Alan Wake 2 Has One Big Advantage Over Recent Resident Evil Games

Both before and after launch, Remedy Entertainment has made no attempt to hide the fact that it’s been heavily influenced by the Resident Evil series for its long-awaited sequel Alan Wake 2. But while Resident Evil has clearly inspired a lot of Alan Wake 2‘s gameplay and its survival horror shift, there’s nothing necessarily wrong with taking inspiration from the best as long as Remedy wasn’t copying Capcom’s homework directly, and Alan Wake 2 certainly doesn’t do that.