Remedy Entertainment is honestly such an inspiration as a writer. They use the various mediums throughout their games to their fullest and it’s so cool to see.
I LOVE how Control was the AWAKENING for my love for the Remedy verse, too. There's just something about Control, Jesse Faden, and the story they're cooking in that world that does something to my brain. 😩
Is there any specific online brokers that have the option to buy? I’ve only ever had robinhood and It is not on there, I know its not the best stock app either
@@themoongateofficialNordnet is good, but assuming you're in the USA it probably isn't available. You could try through some banks, like Handelsbanken or SEB (Skandinaviska enskilda banken).
@@themoongateofficialdon't buy on retail apps, you own a share of what they own, if they go belly up you're doomed. Go to a direct broker who will give you preference shares in the company directly that you own.
@@someone-wo5nu The name of the stock is Remedy Entertainment Oyj (REMEDY). It is sold in Helsinki Stock exchange so it is possible that your service provider does not allow you to buy it directly :(
I am obsessed with Remedy and it blows my mind that they aren't culturally WAY bigger than they are. There are far too many people out there that are missing out on the most creatively free studio on the planet!
Quantum Break is awesome. Remedy was actually stonewalled by Microsoft. They demanded the game was less "weird", more generic, more "mainstream". And still they managed to sneak in some of that Remedy - characteristic weirdness.
Remedy has always been in my heart since starting from a disk of pirated Max Payne in the early 2000-s that my father brought back. These games have always been on par with the STALKER universe for me. Before the release of STALKER 2, I have to play Alan Wake 2 and end all DLC`s. this is last Remedy game in my list. And kudos to the same lover of games on disks, I also have almost the entire Remedy collection along with Stalker. Thanks for the video, bro!
control was the first game i played when i bought my gaming pc. i wasnt expecting anything 'cause i don't even like shooting games but Control is bloody amazing. i will play the Max Paynes and the Alan wakes for sure
I’m 34 years old and I’ve been gaming since the original Nintendo and Game Boy and all of it and Alan Wake two was one of my favorite best experiences. I’ve had in the video game top five.
As a Finn I am so proud that we have things like Remedy, Housemarque and SuperCell to draw our modest but happy country on the world map. We know that we are small but survived 2 invasions in WW2 and keep on pushing and prosper.
Remedy is an awesome game studio, they are so talented and creative! I loved control, quantum break, and the max Payne series. I hope they are able to break even with Alan wake 2 and keep making bangers
My only complaint with AW2 is they don't let you cut loose with the combat nearly enough. It's amazing combat, but until the Rose Marigold Night Springs episode, I never really feel like I got to truly experience it running on all cylinders. The main game never does that for you. Even the big fight at the "concert" in the last part of the game has you running around trying to scrap for ammo constantly during it. They did themselves a disservice not including some more serious combat arenas in AW2 IMO because they undersold one of the best elements.
After Alan Wake 2 I played AW1, Control, Quantum Break. And then AW2 again. MP1&2 I played in childhood. And now I realized the Remedy is my favorite game studio ever😊
I saw the title and said : "That is so true!", weeping gently... They're genuine. Alan Wake 2 was a risky bet. Control might be the best thing I've experienced in sci-fi. They're multi-faceted artists who embrace seriousness, weirdness & humor all at once.
@@azoman7407 Your totally right I goofed that. I forget sometimes it's James voice and not Sams since it's so interlinked with Max Payne. And RIP to the great James McCaffrey.
Ah Remedy. As a Hungarian they have a special place in my heart. I have always wanted to visit Finland "one day" because of our shared ancient linguistic connection but Alan Wake 2 pushed me over the edge. I played Max Payne 2 back in the day but then forgot about Remedy. I picked up Control during Covid because I was done with Jedi: Fallen Order and wanted to paly something similar. I saw some gameplay trailers of Control back from 2019 where Jesse throws things around and I was like "aight, that is Jedi enough". When I was a teen (some 16 years ago) I was really into the paranormal and supernatural and all that but grew out of it by the time I reached 18. I knew NOTHING about Control's setting. So when it dawned on me that it's about this urban legend - paranormal stuff I felt EXACTLY like what Jesse describes in the opening cutscene: the poster on your wall falling off and seeing the real world for the first time. I felt like coming home after being away for a very long time. Really that is the closest analogy I could use, I felt like this is exactly what I've been waiting for, where my place is. And right after I finished all the DLCs they announced that Alan Wake 2 would be releasing in 2023? Synchronicity man. So yeah see you in Finland next summer!
I hard disagree on Quantum Break. I think it's absolutely up to Remedy standards, even if the vibe was very different - it fit the story and character, which was way more hard-sci. The stuff with Mr. Hatch and all the hidden references to Altered World Events, the multiverse and Alan Wake make it absolutely part of the Remedy Connected Universe even if they can't acknowledge it.. TIme Breaker really really made that clear too. Anyway, just saying I love Quantum Break, and it's up there with all the others for me.
@@BlazingOwnager I did like Quantum Break! Don't get me wrong. Someone commented that Sam Lake wasn't involved in the writing as much as he usually is for it, not sure if it's true but if it is, it makes sense. Agree with you on the Time Breaker episode of Night Springs though. QB is still good, but it's just not as "unputdownable" as their other games.
The remedy universe is so amazing!!! I have replayed them in a circle just to keep me busy until Alan Wake 2 arrived and now it just makes me feel so at home playing it. The stories they tell are so wonderful!!!
I love watching guys like you discover remedy and stalker years after their release so I can see a new generation enjoying games of the past... It also makes me feel old as dirt! 🤣🤣🤣
Part of the charm with Remedy is that it feels like a tight-knit team. Even down to the cast which are celebrities and professional actors yet they keep coming back to Remedy for different roles. It feels like they are in on it too, which functionally they are.
