#and also play alan wake

[quinsixtridrupled-k]

damn, all it took was a live rendition at an award show of crazy rock song about telling about the life story of a writer, and how he got stuck in a house of leaves/twin peaks type thriller/horror story sung by him, a talk show host and a Finnish rock band inside an otherworldly dimension of darkness to get me to listen to the offerings of Poets of the Fall and realize their songs are bangers...

[hoppips]

warm up for today ft: saga my beloved

[potofbees]

red lighting in alan wake 2

[ilkkawhat]

[idleraven]

This music video makes me think about what the Alan Wake TV series could be like - I just really hope they cast Ilkka & Matthew in it

[animentality]

I say Gortash isn't straight and I invite all the yapping hetland sheepdogs into my yard, apparently.

As if anyone in Baldur's Gate 3 is straight.

[honestlyvan]

I do kind of wonder if the implicit assumption that Door is mad at Alan for involving Saga should be re-examined a little bit.

The game is very careful to not frame any of Saga's relationships as paternalistic. Like, repeatedly, with emphasis, especially among the relationships with people who are close to her and have reasons to act protective over her. Having Door primarily be motivated by a sense of righteousness over someone messing with his protectorate goes against theme with her, and would single him out as the only male character whose help Saga does need.

Furthermore, we know Freya didn't seem to think that highly of Door, never telling Saga anything about him and being firm in not wanting to discuss the topic. Her considering Door a potential danger to Saga just like her powers and choosing to hide the truth to protect her wouldn't make sense if she, too, could use her seer powers to confirm that Door did have Saga's best interest at heart, and with Door existing outside of time, I don't think there's adequate signalling that this would be something he would have had a change of heart about.

Furthermore, while Door is very likeable and definitely not a villain or even an antagonist... he is very trickster-like, and seems very cavalier with how he chooses to interfere and when. From his interactions with the Old Gods, spending fourty years on kill-on-sight terms with them only to happily fanboy over having them on his show and collaborate with them to mess with Alan, to the way he almost deigned to let Alan create a hint for Saga about how to use her powers rather than letting Saga and Tim just work it out amongst themselves, he's playing the long game in every situation and seems to enjoy making the story take twists and turns because of his involvement.

So Door is in a weird superposition of meddlesome/hands-off largely because I almost got a sense that with Saga, he's keeping his distance on purpose. Keeping himself concealed and out of the conversation, despite much of her story being discovering her origins and discovering her own supernatural influence. Outside of letting Alan create a single manuscript page about him, he doesn't even hint at his own existence while Saga is in the Dark Place, theoretically right there for him to reach out to.

And if Door does ultimately think that surely any daughter of his can handle herself, there is one another innocent that has been involved in this all by Wake I could see him getting worked up over instead.

[velvetjune]

I’m aware that the point of being an actor is acting, but it’s amazing how well Ilkka Villi plays different roles in Alan Wake. Alan, Scratch, and Zane are all distinct and memorable, while still having enough connection and similar mannerisms to show that they’re each others’ doubles. and that’s not even going into the other iterations, like Alan in the writers room, Zane playing Alan in Yötön Yö, or Mr. Scratch in American Nightmare. Even when Alan and Zane are side by side I’m so immersed by the acting story that I’m. how are you played separately by the same person. the voice acting over Alan helps, but then it’s also. Holy shit this dubbing over is good.

[judyalvqrez]

How I think other characters would react to Saga's puns

Alan Wake: Similar to Casey in that he’ll pretend to hate them and even groan sometimes, but Alan wouldn't be so restrained in showing that he actually likes them by giving her a little smirk or a soft chuckle afterwards. If the pun is particularly good, he’ll ask Saga if he can use it later because as a writer he appreciates good word play.

Tim Breaker: Tim unironically loves them. He thinks they’re fun and clever and his face breaks into the most sincere of smiles every time Saga tells him one. Lots of “I see what you did there! :D”

Kiran Estevez: The first time Saga tells her a pun, it’s actually Kiran that spends the next 10 minutes explaining the joke to Saga. She goes on and on about the intricacies of pun making and how according to both the Parapsychology department and the Luck and Probability department, people that are inclined to make puns are 30% more likely to develop paranatural abilities.

Ilmo Koskela: Ilmo gets a weird sense of déjà vu that makes his heart ache slightly whenever Saga tells him a pun. He has a habit of looking to his left whenever he laughs. He still thinks they’re funny though. 

Rose Marigold: Rose legitimately doesn’t get them half the time, but she’ll still laugh like it’s the funniest joke she’s ever heard in her life. She tells Saga that she’s the second smartest person she’s ever met (after Alan of course).

Bonus Jesse Faden: Not only does Jesse absolutely love Saga’s puns, she’ll answer back with ANOTHER pun every time without hesitation. After a while it just becomes their thing and it drives everyone else insane because oh god there’s two of them now. Sometimes they’ll start throwing puns back and forth just to see who breaks first. Whoever loses buys the coffee.

[loversandantiheroes]

Not to put too fine of a point on it, but if you're any sort of creative artist that struggles with mental health and the way it affects your ability to create the way you want to (and perhaps feel you need to), please play Alan Wake 2.

Sam Lake gets it.

[lostinthewoodsomewhere]

I think one of my favourite things about the 'North Star' Night Springs episode, is that the two parts of Jesse's character it showcases the most are:

Jesse loves her brother more than anything, and he is her main motivation.

Jesse quite literally trusts Polaris with her life, and will do anything she tells her to do.

Like, that's it, that's Jesse Faden!

I feel if you hadn't actually played Control yet, North Star is the perfect little introduction to Jesse. The whole episode is such a perfect, condensed little insight into her character, from how she acts with Tim, to the world around her, and I just love it and everything about her in this episode!!!

[veikkoalen]

fuck marry kill but it's alex and casey and aleksi

[kersius]

champion of light loops a billy so hard he disconnects

[ilkkawhat]

"Things always get better if you just keep moving forward, Alan." - Tim Breaker, Alan Wake 2, curing my depression

[machinavellian]

Inside this shoebox we killed for/ There is/ We don't know what

so like i am starting to believe with maybe my whole heart that poem 16 is the key to like, everything that tom wants. AND, since i'll never shut up about this pair for the rest of my life, maybe also the key to why his partnership with darling is so important.

zane's spiral and alan's spiral go in opposite directions, i noticed recently. and... i dunno. that's actually completely revelatory to me as far as my understanding of... well, idk who he is still, but i think i definitely have a better grasp of what he wants now. (i've connected the two dots.jpg)

deep enough to punch a hole into the universe. darling's already transcended his own humanity once. who else can even fathom some of the things he's already been shown? if anyone has the ability and desire to help tom reach the bottom of the ocean, it's darling. what's waiting for them there?

alan's been trying to crawl up the spiral until he reaches the surface. to get out. zane talks like he's trying to do the same, but what if he isn't trying to get out? or at least... not trying to move in the same direction as alan? what if zane is trying to go deeper?

something wonderful, i think.

im gonna fuckin BARF

[poetscinema]

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