236: Alan Wake (with Nick Coffman)

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I somehow missed Alan Wake along the way. I remember playing the AWE DLC in Control, watching Alan's face superimposed on the screen, thinking "who the hell is this guyOHH Yeah okay they did those games too". I knew I'd need to play Alan Wake at some point, and here we are. This game is not good, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to talk about. Hope you enjoy the discussion! As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy!

Guest info: Nick Coffman (he/him)

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Podcast Start

0:18 Introductions

4:30 Our Histories with Alan Wake and Remedy

7:58 Top-Level Thoughts About Alan Wake

12:57 Story Setup and Alan the Writer

21:01 Stephen King and Art Come to Life

29:24 Twin Peaks and Presentation

38:58 Gameplay and Combat

58:49 Metanarrative Fiction and the Creative Process

1:03:16 Sound and Music

1:08:28 Miscellaneous Thoughts

1:12:46 Who Should Play Alan Wake?

1:21:34 Nick's Writing and Podcasts

1:27:50 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous

1:30:05 Spoilers- What Happens

1:43:46 Spoilers- Art, Artists and Creativity

2:01:17 Spoilers- The Signal & The Writer

2:09:51 Spoilers- More Noteworthy Stuff

Music used in the episode is credited to Petri Alanko unless otherwise noted. Tracks used: Main Menu, Welcome to Bright Falls, Generic Battle 15, Children of the Elder Gods (Poets of the Fall), Manuscript, War (Poets of the Fall), Tom the Diver

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