Amazing video that managed to capture the last the last 20+ years of my life in 15 minutes! I absolutely loved Max Payne 1 & 2 and now Alan Wake 2 blew my mind! As a Finn, I've played all of them but I agree with your points about Alan Wake 1 and Quantum Break, even though I had a good time playing both. I actually quite liked Max Payne 3 too, even though it wasn't made by Remedy. I guess I'll have to load my save in Control and continue the story, for some reason I never finished that game even though I did find the environment and destruction of it very captivating. I think what you said in he beginning is key to enjoying a Remedy game: If you don't pay attention to the world and story, you're really missing out.
I'm waiting for more info on FBC Firebreak. I hope that it's closer to L4D business model, not a live service thing. Maybe 2 expansions, but the main focus should stay on Remedy's singleplayer master pieces. It's ridiculous how long they stayed "indipendent", never getting cought up, twisted and dismantled by a big publisher.
Can i just say Im so glad I have come across your channel. You have gotten me excited for console gaming. I have a alright budget pc but im pick up a series X this holiday and I feel so excited. I feel like gaming has become something I just do as if its a chore but now it feels like it feels when i was a lil brown boy asking my dad for games 😂. I genuinely hope your channel takes you places and i look forward to seeing more of your future videos.
Unexpectedly this was my favorite game not only of last year, but last couple years, probably since tlou 2. I liked remedy games, but outside of max payne 1,2 i never replayed them, never played QB at all, but now they one of my favorite studios for sure and whatever they do next its my first day buy. Can't wait for Max Payne remake
Im in my 30s and really busy with life. I lost my passion for gaming for a long time, especially AAA games and I thought i outgrew them. Control really brought back my love for games and i love how mature remedy games are as an adult. They really make you THINK. I brought brand new headphones and a monitor for Alan Wake 2 because it deserves to be played at its best.
The first time I fell in love with Remedy was playing the first Alan Wake. I loved the score and Alan’s character compelled me. I later fell in love with the writing style of Alan Wake 2 (along with Herald of Darkness) and I was hooked. Big love to Sam Lake and the team 🙌🏻
I been a redemey head since I saw alan wake 2 at the game awards, I decided for Christmas to buy both alan wake remastered and alan wake 2 for the PS5. And I loved it. Then I found out that theirs a redemey connected universe. Such like Control and I loved it. I started Quantum break but never finished it for some reason. But I want to finish it eventually. And now I want to play max payne on steam one day. And I even recommended the redemey verse to someone else and now they are a full on redemey head. I can't wait for more such like control 2 the max payne remakes even more alan wake projects or new titles
I absolutely agree the best way to play Alan Wake II is to play the entire Remedy catalogue (You forgot Death Rally! It's at the bottom of the iceberg but still important - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED) first. I would have been frustratingly left in the dark on huge portions of the story and game world if I hadn't played all the other games first. I have to say as a money making tactic it's pretty bad - someone who's never picked up a Remedy game before will likely be confused and frustrated at a lot of things - but for those that went through the whole journey to get there, the game is nothing but constant pay offs in the best way.
Alan wake 2 is easily the best game of this generation and my favourite franchise is final fantasy, Alan wake 2 was perfection it's sci-fi horror at it's finest, I didn't even play the first one until last month, I honestly don't even blame companies for live service now because the low sales of this game should be a crime why risk making a phenomenal game and not make a ton of money back, it makes me angry thinking about it, this game should be a massive hit and control what a fantastic game, people need to be putting their money where their mouths are.
Since you've played Max Payne a lot, maybe you can share this excitement. Did you see that they had a reference to the flamingo altered item in a TV show in Max Payne? That was years before Control came out! -Lily
@@kingdombalance I DID! But I admit I only connected the dots when playing Max Payne after playing control. I think it's really clever and "meta" as the kids say.
@@cantgameright Yeah me neither. Every time I replay one of the games, it adds more layers and meanings. Remedy and its storytelling are very compatible with me. -Lily
Well, actually, they left people behind with Alan Wake 2 :S Can't run the game with my 1070 gtx amp 8 gb because of the latest mesh shading. That's a shame because I wanted to play it so bad (been a fan so far) but I can't afford a new GPU in my country because it's super expensive. Don't know why they didn't keep Control engine. Runs and looks great on almost every single piece of hardware. Bad decision from them but hey, who am I to complain? Great vid btw!
I'm so bummed they accidentally associated with SBI right before that whole thing blew up. I've defended AW2 in so many channels because unlike other games that studio got involved with, it's not infected by any of their tropes and other injected stuff. It really, combined with EGS, hurt them really badly and it's a crying shame. For those of you who heard the slander: No, Saga is not a swap. Yes, her ethnicity makes complete sense. No, she doesn't say racist things (the two lines people harp on are from a dark place corrupted version trying to drive her mad). No, she does not tear anyone around her and is a respectful character with good motivations. And no, she didn't hijack Alan's role in the game, due to the narrative being split between both worlds.
Involvement of the SBI clearly affected the game multiple ways, this supposed American small town now has the minority ethnicity proportions of the Los Angeles, and this is something that didn't exist in the first Alan Wake. Secondly, when Saga was presented in that clip of Quantum Break, she was portrayed by Finnish actor, just like Alan is. And lastly, i think Saga being shoehorned so strongly to the game that in the end, you are going to be more familiar with her than with the titular protagonist is one of the mistakes that cost Remedy some returning players.
I've heard that Remedy took a loan from a chinese Tencent studio for theirs next projects and thay have to pay the debt in eight years... If it's true and they have to resort to such actions... than Remedy in big troubels, i'm afraid :(
@@cantgameright I have played Max Payne 2 so long ago that I can't even remember the guy. So, this caught me off guard. What was his version of "finger"-ing here?
The moments in Alan Wake 2 that were very clearly “Sweet Baby” and not Sam Lake or Remedy stood out like such a sore thumb, because for the entire game the writing is so good and so believable, and then once every 4 chapters there’s like *one line* that is so forced and clearly *attempting* to be political, when Alan Wake normally could not be *MORE* devoid of politics. Disappointing that they chose to work with Sweet Baby, but it’s a testament to the studio’s passion and quality that I pushed thru the annoying Sweet Baby moments because I was loving the game so much.
