Its always fun to listening to Sam Lake talk about how they create games narratively. From taking inspiration to doing something that's mostly a movie into a video game as well. Reminds me of the time I had when I spoke with Sam Lake
@@mechanicalmonk2020what could you possibly mean? Both creators are making what they want regardless of publishers or producers. They aren’t held back. At least kojima isn’t anymore. You can hate death stranding as much as Alan wake 2 or control. Not to be a stickler but if anyone is not self referential it’s kojima. Sam lake has to reference himself or break the fourth wall. Only now have we seen kojima in his own game. (An oil strand monster only recognizable by his glasses) not trying to make a big deal but seriously don’t know what you mean. If anyone’s worse it’s mister meta.
@@CanIHasThisName On public, sure. Hardly any point in making a feud in the industry, and Sam seems like a genuinely nice person. Or maybe he sincerely does like some of Kojimbo’s trash, to each their own, whatever
Sam Lake is incredibly talented game developer. Not only was my mind blown with Alan Wake 2, but I basically had my mouth open when playing through the game, I was in awe how they managed to put it together like that. Just awestruck and sometimes even tears in my eyes from overwhleming happiness while playing through the game. I just wish they made a PC version of the collectors edition available and with much better availability than what it was a few months ago with the Collectors editions for playstation and xbox. Iam such a huge fan of all the remedy games, so I was disappointed it sold out so soon.
I love it when a studio is so passionate about their projects. That is my Remedy takes the place of my favorite game developer. This passion encompasses all angles, the developer, the game itself and the community. Hope Remendy and Sam keep doing games for a long long time
The brilliant mind of this guy, along with the studio of incredibly talented people, had given us so much entertainment throughout the years, it's really awesome to live in the same age as him and them. I hope we can see Quantum Break 2 one day.
I don't know if you'll end up reading this, but Sam, you are one of my biggest inspirations. I played Alan Wake a few years ago as I started on my English degree and I was blown away by your narratives and how much you're able to put in. And the Alan Wake story is relatable to me (and I'm sure with you too since you wrote it and you're a writer). I've also always been a sucker for cyclical story telling, rich worlds and characters, the works. Control was my first remedy game before Alan Wake, and I have since dove into Max Payne with Alan Wake 2 being an obsession with me. I'm now in Gradschool for creative writing, and I hope to get a foot into video games. I don't know if it would ever be possible, but one day I'd love to collaborate and work on a project with you. Even if that doesn't happen, I'm driven to craft stories regardless.
Good luck, young man! My english professor always bugged me to write really graphic stuff so he could be entertained in the old folks home. I'm going to ask the same of you now 😂
@MeanStreamFraudCast I'm less into graphic and more into existential dread. A continously coagulation conglomerate of flesh and minds merging into a monstrosity? Child's play. Making people deeply unsettled with themselves and situation forcing them to confront their own thoughts so they can never view their life in the same way again? That's my bag. Okay, for real thank you. Right now I'm working my thesis that is a poetry-fantasy hybrid work, but I'm also in the early stages of a post-apocalyptic short story anthology. The latter is more philosophical and so far carries a "classic twilight zone" feel. I'm trying to practice writing very different mediums and genres.
VERY thankful for Remedy's games. After playing CONTROL (1 of my GOATs), Alan Wake , Max Payne 2, Alan Wake II (1 of my GOATs), and Max Payne 1 (1 of my GOATs) (this is the messed up order I played them in lol)... I FINALLY decided to check out Twin Peaks. I wanted to see the work that inspired Sam Lake's work, one of my fav video game devs. And I was just mesmerized by that show. It was my introduction to David Lynch. I am now a fan of both Remedy AND Lynch.
Lucky you! I wish I could experience Twin Peaks for the first time again. That third season has so much replay value, though. It's so packed with information you're bound to miss alot on your first watch. Control is definitely on my "greatest of all time" list. I think Alan Wake 2 could make it on there too. I just finished it for the first time earlier today lol
For someone who thought the original Alan Wake was meh, do you think Alan Wake 2 is a stark improvement and potentially could reel in someone like myself?
I am so grateful for people like Sam Lake and Hideo Kojima for bringing that ultra-specific Lynchian influence to video games. It's something I've always craved more of. David Lynch's work and philosophies are one of my biggest inspirations in my own creative projects. There are quite a few games out there to fill that void, but there are none that look as appealing or as polished as Alan Wake 2. Sam is a very unique artist to a point where any perceived failures or successes don't matter to me. I trust his vision, and I am mostly just enamored by the fortune I have to share a world and a reality with him and other artists like him. Paljon onnea! Ja kiitos!
i know this term gets thrown around a lot, but sam lake truly is a visionary. what him and the rest of the amazing remedy team are doing is second to none.
