After I finished Alan Wake I came to discuss the game with my father, who also is a fan of thrillers and fiction. I told him about the dark presence in the woods, the people in the town of Bright Falls and how the story pans out. He immediately recalled the TV-series "Twin peaks" that he followed when I was only a few years old. I decided to check it out since I had never seen it.
It's so obvious that Alan Wake and Twin Peaks play in the same universe Everything from the obvious dark presence in the woods and secret society rules to the less obvious Television shows(within the game/series) and dreams having a strange relativity to what's going on with the actual story.
The best thing about Alan Wake, which is so rare in sequel cases, is that it's so alike Twin Peaks that it doesn't feel like a cover or a sloppy attempt at a remake, but rather exploring the Twin Peaks universe further with a new plot. Alan Wake is using a formula I wish every prequel or sequel writer would use. Simply understanding and respecting the most important rules of the original story and exploring the universe further with a new plot that takes the original to new heights, instead of bringing it down like many sequels have. Now, I know it's not officially a sequel or a prequel to Twin Peaks, but it's so obvious it can't be foreseen.
Besides, we've had enough of the bad prequels and sequels where the original authors get hurt by turns their fantastic stories take, lawsuits and/or bad blood following. So it's nice to finally see a continuation of a story that isn't followed by a lawsuit or bad blood, but simply with a new found respect of the original and excitement of what's still to come.
/Johan from Sweden
It's so obvious that Alan Wake and Twin Peaks play in the same universe Everything from the obvious dark presence in the woods and secret society rules to the less obvious Television shows(within the game/series) and dreams having a strange relativity to what's going on with the actual story.
The best thing about Alan Wake, which is so rare in sequel cases, is that it's so alike Twin Peaks that it doesn't feel like a cover or a sloppy attempt at a remake, but rather exploring the Twin Peaks universe further with a new plot. Alan Wake is using a formula I wish every prequel or sequel writer would use. Simply understanding and respecting the most important rules of the original story and exploring the universe further with a new plot that takes the original to new heights, instead of bringing it down like many sequels have. Now, I know it's not officially a sequel or a prequel to Twin Peaks, but it's so obvious it can't be foreseen.
Besides, we've had enough of the bad prequels and sequels where the original authors get hurt by turns their fantastic stories take, lawsuits and/or bad blood following. So it's nice to finally see a continuation of a story that isn't followed by a lawsuit or bad blood, but simply with a new found respect of the original and excitement of what's still to come.
/Johan from Sweden