No offense intended, but considering the *absolutely massive* middle finger Remedy has given to generative AI stuff in the themes of the new Alan Wake 2 DLC, I find it extremely ironic that you used a voice AI for this video. Without getting into spoilers, it is *abundantly* clear that they do not like that stuff at all. Also, I just want to say something to everyone complaining about Sweet Baby Inc: Remedy is *openly* progressive and pro-LGBTQ. They have talked about wanting help making more diverse characters that they don't have a perspective for. Sam Lake publicly supported a Trans Rights charity. If you are mad at Remedy for working with SBI, you are also mad at Remedy. The things that you say you hate about SBI apply to Remedy too. Sorry to break it to you.
alright, about the voice. It's not generative AI, it's a voice changer. The message in The Lake House about generative ai not being art is fair. It doesn't say it shouldn't exist or be used, just that it's not art. I actually agree. The expansion also goes to define art by making this statement. Second, I disagree about SBI and Remedy being the same. I don't mind Remedy being progressive. It's perfectly valid for them to create their games with the standards of excellence that they hold. Their work is straight up GOOD. SBI is potentially trouble because they're deconstructionists. Unlike Remedy, who believe that the only thing needed for the industry to have progressive values is to make good games that carry them, SBI openly believe that the industry needs to be burnt to the ground in order for those values to be represented appropriately, so I dare say that SBI isn't even "progressive" they're straight up going for revolution.
@@cantgameright If your takeaway from The Lakehouse isn't "Remedy finds genAI to be destructive, anti-art, and harmful to actual artists" then I don't know what to say. It's abundantly clear that Remedy is very much so not a fan of the stuff. If you didn't use voice AI stuff though, then apologies. As for SBI: hard, *hard* disagree. They don't say that. A person who works there says that. Are you going to start judging every company by the individual opinions of their workers? If you did, get ready to hate literally everything. And this idea that a consultancy firm is somehow manipulating the industry from behind the scenes is straight up right-wing propaganda. Like, full stop. It is a tactic used to ascribe power to something they don't like (in this case anything even remotely resembling progressive ideals) in order to get people to work against it. You often see this with RW groups doing the same thing with various minority groups, talking it up like they secretly run everything when in reality they do not have anywhere near that kind of societal power. What groups like SBI do is, essentially, offer advice. That's what consultancy groups actually do. SBI specifically offers advice in the realm of adding more diverse character portrayals in video games and also to make sure studios are treating employees fairly in terms of crediting workers and equal pay and benefits. For narrative assistance, they essentially just tell devs "hey if you don't know how to write a black character that comes off as relatable to black audiences, here's some people who can help you". That's literally all they do. They don't go in and say "make this character black, make this one gay, make this one a woman". If they're hired to straight up work on the narrative, they might do that. But I think they've literally only done that for two games, and one of them ended up being bad because of the *other* writers involved (looking at you, Suicide Squad). All of the others have been "here's how you can write this character and not screw it up". As for Alan Wake 2, Remedy themselves have straight up denied that SBI had them make Saga black, which is something the online right-wing claimed. For the claim that they made Insomniac add in the pride stuff to Spider-Man 2? Turns out that stuff was already there before SBI came on board. It's absolutely wild that a bunch of literally unfounded claims with zero evidence behind them has started a mass crusade against a company of 16 people who have barely done anything in the industry. Truly wild. Nobody said anything about them when they worked on Sable, AC: Valhalla, or Dota Underlords. Presumably because the *massive* surge in right-wing hate that popped up during 2021 hadn't started yet.
@@Haitch_Kay Try to read carefully, even some of my other comments with other viewers, I'm about 80% *agreeing* with you. Yes, that was my takeaway from Remedy's Lake House messaging. Let's go into SBI, because we have more in common than I think you think. I don't like the right wing culture warriors cancelling good games because characters are diverse and starting hateful disinformation campaigns just like I don't like the left wing social justice warriors cancelling good games because characters aren't diverse and doing the same thing. I understand that a part of SBI's consulting model helps games avoid the latter, but I certainly understand that the focus SBI's consulting isn't about "forcing" diversity into games, it's about writing believable characters *especially* if they're "diverse" (in quotes because in the case of SBI's consulting I understand this to be characters written by people who don't have the same identity perspective as them). This is all clear to me. It's also clear to me that a consulting team of 15 or so people isn't making major decisions that go over the development team of ~400+ people in different studios. This is why I'm ultimately unbothered by SBI being hired for a game. What I said about SBI being potential trouble is because they are playing the same game as the right-wing propagandists, just on the opposite team. You can say that Remedy hold progressive values, which is true, but it wouldn't be fair to call Remedy a left-wing organization. I believe the argument *is* fair in characterizing SBI. THAT is my concern, and I'm skeptical of the real-world benefits of working with a firm engaged in a political stance, not because of how it could affect one's creative work but because of how one's work is perceived as a result. I think values and worldview should precede one's politics, not be determined by them, so I hardly call anything "political." Having a black woman as your protagonist isn't political, it's absurd to think so... but SBI probably thinks it's a political statement... and I ask myself if they consider Max Payne to glorify toxic masculinity, would they consider it problematic? and if so, does that make them any different from the right-wingers chanting "go woke go broke?" Kind of a horseshoe theory thing going on there.
Look at what's happening with Ubisoft right now. Developers and studios shouldn't dismiss all criticism because it's supposedly based on hate and prejudice. Developers shouldn't antagonize their customers (gamers). Remedy's community manager (Vida) seems to be a close friend of Alyssa Mercante, someone who is known for antagonizing gamers and, in my opinion, one of the most dishonest journalists I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I've seen Vida express similar opinions to Alyssa's, I recently saw an old interview with her where she said she wanted to work at Remedy because they were making a game with a strong female protagonist, she's an extreme identitarian. Yes, I think that consulting firms like SBI are a problem and that sensitive reading is just a fancy name for artistic censorship. The only reservations I have regarding SBI's influence in Alan Wake 2 are when Saga calls Alan a white asshole out of nowhere, there is no need to bring race into the game considerinng the polarized context in which we find ourselves, the other is the game's need to reaffirm every 30 seconds that Saga is a badass professional and an incredible mother, this is extremely tiring.. I don't care about the raceswap, it makes sense with who her father probably is. I love the Remedyverse and all its IPs, but I don't want to give money to those who hate and despise me, especially living in a third world country where these games are extremely expensive.
