Alan Wake 2: Night Springs Review - Worthy DLC or Empty Fan Service?

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @pilspolitie171
    @pilspolitie171 7 месяцев назад +11

    Okay so the thing is that there were supposed to be 2 extra NightSprings DLC episodes. One called "Cold Case" and the other one called "Altered World Event". In Cold Case you were supposed to play as Alex Casey, but as you might know, the voice actor James Mccaffrey passed away due to cancer. James wasn't able to complete the work he was supposed to do, so they cut his episode.
    The Altered World Event episode was probably going to be an episode where you play as FBC agent Kieran Estevez. And since in the main story Estevez and Casey sort of got together at the end, Alex Casey was probably going to have a role as a side character in her episode as well. Just like Jesse Faden and Tim Breaker both showed up in eachother's episodes.
    But yeah, they scrapped both these episodes because of James' death presumably and they didn't want to finish these episodes without him.
    Maybe they will still release the episodes eventually, just like they are still producing the Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes without him.
    It really sucks we only got 3 out of the 5 episodes we should have gotten but this does explain why the DLC is so short.
    I just wanted to let you all know a bit more context and maybe, just maybe they just postponed the 2 missing episodes to figure out how to respectfully finish them without James' help.

  • @ronthorn3
    @ronthorn3 7 месяцев назад +66

    I mean, how did you NOT know that Night Springs would be basically like a twilight zone like presentation? Anyway, yeah, I mean it as a cute little experience l, but the gameplay aspect itself…was incredibly tedious, blowing the F out of enemies as rose was kinda cathartic I won’t lie, the combat in 2/3 was even worse, i have hopes the next dlc might be a little better, well see, but hey, $7.5 for 3 hours ain’t too bad.

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  7 месяцев назад +8

      Oh, I guess I worded it a bit poorly. The presentation style did not surprise me but I was expecting it to focus more on Alan. Something similar to American Nightmare where he gets trapped inside of an episode of Night Springs.

    • @cj3670
      @cj3670 7 месяцев назад +3

      I mean they did say these were attempts at him trying to leave the dark place. They never said it was gonna have Alan be playable​@@rioichiFIN

    • @iamdmc
      @iamdmc 7 месяцев назад

      how'd you get it for $7.50? It's $15 on the Epic store (12 in the current sale)

    • @pilspolitie171
      @pilspolitie171 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@iamdmcBecause the 15 dollar package includes 2 DLCs, of which Night Springs is one of them. 15 ÷ 2 = 7,50. So both DLCs both cost 7,50 you just buy both in a package and have to wait until the second one is released

  • @ItsNotZer0
    @ItsNotZer0 7 месяцев назад +6

    Way too short, nothing but re-used locations, mechanics, and gameplay, half-assed loredump in the third act. It's kinda unbelievable to think they spent the past couple months on just this. I REALLY hope the lake house is the best game dlc that has ever existed bc even for the low price of the expansion, it's disappointing at best.

    • @coryc1904
      @coryc1904 6 месяцев назад +1

      Sweetbaby was here.

  • @DecimatedSoul
    @DecimatedSoul 7 месяцев назад +19

    I really thought we were gonna get a mr door boss fight boy was i wrong

  • @solarliquid_gaming5941
    @solarliquid_gaming5941 7 месяцев назад +8

    As a remedy fan, i loved this dlc, i knew it wasn’t going to be anything to crazy going into it but i really enjoyed it for how fun it is

    • @ZodiacBoi42
      @ZodiacBoi42 7 месяцев назад +1

      I’m so happy to see max Payne and director faden in this

    • @TheCarltonator
      @TheCarltonator 7 месяцев назад +2

      This is how I feel as well. I love it and it is exactly what I want in a short, cheap DLC

  • @MUSQUIZanimation
    @MUSQUIZanimation 7 месяцев назад +2

    It’s a cute little snack before we get the main dlc eventually.
    The only problem, is that it’s WAY SHORT!
    In my opinion, they should’ve made it more repayable. With like challenges or leaderboards.

