![]() Many Max Payne references are made in Alan Wake. The status of Max Payne in the Remedy Connected Universe is unclear, specifically the first two games, Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Payne which Remedy made before the franchise was acquired by Rockstar Games. While various references were made in the base game, it wasn't until the second downloadable content, titled AWE that Control and Alan Wake were confirmed to share the same universe, with Alan Wake himself appearing in-game and giving various updates to some of the first game's characters.Īlan Wake 2 will be the next game in the connected universe. It is also the first time the acronym "AWE" (Altered World Event) is mentioned, which is later noted in the next game in the series.Ĭontrol is one of the most significant entries in the Remedy Connected Universe, due to contextualizing the events of Alan Wake within a larger universe with established rules, metaphysics, and larger organizations. ![]() ![]() One notable reference was a whiteboard which contains a ton of unanswered questions surrounding his disappearance. Quantum Break was another game released under Microsoft instead of an Alan Wake sequel, however the game came with various references to Alan Wake, including one mentioning Night Springs, a television show seen across all games. This was the first game to mention the town called "Ordinary", which became a common theme in later media. Released as a sort of semi-sequel, it follows Alan as he tries to escape the Dark Place, and uses ideas established in the first game to try and break out. The game left many mysteries unanswered, and Remedy had initially planed to make an Alan Wake 2 not long after the release of the first name, but Microsoft, who owned the rights for the game, were not too keen.Īlan Wake's American Nightmare, while not completely essential to the overall story, is the second game in the Remedy Connected Universe. Lake also confirmed that the next game to be released by Remedy Entertainment will also exist in this shared universe.Īlan Wake was the first game to set up the universe as a baseline, though plans for a connected universe wasn't necessarily planned at the time. Shortly thereafter, Sam Lake, the creative director of Remedy Entertainment, confirmed the existence of the Remedy Connected Universe in an article and also that Expansion 2: AWE was the first crossover event in this shared universe. In August 2020, the trailer for Control's second DLC, Expansion 2: AWE, was released, featuring Alan Wake and the Dark Presence from Alan Wake. The release of Control in 2019 elevated these references from mere Easter eggs to the status of a shared canon, including documents confirming that the Federal Bureau of Control was connected to the events that occurred in Alan Wake. ![]() Several characters mentioned or appearing in Control were first alluded to in Alan Wake.Ģ016's Quantum Break furthered connections between Remedy's games, including multiple direct Alan Wake references, and further allusions and connections to Control. Alan Wake and its larger universe also included some of the very earliest references to Control, including the mention of Ordinary, the Federal Bureau of Control, and Altered World Events. The most prominent connections began with 2010's Alan Wake, which featured significant references to the Max Payne games released in the early 2000s. Connections between video games by Remedy Entertainment have existed for more than ten years. ![]()
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