I hadn't heard of Sweet Baby inc or Alyssa Mercante until I received some disgruntled comments a while back that I spoke about liking Alan Wake II. I was completely blind to the campaign against SBI and all that jazz and I have to say that a lot of people are getting too carried away and also creating a Barbara Streisand effect around the relevance of SBI and hard left games journalists. I had no prejudice when Saga was being turned into a whiny racist with a victim mentality by the dark presence. It makes sense. Saga is fighting her insecurities and the game is explicitly saying, "being a whiny racist with a victim mentality gets you nowhere." I truly think that the hate against AW2 is grossly misdirected at the wrong people for the wrong reasons. It's FAR from being anything close to Ubisoft's "diversity" thing. With that said, I live in a third world country too, and I'm praising Remedy also for LOWERING the price of AW2 to 50$ while the entire industry is going up to 70$. Yet that's hardly ever talked about, even by myself. Lastly, I can understand not buying games that benefit people who hate you. I just think that there's a lot of intellectual dishonesty going on with that since Space Marine II was made in russia, where 20% of revenue goes to their government which applies 30 freaking percent of their spending in military. Watch Rossiya-1 for a day and see what real, seething hate looks like, I don't even have to mention their war. Boycott Alan Wake 2 because it received a consulting service from a company of about a dozen people but praise a much smaller game that funds the worst war (all because a country wanted to be more European and not russian) we've seen since WW2? No one cares about that? So yeah I just don't think that the "people who hate me" case is intellectually honest, though it could be ignorance of that country's government's deeply hateful rhetoric towards us.
Can't believe how well you pronounce Finnish words. I know a couple professional voice actors who try to replicate Finnish, but you're so much better than them!
hey, thanks for that! I often recommend the "Varusteleka Terävä Jääkäripuukko" to my friends who are new to bushcrafting. Learning to say that was a great start!
Wow, the very progressive and leftist dev studio who is openly pro-LGBTQ worked with Sweet Baby? Stop the presses, this is breaking news! Don't like it, don't buy it.
I've played all Remedy games, and Control was my least favorite. The gameplay is fun and challenging, but the main story is basic. The lore, however, felt like they overdid the mystery aspect. It’s clear they were aiming for a 'the more you know, the less you understand' vibe, but it came off wrong. In a well-executed 'Dunning-Kruger' effect, players should initially feel like they know everything, only to later realize they don’t. But by diving deeper and reading materials, they should gradually piece together what's really happening. In Control, we start knowing nothing, and by the end, we're still left in the dark. It felt unrewarding.
You are fucking welcome lil bro 😎
You guys are cute
Good username xD
Remedy Entertainment is honestly such an inspiration as a writer. They use the various mediums throughout their games to their fullest and it’s so cool to see.
sam lake is the verification that i actually dont write/think bullshit all the time
You know what's odd alan wake inspired me to start writing a book
I LOVE how Control was the AWAKENING for my love for the Remedy verse, too. There's just something about Control, Jesse Faden, and the story they're cooking in that world that does something to my brain. 😩
Control is seriously so good. AW2 is incredible as well. And then MP needs no intro. Great video.
Remedy is a public company btw. To support them and to be a partial owner of the company, you can buy their stocks on the market 😎
Is there any specific online brokers that have the option to buy? I’ve only ever had robinhood and It is not on there, I know its not the best stock app either
pls give me the sites name, i wanna buy!!
@@themoongateofficialNordnet is good, but assuming you're in the USA it probably isn't available. You could try through some banks, like Handelsbanken or SEB (Skandinaviska enskilda banken).
@@themoongateofficialdon't buy on retail apps, you own a share of what they own, if they go belly up you're doomed. Go to a direct broker who will give you preference shares in the company directly that you own.
@@someone-wo5nu The name of the stock is Remedy Entertainment Oyj (REMEDY). It is sold in Helsinki Stock exchange so it is possible that your service provider does not allow you to buy it directly :(
I am obsessed with Remedy and it blows my mind that they aren't culturally WAY bigger than they are. There are far too many people out there that are missing out on the most creatively free studio on the planet!
Quantum Break is awesome. Remedy was actually stonewalled by Microsoft. They demanded the game was less "weird", more generic, more "mainstream". And still they managed to sneak in some of that Remedy - characteristic weirdness.
Microsoft is one the most bs and generic gaming companies out there
Remedy has always been in my heart since starting from a disk of pirated Max Payne in the early 2000-s that my father brought back.
These games have always been on par with the STALKER universe for me.
Before the release of STALKER 2, I have to play Alan Wake 2 and end all DLC`s. this is last Remedy game in my list.
And kudos to the same lover of games on disks, I also have almost the entire Remedy collection along with Stalker.
Thanks for the video, bro!
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control was the first game i played when i bought my gaming pc. i wasnt expecting anything 'cause i don't even like shooting games but Control is bloody amazing. i will play the Max Paynes and the Alan wakes for sure
1:52 Oh yes, I remember. The best driver of 20th century - Mykola Pizdarenko.
Dude keep on leaving Ukrainian Easter eggs even in the vids not related to Ukraine at all, love him
@@КарбованеСрібло він наш козак?
Lol
Max Payne 3 should be a whole video essay of its own.
Yes
I’m 34 years old and I’ve been gaming since the original Nintendo and Game Boy and all of it and Alan Wake two was one of my favorite best experiences. I’ve had in the video game top five.
As a Finn I am so proud that we have things like Remedy, Housemarque and SuperCell to draw our modest but happy country on the world map. We know that we are small but survived 2 invasions in WW2 and keep on pushing and prosper.
