Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I don't know how to talk about Alan Wake 2.
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References:
docs.google.com/document/d/1gBTAGn8N7tKgM_jAcBV9zUJx9olPrqMuM7laj7khumQ/edit?usp=sharing
ARTISTS COMMISSIONED
"The Voice" - @GamingUniversityUoG
Sarah – Iana Grace: https://linktr.ee/fawnchild
Still – Donavan Ralph & @jaydenwark : youtube.com/watch?v=VBYiXcLzdQU
Cult of Casey Art – @SamanthaSaunderz https://x.com/SaundSamantha
Your Friends Will Meet Him When You’re Gone – @marinaryan: youtube.com/watch?v=LsPZvOyaLII
The Naaki – Siddhant Pandey: https://x.com/SidPhoenix2211
The Story of the Journey of Alan Wake: The Musical – The Art – GentleBoyHell: instagram.com/p/Cq6QjJQPF8q/?hl=en
Give Alan A Boss – @jaydenwark & Donavan Ralph: youtube.com/watch?v=Ve-3jU-Wfi0
Turbulent Sea – Lazzo: instagram.com/lazzomusic/?hl=en
Third Person (Spoken Word Dance) – Alex O’Neill: instagram.com/_aj_o_neill_/?next=%2F
Barrys - Shannon Manor: https://x.com/shannonmanor
There Is A Woman In This House: @PixelLit
Torch Time – @marinaryan : youtube.com/@marinaryan
Torch Time Animation – @McMetalfaceYT youtube.com/@McMetalfaceYT
Fibonacci’s Riddle: A Bedtime Story – Naima Sawyer-Dymski: https://linktr.ee/ff3399
Drown – @jaydenwark & Donavan Ralph: youtube.com/watch?v=zfz0pAUN-i0
Commissioned Music:
youtube.com/watch?v=1TacN-kFCSU&list=PL-xqWDrbpVmQTUgjQzDvCJLHIeyKU2oij
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 – Introduction
PART
00:05:30– Chapter 1 – The Memory
00:30:58 – Chapter 2 – The Forest
00:56:05 – Chapter 3 – The Weird
01:13:51 – Chapter 4 – The Detective
01:27:55 – Chapter 5 – The City
PART 2
01:47:10 – Chapter 6 – The Drowned
02:03:34 – Chapter 7 – The Fear
02:12:01 – Chapter 8 – The Sound
02:23:23 – Chapter 9 – The Champion
02:36:15 – Chapter 10 – The Photographer
PART 3
02:54:15 – Chapter 11 – The Echoes
03:06:57 – Chapter 12 – The Seer
03:21:39 – Chapter 13 – The Monster
03:38:26 – Chapter 14 – The Filmmaker
04:00:43 – Chapter 15 – The Show
04:32:58 – Chapter 16 – The Feeling
04:54:41 – Chapter 17 – The Ending
MUSIC
INTRO
Aviad Zinemanas - ORC
Gal Lev – Jasmin
CH 1
Prophecy Playground – Twist Frown
Garrett Bevins – Telluride
Low Light – Undertow – Instrumental Version
Livingrooms – I Want To – Instrumental Version
Ben Winwood - Elation
CH 2
Cunningham Manor – Tell it to Jeremiah (Instrumental Version)
Ben Winwood – Riviere
Straight White Teeth – Better Without You (Instrumental Version)
CH 3
Donavan Ralph & Jayden Wark - Still
We Dream of Eden – Worlds Within
Petri Alanko – The Clicker
CH 4
Kärtsy Hatakka - Max Payne 1 Theme
Kimmo Kajasto - Max Payne 2 Theme
Pedro Bromfman - Max Payne 3 Theme
Yoton Yo – Petri Alanko
We Dream of Eden – Standing on the Shore of a Memory
CH 5
Nadav Cohen – A Dark Place
Jon Gegelman – Floating Voices – Piano Version
Yehezkel Raz – Reminiscing
Yehezkel Raz – Here There
CH 6
Flint – Through Mountains
Roniit – Solace (Instrumental Version)
CH 7
Marco Martini – One Day in the Life
Petri Alanko – FBC Arrives
CH 8
Michael Ellery – Ideas
Paleface – Dark, Twisted and Cruel
RAKEL – Follow You Into The Dark
Roos + Berg - No One Left to Love
JAiMES – Wide Awake
Poe – This Road
CH 9
Jameson Nathan Jones – In Measure
Lord Donavan and Jayden Wark – Give Alan A Boss
CH 10
Roni Bar Hadas – I Ran All the Way Here
EVOE – Two Roads
Lazzo – Turbulent Sea
CH 11
Yotam Agam – 6 Sol