For the inspiration of the games, it feels like Alan Wake: 75% Stephen King + 20% Twin Peaks + 5% House of Leaves Control: 50% SCP + 40% House of Leaves + 10% Southern Reach Alan Wake 2: 50% Twin Peaks + 50% House of Leaves It’s quite apparent what his favorite show and book is
I mean, respect to him for admitting it. Alan Wake wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks. Deadly Premonition wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks. They call it Twin Peaks because it is “peak” fictional storytelling.
Alan Wake 2 was absolutely amazing game. The story is great, it's really atmospheric and creepy, looks amazing visually and is just utter masterpiece. Everybody should play it. Still a bit salty Baldurs Gate 3 kinda stole the show last year 😅 It sure is good and amazing game aswell but in a very different way. Alan Wake 2 is art.
It's kind of annoying that Same lake doesn't talk about Max Payne and give it more praise or attention it quite literally deserves. If he really did the writing in the 1st Max Payne, it just has to be his magnum opus of all the titles remedy has worked on. The most viewed video of the 1st Max Payne is the entire cutscenes/graphic novel scenarios of the game. Even the character himself is such a relatable one to a lot of people too. Max Payne never tried to be this "show/movie" crap, instead it broke 4th walls by the writing of Max's dialogue. It naturally felt like a movie at times instead of forcing it. I think Sam Lake wouldn't be able to give Max a proper farewell the way Rockstar's own writers did with Max Payne 3.
It was pointless to make a sequel to a game, call it Alan Wake 2 and then have to play as a boring stranger for more than half of it instead of playing as Alan. I put 53 hours into the game trying to find something compelling within and it’s just not a patch on the first game or even American Nightmare as far as atmosphere and story because the focus was taken off Alan way too often.
Alan wake was inspired in twin peaks and general stories from Stephen King. Alan Wake 2 was just a counterfeit Twin Peaks, with less alan wake than saga 🤡 I watched Twin Peaks after playing AW2 and honestly, got so disapointed with Remedy, they just copied David Lynch because it looked cool, and they wanted to be cool too. Sam Lake is trying to achieve something here he’s never going to. Ps: improve northlight engine, ps5 pro is able to run alan wake 2 and control with RT and 60fps, even if in the same resolution before on ps5
Its always fun to listening to Sam Lake talk about how they create games narratively. From taking inspiration to doing something that's mostly a movie into a video game as well.
Reminds me of the time I had when I spoke with Sam Lake
You did an amazing interview with him! One of the best I've ever seen.
@@soknheith3259 thank you ! I appreciate that very much
Sam lake is the goat
same lake is an ocean
No. Sam Lake is a loop@@mickleman52
@@prostofergus no, Sam Lake is a spiral.
Sam Lake is Max Payne:)
No. Its a spiral@@prostofergus
Protect this man at all costs!
Sam Lake and Hideo Kojima are the two most creative game directors working today. Can’t wait to play The Lakehouse Sam ❤️
Please don't insult Sam like that
@@mechanicalmonk2020what could you possibly mean? Both creators are making what they want regardless of publishers or producers. They aren’t held back. At least kojima isn’t anymore. You can hate death stranding as much as Alan wake 2 or control. Not to be a stickler but if anyone is not self referential it’s kojima. Sam lake has to reference himself or break the fourth wall. Only now have we seen kojima in his own game. (An oil strand monster only recognizable by his glasses) not trying to make a big deal but seriously don’t know what you mean. If anyone’s worse it’s mister meta.
@@gimpscam9976 I think he means that Kojimba is a hack who makes senseless anime-style trash only appreciated by a handful of weeaboos
@@RealMuthaFSam Lake does appreciate Kojima.
@@CanIHasThisName On public, sure. Hardly any point in making a feud in the industry, and Sam seems like a genuinely nice person. Or maybe he sincerely does like some of Kojimbo’s trash, to each their own, whatever
Frankly, I don't think we'd have Alan Wake 2 without Twin Peaks: The Return.
Loved Alan Wake 2 so much. Thank you sir 🙏
Sam is a true auteur. We are so lucky to have him making video games.
