Alan Wake Full Story Recap

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  • Опубликовано: 23 окт 2023
  • After 13 years, one quasi-sequel, and one DLC tie-in, Remedy is finally returning to its well of inky darkness and releasing the sequel, Alan Wake 2. Here's everything that's happened in the Alan Wake story so far.
    Timestamps:
    00:51 - Alan Wake
    08:07 - Alan Wake's American Nightmare
    09:56 - Control AWE DLC
    #gaming #AlanWake2 #gamespot
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Комментарии • 233

  • @evanlynch9221
    @evanlynch9221 7 месяцев назад +517

    This is a great recap! Honestly it makes me realize I may not have completely understood everything that happened in the fiest game

    • @DrGeta666
      @DrGeta666 7 месяцев назад +10

      I must have missed the fiest game. what was it on?

    • @corruptVz
      @corruptVz 7 месяцев назад +20

      @@DrGeta666 fieststation exclusive.

    • @Monstert_
      @Monstert_ 7 месяцев назад +2

      😭😭

    • @Dahk
      @Dahk 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@DrGeta666It’s on everything, xbox, pc, ps, fiest

    • @distortedpunk
      @distortedpunk 6 месяцев назад

      Remaster5 lol@@corruptVz

  • @mobywv
    @mobywv 7 месяцев назад +199

    Beat these games years ago but forgot just about everyone except for the epic concert zombie battle scene. Thanks for the recap!

  • @wckdend9317
    @wckdend9317 7 месяцев назад +824

    Watching this because I want to play Alan Wake II without playing anything before it

    • @melea1737
      @melea1737 7 месяцев назад +85

      You can’t skip lunch

    • @MegaPieru3000
      @MegaPieru3000 7 месяцев назад +80

      Alan Wake 1 is good, you should play it.

    • @ekuda
      @ekuda 7 месяцев назад

      nah@@MegaPieru3000

    • @darkmaster12349
      @darkmaster12349 7 месяцев назад +37

      Alan wake and control

    • @DeathRecon
      @DeathRecon 7 месяцев назад +48

      Filling up my car with gas because I don't want it to run out while I'm driving.

  • @slappytheclown4
    @slappytheclown4 7 месяцев назад +86

    The game is fantastic and Remedy are easily one of my favorite game development teams around right now. Their games are just always so unique and fun with super intriguing settings and stories. Control was honestly one of the best games I've played in a long time.

    • @oosa358
      @oosa358 6 месяцев назад +5

      I couldn’t get into Control 😢

    • @nickdimarco5773
      @nickdimarco5773 4 месяца назад +2

      @@oosa358 Took me a little while too. I stopped playing altogether then went back to it and loved it. I feel like the story is a little hard to follow, but the gameplay is great once you start to make some progression and get into the game loop.

    • @exXoDia7
      @exXoDia7 Месяц назад

      Control really was so much fun and unique!

  • @MPerfect92
    @MPerfect92 День назад +1

    Crazy. I played the first as an 18 year old kid. I’m playing the second 14 years later as a 32 year old man.
    Time flies kids. Enjoy it while you got it.

  • @SWVNGGVNG
    @SWVNGGVNG 7 месяцев назад +59

    The only game I've played was Control, thank you for this. I'm getting Alan Wake 2 tonight.

  • @glthegamemaster4197
    @glthegamemaster4197 7 месяцев назад +53

    Excellent concise recap, hit everything in 12 minutes!

  • @dunteman_racing
    @dunteman_racing 7 месяцев назад +69

    Thanks for this. I just couldn't get myself to go back through the first game to understand the story to this point. The controls and pacing and graphics just hurt my brain trying to replay. Even if it does have a great narrative.

    • @cosmonomad2971
      @cosmonomad2971 5 месяцев назад +1

      I somehow finished the first game. Made me super frustrated.

    • @tmbennettart
      @tmbennettart 5 месяцев назад +3

      For me it was the voice acting. Distractingly bad

    • @aaronh678
      @aaronh678 Месяц назад

      Nothing wrong with it. Enjoy it for what it is. A game that came out during a different era.