Remedy is an awesome game studio, they are so talented and creative! I loved control, quantum break, and the max Payne series. I hope they are able to break even with Alan wake 2 and keep making bangers
I started with control, it made me want to play alan wake. I love remedy now. Quantum break got hate but I thought it was amazing
QB is definitely unappreciated.
My only complaint with AW2 is they don't let you cut loose with the combat nearly enough. It's amazing combat, but until the Rose Marigold Night Springs episode, I never really feel like I got to truly experience it running on all cylinders. The main game never does that for you. Even the big fight at the "concert" in the last part of the game has you running around trying to scrap for ammo constantly during it. They did themselves a disservice not including some more serious combat arenas in AW2 IMO because they undersold one of the best elements.
Well it is survival horror. If it was survival action it would play more like Number One Fan.
While I somewhat agree it’s a survival horror so I can let it go.
After Alan Wake 2 I played AW1, Control, Quantum Break. And then AW2 again. MP1&2 I played in childhood. And now I realized the Remedy is my favorite game studio ever😊
Remedy and R* are my Favorite Devs now 💯♥️
I saw the title and said : "That is so true!", weeping gently... They're genuine. Alan Wake 2 was a risky bet. Control might be the best thing I've experienced in sci-fi. They're multi-faceted artists who embrace seriousness, weirdness & humor all at once.
And now look forward to Max Payne remakes since it was confirmed early this year by Rockstar and Remedy
"Early this year" lol the remakes are in development since April 2022
Finally, Mac Payne for the modern woke audience!
I love the James McCaffrey AI voice and mirror scene lol. Great video brother.
@@azoman7407 Your totally right I goofed that. I forget sometimes it's James voice and not Sams since it's so interlinked with Max Payne. And RIP to the great James McCaffrey.
@@itstommylove I find using his voice with AI a bit weird especially since he passed away, but otherwise yeah it was a good video
Ah Remedy. As a Hungarian they have a special place in my heart. I have always wanted to visit Finland "one day" because of our shared ancient linguistic connection but Alan Wake 2 pushed me over the edge. I played Max Payne 2 back in the day but then forgot about Remedy. I picked up Control during Covid because I was done with Jedi: Fallen Order and wanted to paly something similar. I saw some gameplay trailers of Control back from 2019 where Jesse throws things around and I was like "aight, that is Jedi enough". When I was a teen (some 16 years ago) I was really into the paranormal and supernatural and all that but grew out of it by the time I reached 18. I knew NOTHING about Control's setting. So when it dawned on me that it's about this urban legend - paranormal stuff I felt EXACTLY like what Jesse describes in the opening cutscene: the poster on your wall falling off and seeing the real world for the first time. I felt like coming home after being away for a very long time. Really that is the closest analogy I could use, I felt like this is exactly what I've been waiting for, where my place is. And right after I finished all the DLCs they announced that Alan Wake 2 would be releasing in 2023? Synchronicity man. So yeah see you in Finland next summer!
I hard disagree on Quantum Break. I think it's absolutely up to Remedy standards, even if the vibe was very different - it fit the story and character, which was way more hard-sci. The stuff with Mr. Hatch and all the hidden references to Altered World Events, the multiverse and Alan Wake make it absolutely part of the Remedy Connected Universe even if they can't acknowledge it.. TIme Breaker really really made that clear too. Anyway, just saying I love Quantum Break, and it's up there with all the others for me.
@@BlazingOwnager I did like Quantum Break! Don't get me wrong. Someone commented that Sam Lake wasn't involved in the writing as much as he usually is for it, not sure if it's true but if it is, it makes sense. Agree with you on the Time Breaker episode of Night Springs though. QB is still good, but it's just not as "unputdownable" as their other games.
Time knife 💪💪💪
I agree with this 100%. I love Quantum Break as much as the other Remedy games. All my favourites
Literally the worst Remedy game.
REMEDY is the last standing company for me❤
In the triple A industry u mean ? Remedy, Larian and Arkane Lyon are my fav companies
no idea how you knew so many finnish references but I love it haha greetings from Finland!
I f loved Max Payne when I was a boy and when I saw that Control was made by Remedy I had one of the happiest revelations of my life xD
The remedy universe is so amazing!!! I have replayed them in a circle just to keep me busy until Alan Wake 2 arrived and now it just makes me feel so at home playing it. The stories they tell are so wonderful!!!
I love watching guys like you discover remedy and stalker years after their release so I can see a new generation enjoying games of the past... It also makes me feel old as dirt! 🤣🤣🤣
Part of the charm with Remedy is that it feels like a tight-knit team. Even down to the cast which are celebrities and professional actors yet they keep coming back to Remedy for different roles. It feels like they are in on it too, which functionally they are.
Remedy is one of those AAA industries left that still has the indie level of creativity.
2:15 I'm glad I am not the only one who does that
Amazing video that managed to capture the last the last 20+ years of my life in 15 minutes! I absolutely loved Max Payne 1 & 2 and now Alan Wake 2 blew my mind! As a Finn, I've played all of them but I agree with your points about Alan Wake 1 and Quantum Break, even though I had a good time playing both. I actually quite liked Max Payne 3 too, even though it wasn't made by Remedy.
I guess I'll have to load my save in Control and continue the story, for some reason I never finished that game even though I did find the environment and destruction of it very captivating. I think what you said in he beginning is key to enjoying a Remedy game: If you don't pay attention to the world and story, you're really missing out.
I'm waiting for more info on FBC Firebreak. I hope that it's closer to L4D business model, not a live service thing. Maybe 2 expansions, but the main focus should stay on Remedy's singleplayer master pieces. It's ridiculous how long they stayed "indipendent", never getting cought up, twisted and dismantled by a big publisher.
Can i just say Im so glad I have come across your channel. You have gotten me excited for console gaming. I have a alright budget pc but im pick up a series X this holiday and I feel so excited. I feel like gaming has become something I just do as if its a chore but now it feels like it feels when i was a lil brown boy asking my dad for games 😂. I genuinely hope your channel takes you places and i look forward to seeing more of your future videos.
