
Creative director and both the literal and figurative face of Remedy Entertainment, Sam Lake, is fresh off the release of Alan Wake 2 and is already looking ahead to what comes next. In typical fashion, it's just about the last thing you'd expect.
Capping off an extensive and wide-ranging interview with the impeccably groomed GQ magazine, which touches upon Lake's life, inspirations, and tidbits like where he gets those beautiful suits (Sauma, a tailor in Helsinki), the conversation returns to an earlier question. Lake laconically says: "So back to your question, 'Would I ever do anything else?' Yeah. I'm still thinking that I will. There will be a time when I retire. It's just that… this has all been so engaging."
Lake muses that he still has other stories he wants to tell, tales left untold, like "one was this crazy, huge-budget, dark gothic fantasy, which I haven't used for anything yet..."
Would you be on board to explore a dark fantasy universe penned by Sam Lake and developed by a Remedy Entertainment at the height of its dark powers? Keep the light alive in the comments section below.
[source gq-magazine.co.uk]
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Two words: HECK YES. 😸
Yeah, a Castlevania esque game... Would love that.
Minor correction he never said he wanted to make the game NEXT, just that it is an idea he still wants to make. Before people assume this is Remedy’s next game. It might be, perhaps it was a tease, but it might not be, more likely he was angling for funding.
Let's hope someone funds his idea. Sam is a very creative man and even though not every game released by Remedy was amazing, they're always attempting to do new things with both storytelling and gameplay.
Whatever Sam makes next i'm there.
@Pat_trick Hopefully AW2 is a hit as from the sounds of things Epic gave them a blank cheque for the game and allowed them complete freedom so maybe a partnership between Remedy and Epic could be a good future for them both.
Sam is the man , i hope we will play as him in Max Payne remakes
I'd prefer a sequel to Control, preferably with Jesse again.
@DennisReynolds I hope so too. I'm impressed on how good Alan Wake 2 is and the freedom they were given to make the game as they wanted it to be. Shame that it didn't have a physical release, that definitely hurt the sales figures.
Hopefully he would also spend some of this hypothetical huge budget on printing the game physically.
@ApostateMage control 2 is already in the works if you didn’t know yet. I’m stoked for it and can only imagine Jesse will reprise the role of main character.
Yah, Remedy has already announced a sequel to Control, so I'd assume that's their next game.
I want that Max Payne remake next please!
@themightyant But, that would require them to actually read what they are reporting instead of going for clicks. Just being honest.
Hey, Sony. Back this guy
I like it when devs try something new. Well as long as is not a farm-sim or sports game.
What about the Max Payne remakes?
2028 here we come
Cool that would be dope.wprd up son
And he will cameo in it
Ab-so-LUTELY!
(Yes I want to play said dark fantasy game—there I said more)
Having just finished Alan Wake 2 I say Epic can safely throw all the money in the world at any game directed by Sam Lake. The man is a genius and that was quite simply one of the top 10 greatest media products ever made. Seriously play Alan’s half of the story and you’ll see the absolute madness just beyond halfway.
Sam Lake is on Kojima's level at this point. What Remedy does with their small budgets and short time spans is nothing short of magic. Playstation buys Bungie for their multiplayer expertise? Buy Remedy so you can find out how they make AAA quality on budget finance and time.
Max Payne in Lordran? YES, PLEASE!
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