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Alan Wake 2 director says Remedy's confidence in the game was boosted by Everything Everywhere All At Once (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago

I actually just watched the first half of this movie for the first time tonight. Had to pause it to let my dog out and now go to bed. Not sure about finishing it. That’s just me.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Two words: Chekov's Buttplug

You're missing out. It's a slow boil, but then it kicks into gear. Not to mention that everything else at the beginning makes sense and has callbacks. It's such a thrilling ride!

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

That movie is such a rollercoaster you owe it to yourself to finish. It’s just an accelerating spiral of weirdness.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 9 months ago

Idk after a certain point the weirdness just becomes an excuse for tricking the Academy into giving awards to a movie that delivered half of its emotional journey through exposition.

And it worked, dammit, I DID want a refutation of nihilism told through anal dildo kung fu, it turns out.

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah but I think if you average out “direct exposition” and “mind-boggling WTF” You come out in a good place.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 17 points 9 months ago

It takes a solid 45 minutes before it even begins to get rolling, and by the end it's absolute pandemonium. It's wonderful.

[-] casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

Here's what you do: watch act 1 sober, then when act 2 starts you pause the movie and take three big ass bong rips and press play.

[-] docious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

You understand the universe!

[-] MudMan@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

Honestly, it's fine. If the humor doesn't click with you it could be a struggle.

It didn't click with me, either. I think it's fine, but it's a weird one to have been the mainstream hit that it was.

[-] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Big waste of oscars that one.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

They weren't confident after how well Control did?

[-] kugmo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

I did not like Alan Wake 1 and hated that movie. Alan Wake 2 is just a GPU benchmark to me.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago

I did not like Alan Wake 1

Then why did you bother with the sequel?

[-] kugmo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I didn't, I just commented on this post.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

But why bother commenting on the post?

[-] kugmo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

To state my opinion? Do you just want a circlejerk?

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

I just don't see why you bothered to comment. You haven't played the game and don't intend to play the game, so you're really not in a place to leave a constructive comment.

I obviously can't stop you, nor would I if I could, I just don't see how your post could be construed as constructive to the discussion.

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[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

I don't watch sports. I don't waste my time in sport related posts saying "I don't care, I don't watch sports."

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