  • @LOSTBHOY88
    @LOSTBHOY88 7 месяцев назад +13

    This was a great, put together video with an excellent gentleman at the helm. I replayed the remake and Control again, so this is the perfect video for full clarity 👍🏻

  • @dtrejo9182
    @dtrejo9182 7 месяцев назад +10

    My head hurt after this. Boy this was twist and turns

    • @HappyDude1
      @HappyDude1 7 месяцев назад

      Ow good its not just me this is very complex
      I did play control and now even more confused about that game 😂

  • @GeminiVergil
    @GeminiVergil 7 месяцев назад +17

    Thank you for this. Played the first Alan Wake but never finished it. And I didn't know there was more beyond it. Now I'm all caught up.

  • @galvendorondo
    @galvendorondo 7 месяцев назад +94

    The FBC is the most interesting thing about this entire universe. I hope we get more games relating to those guys. Going into AW2 tomorrow.

    • @AmazingLucasExposed
      @AmazingLucasExposed 7 месяцев назад

      Nah Xbox 360 gang

    • @Zibbit27
      @Zibbit27 7 месяцев назад

      I assume you have played Control?

    • @galvendorondo
      @galvendorondo 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@Zibbit27 of course I have, loved it. Was my introduction to Remedy.

    • @beargrylls6135
      @beargrylls6135 6 месяцев назад +1

      What is FBC?

    • @galvendorondo
      @galvendorondo 6 месяцев назад

      @@beargrylls6135 Federal Bureau of Control, the government organization in charge of keeping check of the anomalous and non-explainable phenomenon/artefacts/people in the Remedy verse. An analog of the SCP Foundation.

  • @DUBaholic406
    @DUBaholic406 7 месяцев назад +35

    Watched a 12min recap and I still couldn't tell you what this game is about.

    • @marklong6740
      @marklong6740 6 месяцев назад +2

      The story is a little TOO out there lol. I'm right there with you.

  • @crawdaddyy
    @crawdaddyy 7 месяцев назад +14

    Alan Wake 2 is amazing. It is true survival horror. It’s a lot like Silent Hill in the sense that you constantly feel unsettled and weirded out by the atmosphere and enemies… I was so surprised how scary it was because I kinda remember the original not being THAT scary. I also remember some goofy parts in the first one that made it seem like the game didn’t want to fully commit to horror survival. But this game changes that completely. The story is also really in depth and will spin your head trying to make sense of it all. I’m not even that far into it but it’s already one of my top 2 or 3 games of the year.

  • @Xxbte96xX
    @Xxbte96xX 7 месяцев назад +7

    I played Alan Wake and American Nightmare soooo long ago that I really needed this recap lol. Unfortunately I never did do the Control DLC.

  • @fudgebucket2266
    @fudgebucket2266 7 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks heaps for the recap. Really helped with understanding Alan wake 2. Cheers again

  • @rogersnick17
    @rogersnick17 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this vid. It's been so long .

  • @dannynolovexx11xx39
    @dannynolovexx11xx39 6 месяцев назад

    its been years since i played the first game so thank you i needed this

  • @enternameder
    @enternameder 7 месяцев назад +84

    Alan Wake is part of the "Control" world.. which makes AW all the more interesting

    • @antivanti
      @antivanti 7 месяцев назад +19

      Or is the whole Bureau of Control a creation written into existence by Alan Wake while in the dark place as hinted at in the AWE expansion. The levels of chicken and egg in the Remedy Connected Universe, as it's officially called, go very deep. Did Zane write Wake into existence or the other way around? Did ghe Bureau of Control discover the dark place or did Wake make up Control and the oldest house just to justify the existence of Jesse Faden?

    • @ZekeBarzahd
      @ZekeBarzahd 7 месяцев назад +19

      Control is in the Alan Wake world.

    • @AllGoodBoysDie
      @AllGoodBoysDie 7 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@antivantithe recap here stated that Remedy confirmed that Alan Wake did not create the FBC and that they exist in the same world.

    • @antivanti
      @antivanti 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@AllGoodBoysDie Yeah I heard that after writing. I'm a bit sad and annoyed that they explicitly said that tho

    • @mandrews6282
      @mandrews6282 7 месяцев назад +2

      Quantum Break is also withing this world. Yah I think the Remedy shared universe is such a great idea. And we have Control 2 actively in development so it will be interesting to see how the IP’s continue to integrate with each other. They just have such a unique way of storytelling, and we get rare few of these kind of existential supernatural horror titles in the triple A space that Remedy really do offer something unique to gaming with every release.

