Alan Wake 2 Director Aims to Make Remedy Europe’s Naughty Dog

Alan Wake 2 Game Director Kyle Rowley takes us behind the scenes of Remedy’s plans for the future and what move they are looking to make next inside an hour-long interview on the Behind The Voice YouTube channel. Quizzed on his career, which has included two decades in the industry starting life as a Q&A tester on Black and White 2, Rowley noted that Remedy should try to be the Naughty Dog of Europe.

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Alan Wake 2 Director Aims for Remedy to Be the European Naughty Dog, Compares Budgets and Future Projects

This makes for a very relevant comparison of the two studios. They’re both known for action/adventure games with a cinematic sweep. Both studios are known for their output but Naughty Dog games tend to have much bigger sales numbers and reflect their higher budgets. Just as an example, the production price of The Last of Us Part II, one of Naughty Dog’s best-selling titles, was $220 million, and Remedy’s Alan Wake 2 made €70 million.

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Nonetheless, one must take into account the fact that Remedy has a pedigree for developing highly polished titles at a reduced cost. Control, for example, had an estimated budget of €30 million to develop, and Alan Wake 2’s original budget stood at €50 million. In a strange turn, as Remedy hopes to replicate Naughty Dog’s success, Naughty Dog has ventured into Remedy’s territory, too. But it confirms that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is Remedy’s first foray into the sci-fi genre, and yes, it’s a genre the developer has plenty of experience in.

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Conversely, Remedy is following a trend set by Naughty Dog: bringing their game franchises to life in live-action media. Remedy has teamed up with Annapurna to develop film and television adaptations of Alan Wake 2 and Control following in the footsteps of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted and The Last of Us. Both studios continue to push boundaries, and it will be exciting to see how their paths unfold in the coming years.

FAQs

What inspired Alan Wake 2’s direction?

Alan Wake 2’s direction was influenced by Remedy’s ambition to become Europe’s version of Naughty Dog, focusing on cinematic action/adventure games.

How does Remedy’s budget compare to Naughty Dog’s?

Remedy’s Alan Wake 2 had a budget of €70 million, significantly lower than Naughty Dog’s $220 million for The Last of Us Part II.

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