Petri Alanko - Yoton Yo
Yehezkel Raz – Close from Above
Tzabutan – El Cognito
Nsee – Forsaken
CH 12
Cristof Walters – Polaris
Max H. – Serenity
CH 13
Marina Ryan – Your Friends Will Meet Him When You’re Gone (Instrumental)
Dan Howell – Long Ride
Oakfield – Long Road
CH 14
Marina Ryan – House of Zane
Or Chausa – Identify
Tristan Barton – The Racer – Piano Version
Nick Poss – Blues Bruiser
Petri Alanko – Alan Wake 2 (Jukebox Theme)
Runar Blesvik – Unsolved
DaniHaDani – Secret No 3
Post Scarcity – Saw You at the Corner
CH 15 – NIGHT SPRINGS
Randy Sharp – Funky Monkeys
Ziv Moran – Monkey Island
Eden Barel – Club Supreme
Evert Z – Lets Go Bananas
Ido Maimon - Marathon
Jimit – Astral Dance
CH 16
Michael Shynes – You Are Still the Top – Instrumental Version
James Parm – What Good Is It Now – No Lead Vocals
Louis Adrien – Hopscotch
AlexGrohl – Move
Will Van De Crommert – The Gathering – No Percussion
Jupiter Sands – Passing Sands
Daniel Brown keys – Last Dream
Veaceslav Draganov – Fiery Heart
Jakub Pietras - Stories
CH 17
Marina Ryan & Monty Zander – Torch Time
Idokay – The Cycle Continues
Eleven Tales – Welcome to the Real
Adrien de la Salle – Droplets
Roie Shpigler – Phantom Pain
Michael Rehn – At the End of the Forest
Donavan Ralph & Jayden Wark - Drown
I don't know how to talk about Alan Wake 2.
Twitter: https://x.com/MontyZander
Patreon: patreon.com/montyzander
Lore Dump: @LoreDump
Thumbnail by @hotcyder
References:
docs.google.com/document/d/1gBTAGn8N7tKgM_jAcBV9zUJx9olPrqMuM7laj7khumQ/edit?usp=sharing
ARTISTS COMMISSIONED
"The Voice" - @GamingUniversityUoG
Sarah – Iana Grace: https://linktr.ee/fawnchild
Still – Donavan Ralph & @jaydenwark : youtube.com/watch?v=VBYiXcLzdQU
Cult of Casey Art – @SamanthaSaunderz https://x.com/SaundSamantha
Your Friends Will Meet Him When You’re Gone – @marinaryan: youtube.com/watch?v=LsPZvOyaLII
The Naaki – Siddhant Pandey: https://x.com/SidPhoenix2211
The Story of the Journey of Alan Wake: The Musical – The Art – GentleBoyHell: instagram.com/p/Cq6QjJQPF8q/?hl=en
Give Alan A Boss – @jaydenwark & Donavan Ralph: youtube.com/watch?v=Ve-3jU-Wfi0
Turbulent Sea – Lazzo: instagram.com/lazzomusic/?hl=en
Third Person (Spoken Word Dance) – Alex O’Neill: instagram.com/_aj_o_neill_/?next=%2F
Barrys - Shannon Manor: https://x.com/shannonmanor
There Is A Woman In This House: @PixelLit
Torch Time – @marinaryan : youtube.com/@marinaryan
Torch Time Animation – @McMetalfaceYT youtube.com/@McMetalfaceYT
Fibonacci’s Riddle: A Bedtime Story – Naima Sawyer-Dymski: https://linktr.ee/ff3399
Drown – @jaydenwark & Donavan Ralph: youtube.com/watch?v=zfz0pAUN-i0
Commissioned Music:
youtube.com/watch?v=1TacN-kFCSU&list=PL-xqWDrbpVmQTUgjQzDvCJLHIeyKU2oij
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 – Introduction
PART
00:05:30– Chapter 1 – The Memory
00:30:58 – Chapter 2 – The Forest
00:56:05 – Chapter 3 – The Weird
01:13:51 – Chapter 4 – The Detective
01:27:55 – Chapter 5 – The City
PART 2
01:47:10 – Chapter 6 – The Drowned
02:03:34 – Chapter 7 – The Fear
02:12:01 – Chapter 8 – The Sound
02:23:23 – Chapter 9 – The Champion
02:36:15 – Chapter 10 – The Photographer
PART 3
02:54:15 – Chapter 11 – The Echoes
03:06:57 – Chapter 12 – The Seer
03:21:39 – Chapter 13 – The Monster
03:38:26 – Chapter 14 – The Filmmaker
04:00:43 – Chapter 15 – The Show
04:32:58 – Chapter 16 – The Feeling
04:54:41 – Chapter 17 – The Ending
MUSIC
INTRO
Aviad Zinemanas - ORC
Gal Lev – Jasmin