    • @ElGitarico
      @ElGitarico 3 месяца назад

      do you mean The Lake House? How is it?

  • @iitzfizz
    @iitzfizz 7 месяцев назад +14

    It was short but it was fun and I like the way they went with it.
    I hope the next one that is coming in October will be a bit more in line with the game.

  • @ronthorn3
    @ronthorn3 7 месяцев назад +29

    Yeah I stopped and listened to the Night Springs song all the way through after each episode, super banger. ❤

  • @dasufero0174
    @dasufero0174 7 месяцев назад +21

    For me it was pretty good for 8€, the rose one was kinda "meh" but at least funny, the others two where interesting with many references

    • @dan_kotsu
      @dan_kotsu 7 месяцев назад +4

      Rose is just a fun character. Maybe her gameplay was the weakest but still was a fun time.

    • @Whotfasked69
      @Whotfasked69 7 месяцев назад

      I feel like the Rose episode was for the girls players cuz i LOVED IT its my favorite actually lol

    • @spofet
      @spofet 7 месяцев назад +3

      The gameplay was meh but I love her being so delulu

    • @Grizzlyatomz
      @Grizzlyatomz 7 месяцев назад +1

      Where is it only €8 it's $16 on xbox right now

    • @AleDidi
      @AleDidi 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@GrizzlyatomzI think they refer to 16 Is the price for the two DLC, this One AND the other that no One knows about It yet, so in that case you Will spend 16 but this DLC only cost 8, the other half Is for the next DLC

  • @philipajfry
    @philipajfry 7 месяцев назад +9

    YOU. ARE. NOT. COFFEE.

  • @patrickbandy6186
    @patrickbandy6186 7 месяцев назад +20

    Honestly way to short

  • @Supermac97451
    @Supermac97451 7 месяцев назад +22

    0/10 no Barry Wheeler

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  7 месяцев назад +8

      Facts

    • @enzu153
      @enzu153 7 месяцев назад +3

      I think their holding out on Barry because he will appear in a new IP

    • @epicshooter-kl8so
      @epicshooter-kl8so 7 месяцев назад

      Barry is probably in FBC custody and might be in Control 2 that's what I believe I think he would fit in there more than in Alan Wake 2 story

  • @ZodiacBoi42
    @ZodiacBoi42 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’m really happy they’re mixing all the remedy games in this dlc, honestly I’m super excited to play this but I love Alan wake

  • @Ben-kp6bp
    @Ben-kp6bp 7 месяцев назад +16

    More Alan wake 2 is a good thing but I agree was a bit too short and the reuse of areas was a bit lame

  • @patrickbandy6186
    @patrickbandy6186 7 месяцев назад +12

    It's Alan Wakes American Nightmare II basically

    • @xTerrySunderlandx
      @xTerrySunderlandx 7 месяцев назад

      yes and no, that was a full game (it has a conclusive ending) , and its based on a nightspring tv show (or barry's nightmare)
      this has the same premise, but are not full games (more like teasers for future games either control 2, alan wake 3 or a new ip to replace quantum)
      this dlc's end in cliffhangers.

  • @the.assistant.janitor
    @the.assistant.janitor 7 месяцев назад +1

    Not sure if the three DLCs are worth $17 but I'm definitely buying the physical Limited Collector's Edition for $199

  • @brayanrangel8429
    @brayanrangel8429 7 месяцев назад +3

    "LOVE NEVER GIVES UP!!"

  • @ElGitarico
    @ElGitarico 3 месяца назад

    What do you think about The Lake House DLC? Is upgrade to Deluxe (includes everything) worth 10€?

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  3 месяца назад +1

      Just made a review of that one, you can check it out. In short, I enjoyed it more. I still think the full 20€ price for the deluxe is bit much but for 10€, it's worth it if you are a fan of the larger Remedy-universe and not just AW2.