  • @KO-gu6wp
    @KO-gu6wp Месяц назад

    Thanks! played this a decade ago, needed a refresher before Alan wake 2 today, : )

  • @brandonwilliams1186
    @brandonwilliams1186 7 месяцев назад +19

    Man it's been a long time since I played the original and even though I loved it I forgot the finer points so this helps getting into the second one.

  • @GrimR1P
    @GrimR1P 6 месяцев назад +3

    I played and finished both, this game is easy my top 1 pick for horror/scacry games. The story is amazing and well thought and the game it self makes sure to hold you in suspense throughout the entire time.....

  • @chaseb5376
    @chaseb5376 7 месяцев назад +26

    Years later after watching Twin Peaks I love the references and homages. The whole “you’ll be in the dark place but an evil doppelgänger will live your life while you’re there” I thought was an especially cool narrative concept I’m glad they used.

    • @phrofile3613
      @phrofile3613 6 месяцев назад +1

      What is twin peaks?

    • @chaseb5376
      @chaseb5376 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@phrofile3613 its a TV show by David Lynch and Mark Frost. If you like Alan Wake you'll probably like Twin Peaks.

  • @MNVikings_PS
    @MNVikings_PS 2 месяца назад +1

    Explained very well!

  • @unclefungus7395
    @unclefungus7395 6 месяцев назад +2

    i played alan wake when it came out but had pretty much forgotten everything other than i really liked it. didn’t want to play it again before getting into alan wake 2

  • @This_Guy-
    @This_Guy- 7 месяцев назад +36

    Am super excited for alan wake 2

    • @This_Guy-
      @This_Guy- 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@MichaelDoesLife. Yup

    • @Judas_Krimson
      @Judas_Krimson 7 месяцев назад +4

      We all are mate🥳🥳🥳🥳🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

    • @This_Guy-
      @This_Guy- 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@Judas_Krimson the specs are out and it seems like i can't enjoy Alan wake 2 so I only have to watch others play it

    • @Judas_Krimson
      @Judas_Krimson 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@This_Guy- so sorry mate, I hope you’ll be able to upgrade asap so you can play as well🥹🙏🏽

    • @This_Guy-
      @This_Guy- 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@Judas_Krimson yes I hope so too 🥹🥹

  • @Lamaldo78
    @Lamaldo78 7 месяцев назад +34

    I absolutely adore Alan Wake and Alan Wake: American Nightmare. However the story has never been coherent to me. This actually helped when you said its still open to interpretation to this day. But sometimes I also think the story is just bonkers! There's more to the story - eg This video didn't really explore how the "lady of the light" Cynthia Weaver was obsessed (romantically) with thomas Zane.

    • @Hadrick
      @Hadrick 7 месяцев назад +6

      It does not explain the story of Agent Robert Nightingale, who appears in the 70-page collector's edition book. :c

    • @Gaywatch
      @Gaywatch 6 месяцев назад +1

      I remember back when the first game came out that the developers considered it "season one" of Alan Wake, which made sense to me given all of the amiguities and unanswered questions that, if left in a story that was supposed to have a definitive end, would just feel incoherent. I'm holding out hope that the AW writers know where they're going and how to get us there, as opposed to other series like Kingdom Hearts that started understandable and then shot off into a plot so incomprehensible that trying to understand anything other than the bare bones was pointless. I'm hearing great things about rhw AWII story, though, so it seems like we're dealing with the former rather than the latter and that makes me *super* excited.

  • @Hollowdude15
    @Hollowdude15 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the alan wake 1 recap and great video :]

  • @KennyJordana
    @KennyJordana 4 месяца назад

    Very good recap 👊🏿

  • @Greynor
    @Greynor 7 месяцев назад +16

    Alan wake was a sleeper 🎉

  • @bttmgmr2011
    @bttmgmr2011 7 месяцев назад +4

    Great video but where is the lore for “The Signal,” and “The Writer” DLC? Those DLC’s ( although short,) are also part of the Alan Wake experience so wish you had included them.