Unexpectedly this was my favorite game not only of last year, but last couple years, probably since tlou 2. I liked remedy games, but outside of max payne 1,2 i never replayed them, never played QB at all, but now they one of my favorite studios for sure and whatever they do next its my first day buy. Can't wait for Max Payne remake
Im in my 30s and really busy with life. I lost my passion for gaming for a long time, especially AAA games and I thought i outgrew them. Control really brought back my love for games and i love how mature remedy games are as an adult. They really make you THINK. I brought brand new headphones and a monitor for Alan Wake 2 because it deserves to be played at its best.
Amen to that, brother!!! Great vid!👏👏👏
The first time I fell in love with Remedy was playing the first Alan Wake. I loved the score and Alan’s character compelled me. I later fell in love with the writing style of Alan Wake 2 (along with Herald of Darkness) and I was hooked. Big love to Sam Lake and the team 🙌🏻
Welcome to Finland! ❤🇫🇮
that box opening .... uuuughhshshssss great
first time on this channel. instant like and sub
I been a redemey head since I saw alan wake 2 at the game awards, I decided for Christmas to buy both alan wake remastered and alan wake 2 for the PS5. And I loved it. Then I found out that theirs a redemey connected universe. Such like Control and I loved it. I started Quantum break but never finished it for some reason. But I want to finish it eventually. And now I want to play max payne on steam one day. And I even recommended the redemey verse to someone else and now they are a full on redemey head. I can't wait for more such like control 2 the max payne remakes even more alan wake projects or new titles
They should stop working with sweet baby inc. They didnt push effort for advertisements and called fan bigots
"Blah blah blah stop working with sweet baby blah blah blah woke blah blah blah"
@Ballistic-vn6em say what you will, but the game had lost a lot of money, so... Calling a fan toxic or bigot isn't gonna help make it any better.
Tray stuck? Stick a straightened paperclip in the tiny hole near the drive. It pops open with force. It is so small you never noticed it before.
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With this new Alan Wake 2 DLC which one is coming out first, Control 2 or Max Payne 1+2???
@@theguyinthere I think they're working on both of them at the same time but Control 2 will come out first most likely.
@@cantgameright I'm more excited for control 2 but i wanna see what remedy does with the violence in the max payne games again!?!?
The development of MP1 and 2 is ahead
Threshold kids is the best thing Remedy ever created lol, I love Control so much 🙂
Alan Wake is the center of the remedy verse and it spirals outward to all the rest of the games
The gameplay assists they added with their last dlc let you really enjoy the combat in aw2.
I absolutely agree the best way to play Alan Wake II is to play the entire Remedy catalogue (You forgot Death Rally! It's at the bottom of the iceberg but still important - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED) first. I would have been frustratingly left in the dark on huge portions of the story and game world if I hadn't played all the other games first. I have to say as a money making tactic it's pretty bad - someone who's never picked up a Remedy game before will likely be confused and frustrated at a lot of things - but for those that went through the whole journey to get there, the game is nothing but constant pay offs in the best way.
Welcome to Finland! I’ll show you around! 😄
Control has become one of my favorite games of all time, right there with the Mass Effect trilogy. We definitely need to protect Remedy at all costs.
Remedy are the masters of masters. All time great videogames, and my favorite artists of any medium ever.
I am liking this video just based on its title. Remedy is a beacon of light in a the dark world of remakes, IP vampires, and unoriginality.
Did you really need to put the jumpscare... I was just falling asleep nicely on your narration. Tisk, tisk
Welcome to the rabbit hole!
If they use Sam lakes face for max Payne in the remake I'm going to explode
i'm anxiously waiting for that film/tv adaptation of Control and AW
Alan Wake 1 has NEVER been a weak game. It was straight up narrative genius and it wasn't a walking simulator.
Cant wait for ALL of there games to be on gamepass,
Woooow the voices 🥰
Finland! 🇫🇮
Alan wake 2 is easily the best game of this generation and my favourite franchise is final fantasy, Alan wake 2 was perfection it's sci-fi horror at it's finest, I didn't even play the first one until last month, I honestly don't even blame companies for live service now because the low sales of this game should be a crime why risk making a phenomenal game and not make a ton of money back, it makes me angry thinking about it, this game should be a massive hit and control what a fantastic game, people need to be putting their money where their mouths are.
Since you've played Max Payne a lot, maybe you can share this excitement. Did you see that they had a reference to the flamingo altered item in a TV show in Max Payne? That was years before Control came out! -Lily
@@kingdombalance I DID! But I admit I only connected the dots when playing Max Payne after playing control. I think it's really clever and "meta" as the kids say.
@@cantgameright Yeah me neither. Every time I replay one of the games, it adds more layers and meanings. Remedy and its storytelling are very compatible with me. -Lily
Hey. You are welcome here anytime. Nice video.
Sweet baby Inc is a boogeyman for people that never see black people due since that requires going outside
We need Kane & Lynch 3
*CONTROL 2 FINNA BE LIT* 🔥💀
I just want to agree with you, buy Remedy games please, they are awesome.
i love max payne, i loved control and i loved alan wake 2.
yep
Well, actually, they left people behind with Alan Wake 2 :S Can't run the game with my 1070 gtx amp 8 gb because of the latest mesh shading. That's a shame because I wanted to play it so bad (been a fan so far) but I can't afford a new GPU in my country because it's super expensive. Don't know why they didn't keep Control engine. Runs and looks great on almost every single piece of hardware. Bad decision from them but hey, who am I to complain?
Great vid btw!
I fucking love remedy I feel in love when I was child i played nax Payne 1 it scared the shit out of me and i lived it
I'm so bummed they accidentally associated with SBI right before that whole thing blew up. I've defended AW2 in so many channels because unlike other games that studio got involved with, it's not infected by any of their tropes and other injected stuff. It really, combined with EGS, hurt them really badly and it's a crying shame. For those of you who heard the slander: No, Saga is not a swap. Yes, her ethnicity makes complete sense. No, she doesn't say racist things (the two lines people harp on are from a dark place corrupted version trying to drive her mad). No, she does not tear anyone around her and is a respectful character with good motivations. And no, she didn't hijack Alan's role in the game, due to the narrative being split between both worlds.