Sam Lake is incredibly talented game developer. Not only was my mind blown with Alan Wake 2, but I basically had my mouth open when playing through the game, I was in awe how they managed to put it together like that. Just awestruck and sometimes even tears in my eyes from overwhleming happiness while playing through the game. I just wish they made a PC version of the collectors edition available and with much better availability than what it was a few months ago with the Collectors editions for playstation and xbox.
Iam such a huge fan of all the remedy games, so I was disappointed it sold out so soon.
Hey, this Guy looks like Alex casey
Alex Casey? Seems Max Payne to me
@@erminioottone1344 Maybe he looks like the Guy from Address Unknown
Reminds me of Dick Justice
Isn't he that actor from "Lords & Ladies"?
now i remember, it's the creator of Captain Baseballbat-boy, Sammy Waters!
I love it when a studio is so passionate about their projects. That is my Remedy takes the place of my favorite game developer. This passion encompasses all angles, the developer, the game itself and the community. Hope Remendy and Sam keep doing games for a long long time
I'll be short, so I'll just say that I love Sam Lake and Remedy
thank you for everything!
The brilliant mind of this guy, along with the studio of incredibly talented people, had given us so much entertainment throughout the years, it's really awesome to live in the same age as him and them. I hope we can see Quantum Break 2 one day.
I could watch interviews with this man for hours.
I’ve met this man actually at the BAFTAs. Him and the Remedy guys are as lovely and passionate as you might think, yes.
I don't know if you'll end up reading this, but Sam, you are one of my biggest inspirations. I played Alan Wake a few years ago as I started on my English degree and I was blown away by your narratives and how much you're able to put in. And the Alan Wake story is relatable to me (and I'm sure with you too since you wrote it and you're a writer). I've also always been a sucker for cyclical story telling, rich worlds and characters, the works. Control was my first remedy game before Alan Wake, and I have since dove into Max Payne with Alan Wake 2 being an obsession with me. I'm now in Gradschool for creative writing, and I hope to get a foot into video games. I don't know if it would ever be possible, but one day I'd love to collaborate and work on a project with you. Even if that doesn't happen, I'm driven to craft stories regardless.
Good luck, young man! My english professor always bugged me to write really graphic stuff so he could be entertained in the old folks home. I'm going to ask the same of you now 😂
@MeanStreamFraudCast I'm less into graphic and more into existential dread. A continously coagulation conglomerate of flesh and minds merging into a monstrosity? Child's play. Making people deeply unsettled with themselves and situation forcing them to confront their own thoughts so they can never view their life in the same way again? That's my bag.
Okay, for real thank you. Right now I'm working my thesis that is a poetry-fantasy hybrid work, but I'm also in the early stages of a post-apocalyptic short story anthology. The latter is more philosophical and so far carries a "classic twilight zone" feel. I'm trying to practice writing very different mediums and genres.
Don't forget Quantum Break, its criminally underrated
@@Ivan111h It's on my steam wishlist I just haven't gotten around to it.
VERY thankful for Remedy's games. After playing CONTROL (1 of my GOATs), Alan Wake , Max Payne 2, Alan Wake II (1 of my GOATs), and Max Payne 1 (1 of my GOATs) (this is the messed up order I played them in lol)... I FINALLY decided to check out Twin Peaks. I wanted to see the work that inspired Sam Lake's work, one of my fav video game devs. And I was just mesmerized by that show. It was my introduction to David Lynch. I am now a fan of both Remedy AND Lynch.
Lucky you! I wish I could experience Twin Peaks for the first time again. That third season has so much replay value, though. It's so packed with information you're bound to miss alot on your first watch. Control is definitely on my "greatest of all time" list. I think Alan Wake 2 could make it on there too. I just finished it for the first time earlier today lol
Hey, despite your messed up order of playing, I was wondering, what made Max 1 so much better for you that Max 2?
For someone who thought the original Alan Wake was meh, do you think Alan Wake 2 is a stark improvement and potentially could reel in someone like myself?
@@artheals8869 1000% do yourself a favour and play it
I am so grateful for people like Sam Lake and Hideo Kojima for bringing that ultra-specific Lynchian influence to video games. It's something I've always craved more of. David Lynch's work and philosophies are one of my biggest inspirations in my own creative projects. There are quite a few games out there to fill that void, but there are none that look as appealing or as polished as Alan Wake 2. Sam is a very unique artist to a point where any perceived failures or successes don't matter to me. I trust his vision, and I am mostly just enamored by the fortune I have to share a world and a reality with him and other artists like him. Paljon onnea! Ja kiitos!