    • @KyushuTrail
      @KyushuTrail 6 месяцев назад

      I just finished the main game. Would you recommend playing the DLCs before starting AW2?

    • @bttmgmr2011
      @bttmgmr2011 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@KyushuTrailI don’t think so but if you feel that you’re better informed by playing the DLC’s before starting Alan Wake 2, then go for it.

  • @rage9667
    @rage9667 7 месяцев назад +7

    The story is more vague than the assassins creed unlockable memories of its ancestors 😂

  • @maniacal1870
    @maniacal1870 7 месяцев назад

    Kudos, dude. I was tempted to play through the whole series again, but honestly American Nightmare was atrocious and I didn't even know about the other game's DLC. I feel adequately equipped now.

  • @rafaelikenaga
    @rafaelikenaga 7 месяцев назад +8

    it would make more sense if Zane wrote Alan into reality instead, that would explain the clicker

  • @VaultOfTheFuture
    @VaultOfTheFuture 7 месяцев назад

    I loved the game. Played multiple times but needed a little recap

  • @swarming1092
    @swarming1092 7 месяцев назад +4

    for anyone who loves this stuff, you should read the book ‘There is no such thing as the antimimetics division’, it’s so sick

  • @Dezzyyx
    @Dezzyyx 7 месяцев назад +3

    I saw a recap but after decided to just buy the game. It's on deep sale rn, as is Control, got that too.

  • @chandanbhatt
    @chandanbhatt 7 месяцев назад

    Bravo what a recap!

  • @jeffreymcknight7719
    @jeffreymcknight7719 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you great work!

  • @kenimatai1099
    @kenimatai1099 7 месяцев назад +9

    Aight now i wanna play this

  • @Wilhelm2004
    @Wilhelm2004 5 месяцев назад

    Love the “Twin Peaks” feel that the original game has!

  • @calebhenderson9344
    @calebhenderson9344 7 месяцев назад +1

    Lol I googled a recap, but it was too long to read as I just wanted a generalization of it. Decided to look for a recap on RUclips, and this is word for word the same thing I was reading.

  • @swarming1092
    @swarming1092 7 месяцев назад

    Awesome recap

  • @DrewTrox
    @DrewTrox 7 месяцев назад +1

    4:23 Barry Allan! The Flash is here?!

  • @KyushuTrail
    @KyushuTrail 6 месяцев назад +2

    Had to listen to this at a slower speed and still don’t think I’ve fully grasped it 😅 At least I have a better understanding thanks to this video. Actually I just finished the first game (minus DLCs) because I was interested in the second, but honestly don’t think I’ll bother. A little over complicated and pretentious for my liking

  • @deadpoolskinghost3672
    @deadpoolskinghost3672 7 месяцев назад +7

    to bad they not remastered Alan wake's American Nightmare

    • @mobywv
      @mobywv 7 месяцев назад

      I loved that game Best buck or two I've ever spent

  • @theredcrossofficial
    @theredcrossofficial 5 месяцев назад +1

    After playing both games, I really want to see Remedy remake Alan Wake 1. They went all in on the horror aspect of the second game and I want to see that same horror in the original
    P.S. I never noticed this, but I think the casual clothes Alan wears in AW2 are supposed to be a reference to American Nightmare. It’s the same blue plaid jacket and white shirt.

  • @joshwilley3173
    @joshwilley3173 7 месяцев назад +1

    Man i feel like i haven't even played AW, i dont remember any of this! Lol

  • @bgbupkiss8466
    @bgbupkiss8466 6 месяцев назад +1

    This seems very heavily inspired by Twin Peaks. I need to check it out

  • @HappyDude1
    @HappyDude1 7 месяцев назад +3

    Damm this is a complex story. I did play control and now i'm even more confused about that game 😂

  • @MegaPieru3000
    @MegaPieru3000 7 месяцев назад +10

    A lot of people will tell you to just watch a recap online, but even if you get the biggest plot points the game has so many little nods and references to the first one that I'm going to recommend playing the original before this, if you really want to get the full experience. Not to mention that Alan Wake is a fantastic game in its own right

  • @universo2000-bc2vz
    @universo2000-bc2vz 7 месяцев назад +3

    Para este fin de semana solo quiero una coca , una pizza y alan wake 2 !.. el resto es ..........