Involvement of the SBI clearly affected the game multiple ways, this supposed American small town now has the minority ethnicity proportions of the Los Angeles, and this is something that didn't exist in the first Alan Wake. Secondly, when Saga was presented in that clip of Quantum Break, she was portrayed by Finnish actor, just like Alan is. And lastly, i think Saga being shoehorned so strongly to the game that in the end, you are going to be more familiar with her than with the titular protagonist is one of the mistakes that cost Remedy some returning players.
Oh yeah!
Remedy is a beautiful beautiful thing
Been known this since Alan Wake
They used to be.
If you're going to try to get someone into remedy games, definitely tell them to play control first
There are only a couple developers that have my money before their game comes out. One is Rockstar and the other is Remedy.
Has anybody played the dlc of control where you have to navigate the seemingly infinite platforms?.
Almost all these comments are from bots
@@dosierchannel6387 that's what a bot would say
what AI voice software did you use for Jame?
2:04 i instead finish whole game on phone xd
What do you think of Max Payne 3, though it's not Remedy who made that one.
Epic Games and Sbi were the biggest reason why Alan Wake 2 flopped hard financially.
Epic games one of main reasons why this game exist 😑
I've heard that Remedy took a loan from a chinese Tencent studio for theirs next projects and thay have to pay the debt in eight years... If it's true and they have to resort to such actions... than Remedy in big troubels, i'm afraid :(
Quantum Break is underrated and I think Alan Wake is a bit overrated. I'm looking forward to the combined remake of Max Payne 1 and 2 from Remedy.
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Is he talking about Mona by any chance?
Uhhh, yes... But he used "fingered" very liberally 😂
@@cantgameright I have played Max Payne 2 so long ago that I can't even remember the guy. So, this caught me off guard.
What was his version of "finger"-ing here?
@@sharif47 he just pointed at her
@@cantgameright 🤦
They better stop working with Sweet Baby.
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The moments in Alan Wake 2 that were very clearly “Sweet Baby” and not Sam Lake or Remedy stood out like such a sore thumb, because for the entire game the writing is so good and so believable, and then once every 4 chapters there’s like *one line* that is so forced and clearly *attempting* to be political, when Alan Wake normally could not be *MORE* devoid of politics. Disappointing that they chose to work with Sweet Baby, but it’s a testament to the studio’s passion and quality that I pushed thru the annoying Sweet Baby moments because I was loving the game so much.
@@ZacTheFirst which parts?
@@ZacTheFirsteven nudity is woke in Alan Wake 2.
No offense intended, but considering the *absolutely massive* middle finger Remedy has given to generative AI stuff in the themes of the new Alan Wake 2 DLC, I find it extremely ironic that you used a voice AI for this video. Without getting into spoilers, it is *abundantly* clear that they do not like that stuff at all.
Also, I just want to say something to everyone complaining about Sweet Baby Inc:
Remedy is *openly* progressive and pro-LGBTQ. They have talked about wanting help making more diverse characters that they don't have a perspective for. Sam Lake publicly supported a Trans Rights charity. If you are mad at Remedy for working with SBI, you are also mad at Remedy. The things that you say you hate about SBI apply to Remedy too. Sorry to break it to you.
alright, about the voice. It's not generative AI, it's a voice changer. The message in The Lake House about generative ai not being art is fair. It doesn't say it shouldn't exist or be used, just that it's not art. I actually agree. The expansion also goes to define art by making this statement.
Second, I disagree about SBI and Remedy being the same. I don't mind Remedy being progressive. It's perfectly valid for them to create their games with the standards of excellence that they hold. Their work is straight up GOOD. SBI is potentially trouble because they're deconstructionists. Unlike Remedy, who believe that the only thing needed for the industry to have progressive values is to make good games that carry them, SBI openly believe that the industry needs to be burnt to the ground in order for those values to be represented appropriately, so I dare say that SBI isn't even "progressive" they're straight up going for revolution.
@@cantgameright If your takeaway from The Lakehouse isn't "Remedy finds genAI to be destructive, anti-art, and harmful to actual artists" then I don't know what to say. It's abundantly clear that Remedy is very much so not a fan of the stuff.
If you didn't use voice AI stuff though, then apologies.
As for SBI: hard, *hard* disagree. They don't say that. A person who works there says that. Are you going to start judging every company by the individual opinions of their workers? If you did, get ready to hate literally everything. And this idea that a consultancy firm is somehow manipulating the industry from behind the scenes is straight up right-wing propaganda. Like, full stop. It is a tactic used to ascribe power to something they don't like (in this case anything even remotely resembling progressive ideals) in order to get people to work against it. You often see this with RW groups doing the same thing with various minority groups, talking it up like they secretly run everything when in reality they do not have anywhere near that kind of societal power.
What groups like SBI do is, essentially, offer advice. That's what consultancy groups actually do. SBI specifically offers advice in the realm of adding more diverse character portrayals in video games and also to make sure studios are treating employees fairly in terms of crediting workers and equal pay and benefits. For narrative assistance, they essentially just tell devs "hey if you don't know how to write a black character that comes off as relatable to black audiences, here's some people who can help you". That's literally all they do. They don't go in and say "make this character black, make this one gay, make this one a woman". If they're hired to straight up work on the narrative, they might do that. But I think they've literally only done that for two games, and one of them ended up being bad because of the *other* writers involved (looking at you, Suicide Squad). All of the others have been "here's how you can write this character and not screw it up".
As for Alan Wake 2, Remedy themselves have straight up denied that SBI had them make Saga black, which is something the online right-wing claimed. For the claim that they made Insomniac add in the pride stuff to Spider-Man 2? Turns out that stuff was already there before SBI came on board.
It's absolutely wild that a bunch of literally unfounded claims with zero evidence behind them has started a mass crusade against a company of 16 people who have barely done anything in the industry. Truly wild. Nobody said anything about them when they worked on Sable, AC: Valhalla, or Dota Underlords. Presumably because the *massive* surge in right-wing hate that popped up during 2021 hadn't started yet.
