I was honestly gonna try and make this a more general post, but after considering what I’m actually asking I figured I can cut out all the prep-talk and just cut straight to the point. I enjoy horror as an “aesthetic” and atmosphere element, a mood setter and a good way to ground a story in danger and stakes. I don’t really get scared by games and I don’t play them to be scared and I do not care for the horror to be reflected in the gameplay. I also don’t care all that much about the technical aspects (they’re nice, but are basically insignificant next to stuff like art direction and the like when it comes to whether or not I’ll enjoy looking at a game).

With all that begin said, the RE4 Remake absolutely blew me away and became one of my favourite games of all time basically overnight. Outside of FromSoft titles and some select JRPGs and MGS, there hasn’t been a game I quite enjoyed playing as much as RE4R.

So, in that, very specific context (and I suppose, with the caveat that I did not enjoy Control) is it worth looking into Alan Wake 2?