typically	O
at	O
the	O
closing	O
of	O
each	O
episode	O
or	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
expiration	O
of	O
these	O
music	O
licenses	O
,	O
all	O
digital	O
and	O
retail	O
versions	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
were	O
pulled	O
from	O
purchase	O
from	O
the	O
various	O
storefronts	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
;	O
Remedy	O
offered	O
a	O
large	O
discount	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
removal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
own	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
nor	O
did	O
it	O
impact	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
though	O
that	O
title	O
will	O
likely	O
be	O
affected	O
similarly	O
when	O
its	O
own	O
licensing	O
deals	O
expire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Games	O
on	O
Demand	O
service	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
case	O
resembling	O
a	O
hardcover	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
contains	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
titled	O
The	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
Files	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
developer	O
commentary	O
,	O
and	O
lends	O
access	O
to	O
virtual	O
items	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
themes	O
and	O
Avatar	B-Device
clothes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
decision	O
,	O
Remedy	O
's	O
Oskari	O
Häkkinen	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
PC	O
gaming	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Remedy	O
's	O
heritage	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
still	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
scrapped	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
worked	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
code	O
and	O
added	O
in	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
more	O
powerful	O
elements	O
on	O
modern	O
PC	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
played	O
well	O
using	O
typical	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
controls	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
assure	O
the	O
graphics	O
exceeded	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
;	O
Matias	O
Myllyrinne	O
,	O
Remedy	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
these	O
elements	O
were	O
important	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
If	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
tuned	O
to	O
perfection	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
visuals	O
are	O
lost	O
and	O
the	O
emotional	O
touchstones	O
are	O
missed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
both	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	O
platform	O
on	O
16	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
a	O
regular	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
disc	O
,	O
The	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
Files	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
special	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Remedy	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
released	O
a	O
special	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
hit	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
loaded	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
44-page	O
digital	O
comic	O
book	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Gerry	O
Kissell	O
and	O
Amin	O
Amat	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Mikko	O
Rautalahti	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
live-action	O
tie-in	O
web	O
series/miniseries	O
titled	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
episodes	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
were	O
co-written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Phillip	O
Van	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	O
town	O
before	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
arrives	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
are	O
shared	O
between	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
and	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
including	O
diner	O
waitress	O
Rose	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Emil	O
Hartman	O
,	O
radio	O
host	O
Pat	O
Maine	O
and	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
himself	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
briefly	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	O
series	O
begins	O
as	O
Jake	O
Fischer	O
arrives	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
to	O
interview	O
Dr.	O
Hartman	O
on	O
his	O
new	O
book	O
,	O
an	O
assignment	O
from	O
his	O
publication	O
agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
longer	O
he	O
stays	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
the	O
more	O
violent	O
his	O
behaviour	O
becomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2010	O
,	O
two	O
"	O
special	O
feature	O
"	O
episodes	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
,	O
which	O
serve	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
possible	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
feel	O
that	O
both	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
were	O
pricey	O
for	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
they	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
144-page	O
book	O
called	O
The	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
Files	O
,	O
which	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novelisation	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Rick	O
Burroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
art/making	O
of	O
book	O
,	O
entitled	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
:	O
Illuminated	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
flawless	O
pacing	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
ensures	O
a	O
compulsive	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
with	O
editor	O
Nick	O
Cowen	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
its	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
look	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
and	O
its	O
surrounding	O
environment	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
authentic	O
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
architecture	O
,	O
vegetation	O
,	O
weather	O
and	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
overall	O
storyline	O
,	O
having	O
played	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
thrice	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
my	O
life	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
experienced	O
something	O
that	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
game	O
but	O
has	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
a	O
movie	O
...	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
ride	O
,	O
an	O
experience	O
bound	O
to	O
leave	O
you	O
thinking	O
about	O
it	O
and	O
wanting	O
more	O
for	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
completion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
starts	O
strong	O
but	O
finishes	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
for	O
its	O
achievements	O
in	O
video	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
in	I-Application
2010	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
of	O
Time	O
magazine	O
rendered	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
2010	O
list	O
,	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
"	O
Best	O
Horror	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Coolest	O
Atmosphere	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Gameplay	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Character	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
three	O
nominations	O
at	O
the	O
2nd	O
Annual	O
Inside	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
"	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Design	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Compelling	O
Character	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
has	O
won	O
Best	O
Score	O
–	O
European	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Music	O
Awards	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
panel	O
stating	O
"	O
Breaking	O
composer	O
Petri	O
Alanko	O
's	O
expansive	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
captured	O
the	O
hearts	O
of	O
gamers	O
and	O
stand-alone	O
listeners	O
alike	O
with	O
its	O
intimate	O
orchestrations	O
and	O
psychological	O
explorations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
as	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thus	O
initial	O
sales	O
were	O
slow	O
;	O
NPD	O
Group	O
stated	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
reached	O
145,000	O
units	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
1.5	O