@@Haitch_Kay Try to read carefully, even some of my other comments with other viewers, I'm about 80% *agreeing* with you. Yes, that was my takeaway from Remedy's Lake House messaging. Let's go into SBI, because we have more in common than I think you think.
I don't like the right wing culture warriors cancelling good games because characters are diverse and starting hateful disinformation campaigns just like I don't like the left wing social justice warriors cancelling good games because characters aren't diverse and doing the same thing. I understand that a part of SBI's consulting model helps games avoid the latter, but I certainly understand that the focus SBI's consulting isn't about "forcing" diversity into games, it's about writing believable characters *especially* if they're "diverse" (in quotes because in the case of SBI's consulting I understand this to be characters written by people who don't have the same identity perspective as them). This is all clear to me. It's also clear to me that a consulting team of 15 or so people isn't making major decisions that go over the development team of ~400+ people in different studios. This is why I'm ultimately unbothered by SBI being hired for a game.
What I said about SBI being potential trouble is because they are playing the same game as the right-wing propagandists, just on the opposite team. You can say that Remedy hold progressive values, which is true, but it wouldn't be fair to call Remedy a left-wing organization. I believe the argument *is* fair in characterizing SBI. THAT is my concern, and I'm skeptical of the real-world benefits of working with a firm engaged in a political stance, not because of how it could affect one's creative work but because of how one's work is perceived as a result. I think values and worldview should precede one's politics, not be determined by them, so I hardly call anything "political." Having a black woman as your protagonist isn't political, it's absurd to think so... but SBI probably thinks it's a political statement... and I ask myself if they consider Max Payne to glorify toxic masculinity, would they consider it problematic? and if so, does that make them any different from the right-wingers chanting "go woke go broke?" Kind of a horseshoe theory thing going on there.
James McCaffrey died a year ago. For a second I hoped you had an old cameo request.
Quantum Break is cool.. 👌
Look at what's happening with Ubisoft right now. Developers and studios shouldn't dismiss all criticism because it's supposedly based on hate and prejudice. Developers shouldn't antagonize their customers (gamers). Remedy's community manager (Vida) seems to be a close friend of Alyssa Mercante, someone who is known for antagonizing gamers and, in my opinion, one of the most dishonest journalists I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I've seen Vida express similar opinions to Alyssa's, I recently saw an old interview with her where she said she wanted to work at Remedy because they were making a game with a strong female protagonist, she's an extreme identitarian. Yes, I think that consulting firms like SBI are a problem and that sensitive reading is just a fancy name for artistic censorship. The only reservations I have regarding SBI's influence in Alan Wake 2 are when Saga calls Alan a white asshole out of nowhere, there is no need to bring race into the game considerinng the polarized context in which we find ourselves, the other is the game's need to reaffirm every 30 seconds that Saga is a badass professional and an incredible mother, this is extremely tiring.. I don't care about the raceswap, it makes sense with who her father probably is. I love the Remedyverse and all its IPs, but I don't want to give money to those who hate and despise me, especially living in a third world country where these games are extremely expensive.
I hadn't heard of Sweet Baby inc or Alyssa Mercante until I received some disgruntled comments a while back that I spoke about liking Alan Wake II. I was completely blind to the campaign against SBI and all that jazz and I have to say that a lot of people are getting too carried away and also creating a Barbara Streisand effect around the relevance of SBI and hard left games journalists.
I had no prejudice when Saga was being turned into a whiny racist with a victim mentality by the dark presence. It makes sense. Saga is fighting her insecurities and the game is explicitly saying, "being a whiny racist with a victim mentality gets you nowhere." I truly think that the hate against AW2 is grossly misdirected at the wrong people for the wrong reasons. It's FAR from being anything close to Ubisoft's "diversity" thing.
With that said, I live in a third world country too, and I'm praising Remedy also for LOWERING the price of AW2 to 50$ while the entire industry is going up to 70$. Yet that's hardly ever talked about, even by myself.
Lastly, I can understand not buying games that benefit people who hate you. I just think that there's a lot of intellectual dishonesty going on with that since Space Marine II was made in russia, where 20% of revenue goes to their government which applies 30 freaking percent of their spending in military. Watch Rossiya-1 for a day and see what real, seething hate looks like, I don't even have to mention their war. Boycott Alan Wake 2 because it received a consulting service from a company of about a dozen people but praise a much smaller game that funds the worst war (all because a country wanted to be more European and not russian) we've seen since WW2? No one cares about that? So yeah I just don't think that the "people who hate me" case is intellectually honest, though it could be ignorance of that country's government's deeply hateful rhetoric towards us.
Can't believe how well you pronounce Finnish words. I know a couple professional voice actors who try to replicate Finnish, but you're so much better than them!
hey, thanks for that! I often recommend the "Varusteleka Terävä Jääkäripuukko" to my friends who are new to bushcrafting. Learning to say that was a great start!
Remedy is working with sweet baby i can no longer justify buying their games
Wow, the very progressive and leftist dev studio who is openly pro-LGBTQ worked with Sweet Baby? Stop the presses, this is breaking news!
Don't like it, don't buy it.
Once they'll stop trying to be David Lynch it will be fine. as is, it's just David Lynch from Wish
Quantum Break is favourite.
I can say tho control and older ganes where good
dei hires ruined it
lemme just ask how does saga anderson being black affect the flow of the story? she can act that’s all that i worry about
I've played all Remedy games, and Control was my least favorite. The gameplay is fun and challenging, but the main story is basic. The lore, however, felt like they overdid the mystery aspect. It’s clear they were aiming for a 'the more you know, the less you understand' vibe, but it came off wrong. In a well-executed 'Dunning-Kruger' effect, players should initially feel like they know everything, only to later realize they don’t. But by diving deeper and reading materials, they should gradually piece together what's really happening. In Control, we start knowing nothing, and by the end, we're still left in the dark. It felt unrewarding.
quantum break is remedy with microsoft oversight and interference, but still identifiably remedy