  • @ComboDamageTV
    @ComboDamageTV 7 месяцев назад +3

    Tried the remaster on PS5 and while the 60fps enhancement is nice, the game feels way too dated for me to enjoy. Gonna watch this to catch up so I can enjoy the more modern experience of AW2

  • @AlphaMachina
    @AlphaMachina 7 месяцев назад +2

    This game was okay, but Control did this sort of gameplay better. Alan Wake was just so frustrating and clunky to play, I could never really get into it. Gonna give the new one a shot, however.

  • @oddlobster.
    @oddlobster. 7 месяцев назад +2

    But the question is: Where does Max Payne fit in if there's a connected Remedy Universe?

  • @tomcut9190
    @tomcut9190 5 месяцев назад

    I never finished the first one...got right toward the end and my save corrupted ..plus I don't really remember ..so thanks for this ..just bought Alan wake 2

  • @rainertan3013
    @rainertan3013 7 месяцев назад +5

    watched twice, still don't understand whats happening

  • @Luke-ky5ed
    @Luke-ky5ed 7 месяцев назад

    10:52 What about the hiss? Did he create that with his abilities?

  • @debu_bd
    @debu_bd 7 месяцев назад +2

    I loved playing Alan Wake. I was excited when they announced AW2. But now I don't have the time to play games. Will be waiting for a "story recap" video of AW2 just like this one.

  • @antivanti
    @antivanti 7 месяцев назад +4

    Barbara Jagger = Baba yaga

  • @upsidedownsundae4763
    @upsidedownsundae4763 7 месяцев назад +1

    Wish we could have given these guys the silent hill 2 remake 😢

  • @mjfreak333
    @mjfreak333 6 месяцев назад

    I always wondered who that was in control

  • @RaymondIRiTv
    @RaymondIRiTv 7 месяцев назад

    This Alan wake universe is more complex than Steven king 😂 love the game tho

  • @carlosmariscal6228
    @carlosmariscal6228 7 месяцев назад

    I thought American Nightmare showed the end but an end that could be right around the corner or months or even years down the line.

  • @warwillu28
    @warwillu28 7 месяцев назад +5

    🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @rafamadrigal12
    @rafamadrigal12 6 месяцев назад

    I had no idea Alan wake had dlc 😮‍💨

  • @markreubenduldulao4990
    @markreubenduldulao4990 7 месяцев назад +1

    my head hurts watching this.
    I want to play AW2 but cannot cause I havent finished its prequel.
    you guys have any suggestions?

    • @basedgodkyon
      @basedgodkyon 5 месяцев назад

      Just play Alan Wake 1? There is a remaster which fixes some of the original graphics and whatnot

  • @SilverBlueJ
    @SilverBlueJ 6 месяцев назад

    Would be cool if Quantum Break was correlated

  • @dtanobo
    @dtanobo 6 месяцев назад

    Judging by the comments, I'm kind of bummed I watched this instead of playing the first game. I know everything that's about to happen now. I'm playing through the first game now and it's pretty neat but I feel like I'm just waiting for moments to happen

  • @KGTv123
    @KGTv123 7 месяцев назад +1

    I can’t not see Bryan Kohberger when I look at OG Alan Wake

  • @AlphaMachina
    @AlphaMachina 7 месяцев назад +1

    Do we get rechargeable lithium ion batteries for our flashlight now? lol

  • @GGGmod1
    @GGGmod1 7 месяцев назад

    The Warhammer Warp: Alpha Testing

  • @Blain3sito
    @Blain3sito 7 месяцев назад +5

    Definitely missing a couple of brain cells, because the story seems too complex to me, which is obviously good 😭

  • @KingScotto.
    @KingScotto. 7 месяцев назад +6

    Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice that's the story so far lol

  • @alisafarpour5638
    @alisafarpour5638 7 месяцев назад

    Nice

  • @Senumunu
    @Senumunu 7 месяцев назад +1

    i dont like how this story is set up
    at any point they leave a door open to bail out if some aspects of the story receive negative feedback
    the ambiguity is covering quite a lot of cowardice and the same goes for the meta aspects

  • @interlinkedMedia
    @interlinkedMedia 7 месяцев назад +1

    Mr. C is a bad dude.