million	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IndustryGamers	O
reported	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
currently	O
reported	O
at	O
330,000	O
by	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
were	O
omitting	O
about	O
900,000	O
units	O
digitally	O
redeemed	O
during	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
2011	O
Holiday	O
Bundle	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
an	O
additional	O
170,000	O
global	O
units	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
to	O
around	O
1.4	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
passed	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Remedy	O
creative	O
director	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
stand-alone	B-Application
follow-up	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
a	O
Polygon	O
story	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
3.2	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second-most-illegally	O
copied	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
1.1	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Alan	B-Application
Wakes	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Remedy	O
had	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
;	O
developer	O
Oskari	O
Häkkinen	O
stated	O
that	O
Remedy	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Season	O
1	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
to	O
"	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
to	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
working	O
towards.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Häkkinen	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
directly	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
focused	O
them	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
leaked	O
information	O
led	O
to	O
Remedy	O
confirming	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
project	O
,	O
but	O
affirmed	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
ultimately	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
a	O
short	O
standalone	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
follows	O
Alan	O
's	O
adventures	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remedy	O
team	O
had	O
looked	O
at	O
a	O
project	O
borrowing	O
from	O
zombie	O
and	O
monster	O
films	O
like	O
From	B-Application
Dusk	I-Application
till	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
(	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Fight	O
Till	O
Dawn	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
they	O
then	O
worked	O
these	O
elements	O
into	O
Alan	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
keeping	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
The	O
Twilight	O
Zone	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
than	O
action	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
Remedy	O
released	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
Control	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
Federal	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Control	B-Application
(	O
FBC	O
)	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Oldest	O
House	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
that	O
seeks	O
out	O
paranormal	O
activity	O
and	O
secures	O
objects	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
behind	O
"	O
Altered	O
World	O
Events	O
"	O
(	O
AWEs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Application
describes	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
as	O
an	O
AWE	O
for	O
the	O
Bureau	O
;	O
elements	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Alan	O
himself	O
,	O
the	O
typewriter	O
and	O
cabin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Clicker	O
,	O
are	O
mentioned	O
in	O
memos	O
within	O
Control	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controls	O
second	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
"	O
AWE	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
featured	O
"	O
what	O
the	O
[	O
Federal	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Control ]	O
has	O
been	O
investigating	O
regarding	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
events	O
of	O
Control	B-Application
,	O
Hartman	O
escaped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fusion	O
of	O
the	O
Hiss	O
and	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
became	O
a	O
monstrous	O
being	O
that	O
Jesse	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
subdue	O
,	O
with	O
advice	O
given	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
Alan	O
through	O
mysterious	O
visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
off	O
Hartman	O
,	O
Jesse	O
is	O
warned	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
AWE	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
but	O
oddly	O
from	O
a	O
future	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
next	O
game	O
following	O
Control	B-Application
will	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Remedy	O
connected	O
universe	O
"	O
shared	O
by	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
Control	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
announced	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
platform	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
20	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
felt	O
a	O
remaster	O
was	O
the	O
better	O
route	O
than	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
maintaining	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
improving	O
the	O
visuals	O
for	O
newer	O
game	O
systems	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
so	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
both	O
those	O
that	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opted	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
engine	O
rather	O
than	O
upgrade	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
Northlight	O
Engine	O
as	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
taken	O
resources	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
remastering	O
aspect	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
against	O
support	O
for	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
and	O
high-dynamic-range	B-Device
rendering	I-Device
given	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
systems	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
improvements	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
edition	O
includes	O
both	O
pieces	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
new	O
commentary	O
track	O
by	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
contain	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
new	O
Easter	O
egg	O
to	O
Control	B-Application
,	O
via	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
 '	O
sheriff	O
to	O
the	O
FBC	O
about	O
paranormal	O
events	O
happening	O
in	O
town	O
which	O
,	O
through	O
in-game	O
dates	O
,	O
correlate	O
with	O
the	O
FBC	O
's	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
AWE	O
as	O
revealed	O
in	O
Controls	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
on	O
remastering	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
believing	O
that	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
the	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episodes	O
formed	O
a	O
"	O
sensible	O
"	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Contradiction	O
Films	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
live-action	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Peter	O
Calloway	O
as	O
the	O
showrunner	O
and	O
Remedy	O
's	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contradiction	O
Film	O
's	O
Tomas	O
Harlan	O
had	O
seen	O
Alan	B-Application
Wakes	I-Application
potential	O
as	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
constructed	O
in	O
episodic	O
chapters	O
and	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
linear	O
fashion	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
spoken	O
to	O
Lake	O
about	O
it	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
began	O
to	O
start	O
on	O
a	O
firm	O
planning	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
including	O
bringing	O
Calloway	O
on	O
board	O
during	O
the	O
E3	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
scrapped	O
Alan	B-Device
Wake	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
building	O
upon	O
what	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
American	O
Nightmare	O
provided	O
;	O
Harlan	O
does	O
not	O
expect	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
lock-step	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
while	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
central	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
spend	O
more	O
time	O
developing	O
his	O
companions	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