CH 1
Prophecy Playground – Twist Frown
Garrett Bevins – Telluride
Low Light – Undertow – Instrumental Version
Livingrooms – I Want To – Instrumental Version
Ben Winwood - Elation
CH 2
Cunningham Manor – Tell it to Jeremiah (Instrumental Version)
Ben Winwood – Riviere
Straight White Teeth – Better Without You (Instrumental Version)
CH 3
Donavan Ralph & Jayden Wark - Still
We Dream of Eden – Worlds Within
Petri Alanko – The Clicker
CH 4
Kärtsy Hatakka - Max Payne 1 Theme
Kimmo Kajasto - Max Payne 2 Theme
Pedro Bromfman - Max Payne 3 Theme
Yoton Yo – Petri Alanko
We Dream of Eden – Standing on the Shore of a Memory
CH 5
Nadav Cohen – A Dark Place
Jon Gegelman – Floating Voices – Piano Version
Yehezkel Raz – Reminiscing
Yehezkel Raz – Here There
CH 6
Flint – Through Mountains
Roniit – Solace (Instrumental Version)
CH 7
Marco Martini – One Day in the Life
Petri Alanko – FBC Arrives
CH 8
Michael Ellery – Ideas
Paleface – Dark, Twisted and Cruel
RAKEL – Follow You Into The Dark
Roos + Berg - No One Left to Love
JAiMES – Wide Awake
Poe – This Road
CH 9
Jameson Nathan Jones – In Measure
Lord Donavan and Jayden Wark – Give Alan A Boss
CH 10
Roni Bar Hadas – I Ran All the Way Here
EVOE – Two Roads
Lazzo – Turbulent Sea
CH 11
Yotam Agam – 6 Sol
Petri Alanko - Yoton Yo
Yehezkel Raz – Close from Above
Tzabutan – El Cognito
Nsee – Forsaken
CH 12
Cristof Walters – Polaris
Max H. – Serenity
CH 13
Marina Ryan – Your Friends Will Meet Him When You’re Gone (Instrumental)
Dan Howell – Long Ride
Oakfield – Long Road
CH 14
Marina Ryan – House of Zane
Or Chausa – Identify
Tristan Barton – The Racer – Piano Version
Nick Poss – Blues Bruiser
Petri Alanko – Alan Wake 2 (Jukebox Theme)
Runar Blesvik – Unsolved
DaniHaDani – Secret No 3
Post Scarcity – Saw You at the Corner
CH 15 – NIGHT SPRINGS
Randy Sharp – Funky Monkeys
Ziv Moran – Monkey Island
Eden Barel – Club Supreme
Evert Z – Lets Go Bananas
Ido Maimon - Marathon
Jimit – Astral Dance
CH 16
Michael Shynes – You Are Still the Top – Instrumental Version
James Parm – What Good Is It Now – No Lead Vocals
Louis Adrien – Hopscotch
AlexGrohl – Move
Will Van De Crommert – The Gathering – No Percussion
Jupiter Sands – Passing Sands
Daniel Brown keys – Last Dream
Veaceslav Draganov – Fiery Heart
Jakub Pietras - Stories
CH 17
Marina Ryan & Monty Zander – Torch Time
Idokay – The Cycle Continues
Eleven Tales – Welcome to the Real
Adrien de la Salle – Droplets
Roie Shpigler – Phantom Pain
Michael Rehn – At the End of the Forest
Donavan Ralph & Jayden Wark - Drown








![Resident Evil 2 Retrospective - Mutate or Die
Just like the monsters at the centre of it, Resident Evil 2 has mutated and evolved in ways that brought fear, catharsis - and surprisingly - heart.
It grew new locations, vomited new puzzles, bled new kinds of tension… and the bones of its beloved zapping system snapped under all of that weight.
As a remake, it’s not as faithful as Resident Evil 1’s, or as disjointed as Resident Evil 3’s. It sits snugly in the middle, elevating sections while slicing beloved moments.
Nitpicks by fans of the original might bring death by a thousand cuts, but it captures the spirit of the original while rewriting its DNA. It’s more than just nostalgia reanimated – it’s a game that feels alive, even as it drags us through the RPD’s rotting corpse. The familiar beats are there, but with new angles, deeper shadows, and a revised understanding of fear.