Sam Lake makes coherent and deep things. Kojima makes horny things that look cool but are shallow.
@@mechanicalmonk2020 you could reverse the descriptions and they would make sense. In the end they are both good game directors
i know this term gets thrown around a lot, but sam lake truly is a visionary. what him and the rest of the amazing remedy team are doing is second to none.
We like Sam. We like Remedy. We like Wake. All around rad vibes.
We love you Sam
I'm so excited to play lake house today! Thanks Sam, thanks Remedy team for being the best I'm the business, you guys rock!!
David Lynch and Mark frost shouldve gotten a story credit for Alan wake 2
For the inspiration of the games, it feels like
Alan Wake: 75% Stephen King + 20% Twin Peaks + 5% House of Leaves
Control: 50% SCP + 40% House of Leaves + 10% Southern Reach
Alan Wake 2: 50% Twin Peaks + 50% House of Leaves
It’s quite apparent what his favorite show and book is
Remedy are the best games developers in the industry 👏👏👏👏
Bruh… Rockstar Games, Naughty dog, Fromsoftware, Capcom?…
His is a very creative writer 👏🏻👌🏻
Quantum Break is severely underrated.
how does he not age
Man, I want to play Alan Wake 2 again
Cant wait to play the new dlc later today where we go to Sam Lake's Lake House. Just your normal, average house tour. Just an episode of MTV Cribs.
Its impossible to get bored while listening to Same Share his vision.. the truth.😋
Me quito el sombrero por usted Sr Sam lake , es usted un verdadero grande, alguien quien vino a este mundo 🌎 para aportar 👏👏👏
Control was one of the best games the last 5 years and Alan Wake was special too.
I mean, respect to him for admitting it. Alan Wake wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks. Deadly Premonition wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks. They call it Twin Peaks because it is “peak” fictional storytelling.
I love you so much Sam, I can spend hours hearing you talk.
Love this dude
Twin peaks is just fucking great.
Sam lake is like CW version of David Lynch
True!
Alan Wake 2 was absolutely amazing game. The story is great, it's really atmospheric and creepy, looks amazing visually and is just utter masterpiece. Everybody should play it. Still a bit salty Baldurs Gate 3 kinda stole the show last year 😅 It sure is good and amazing game aswell but in a very different way. Alan Wake 2 is art.
Why is the last chapter named “RGB, Keyboard and Trackpad”?
It's kind of annoying that Same lake doesn't talk about Max Payne and give it more praise or attention it quite literally deserves. If he really did the writing in the 1st Max Payne, it just has to be his magnum opus of all the titles remedy has worked on. The most viewed video of the 1st Max Payne is the entire cutscenes/graphic novel scenarios of the game. Even the character himself is such a relatable one to a lot of people too. Max Payne never tried to be this "show/movie" crap, instead it broke 4th walls by the writing of Max's dialogue. It naturally felt like a movie at times instead of forcing it. I think Sam Lake wouldn't be able to give Max a proper farewell the way Rockstar's own writers did with Max Payne 3.
The western counterpart to Hideo Kojima
They must be protected at all costs
The nordic counterpart
Alan Wake IS video game Twin Peaks
You are in graphic novel Sam
The Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks, The X-Files.
Yo, why’s Max Payne telling me about making games
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The downgrade from control to aw2 is insane🤯🤯🤯
What
Alan wake isn’t a Jedi. Like in control.
It was pointless to make a sequel to a game, call it Alan Wake 2 and then have to play as a boring stranger for more than half of it instead of playing as Alan. I put 53 hours into the game trying to find something compelling within and it’s just not a patch on the first game or even American Nightmare as far as atmosphere and story because the focus was taken off Alan way too often.
People say the last of us 2 is bad because Joel isn’t in it a lot. The story is about Alan wake. Even when you play as saga Alan is the main character
Alan wake was inspired in twin peaks and general stories from Stephen King. Alan Wake 2 was just a counterfeit Twin Peaks, with less alan wake than saga 🤡 I watched Twin Peaks after playing AW2 and honestly, got so disapointed with Remedy, they just copied David Lynch because it looked cool, and they wanted to be cool too. Sam Lake is trying to achieve something here he’s never going to.
Ps: improve northlight engine, ps5 pro is able to run alan wake 2 and control with RT and 60fps, even if in the same resolution before on ps5