  • @eternalmiasma5586
    @eternalmiasma5586 7 месяцев назад

    I love it, I can see the menu could possibly be used for maybe later episodes, I doubt that will happen but I can dream

  • @xian1978
    @xian1978 7 месяцев назад

    I think that for the price it was a good deal. I'm wondering which puzzle you couldn't figure out from Time Breaker, because it's everything pretty straight forward? Was the one of the corridors? At least you're showing that when you say it in the video.

  • @winster32
    @winster32 3 месяца назад

    3:22
    The main reason they couldn’t use Jack Joyce for the name is because of copyright, Remedy lost the rights to the game so, they had to come up with a brand new idea to reference quantum break.
    I like what they did with the breaker stuff because I *love* that game to pieces.
    However the price and how short it is (Persona 3 the answer as well.) makes this way to damn expensive for me to really experience this title. I’m hoping the Lake Expansion improves many of the things I felt that was wrong with this expansion.
    I need more Barry wheeler and more original saga. Not the shit sweet baby had in mind. Fuck SBI.

  • @snozrick
    @snozrick 7 месяцев назад +2

    good video :) Love the finnish accent !

  • @guilhermeferrao
    @guilhermeferrao 7 месяцев назад +2

    I already played the 2 first chapters, it was very short and not worthy, I though it was a more relevant stories than just fun times with the three of them

  • @Fatikis42
    @Fatikis42 7 месяцев назад

    It was amazing, but I felt like there really should have been ONE more small section with another character. IMO, it should have been a very small section with Darling.

  • @leonardosa_a
    @leonardosa_a 7 месяцев назад +3

    I liked everything but the hotel puzzle in episode 3

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  7 месяцев назад

      Yeah, I guess you had to do the rooms in order but my small brain didn't realise that and I just kept running into rooms randomly.

    • @SensibleMax
      @SensibleMax 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@rioichiFINnot even in order. I did it from 9-12-3-6 and vica verca, but the right combo is random

    • @PantsaBear
      @PantsaBear 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@SensibleMax No, the right combo is in order. The 6'oclock room is only there for you to start over or to punish for not doing the puzzle right
      Ill be honest, definitely not a puzzle worth getting upset over lol, solution was right in your face (unlike the main game at certain points where things were much more obtuse)

  • @xTerrySunderlandx
    @xTerrySunderlandx 7 месяцев назад

    i was absolutly expecting something like this (kinda like american nightmare)
    the name itself shows it was not about alan...
    now is it worth it?
    i think it is...
    the first chapter is not something that adds to the story, buuuuuuuuuuut its super fun and hilarious
    2nd and SPECILLY 3rd chapters are an expansion to the actual remedy multiverse , and are quite good (too bad they are too short)
    north star do not add to alan wake , but again i was expecting this as this is a nightsprings episode so it was expected to either be a what if... or an expanded content to control (kinda what they did in control with alan wake AWE), and i too was dissapointed that this was not control jesse at first , but then the 3rd episode of the dlc explained this and i simply loved it as it was NOT the same Jesse
    Time Breaker explains and expands the remedy multiverse, conecting the stories to 2 characters, alan and warlin... as alan in a way IS the master of many world (or he is intended to be in his own story path), i simply wish that this episode was longer to explore more of this character as it was trully interested and very cleverly made (specially the final part where you go back to an early DOS game)
    and the music was fantastic...
    is it worth it?
    i think it is as long as you do not expect something related to the main game or something conclusive (this are teasers for whats gonna come in control 2 , alan wake 3 or a new IP that will replace quantum)
    the absolute downside is that this are very short episodes and you can finish each one in half an hour (it took me around an hour and half to finish the 3)

  • @Tommeln94
    @Tommeln94 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’m looking so forward too start playing this DLC😎Hope we see Barry in the Lake House DLC☺️Greetings from Norway🇳🇴

  • @ErroneousPower
    @ErroneousPower 7 месяцев назад

    Definitely fun if you’ve played these games. #1 fan is my favorite of the three 😊

  • @Sizifus
    @Sizifus 7 месяцев назад

    Not a big fan of fan service content, so this DLC was more of a miss for me, especially because of how short and easy it was. There was little of challenge in it and gameplay didn't really have anything interesting going for it. Overall, I was bit disappointed.