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Thumbnail by: @hotcyder
Quote Readings by: @eurothug4000 and @ThatBoyAqua
Specimen Art by: @SamanthaSaunderz
The City Sounds by: @marinaryan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvsA7i2wD3k
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:04 - Drip Drip Drip
00:12:46 - Beauty is Terror
00:27:53 - A/B Goosebumps
00:40:25 - Riddles in the Dark
00:50:10 - Infect and Serve
00:58:33 - T-103
01:06:40 - The Orphan and the Spy
01:20:40 - Adapt and Survive
01:42:52 - Watch Your Step
01:53:08 - Mutate or Die
RESIDENT EVIL: REQUIEM CRITIQUE - DAYS GONE BY
https://youtu.be/ddCeDUdP4Ow
RESIDENT EVIL: VILLAGE RETROSPECTIVE - SEASON OF THE WITCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hRkF26N34
RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD RETROSPECTIVE - BLOOD IS THICKER
https://youtu.be/TDB_qp1M2go
RESIDENT EVIL 6 CRITIQUE - PANDORAS BOX
https://youtu.be/tPtPK2Vgmyo
RESIDENT EVIL 5 CRITIQUE - FUTURE WITHOUT FEAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6T59SCafYE
RESIDENT EVIL 4 CRITIQUE - STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
https://youtu.be/VBVXT1sb1m0
RESIDENT EVIL 3 CRITIQUE - SEEING STARS
https://youtu.be/TNdWDbsZcD8?si=T-rjLdkEg4wOQEW4
RESIDENT EVIL CRITIQUE - HELL IS EMPTY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-XJUMs6SE
SPIDER-MAN 2 CRITIQUE - HERO COMPLEX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5UxlLEqDlw
ALAN WAKE CRITIQUE - BEYOND INSPIRATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7WasN_BNfU
ALAN WAKE 2 CRITIQUE - BEYOND THE LAKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtpmAwSTJeo&t=4326s
I MADE MY WIFE PLAY RESIDENT EVIL
https://youtu.be/aUyP9tGWer4?si=aL5rPiSIQ529yF7w
REFERENCES
1 - S.D Perry: City of the Dead
2 - Alex Aniel: Itchy Tasty
3 - OkeijiDragon: V-Jump Festival 96 Video [VHS / October 9, 1996]
4 - Weiss Network TV: Resident Evil 1.5 Full Gameplay
5 - Eurogamer: The 15-Year hunt for Resident Evil 1.5
6 - Polygon: How Capcom updated Resident Evil 2 for 2019
7 - VG 247: Resident Evil 2 Remake interview
8 - Capcom USA: E3 Day 2 2018 - Developer Playthrough
9 - Playstation Magazine: Resident Evil 2 Developer Interview 1998
10 - IFL Science: Why do we get goosebumps?
11 - Osmosis: Vestigial Reflex
12 - Residence of Evil: Resident Evil 2 Remake Interview with Ada Wong Actor Jolene Andersen
13 - The Daily Star: Claire Redfield Gameplay shown off in 30 minutes of new footage
14 - Rely on Horror: E3 2018 Interview: Resident Evil 2 Producers Yoshiaki Hirabayashi and Tsuyoshi Kanda Explain How They Do It
MUSIC
INTRO
1 - Marina Ryan: The City Sounds (Piano Instrumental)
PART 1
1 - Just for Kicks: Just Candy
PART 2
1 - Resident Evil 2 Remake OST: RPD Main Hall
2 - Resident Evil 2 Remake OST: Save Room Theme
3 - Resident Evil 2 OST: Save Room Theme (1998)
4 - Alon Ohana: Objective
PART 3
1 - Downtown Binary: Other Worlds
2 - Gal Levin: Jasmin
PART 4
1 - Kevin Graham: Visualize
2 - Gruber: The Uprising
PART 5
1 - Oran Loyfer: No Reason Why
PART 6
1 - Resident Evil 2 Remake OST: Mr X (T-103)
2 - Theatre of Delays: Aurora Waves
PART 7
1 - Salt of the Sound: Coventry Carol
2 - Yehezkel Raz: Afternoon Mist
PART 8
1 - Yehezkel Raz: Landing on the Ground
2 - Out of Flux: darklouds
3 - Stanley Gurvich: Subdivide
4 - sero: First Morning
5 - Michael Vignola: Dancing on Fire
6 - Borrtex: There is Always a Reason
7 - Theatre of Delays: Spacing Out
PART 9
1 - The Bows: Looking for My Home
2 - AM Beef: Takama No Hara
PART 10
1 - Yehezkel Raz: The Wanderer
2 - Marina Ryan: The City Sounds
#residentevil2 #residentevil2critique #residentevil2019remake Resident Evil 2 Retrospective - Mutate or Die](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cpCok-XgRh0/mqdefault.jpg)