  • @kaskovic1993
    @kaskovic1993 5 месяцев назад

    I always felt like it was a book that we were playing the entire game hence why it is about a writer that’s gone crazy and doesn’t know the difference between reality and fiction, the real stuff in the game was when Alan was speaking to a psychiatrist about Alice being dead I think that is reality but Alan doesn’t want to submit to this reality, it’s kind of like Shutter Island having 2 endings and it’s up to you what you think is real and fake

  • @_captain_yt
    @_captain_yt 3 месяца назад

    This game is much better than 2nd part.

  • @Azzaanon
    @Azzaanon 7 месяцев назад +2

    Now with Alan Wake II you can do post it notes for half the game for a mentally challenged FBI agent

    • @samrogers977
      @samrogers977 7 месяцев назад

      There’s no way this is a racial thing for you…right?
      Na no way.

  • @inklingboy2722
    @inklingboy2722 5 месяцев назад +1

    Watching this cuz I played about half of Alan wake and hated it😂

  • @stevel121
    @stevel121 6 месяцев назад +1

    Watch Sacred Symbols Spoilercast to better understand alan wake

  • @retrosean199
    @retrosean199 7 месяцев назад +1

    I hope that agents from the FBC show up in Alan Wake 2 😅

  • @johnnycakes15
    @johnnycakes15 4 месяца назад

    I really tried with this one and I couldn’t do it

  • @matthewlasalvia7026
    @matthewlasalvia7026 7 месяцев назад

    How is it that I actually know less about Alan Wake after watching this video?

  • @YoRepLay
    @YoRepLay 6 месяцев назад

    How anyone never played alan wake 1 23 years plus idk

  • @Nikketsinne
    @Nikketsinne 7 месяцев назад +3

    Told the Story better than Sam Lake himself in that recent Interview 🙏

  • @EdindroWhitehall
    @EdindroWhitehall 7 месяцев назад

    You said, "Alan awakens" without making a joke. Are you okay?

  • @jakeuskun
    @jakeuskun 7 месяцев назад

    I’m so surprised. I feel like Alan Wake is so interesting, as a connected story, or a contained story. Where-as Control feels like it was setting up a lot of stuff. It makes me sad to hear people aren’t going to play the original AW and instead want to just go from Control to AW2. I can’t recommend AW enough. I just finished playing through 2 and AW1 has way better gameplay, though 2 is an amazing game in its own right and really brings the story into a full circle.

  • @dequentinmiller9086
    @dequentinmiller9086 7 месяцев назад +1

    Jamie lannister needs to play alan wake if amc or hbo ever make a tv show

  • @artorias550
    @artorias550 7 месяцев назад +1

    Too fast and too chaotic. Gonna look for more info elsewhere

  • @SivTeaze
    @SivTeaze 7 месяцев назад

    Is this an AI? Why talk so fast and the music is so loud...

  • @RMD_RMD_
    @RMD_RMD_ 7 месяцев назад

    HUH?

  • @AK_DOOM
    @AK_DOOM 7 месяцев назад +1

    now i am more confuse

  • @lelongbashi
    @lelongbashi 7 месяцев назад +2

    Why digital game only?

    • @rafdes
      @rafdes 7 месяцев назад

      To keep the price cheaper than other aaa titles.

    • @lelongbashi
      @lelongbashi 7 месяцев назад

      @@rafdes yeah there's another game like a dragon gaiden the man who erased his name is also digital game only BUT only in western country. So Asian country can get physical game, WHY??

  • @DTR333
    @DTR333 6 месяцев назад

    bad ads

  • @Zou523
    @Zou523 4 месяца назад

    Ummm, what?

  • @THEANTHATAE
    @THEANTHATAE 4 месяца назад

    DBD…

  • @jonesygrets6029
    @jonesygrets6029 7 месяцев назад +3

    That made no sense whatsoever?

  • @swisskristin12
    @swisskristin12 6 месяцев назад +1

    I think this is an AI voice right? Why does it sound so wet? If it’s a real person, try a spit guard on the mic and look up some tips for dealing with a monotone voice. Gamespot should be professional.