  • @LockPlays
    @LockPlays 7 месяцев назад

    Great video!

  • @whendarknessfalls6969
    @whendarknessfalls6969 7 месяцев назад

    $20/16 for the season pass that comes with the 3 dlc, which this is the first... 100% worth it for $6.70 😅

  • @waltzforvenus_9164
    @waltzforvenus_9164 7 месяцев назад +1

    I would say 30 minutes per episode is on the faster side if your running everywhere not exploring . Took me about 3 hours

    • @cregerbot8217
      @cregerbot8217 7 месяцев назад +2

      Generally I would say their about 40 minutes to an hour each. It honestly didnt feel like they were too short (maybe episode 2), but I would have wanted maybe another episode. Which is unfortunate since I think there was one that was going to be Casey, by the VA for him passed away…
      They have a memoriam for him at the end of Night Springs with new dialogue, which leads me to think this. Kind of sad to think we might have played as Casey😢 RIP McCaffrey

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  7 месяцев назад +1

      Huh, the episodes definitely were 30-40minutes for me and I think I found and read most additonal notes and such. But I admit, I do generally play games quite fast. Thanks for watching!

  • @manavssingh
    @manavssingh 6 месяцев назад

    Are u finnish?

  • @Slipvayne1
    @Slipvayne1 7 месяцев назад

    The rose one was painful to playthrough at times.

  • @pinkbeatle2012
    @pinkbeatle2012 7 месяцев назад

    no this dlc was as I expected I was thinking you would play in a night spring episode and I was right. The other Dlc will likely go into door a bit more.

  • @BOBBY-xd5wd
    @BOBBY-xd5wd 3 месяца назад

    I enjoyed the 1st episode.

  • @zombiehippo9477
    @zombiehippo9477 7 месяцев назад

    Wasn't estevez supposed to be another episode and dude this dlc was well known what it was about....

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  7 месяцев назад

      I think Casey was supposed to be a fourth episode but because the voice actor passed away, they weren't able or didn't want to do it. And yeah, it was obvious that the DLC was going to be presented as Night Springs episodes but I fully expected it to be mainly from Alan's perspective. Maybe I missed some news/leaks before the announcement idk

    • @fonkwindy1990
      @fonkwindy1990 7 месяцев назад

      I think it's because Casey was in there, so they decided to cut both episode of Estevez and Casey, cuz, you know, in memory of James. I do hope they eventually bring them back though.

    • @zombiehippo9477
      @zombiehippo9477 7 месяцев назад

      I knew Casey was supposed to be in there. And you're very right. Which is understandable. I just hope Estevez is used more. Id have love to learn more about the FBC members.

    • @mbtvc15
      @mbtvc15 7 месяцев назад

      Estevez will probably be the protagonist for the Lake house, she did mention that she went there first before heading into town.

  • @Olsens13
    @Olsens13 7 месяцев назад +1

    Bro no Barry Wheeler? 0/10

  • @bigjay4306
    @bigjay4306 7 месяцев назад

    It’s short for 3 tales. But decent.

  • @l.m.a.9861
    @l.m.a.9861 7 месяцев назад

    I'm kind of disappointed it doesn't contribute more to the main story in the same way that Alan Wake 1 DLC's did.

