Alan Wake 2 has been riding high on success, as the sequel to the 2010 title is still being played and replayed by fans. Supporters of Remedy Entertainment’s latest game are now wondering just how different it would have been if Hideo Kojima had helmed the project.
Just as fans thought they had seen enough, a picture of Hideo Kojima holding the lamplight from the game sparked a discussion about how Alan Wake 2 would have played out, if the famed game director had written the story.
Hideo Kojima Would Have Made Alan Wake 2 Scarier
A picture of Hideo Kojima holding a lamplight, a prop from Alan Wake 2, kicked off a series of curious “what if” questions. The picture was posted on the official Alan Wake subreddit forum by a fan. Kojima has posted the picture a few days back, received the angelic lamplight from Remedy Entertainment.
The world would be cooked if he was in the dark place.
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Kojima had once confessed to being rather scared of the horror genre, but at the same time being rather interested in working on a “certain type of horror that only people who are scared of can create.”
A playable teaser was released in 2014 on the PlayStation Store, that revealed a Silent Hill game under development. However, it was taken down after just a few months, and the planned Silent Hill title was cancelled. During last year’s The Game Awards event, Kojima unveiled for the first time, an upcoming project that he has been working on, titled OD.
The first look of OD showed why it was the perfect example of a horror game made in Kojima’s style that’s both unique and rather scary. Fans won’t be surprised to see elements from the Silent Hill games featured in OD, whenever the game comes out.
For now, gamers are left to wonder just how terrifying Kojima would have made Alan Wake 2, if he had been involved with the title, bringing his unique elements of horror, drama, and suspense into The Dark Place.
Kojima Helming a Horror Title by Remedy Could be Massive
Death Stranding 2‘s official full trailer features a dummy on Fragile’s shoulder, who later joins Sam Bridges on his adventures. The dummy is suited and has a beard, leading many to believe the dummy resembles Alan Wake.
It could very well be someone completely different making a cameo in the sequel, but fans were sent on a wild ride of speculations.
I haven't even seen the Death Stranding 2 trailer, all I've seen is this still of the Alan Wake puppet and already I'm confused pic.twitter.com/0vYPmTfOSv
— Ayfn. (@ayfalt) February 1, 2024
Sam Lake appeared in a cameo role in Death Stranding, and Kojima re-posted news about Alan Wake 2 that compared the Remedy title to Kojima’s canceled Silent Hill game.
While a real world crossover between a Kojima and Remedy Entertainment may never happen, fans would hope Kojima helms a future title for the studio, in the future.
Would you prefer an Alan Wake title by Kojima, or a brand-new Remedy horror title by Kojima? Let us know in the comments.