    • @BillyCobbOfficial
      @BillyCobbOfficial 7 месяцев назад +4

      It did though. We know that Rose is an "artist" of sorts with her fan fictions, which might explain how she was "contacting" Alan in the main game. The town made a channel between artists. We also learn a bit more about Door, and how Tim Breaker is involved with him. Remember in the story how he says he doesn't know how but he has a feeling Door has to do with everything? This could be why. There are hints at answers for the main story. Of course, they can't answer everything until AW3. AW2 already has a fairly complete story with appropriate cliff hangers, to extend it immediately would be doing a disservice to the self-contained story.

    • @blazingangel5463
      @blazingangel5463 7 месяцев назад

      Hopefully Lake House would expand on it

    • @Zagardal
      @Zagardal 7 месяцев назад +1

      It contributes a lot imo, just not in the more obvious ways, like expanding on Alan, Saga or Door. Time Breaker has a lot of lore implications.

    • @PantsaBear
      @PantsaBear 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@BillyCobbOfficial Yup. Also I hadnt played the Final Draft NG+ and gotten its ending, otherwise I shouldve known the Time Breaker DLC was going to end that way lol. Either way, yeah the lore implications for that one is pretty huge. Can basically guarentee we're getting plenty of Door, Breaker, Ahti, and Alan in Control 2

  • @BlackSpace-km8ib
    @BlackSpace-km8ib 7 месяцев назад

    So pass and wait for Max Payne. Got it thanks 👍

  • @khanlehman
    @khanlehman 7 месяцев назад

    Quantum Breal exclusive rights expired

    • @rioichiFIN
      @rioichiFIN  7 месяцев назад

      No, Microsoft still owns the rights to Quantum Break.

  • @nicklem9846
    @nicklem9846 7 месяцев назад +1

    Good side stories but about the performance issues remedy didnt gave a shit again...

    • @fallb0rn
      @fallb0rn 7 месяцев назад +2

      I think it runs great now on ps5. In performance mode.

    • @ralphengland8559
      @ralphengland8559 7 месяцев назад

      ​@fallb0rn on series X I was getting some visual glitches with shadows. Otherwise yeah, it was fine.

  • @animon9819
    @animon9819 7 месяцев назад +1

    LOL. the chapter song sounds like some kind of new age pop excrement the likes of megan thee stallion or that WAP singer would make.

  • @BabysitterSky
    @BabysitterSky 7 месяцев назад +1

    It was exactly as advertised and you're mad it didn't meet your fanfiction. Cool.

  • @JustBrowsing87
    @JustBrowsing87 7 месяцев назад

    Yea just re-used maps and mechanics, glad I never bought the dlc.

  • @danielbarbos7029
    @danielbarbos7029 7 месяцев назад +3

    What people are not getting is that these characters’s stories are not completely separate from the main game, they are actually help you see the way they are in the main story a bit better

  • @xMorogothx
    @xMorogothx 7 месяцев назад

    WAY TOO SHORT HAHAHAHHA

  • @timothyfarrugia7332
    @timothyfarrugia7332 7 месяцев назад

    Pretty short and lame dlc

  • @Steveo0547
    @Steveo0547 7 месяцев назад

    I got it through the delux edition and it’s garbage 😂

  • @animon9819
    @animon9819 7 месяцев назад +2

    So it's as trash as the base game. thank you for letting us know.

    • @Thewatcher-ej6qv
      @Thewatcher-ej6qv 7 месяцев назад +4

      Why do you think it's trash

    • @RobertDoosh
      @RobertDoosh 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@Thewatcher-ej6qvbecause he's joyless

    • @YeeeeeahBoyee
      @YeeeeeahBoyee 7 месяцев назад +8

      Dudes says this while having a assassin creed profile picture🤣

    • @animon9819
      @animon9819 7 месяцев назад

      @@YeeeeeahBoyee Assassin's Creed post AC Unity is all trash. try again.

    • @animon9819
      @animon9819 7 месяцев назад

      @@Thewatcher-ej6qv boring gameplay, uninspired pretentious story, and last but definitely not the least, sweet baby DEI product.

  • @kenzor4953
    @kenzor4953 7 месяцев назад +2

    Alan woke